Hello, my name is Ryan Johannson, I am a high school teacher in Central Alberta. Social Studies and the Industrial Arts are the areas of specialty I currently work in. I have been teaching for 19 years in the same school division that I myself was educated in. I live out in the country on my family farm with my family and cows. Being a part of this division since 1980 as a student and teacher I have seen many changes. Education has entered an interesting period in my opinion. The world is ever opening up to us and our students. The availability of information and news comes at us faster then ever before. We certainly can no longer complain about a lack of information on any topic we desire to research. Innovation has become a key to education I believe due to the fact that without it our teachers would be horribly behind the demands from society on our schools.