Monthly Archives: January 2015

#BellLetsTalk Hangover

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Day 98 (of 188) the ballad of learning opportunities (thanks @YongZhaoUO )

Day 98 (of 188) the ballad of learning opportunities Innovation and Personalization seem to be the key Yet easier said than put into action Moving learning beyond rote memory of abc/123 To seek ways to better learning satisfaction The strife … Continue reading

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Day 98 (of 188) the ballad of learning opportunities (thanks @YongZhaoUO )

Day 98 (of 188) the ballad of learning opportunities Innovation and Personalization seem to be the key Yet easier said than put into action Moving learning beyond rote memory of abc/123 To seek ways to better learning satisfaction The strife … Continue reading

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Day 98 (of 188) the ballad of learning opportunities in BC (thanks @YongZhaoUO)

Day 98 (of 188) the ballad of learning opportunities Innovation and Personalization seem to be the key Yet easier said than put into action Moving learning beyond rote memory of abc/123 To seek ways to better learning satisfaction The strife … Continue reading

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Day 97 (of 188) from ‘the book of Landy’ – a #throwbackthursday Ed share

Day 97 (of 188) from ‘the book of Landy’ – a #throwbackthursday Ed share “Grades” …”produced anxiety in the elementary student before he received the promised whipping if his grades did not improve, and in the high school students who … Continue reading

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Day 96 (of 188) My tech frustration

Day 96 (of 188) My tech frustration Today I remembered why I am frustrated with tech today. Via Facebook I saw that one of my former grade 4 students earned a “full-ride” scholarship to a school in Michigan. Absolutely fabulous. … Continue reading

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Day 95 (of 188) no man is an island and thanks to @sdavids51 @chriswejr @i2learn @daisydyerduerr

Day 95 (of 188) no man is an island Isolationism doesn’t work. Especially in an education career. And sometimes when you feel alone the right people connect with you at ‘the right time’. Big shoutout to my #PLN – especially … Continue reading

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Day 94 (of 188) Don’t Can’t Won’t

Day 94 (of 188) Don’t Can’t Won’t Some days are tougher than others. Sometimes they get filled with “no” statements (something I’m not very good at giving or receiving)….sometimes that leads to some hard thinking: The tricky part is the … Continue reading

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Day 93 (of 188) reflections on one year of eportfolios @freshgrade #ETMN

Day 93 (of 188) reflections on one year of eportfolios @freshgrade #ETMN It has been one year since our learning community ‘officially’ started working on communicating student learning using @freshgrade instead of reporting student achievement using report cards. It’s been … Continue reading

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Day 92 (of 188) the phone call from the principals office…

Day 92 (of 188) the phone call from the principals office… Today I had to make a lot of phone calls home to communicate the change of the date of our PALS program (Parents As Literacy Supporters) …..to our kindergarten … Continue reading

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