Tag Archives: PLN

23 Videos That Sparked Genius Hour Thinking, Collaboration, and Actions

Posted on July 27, 2013 by hughtheteacher

In our classroom this year my colleague Gallit Zvi and I used many youtube videos to inspire resiliency, grit, and hope in our students prior to guiding them in formulating their inquiry questions about their passions and wonders during our … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, Student Work, Twitter | Tagged 20 Time In Education, A Pep Talk from Kid President to You, Act of Sportsmanship Gives Texas High Schooler Shot At Glore, Boy Inspires Kids - Kids Inspire Us All (Amazing Finish), Bubba's Hover, Caine's Arcade, creativity, Creativity Requires Time, Derek Sivers, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Videos, george couros, Girls First Ski Jump, Grit, Honk if You Love Someone, Hope, How Bad Do You Want it?, Hugh McDonald, I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate, Kelvin Doe, Kid President, Making the Most Out of Every Second, Obvious to you. Amazing to Others, PLN, Resiliency, Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner, Sesame Street: Share it Maybe, The Time You Have, TMB Panyee FC Short Film, We are Silent, You Matter, youmatter, Youtube | 24 Comments

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 →

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 | 9 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

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

1 More Fun Lane to Travel In

Posted on July 22, 2012 by hughtheteacher

This post is inspired by Karen Lirenman (@lirenmanlearns). Her post “Why I Blog” was noted in this tweet I came across: I respect Karen tremendously and was intrigued about what was powerful enough to be said in so few words. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Education, Family, Personal Growth, PLN, Twitter | Tagged george couros, karen lirenman, Life is a Highway, PLN, Rascal Flatts, Tom Cochrane, Twitter | 3 Comments

1 Genius Thing We Did in Our Class This Year

Posted on July 9, 2012 by hughtheteacher

This is a post long in the works and one that has seen many different versions prior to me pressing the publish button. I hope you enjoy. This past year I shared with my grade 7 students an exciting and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Differentiated Instruction, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Technology, Twitter | Tagged Genius Hour, PLN, Powerpoint, Prezi, Student, Student Work, Twitter | 12 Comments

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 →

Posted in Education, Family, PLN, Twitter | Tagged Education, Family, PLN, Twitter | Leave a comment

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