I am a staff writer with Our Kids Media where I also edit the annual school, camp and program guides:
- Feature Review: Brentwood College School
- Feature Review: Appleby College
- 21st-century students, 19th-century schools: 6 schools that have history
- Origin story: a brief history of boarding in Canada
- Small is beautiful: 5 schools that may not be big, but they’re small
- More than meets the eye: 6 schools that challenge our perceptions of private school
- The power of mentorship
- Becoming our better selves: gender, identity, and boarding school
- Thinking big: Columbia International College
- A Diverse Landscape: Deani Van Pelt interview re the Fraser Institute Diverse Landscape study
- Why do parents consider private schooling? Choice.
- The future is now. Is your kid ready for it?
- Language immersion hub
Song: “Wanakita”
Guitar/vocal: Glen Herbert; Guitar solo/accordion/production: Jens Kruger; Bass: Joel Landsberg.
- Coming to terms with the T2201
- It’s all here
- Retirement living isn’t what it used to be
- Moments, memories, food
- Getting Away
- A last lesson from Oliver Sacks
- Music and life
- Size matters
- Time for a Change: Annie Dillard on accepting change
- Caring for those who will care for you
- Paul Simon on life, retirement, and everything
McMaster Children’s Hospital: Celebrating the first 25 years.
McMaster Children’s Hospital, 2014.
ISBN 978-0-9697435-6-9.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Caring for women, changing lives, Academic Report 2012-2013
Excited by the reception of the previous annual reports for the department of paediatrics at McMaster, the department of Ob/Gyn decided that they wanted the same: a readerly report, one that would feature, in a very conversational way, the actives of the department. They also wanted to show the breadth of the activities within the department, and certainly this book does that. With features on cancer research, surgery, knowledge translation, international outreach, simulation readers discover that Ob/Gyn does a lot more than prenatal care and hysterectomies (though, yes, they do those things too).
McMaster University Department of Pediatrics Annual Report, 2012-2013
This report carried on from the one done for the previous period, again in a very readerly format, intending to feature the successes, the milestones, and the work of the department of paediatrics.
McMaster University Department of Pediatrics Annual Report, 2010-2011.
The department wanted a new kind of annual report: one for the coffee table rather than the bookshelf. They wanted a report that was readerly, one that would celebrate the activities of the department. The result is an annual report that reads more like a magazine, with features on research, milestones, and important events. It also served to restate the brand of the department of pediatrics–both to those within the department, and those outside it–after the establishment of the children’s ER and a shift in leadership. The publication was awarded the CPRS Pinnacle Award in the print category, 2011.
Objectif santé 3, guide d’enseignement
Teaching notes, activities, and blackline masters to support book 3 of the Objectif santé 3 student book.
“Introducing Kaia Kater,” Penguin Eggs, issue #71
“The Noisy Locomotive,” Penguin Eggs, issue #69
Penguin Eggs, issue #64: Eli West, The Both; Sierra Hull, Weighted Mind
Promotional content, print and online, for Copper Barrel Distillery, Wilkesboro, NC.
Penguin Eggs, issue #64: Sean Watkins, All I do is Lie; New Line, Can’t Hold the Wheel; Woody Pines; Jami Lynn, Fall is a Good Time to Die; The Honey Dewdrops, Tangled Country; Trout Steak Revival, Brighter Every Day; Corrinne West, Starlight Highway.
McMaster Children’s Hospital: Celebrating the first 25 years. McMaster Children’s Hospital, 2014. ISBN 978-0-9697435-6-9.
“House of Horrors.” ParentsCanada, October/November, 2014.
“Life with ADHD.” ParentsCanada, August/September, 2014.
“TRANZAC: The Toronto club that hosts some of Canada’s most improbable folk, roots, and acoustic music” Penguin Eggs, Issue #63, Autumn 2014.
Penguin Eggs, issue #63: Red June Ancient Dreams; Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick, Kathy and Laurie Sing the Songs of Vern and Ray; Willie Watson, Folk Singer, Vol. 1.
CanChild Connect email newsletter, a monthly newsletter going out to all members of CanChild during the 25th anniversary year.
Penguin Eggs, issue #62: The Railsplitters; Seldom Scene’s Long Time; The Duhks’ Beyond the Blue; The Henry Girls’ Louder Than Words; Bradford Lee Folk and the Bluegrass Playboys’ Somewhere Far Away; Special Consensus and Friends’ Country Boy; Marah Presents Mountain Minstrelsy of Pennsylvania.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Report 2012-13, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University. December, 2013.
“Parenting, Round Two,” ParentsCanada, May, 2013.
Department of Pediatrics Annual Report 2010-2011, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University. September, 2012.
