Category Archives: Personal Growth

My “Top 3” Books Read Lists for 2020

Posted on January 2, 2021 by hughtheteacher

My “Top 3” Books Read Lists for 2020 by @hughtheteacher Continue reading →

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Focussing on Happy Moments

Posted on November 18, 2015 by hughtheteacher

I’ve struggled to write this post for a long time. I was going to sit down and write it as I approached each century mark, and I couldn’t bring myself to write because I didn’t know how to clearly share … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Personal Growth | Tagged #100happydays, #200happydays, #300happydays, #400happydays, #500happydays, #600happydays, #geniushour, #sd36learn, #tedxlangleyed, 100happydays.com, Dad, Discovery Education, Facebook, Family, father, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Happy, Instagram, Robyn Thiessen, Shawn Davids, Social Media, Twitter | 20 Comments

5 TakeAways from #DENsi2015 – Day 2

Posted on July 15, 2015 by hughtheteacher

Today was a day of connection and reflection. We got to connect with new and old Discovery Education friends through experiencing the historical city of Washington, DC together. Nothing like remembering, honouring, (yes I spelled it with a “u”… I … Continue reading →

Posted in Discovery Education, Personal Growth | Tagged #densi2015, American University, DC, Discovery Education, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, Vietnam War Memorial, Washington | Leave a comment

6 Takeaways From #DENsi2015 – Day 3

Posted on July 14, 2015 by hughtheteacher

Today was the first full day of sessions from DENsi 2015 and I couldn’t pick just 5 takeaways so you get 6 memorable moments from the sessions today. It was chalk full of rich learning opportunities. We had our opening … Continue reading →

Posted in Discovery Education, Education, Personal Growth | Tagged #densi2015, creativity, David Fisher, Emily Murn, Fakebook, Hall Davidson, Jannita Demian, Lodge McCammon, Lori McFarling, Spotlight On Strategies | Leave a comment

Transformation is Not About Technology but About Being Able to Tell A Story

Posted on April 22, 2015 by hughtheteacher

This post started out as a Facebook post and morphed into something a little bigger as I was pecking away in my car before heading to a workshop this morning. I got home last night from our Ignite Dinner Series … Continue reading →

Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Education, Personal Growth, Student Work, Technology | Tagged differentiated instruction, Family, george couros, Innovator Mindset, learning, stories, Surrey School District, technology | 2 Comments

Learning to Code Using Hopscotch – Engaging, Purposeful, & Challenging Learning

Posted on April 8, 2015 by hughtheteacher

What is coding? I didn’t know much about it either prior to December of 2014. I learned that it is another language and knowing how it works will open up a lot of possibilities for my students and our classroom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, Student Work, Technology | Tagged #geniushour, #hourofcode, #sd36learn, Classroom Skype, coding, Genius Hour, hopscotch, Hour of Code, Skype, Skype in The Classroom, Student Work | 4 Comments

26 More Videos that Sparked Genius Hour Thinking, Collaboration, and Actions in Our Class

Posted on December 31, 2014 by hughtheteacher

In my classroom over the last few years I’ve shown many Youtube videos to inspire resiliency, grit, hope, and discussion prior to guiding them in the creation of their inquiry questions about their passions and wonders during our weekly Genius … Continue reading →

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Attempting to Make Learning Meaningful: #geniushour #mysteryskype #comments4kids #kidLitReview #kiva

Posted on November 23, 2014 by hughtheteacher

This past week I was invited by Dean Shareski and Discovery Education to be part of the first Vancouver Ignite (#yvrignite) session host by the Discovery Education Network. It was awesome opportunity to share some of my learning, experiences, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, Student Work, Twitter | Tagged #comments4kids, #geniushour, #kidlitreview, #kiva, #mysteryskype, #sd36learn, 1 Sentence Project, @gallit_z, @hughtheteacher, Angela Maiers, David Bouchard, Dean Shareski, Denise Krebs, Diana Williams, Dot Day, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Hugh McDonald, Making Your Mark, One Sentence Project, Peter Reynolds, Reading, The Dot | 4 Comments

The Joy in Saying “YET!” What a 3 Year Old Can Teach Us About Having a Growth Mindset

Posted on July 10, 2014 by hughtheteacher

The other day I took my 3 and 5 year olds to a playground at a local park prior to watching my wife play her slo-pitch game. My 5 year old easily crossed a chain bridge and then my 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Education, Family, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, Student Work | Tagged #sd36learn, @hughtheteacher, Carol Dweck, Facing Challenges, Fixed Mindset, Genius Hour, Growth Mindset, Hugh McDonald, Joy, Mindset, Parenting, Power of Yet, When things Get Hard, YET | 9 Comments

Fortune Does Favour The Bold – My Genius Hour Presentation

Posted on December 21, 2013 by hughtheteacher

This Blog was written in response to the December Precept from R.J. Palacio’s “Wonder” I am reading with my class. In this post I wanted to model reflective thinking of the precept “Fortune favours the Bold” which is highlighted … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth | Tagged Fortune Favours the Bold, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Presentation, reflections, Wonder | 3 Comments

Category Archives: Personal Growth

My “Top 3” Books Read Lists for 2020

5 TakeAways from #DENsi2015 – Day 2

6 Takeaways From #DENsi2015 – Day 3

Transformation is Not About Technology but About Being Able to Tell A Story

Learning to Code Using Hopscotch – Engaging, Purposeful, & Challenging Learning

Attempting to Make Learning Meaningful: #geniushour #mysteryskype #comments4kids #kidLitReview #kiva

The Joy in Saying “YET!” What a 3 Year Old Can Teach Us About Having a Growth Mindset

Fortune Does Favour The Bold – My Genius Hour Presentation

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