Tag Archives: Blogging

A Genius Wish: Blog More & Learn More

Posted on July 13, 2013 by hughtheteacher

I wish I blogged more on my professional blog.  An ongoing Genius Hour challenge  I have for myself throughout the summer and into the next school year is to blog on a more regular basis.  Currently I blog about once … Continue reading →

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Sharing Genius Hour – “Simple to You and Amazing to Others”

Posted on December 4, 2012 by hughtheteacher

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 →

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365 Opportunities to Learn – My Story

Posted on July 4, 2012 by hughtheteacher

Lots of exciting learning going on in the Surrey School District I teach in. Thank you to Kristy Sveinson for starting the “Teaching Ideas” group on Facebook around April of last year.  At that time the few people I chatted … Continue reading →

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1 of the Best Things We Did in Our Class This Year

Posted on July 2, 2012 by hughtheteacher

I’m including the letter below to parents on my blog in order to help me share one of the best things I did this year.  Thank you to George Couros (@gcouros) who inspired us in a recent professional development session to connect … Continue reading →

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KidBlog.org

Posted on April 10, 2012 by hughtheteacher

This is a repost from my previous blogging platform.  Enjoy! I’m hopeful to find some ideas about how to use the KidBlog.org blog that I set up with my class most effectively.  It is a site that allows you to create … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning

Posted on April 10, 2012 by hughtheteacher

This is a repost from initial professional blog I started on Weebly.  I already like this blogging platform better. I’ve had a lot of fun setting up a website on weebly.  Being relatively inexperienced in designing a website I felt … Continue reading →

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