Publicity newsletters for the Kruger Brothers, 2011-2013.
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KB newsletter_June 2013
KB newsletter_July 2013
KB-newsletter_August-2013
Liner notes to Kruger Brothers, Best of the Kruger Brothers
“Turning a new page: introduce your children to the books of your youth.” ParentsCanada, July, 2012. Republished online by CBC.
Liner notes: Kruger Brothers Appalachian Concerto
“Food for thought: tackling the obesity epidemic in Canada.” What’s Up, Fall, 2012
“Listening to the social butterfly: ADHD and your daughter.” What’s Up, Back-to-School, 2012
“The good, the bad, and the dangerous: the truth behind some common home remedies.” What’s Up, Summer, 2012.
“Know your stuff: first aid essentials for families.” What’s Up, Spring, 2012.
“What’s for lunch: what Canadians send with their kids to school.” What’s Up, Holiday, 2011.
“Like Mother Like Daughter,” What’s Up, Fall, 2011
“Bosom Buddies: How dads can bond with their babies.” ParentsCanada Me & Mom, August, 2011.
“Are trampolines safe?” What’s Up, Summer, 2011
“The plusses and minuses of hand sanitizer.” What’s Up, Spring, 2011
“Phil Elsworthy.” Penguin Eggs, Winter 2011.
“Is your child ready for school.” What’s Up, Back to School, 2010.
“Si Kahn then, Si Kahn now.” Penguin Eggs, Autumn, 2010.
“The Good, the Bad, and the Salty.” What’s Up, Back-to-School, 2010.
“Skin Care: Everything under the sun.” What’s Up, Summer 2010, p. 24
“Fit to Be Tried: Finding the right sport.” ParentsCanada, August/September, 2010.
“The Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs of Brushing and Flossing.” What’s Up, Spring, 2010.
Interview with Kevin Garcia, Professional Gamer. Literacy in Action. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2010.
“Vocabulary Central.” Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2010.
“Tricks of the Trained.” ParentsCanada, Spring, 2010.
“What’s so bad about athlete’s foot?” What’s Up, Winter, 2010.
“Is your family’s first aid kit missing something?” What’s Up, Holiday, 2009.
“Emergency! When to go and what to expect” ParentsCanada, Winter, 2009.
“Mandolin Orchestra of Niagara.” Penguin Eggs, Fall, 2009.
“Too Sick for School? When to keep children home.” ParentsCanada, Fall, 2009.
“A Spoonful of Sugar: Helping the medicine go down.” What’s Up. Fall, 2009.
“Canker Sores!” What’s Up. Fall, 2009.
“Once Bitten … what to do when friends bite friends.” What’s Up. Back-to-School, 2009.
“Hand Me Down Kids: Second child, second-hand treatment?” ParentsCanada, Summer, 2009.
“It’s In your Genes: Separating the science from the fiction of genetic testing.” ParentsCanada, Summer, 2009.
“Googling It: The benefits and pitfalls of medical information online” What’s UP: Canada’s Family Magazine. Spring, 2009.
“What? Me Worry? Recognising and helping the anxious child.” ParentsCanada, Spring, 2009.
“Mind over Maternity: Can hypnosis ease labour pains?” What’s UP: Canada’s Family Magazine, Spring 2009.
“Where has all the humidity gone? Dealing with dry skin and chapped lips.” What’s UP: Canada’s Family Magazine, Winter, 2009.
“Confronting Ear Infections.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, Fall, 2009.
“Ice Time!” Kayak. January/February, 2009.
“Learning to Live with Food Allergies.” ParentsCanada, Winter 2009.
“Is it Something you Ate? Prevent Diabetes Later by Eating Better Sooner.” ParentsCanada. Winter, 2008.
“It’s a Mom’s World.” ParentsCanada. Fall, 2008.
“Healthy Living in a Lazy World.” ParentsCanada. Fall, 2008.
“The Vaccination Dilemma.” ParentsCanada. Spring, 2008.
“Turning Down the Noisy Toys.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2008.
“Pink Eye: What goes around comes around.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2008.
Objectif Santé 3, Guide d’enseignement. Montreal: Chenelière Éducation, 2008.
“What is your Garden Hiding?” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2008.
“Singing the Praises of Vitamin D.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2008.
“Mixed Message in a Bottle: Learning to live without bisphenol A.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2008.
“Festival Blog.” Literacy in Action 6 Web Book. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
“Wetland Weather Report.” Literacy Magazine, Literacy in Action 5. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
“Interview with Emily Angulalik, Executive Director, Kitikmeot Heritage Society.” Literacy in Action. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
“Mother Tongue: Interview with Nunia Qanatsiaq.”Literacy in Action. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
“Accidents Happen.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2007.
