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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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Learning to Code Using Hopscotch – Engaging, Purposeful, & Challenging Learning
What is coding? I didn’t know much about it either prior to December of 2014. I learned that it is another language and knowing how it works will open up a lot of possibilities for my students and our classroom. … Continue reading
Save Our Rhino’s Global Classroom Project: Using Our Voices to Raise Awareness
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
First #KidLitReview – One For The Murphys by Linda Mullaly Hunt
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
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The Joy in Saying “YET!” What a 3 Year Old Can Teach Us About Having a Growth Mindset
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
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Sharing Genius Hour – “Simple to You and Amazing to Others”
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
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Making the Most out of Every Second
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
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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 →