Tag Archives: Film

Whimsical Confections: Wonka’s Guide to Transformational Leadership

As the Ontario winter break ends shortly and schools prepare to resume, students and staff frequently face what might be dubbed the “dark days” of the school year. In Ontario, the previous year marked the province’s gloomiest winter in over … Continue reading

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Deep Learning: Ensuring the “ISU” lives beyond the school and classroom.

A week ago today, on May 30th at Yorkdale Silver City in Toronto, the 4th Annual Ignite digital media showcase of creative works produced in Communications Technology at Chaminade College School came to life. It’s with this culmination of student … Continue reading

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Do you watch Canadian film? You should.

Last week I was schooled by award winning Canadian director Jerry Ciccoritti. If you teach film / media or proclaim yourself a cinephile then Jerry Ciccoritti is a name you should know and recognize. If not his name, you surely recognize his diverse and … Continue reading

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Media Literacy: The Philosophy of Iron Man

. Ok, I know that the cinematic experience of many has been inundated with comic book flare for the course of the past decade, however, you have to admit that best of the lot (such as The Dark Knight Trilogy … Continue reading

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