Stephen Poll – Stephen

Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Poll and this is my seventh masters course. I was born and raised in Regina and now reside in White City. I’m currently in my second year as a part time vice principal and teacher at the Allan Blakely Adult Campus in Regina. This is my 18th year of teaching and I have taught in many subject areas. I’m an accredited chemistry and biology teacher who has a minor in English, has taught math, drafting, robotics, and most recently auto mechanics. My teaching style is one of the reasons I ended up in the PAA subject area, as I strongly believe in a hands on learning and making sure students understand how the information we are teaching them is applied. I’m an empathetic leader that relies on the strength of relationships to foster growth in the colleagues I work with. My wife of 18 years is Renise and we have 3 children together, Issac (14), Orsen (11), and Priya (9). Our family interests include time at the lake, sports (mainly hockey at this point), and Disney+.

Well That’s All Folks

Thanks to all my EC&I classmates. It was a great Spring!

Is Grey an Option or a Color?

The final debate of the course turned out to be a fantastic opportunity for dialogue around the use of technology in education, bringing a lot of this courses discussions together, … Continue readingIs Grey an Option or a Color?

Seriously

As teachers of the Saskatchewan curriculum, we all are tasked with helping students to become lifelong learners equipped with the tools which will allow them to develop a positive sense … Continue readingSeriously

I Hope

Another 60 minutes of debate on whether to ban cell phone use in classrooms (I have to say, staff meetings have been monopolized by this in the past), and still … Continue readingI Hope

Learning from the Past

I managed to stumble onto an interesting google search today; “What do you call a person who does not use social media?” Answer – “Happy!” Is it that easy? Can … Continue readingLearning from the Past

A Tough One

The first thing I must get out of the way is, I loved the themes of this fourth debates introductions. The creative nature of both were outstanding! Great work teams! … Continue readingA Tough One

The Pen-is Mightier

Before I completely digress and travel down the rabbit hole known as my 20s, a time I filled with Saturday Night Live Celebrity Jeopardy skits before heading out for the … Continue readingThe Pen-is Mightier

The Grand Old Debate: Equity versus Equality

Does education’s use of technology create an equitable playing field for all? Welcome to the debate. Smashing blows were thrown by both sides in this week’s activity which saw students … Continue readingThe Grand Old Debate: Equity versus Equality

With Great Power

In an interesting twist, I’m starting my use of technology to enhance learning blog on the day Regina Public School’s entire network is shut down so our IT support can … Continue readingWith Great Power

A Reality Check on My Daily Use of Tech

As I sit down to my desk setup which includes a laptop workstation, dual monitors, wireless keyboard and mouse, as well as a Bluetooth speaker it’s interesting to consider how … Continue readingA Reality Check on My Daily Use of Tech