Tag Archives: Education

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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First #KidLitReview – One For The Murphys by Linda Mullaly Hunt

Posted on October 27, 2014 by hughtheteacher

Below is our inaugural #KidLitReview post of One For The Murphys by Linda Mullaly Hunt from our classroom.  The grade 6 students in our class will have an option of completing a blog entries or a 1-2 minute video blog … Continue reading →

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We Need Awards… Really?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by hughtheteacher

I pulled the following quote from the Bammy Awards Website.  It was posted under a tab titled Promoting Your Nomination. “The Bammys do what all of us should: acknowledge teachers and great practice. Awards tell us, the educators, who the … 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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One Word Challenge

Posted on April 10, 2012 by hughtheteacher

In coming across this challenge I was thinking what would my word be. I am someone who often thinks about what I could be doing differently to help myself, my family, my colleagues, my students, and my world. Sometimes the … Continue reading →

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Personal and Professional Growth

Posted on April 10, 2012 by hughtheteacher

  This is a repost from my previous blogging platform. 2011 was a rough one for me personally with the passing of my father but on many levels it was a truly exciting time in my life.  My 2 ½ … 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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