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Save Our Rhino’s Global Classroom Project: Using Our Voices to Raise Awareness

Posted on April 5, 2015 by hughtheteacher

On Wednesday, December 10th our class skyped with Karen Stadler who lives in South Africa. Karen started a project called the Traveling Rhinos Project. The Traveling Rhinos Project is a project that is helping raise awareness around the world to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Student Work, Technology | Tagged #globalclassroom, #sd36learn, @mcdclassroom, BC, Canada, Classroom Skype, Global Classroom, Global Connections, Karen Stadler, Rhinos, Save Our Rhinos, Save Our Rhinos Wiki, Skype, South Africa, Surrey | 2 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

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

Paper Airplane Challenge Part 1 – Telling Our Learning Story

Posted on June 4, 2014 by hughtheteacher

I rececently watched an English Fan who created a paper airplane and let it go from the upper deck of Wembley Stadium. The paper airplane he created danced gracefully through the sky for what seemed like minutes and hit an … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged @mcdclassroom, creativity, Genius Hour, inquiry, Maker, Paper Airplane, Paper Airplane Challenge, questioning | 2 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

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Save Our Rhino’s Global Classroom Project: Using Our Voices to Raise Awareness

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

Paper Airplane Challenge Part 1 – Telling Our Learning Story

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