Thanks for the Time

2026 has been thundering along at a frantic pace. March Break has been a welcome break and I've appreciated the time to devote to several important things.

Time to Rest

Even though I still woke up early each weekday to take my son to the GO Train station so he could get to work, I savored the opportunities to nap. I had morning naps. I had afternoon naps. It was glorious. I didn't want to sleep away the entire week, but I think I needed to recharge my batteries. My friend Jennifer Brown has talked about The Nap Ministry and how one of the "clubs" she offers in her school focuses on rest, because "rest is resistance". 

Time to Think and Plan for the Rest of the Year

I can understand why some say that the four-day work week leads to increased productivity. I got a lot of work done this week.

• Our editorial team for Canadian School Libraries Journal put the final touches on the Winter 2026 edition of the periodical (Volume 10 Issue 1). Read all the wonderful articles (and less-traditional submissions, like infographics and slide decks) here

• I got caught up on my Queen's University TL Part 2 AQ feedback as well as my York University TL Part 1, 2 and Specialist AQ discussion forum readings
• Francis Ngo and I worked on updating the content of York's TL AQs to reflect the latest documents as well as incorporating AI thoughtfully and critically into the assignments
• The IC4ML (International Council for Media Literacy) met and I am one of their newest board members. It was such a thrill to associate with some of the finest minds in media literacy education in this arena 
• Other articles that have been in queue have finally gotten my attention. I published one with my husband for AML called How AI Acknowledges Its Errors and I'm excited to see the completion of a collaboration with Tessa Lofthouse and Carol Arcus
• The ECOO Dream Forward STEAM Ahead conference is on March 28 and I will be presenting twice, so I valued the time to finalize my presentations.

• My Social Studies unit needed some tweaking so that the students would find it engaging, like they did with the activity involving the mini-globes

Time to Reconnect with Friends and Family

It wasn't all work, work, work. I saw my friends Wendy and Kim and we tried on shoes at our favourite Fluevog store, followed by a tasty lunch in the Distillery District. Big thanks to Chy and Maeve for being so patient with us. The staff here are so talented and knowledgeable that they suggested shoes to try on that weren't on our radar but became instant favourites. (I believe I called Chy a "shoe savant" at one point.)

I also visited my mother a few times, saw friends from my Faculty of Education university days to catch up, gathered with work friends for tea, and had a long and wonderful conversation with some family members. It really filled my bucket. (You know who you are!!)

With my immediate family, we enjoyed watching Season 2 of the live action Netflix adaptation of One Piece. I wrote about my appreciation for Season 1 of One Piece on the AML website. I loved Season 2. The casting director must be gifted, because their choices for all the roles are perfect. 

What's coming up? The Spring GTA Resource Fair, a TDSB TL Network meeting, ending the winter AQs, and the ECOO conference are all on the agenda - and that's just this coming week!