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Tag Archives: Gallit Zvi
Focussing on Happy Moments
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
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Dear Mr. McDonald, I Will Never Forget Genius Hour
Near the end of this post is an emailed letter I received from a thoughtful grade 7 student the day after our final day of school. It warmed my heart and brought a tear to my eye. It will have … Continue reading
How Do You Define It? How Bad Do You Want it?
This year my colleague and teaching partner Gallit Zvi and I showed an inspirational video “How Bad Do You Want it?” just before our school’s annual Terry Fox Run. We wanted to engage students in a discussion about success. Students … Continue reading
A Genius Wish: Blog More & Learn More
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
Posted in Blogging, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN
Tagged Antonio Vendramin, Blogging, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Grit, Hugh McDonald, Jodi Pulvers, PLN, Resiliency, Sundeep Chohan, youmatter
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Genius Hour Manifesto
Gallit Zvi, Denise Krebs, Joy Kirr and I collaborated to write the “Genius Hour Manifesto” It was published in Education is My Life (@edismylife). Thank you A.J. Juliani for giving us the platform to share our insights. Genius Hour is a passion of ours, and we are excited … 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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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 →