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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 →

Posted in Books, Education, Personal Growth | Tagged 2020, 2021, 419, @hughtheteacher, Barbara Dee, Bryan Stevenson, Class Act, Dan Gemeinhart, Delia Owens, Dragon Hoops, Gene Luen Yang, Global Read Aloud, Graphic Novel, I Am One, Indian Horse, Jerry Craft, Just Mercy, Laurie Halse Anderson, Luis Alberto Urrea, Maybe He Just Likes You, Middle Grade Fiction, My Top 3, Peter H. Reynolds, Reading, Richard Wagamese, RJ Palacio, Ruta Sepetys, Salt to The Sea, Seven Fallen Feathers, Sharon Flake, Shout, Susan Verde, Tanya Talaga, Teacher, Teacher Reader, Teen Books, Teen Read Books, The Devil's Highway, The Line Tender, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, The Skin I'm In, The Word Collector, Top 3 Books Read Lists, Where The Crawdads Sing, White Bird, Will Ferguson, Young Author Books | 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 →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work | Tagged #20time, #geniushour, #kiva, 20% Projects 2013, 3 Year Old Climbs A Chain Bridge 1 Step at A time, @hughtheteacher, @mcdclassroom, Audrey's 20% Project Promo, Audri's Rube Goldberg Monster Trap, Back to School - Live A Little, Carol Dweck, Collaboration, Dan Pink, Dot Day 2014, Dr. Ernie Ward, Drew Dudley, Education, For the Heroes: A Pep Talk from Kid President, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Wiki, george couros, How Hot Does it Get in a Parked Car Dr Ernie Ward, Inspiration, inspirational, Invisible Bicycle Helmet, Jessica's Daily Affirmation, Kid President, kindness, Kitty McKay, Leading with Lollipops, Learn How to Dance - Hip Hop (Time Lapse), Maker Movement, Maker Space, Matt Cutts, Mindset, Moonshot Thinking, Peter Reynolds, Power of Yet, Random Acts of Kindness Caught on film, Road to Mt. Kilimanjaro, Road to Mt. Kilimanjaro - Kitty McKay - TEDxGrossePointeSouthHS, Rube Goldberg Machine, Rubik's Cube, Rubik's Cube: A question waiting to be answered, Russian Tiger, Sara Bareilles, Sara Bareilles - Brave, Snap Your Joy, Soul Pancake, Super Awesome Sylvia, Super Awesome Sylvia's Mini Maker Show, Sweet Baby Experiences Rain for the very first time, Teacher, Teaching, TED Ed, TED Talks, TEDxToronto, TEDxToronto - Drew Dudley "Leading with Lollipops", The Fairy Scientist, The Power of Kiva, Thinking Positively, Toddlers Collaborate to Move a Picnic Table, Try Something New for 30 Days - Matt Cutts, What's Your Sentence, Youtube | 3 Comments

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

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 →

Posted in Education | Tagged #kidlitreview, #sd36learn, @hughtheteacher, @mcdclassroom, Education, Reading | Leave a comment

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

Genius Hour Manifesto

Posted on March 24, 2013 by hughtheteacher

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 →

Posted in Education | Tagged #geniushour, @hughtheteacher, AJ Juliani, Denise Krebs, Education is My Life, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Manifesto, Genius Hour Wiki, Hugh McDonald, Joy Kirr, passion based learning | 2 Comments

Caine’s Arcade Style: Project Based Learning

Posted on February 4, 2013 by hughtheteacher

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 | 8 Comments

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 →

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 | 5 Comments

Making the Most out of Every Second

Posted on October 9, 2012 by hughtheteacher

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 | 9 Comments

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My “Top 3” Books Read Lists for 2020

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

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

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

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