“The Bug Stops Here.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2007.
“The Circumcision Decision.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2007.
“Lice! What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2007.
“My Mother Told Me: Not all common wisdom is what it’s cracked up to be.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2007.
“Recognizing Seasonal Affective Disorder.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2007.
“Do you Hear What I Hear? Hearing loss in a noisy world.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2007.
“What’s for Dinner? Taking the Mystery out of Baby’s First Foods.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“Testing, Testing: the future of healthcare may be here today.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“What is Obesity Telling Us?” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“What are Animals Teaching Your Child?” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“Measles and Mumps: Everything old is new again.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“Getting Tough with Rotavirus.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“When Home is a Dangerous Place: Some household poisons you probably didn’t know about.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“Stalking SIDS: Closing in on a silent killer.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“Finding a Place in the Sun.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“Good News, More Needles! Taking a look at the new vaccines.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2006.
“Breathing Easier with Asthma.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2005.
“Listening to a Fever: Your child has a fever, but what does it mean?.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2005.
“How Green is your School?” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2005.
“When ‘No’ is not Enough: Diagnosing ODD.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2005.
“Do You Need a Paediatrician?” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2005.
“Stroke in Kids.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2005.
“Spring is in the Air: Attacking seasonal allergy.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2004.
“Overcoming Dyslexia.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2004.
“Vision for Learning, Vision for Life.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2004.
“Discovering the Teen Brain.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2004.
“Time Out!: Revisiting the workhorse of positive discipline.” What’s Up Kids Family Magazine, 2004.
“Soccer Emails.” Literacy in Action 5 Web Book. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
“Drafting: Historic Drafts” Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
“Who’s Who in Sociology.” Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Song: “Wanakita”
Guitar/vocal: Glen Herbert; Guitar solo/accordion/production: Jens Kruger; Bass; Joel Landsberg.
Big Ideas etext interactive activities. Pearson Canada, 2013-14.
Native Studies 10. Toronto: Pearson Canada, Goodminds, 2010.
Irving/Coleman/Griffin/Moorhead. Organizational Behaviour. 2nd Cdn. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Pride/Ferrell/Blotnicky/Grant. Marketing. 2nd Cdn. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Pride/Hughes/Kapoor/Canzer/Powers. Business Concepts. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Bernstein, et al. Psychology. 1st Cdn. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Brehm/Kassin/Fein/Burke. Social Psychology. 1st Cdn. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Herbert. Objective Santé 3, Guide d’enseignement. Montreal: Chenelière Éducation, 2008.
Ober/Quiring. Contemporary Business Communication. 1st Cdn. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Goodman/Harding/Smith. Voices of Canada: People, Places, and Possibilities. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
Mathieu. Health for Life 2 Teacher’s Guide. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2006.
Chappell. Social Welfare in Canadian Society. Toronto: Nelson, 2006.
Henry/Tator. The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2006.
White/Carroll. Introductory Sociology Reader. Toronto: Nelson, 2006.
Brym/Lie/Nelson. Sociology: Your Compass for a New World. Brief ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2005.
DelBalso/Lewis. 1st Steps: A Guide to Social Research. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2005.
Bainbridge, Malicky. Constructing Meaning: Balancing Elementary Language Arts. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2004.
Fleras. Mass Communication in Canada. Toronto: Nelson, 2004.
Mooney/Nelson. Understanding Social Problems. 2nd Cdn. ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2004.
Naiman. How Societies Work: Class, Power, and Change in a Canadian Context. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2004.
Brock. Making Normal: Social Regulation in Canada. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Buckley. Checkmate: A Writing Reference for Canadians. 1st ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Burnett./Sheppard McKee. Technical Communication. 1st Cdn. ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Crossman. Canadian Sport Sociology. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Gray/Guppy. Successful Surveys: Research Methods and Practice. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Hallett, et al. Physics for the Biological Sciences: A Total Approach to Biophysical Concepts. 4th ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Palys. Research Decisions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Scarth. Economics: The Essentials. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Brym. New Society: Sociology in the 21st Century. Fourth ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Brym/Lie/Nelson. Society in Question: Sociological Readings for the 21st Century. 3rd ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Blair/Costiniuk/O’Malley/Wasserman. Law in Action: Understanding Canadian Law, video supplement. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
Jeroski, Sharon, et al. Literacy in Action 8. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
Jeroski, Sharon, et al. Literacy in Action 7. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
Jeroski, Sharon, et al. Literacy in Action, Grade 7 electronic supplement. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
Jeroski, Sharon, et al. Literacy in Action 6. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2008.
