Monthly Archives: March 2014

Duchenne disease. A spring break reflection. A friend of ours has Duchenne disease. His parents include one of my favorite teachers. They have been going through very tough times – highlighted in the local newspaper: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local/hope-on-the-horizon-1.916734 I’ve signed the petition … Continue reading →

Day 126 (of 184) mindful school goals The last day before spring break was a key time that reaffirmed in my mind the validity of the school goals that we are working on at @sorrento83. Now I have been fortunate … Continue reading →

Day 125 (of 184) reading about changes There is no question – as spring break looms one more sleep away, some of us educationerds are talking about what we are going to read. During the past few weeks, I have … Continue reading →

Day 124 (of 184) but aren’t test vital for ‘next year’? Would it surprise you to know that as a graduate from a BC Secondary School I have written 0 provincial exams? In fact (due to bad reasons) I didn’t … Continue reading →

Day 123 (of 184) eportfolios easy as ABC! My personal journey for ‘a better report card’ has been under way for a long time. Most notably in my mind are my secondary experiences: report cards with a percentage acknowledging tasks … Continue reading →

Day 122 (of 184) 2/3 of the way through 184 days of learning blog After a very busy monday at school, I am taking some time to do some reflection – Three highlights of my ‘days of learning’ blog so … Continue reading →

Day 121 (of 184) the twitter edcamp connection It was when I realized I had to miss the weekly #arkedchat because of the monthly (first Thursday of the month) #geniushour chat that I finally connected the reasons why I enjoy … Continue reading →

Day 120 (of 184) normalizing the learning for students whose learning is not normalized This statement/declaration came to me today during a discussion with a colleague about some of the benefits around ‘technologization’ – a term I’ve coined to describe … Continue reading →

Day 119 (of 184) mindful breathing breaks It’s busy. But no surprise – there are a few of us that send emails to each other towards the end of February to remind each other that ‘things are about to suck’. … Continue reading →

Day 118 (of 184) great feedback Today was an interesting day – a day where 3/4 of our ‘regular’ teachers were away and we had a number of “teachers-on-call”. Today we had some ‘first timers’ – TOCs who had not … Continue reading →