Monthly Archives: April 2019

Day 145 (of 187) connecting to Mrs Malm (scottish dancing that is…)     Today we had the first of four sessions with a community member coming in to work with (most of) our classes on some scottish dancing. I … Continue reading →

I think its time we push further on how we do the maths – I will always remember my son refusing to do all of a math worksheet because “he already did them” and when I pointed at 9×2 and … Continue reading →

Day 144 (of 187) from a blog to something … more? This week I “leaked” something a little more than my daily reflection blog. I like the informality of a daily blog. I don’t pretend each one is inspirational, but … Continue reading →

Day 143 (of 187) is @AJRBrothers making the “album release” a thing again?     My girls love AJR. By default, it has become regularly played in our vehicles – especially with road trips. And tonight – their album dropped… … Continue reading →

Day 142 (of 187) when summative matters… (and yet sucks)     One of the best things in sports is playoff hockey. A multi game series that puts all the formative assessment of the regular season into a summative assessment. … Continue reading →

I am so excited about Avengers Endgame – even though its to showing in my local theatre so I have to wait a week!!! But here are three things I’ve been thinking about it as the end of this Marvel … Continue reading →

Day 141 (of 187) I went down the math rabbit hole… Mathematicians Lament by Paul Lockhart     After seeing many prompts to get Mathematician’s Lament by Paul Lockhart, I finally gave in. And I could not be happier – … Continue reading →

The Mandela Affect (Effect?) is a fun rabbit hole to explore – why do our brains remember the way it remembers – often opens more questions than actual answers….but fun for some discussion as well!  

Day 140 (of 187) sensory rooms I love sensory rooms. Especially the times I’ve been in schools with “little rooms”. My first exploration was with one small room as a sensory-focused room – with lighting with a dimming light, fidgets … Continue reading →

Day 139 (of 187) #BlockBreaker – a great book by Brian Aspinall aka @mraspinall     A great book looking at some differentiated approaches to rethink our classrooms and schools in a way to be responsive to our learners and … Continue reading →