Jeroski, Sharon, et al. Literacy in Action, Grade 4 Web Book Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
Jeroski, Sharon, et al. Literacy in Action, Grade 6 Web Book. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
Aker/Hodgkinson. Literature & Media 10. Toronto: Nelson, 2002.
Fielding/Evans. Canada: Our Century, Our Story, Heritage Minutes Video. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, close captioning transcriptions for the 2009-2010 PBS season:
- Show 528: BeauSoleil
- Show 533: Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Guy Davis
- Show 546: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Zach Brock
- Show 548: Mark O’Connor & The Appalachia Waltz Trio and special surprise guest Tommy Emmanuel
- Show 564: Brandi Carlile and Matt Morris
- Show 571: The South Memphis String Band, The Quebe Sisters Band
- Show 574: The California Guitar Trio, Patty Larkin
Sirsi, Marketing: A roadmap for success. Pearson Canada: Toronto, 2010.
Pearson Media Literacy 7 (DVD). Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
OCA Bridge Pack. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
AIDWYC: Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted. AIDWYC Journal. Toronto: Jur-Ed Foundation, 2008.
Jeroski, et al. Literacy in Action 6. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
McDevitt/Scully/Harrison/Smith. Canada in the Contemporary World. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
Jeroski, et. al. Literacy in Action 5 Photocards. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
Voices of Alberta: People, Places, and Possibilities. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2006.
Fielding/Evans. Canada: Our Century, Our Story. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Sirsi, Marketing: A roadmap for success. Pearson Canada: Toronto, 2010.
Turner/Turner, Canadian Social Welfare. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
OCA Bridge Pack. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2009.
McDevitt/Scully/Harrison/Smith. Canada in the Contemporary World. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2007.
Mooney/Nelson. Understanding Social Problems. 2nd Cdn. ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2004.
Debbie Noesgaard, David Yoshida, Rachel Colless, John Fielding and Laura Phui. Understandings of Ideology. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Jeroski, et al. Literacy in Action 8. Magazine supplements. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2008.
Jeroski, et al. Literacy in Action 8. Audio supplement. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2008.
O’Connor. Wish You Were Here … Tunisia. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2005.
O’Connor. Wish You Were Here … Peru. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2005.
Donaldson. Wish You Were Here … Ukraine. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2005.
Donaldson. Wish You Were Here … India. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2005.
Lahey, et al. Communicate! Teacher’s Guide. Toronto: Nelson, 2005.
Aker/Hodgkinson. Language & Writing 10 Teacher’s Guide. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
Dale/Smith/Randell/Nelley. PM Benchmark Kit, Canadian Edition. Toronto: Nelson, 2003.
McDermott/McKeown. All About … California (prototype for US market). Toronto: Nelson, 2002.
Aker/Hodgkinson. Literature & Media 11. Toronto: Nelson, 2002.
Bula. Nelson Science 9 Teacher’s Resource, Atlantic Edition and Supplement. Toronto: Nelson, 2002.
Aker/Hodgkinson. Literature & Media 10 Video and Teacher’s Guide. Toronto: Nelson, 2002.
McDermott/McKeown. All About … Canadian Symbols (13 titles). Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
McDermott/McKeown. All About … Teacher’s Guides: Canadian Animals, Provinces and Territories of Canada, Capital Cities of Canada; Canadian Attractions; Canadian Geographical Regions; Famous Canadians; Canadian Sports; Canadian Symbols. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Murphy/Wilson/Notman. The World of Business: A Canadian Perspective, Computerized Test Bank. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Fielding/Evans. Canada: Our Century, Our Story. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Fielding/Evans. Canada: Our Century, Our Story Electronic Test Bank. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Fielding/Evans. Canada: Our Century, Our Story, Faith in Healing Supplement. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Fielding/Evans. Canada: Our Century, Our Story, Scattering of Seeds Video Sampler. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Fielding/Evans. Canada: Our Century, Our Story, Teacher’s Resource. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Aker/Hodgkinson. Language & Writing 10 Blackline Masters. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Social Studies 30 Diploma Examinations Key Terms Analysis. Toronto: Nelson, 2001.
Carrier, et. Al. Literature & Media 9 Teacher’s Guide. Toronto: Nelson, 2000.
Landmarks, Custom Publishing Program. Toronto: Nelson.
Nelson Language Arts Activity Book Blackline Masters. Toronto: Nelson.
Nelson Language Arts Little Books, Kindergarten–Grade 3 (84 titles). Toronto: Nelson.
PM Library, Canadian Editions. Toronto: Nelson.
PM+, Canadian Editions. Toronto: Nelson.
Nelson Language Arts Teacher’s Guides, Grades K–6, Alberta Edition. Toronto: Nelson.
Glen Herbert 