LEADERSHIP

IT STARTS WITH CONNECTION

Joseph Dumont

Mar 31
6 min

Servant Leadership During Difficult Times

When I started my career as a teacher, I was blessed to work with an amazing principal. Mr. Larry Rankin was a legend; he was in the late stages of his caree...

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Joseph Dumont

Mar 21
7 min

Reflections from a Principal during the Coronavirus Pandemic

It is crazy to imagine that we have just completed a week of school in the middle of March with about 25% of the semester completed, and students didn't atte...

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Joseph Dumont

Jan 21
17 min

Education, Tesla and the Economy of 2030

Education and the Economy In 2014 I was at Alberta Education’s Rural Symposium listening to the Deputy Minister of Education, Mr. Greg Bass, talk about the h...

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Joseph Dumont

Jan 2
11 min

The Future of Education in Alberta

Full Disclosure My name is Joe Dumont and I started teaching in 2000 in north Edmonton. I have served the education sector as a teacher, school counsellor, c...

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Joseph Dumont

Aug 31, 2019
9 min

Coach Laz

Way back in 2006 I was working as a curriculum consultant and school counsellor. It was the second time in 13 years that I wasn’t planning on coaching baske...

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Joseph Dumont

Aug 12, 2019
8 min

Smartphones and the Theft of Learning

I love my sweet, sweet iPhone 7 nestled inside its awesome Star Trek case. It is my lifeline for family, friends and work. If I forget it at home when I leav...

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Joseph Dumont

Jul 27, 2019
4 min

The Gift of Time

When we get student teachers in at school, we always smile and appreciate their comments on the workload. When the 3rd year student teachers spend their 5 we...

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Joseph Dumont

Jul 13, 2019
4 min

My 1st Year in High School - Done!!

When I was in university, I had a recurring dream where I had to go back to high school to finish a course!! Since I was a high school student, I have been ...

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Joseph Dumont

Jan 20, 2019
9 min

Lesson Plan - Disneyland

My family and I are on our way back from Disneyland, aboard WestJet flight 1422. We had 4 days at Disneyland and California Adventure Land, and I have to adm...

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Joseph Dumont

Nov 14, 2018
5 min

OOOOO, You’re My Best Friend

During my first year as a school principal, my school district leadership team had us survey our school staff using 12 questions from Gallup - the staff enga...

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Joseph Dumont

Oct 2, 2018
5 min

Bigger Stronger Wiser Kind

Dr. Jody Carrington is an amazing speaker, maybe the best I have seen. Using her experiences as a psychologist working with some of the most challenging chil...

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Joseph Dumont

Sep 24, 2018
4 min

What Can Steve Nash Teach School Leaders?

I love sports analogies and I love Steve Nash, so this blog post will be fun! Steve Nash is a Canadian, who played in the NBA for 18 seasons. He won two MP...

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Joseph Dumont

Sep 17, 2018
4 min

Being Self Aware Enough to Know If You Are Self Aware Enough

I have a habit of having conversations that I have had in the past roll around in my head for a while. Sometimes, these conversations and ideas help me make ...

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Joseph Dumont

Sep 4, 2018
3 min

The Parent-Teacher Contract

I wrote this post on May 22, 2016 By traditional standards I'm a mature parent, or you might say "a late bloomer." When my dad turned 40, I was in grade 6. ...

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Joseph Dumont

Aug 18, 2018
4 min

No or Yes But? Leadership and Motivation

Arely, my 7 year old, wanted to build a rollercoaster in our back yard. Earlier this summer we had been at Silverwood Amusement Park and we rode Timber Terro...

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Joseph Dumont

Aug 6, 2018
5 min

It Only Works if it is Connected!

This summer my family and I were on an epic road trip. We travelled for 26 days over 5000km from our home in Sherwood Park Alberta and went as far as norther...

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CONTACT

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Sherwood Park, AB, Canada

LEADERSHIP

IT STARTS WITH CONNECTION

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Servant Leadership During Difficult Times

Reflections from a Principal during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Education, Tesla and the Economy of 2030

The Future of Education in Alberta

Coach Laz

Smartphones and the Theft of Learning

The Gift of Time

My 1st Year in High School - Done!!

Lesson Plan - Disneyland

OOOOO, You’re My Best Friend

Bigger Stronger Wiser Kind

What Can Steve Nash Teach School Leaders?

Being Self Aware Enough to Know If You Are Self Aware Enough

The Parent-Teacher Contract

No or Yes But? Leadership and Motivation

It Only Works if it is Connected!

CONTACT