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Heidi Allum

Heidi Allum

The Linen Closet and Magic 8 Ball

I grew up in a one-level duplex with a partially finished basement that smelled of dampness and the rotting of something sweet. The whole…

Mar 23

The Linen Closet and Magic 8 Ball

Mar 23

Heidi Allum

kenopsia

At one point I was alone in the airport.

Apr 30, 2023

Apr 30, 2023

Heidi Allum

Did COVID change you?: Conversations with Students About Their Journey Through COVID

I feel like it’s the elephant in the room.

Mar 25, 2023

Dry erase board with a circle and notes of student’s discussion. First, how we felt during the height of COVID regulations, going back to online, and now what?

Mar 25, 2023

Heidi Allum

Can math play be a part of trauma-informed care?

Need more information on trauma-informed teaching? Check out Alex Shevrin Venet’s resource round up blog.

Aug 3, 2022

Can math play be a part of trauma-informed care?

Aug 3, 2022

Heidi Allum

My Personal Why: Why I am writing my thesis with a focus on trauma-informed education

Picture a fancy art gallery. You know the kind I am talking about. They’re small, with narrow, cluttered hallways. Art of various sizes all…

Jul 18, 2022

Overhead bare light on paintings all over walls and tables. Very little standing space. Warm tones of colour.

Jul 18, 2022

Heidi Allum

Water (gun)

May 29, 2022

May 29, 2022

Heidi Allum

“Soaking Up” reading: Reflections on a student’s reading conference

It’s the last day before March Break, and for the last few days, I have gotten lost in reading groups, working with sets of students, and…

Mar 19, 2022

“Soaking Up” reading: Reflections on a student’s reading conference

Mar 19, 2022

Heidi Allum

Haunting Suburbia

Her backyard was really big. There was a large pool on the left; grassy area and a huge swing set on the right. I haphazardly managed to…

Mar 6, 2022

Haunting Suburbia

Mar 6, 2022

Heidi Allum

I Thought It Would Heal Me: Why Writing about my Trauma is Only Making it Harder

The moment I came to the intellectual realization what trauma was, that I had (“holy shit!”) experienced long-term and constant trauma, I…

Dec 18, 2021

I Thought It Would Heal Me: Why Writing about my Trauma is Only Making it Harder

Dec 18, 2021

Heidi Allum

Process of Planning

This is completely messy and incomplete, but that is what planning for this year is like, really. At least for me, and at this point.

Aug 17, 2021

stacked papers and file folders in different colours. All askew. zoomed in view. Some background blur.

Aug 17, 2021

Heidi Allum

Heidi Allum

Educator in Canada. Working through trauma by writing about trauma. Play with your math. Figuring out this life and teaching thing. She/her.

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