Monthly Archives: December 2018

  Winter of Learning (2018) #2 – Technolandys Three Things in EDucation (new video attempt)   T3D #1 – 3 best things from 2018   T3D #2 – 3 worst things from 2018  

Winter of learning 1 (2018) Boxing Day One of Canada’s long lasting traditions has been “the Boxing Day sale” – at its height people in BC would line up over night for a $19 CD player at A&B Sound. Neither … Continue reading →

Day 77 (of 187) happy holidays – the ups and downs and ups again 2018 has been eventful to say the least! I have moved my family to the west coast (not just on the best side of the Rockies … Continue reading →

Day 76 (of 187) the calm before/after the storm….?     Is it proactivity? Is it predictability? Is it something else?? But after a week of chaos – ranging from our Winter Concert and then a whole-town power outage (thus … Continue reading →

Day 75 (of 187) well that was unexpected…. the #powerpocalypse As families were entering our winter concert performance last night, we were all getting buzzes on our phones…. …from bchydro…. So….school was closed for students. Heck, essentially the whole town … Continue reading →

Day 74 (of 187) the winter play, school and inclusion (the ultimate summative assessments: sports and performances) Earlier this week West Vancouver Superintendent Chris Kennedy shared a thought on school sports and how many students are able to take part … Continue reading →

Day 73 (of 187) the blessing of a headache I freely admit that there are times I am a hypocrite- and sick days are one of those. This weekend a cold lodged itself into my brain and dug in. I … Continue reading →

Day 72 (of 187)  Irony? Birthdays ….. don’t do the math….   I like to tease that the best birthdays are the ones in December. Mainly because today is mine – and ironic that the Day of this blog matches … Continue reading →

Day 71 (of 187) Personal Growth Plan   Today our PVP group met to talk about growth plans – both our district plans and our personal/professional ones. We are discussing format…purpose…methodology….the whole enchilada! I do know that I want to … Continue reading →

Day 70 (of 187) a song….? about me…?     Its not every day you go to the gym for a “bonus music presentation” (we have some student bands who wanted to perform prior to Winter Break) and find out … Continue reading →