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Sharing… Obvious to You. Amazing to Others
I am nervous and excited about my first day tomorrow. As a new school year starts I am reminded about the brilliance of the students, teachers, and families around me. I encourage you all to share your obvious with the … Continue reading
Out of My Mind
I picked up Sharon Draper’s “Out of My Mind” after signing up my class for the Global Read Aloud 2013. It is a brilliantly written novel intended for young adult readers. However, it is really a story of triumph and … Continue reading
Caine’s Arcade Style: Project Based Learning
We have been doing a lot of learning this year that is different than I would have imagined if you would have asked me 17 months ago. My teaching colleague, Gallit Zvi and I embarked on our own journey of … Continue reading
Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Twitter
Tagged @gallit_z, @hughtheteacher, @wrightsroom, Caine's Arcade, Cardboard Journey, Chinese Proverb, Collaborate, Engaging the Digital Learner Dinner Series, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Hugh McDonald, Kurt Lewin, learning, Math, PBL, Personal Learning Network, PLN, Project Based Learning, Shelley Wright, Stephen Johnson, Student-Centred, Surrey, Surrey School District, surreyschools.ca, Teacher-Centred, Tony the Tiger, Where Good Ideas Come From, Youtube
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Sharing Genius Hour – “Simple to You and Amazing to Others”
Genius Hour and other models of student inquiry are necessary if we are going to spark the thinkers of the next generation to great heights of innovation, self actualization, and self-regulation of their learning. The next step we as educators, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Technology, Twitter
Tagged #geniushour, #gvlearn, #sd36learn, @hughtheteacher, @mcdclassroom, @sivers, Blogging, creativity, Derek Sivers, Facebook, genius, Genius Hour, Hugh McDonald, kidblog, Martha Payne, neverseconds, neverseconds.blogspot.com, reflections, share, Simple to You and Amazing to Others, Twitter, Youtube
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Making the Most out of Every Second
Below is a video shot in a relatively short time span this morning while my wife was running errands and I was hanging out with my 3 year old and my 21 month old. It is a video inspired by … Continue reading
Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Education, Family, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Technology, Twitter
Tagged #geniushour, #sd36learn, @gallit_z, @hughtheteacher, @jpulvers, @shareski, @vendram1n, Antonio Vendramin, creativity, Dean Shareski, digital story telling, digital storytelling, Engaging the Digital Learner Dinner Series, Engaging the Digital Learner Series, Gallit Zvi, genius, Genius Hour, Hugh McDonald, iMovie, iPad, Jodi Pulvers, PLN, SD36, Surrey School District, surreyschools, Twitter, Youtube
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1 Reason to Be Proud: Jared Connaughton
I sat down this afternoon excited to watch the Men’s 4×100 meter final at the Olympics today. Canada had a team in the final that qualified 3rd. I wasn’t expecting a gold or a silver because it was a forgone … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Personal Growth, Twitter
Tagged 4x100, adversity, Canada, Canada Relay Team, CTV, Flags, Jamaica, Jared Connaughton, London, London2012, Medals, Olympics, USA, Usain Bolt, Youtube
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Working on Presentation about “The iPad as an Assessment and Learning Tool”
This is a repost of a blog entry by my colleague and teaching partner Gallit Zvi. We are working on a couple pro-d presentation and would really appreciate the help of our awesome PLN. Any help you can give by … Continue reading
Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Education, PLN, Technology, Twitter
Tagged Denise Krebs, Facebook, Gallit Zvi, iPad, linoit, Pro-D, repost, Twitter
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Today is a Great Day for Learning 
Attempting to Make Learning Meaningful: #geniushour #mysteryskype #comments4kids #kidLitReview #kiva
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 →