Monthly Archives: January 2022

Day 92 (of 2021/22) thinking about pro-d (yes, not PD, PL or others @kenoc7 ) Pro-D on this side of the rockies #westcoastbias big thanks to @S_Nouman_Ashraf for pushing my zone of proximal development Great session with @s_nouman_ashraf Also had … Continue reading →

Day 91 (of 2021/22) 3 non covid education need stories you may have missed for the week ending January 28. With thanks to @milbank , @steven_mintz , @stefficao_ & @xjackiehong 1. Hmmmm Governor Youngkin’s own children were lucky to have … Continue reading →

Day 90 (of 2021/22) Thinking Classrooms book study part 1 thanks @krbrach @pgliljedahl As a district we explored @peterliljedahl Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics! Session One:Introduction: Students Not Thinking/Institutional Norms/Toward a Thinking Classroom/How to Read This Book (TC = Thinking Classroom)Chapter … Continue reading →

Day 89 (of 2021/22) #bellLetsTalkDay and a shoutouts to @dangotoole & @EPrecipice Mental wellness. Still a taboo subject for many, but it’s good to have targeted days like #bellLetsTalkDay as the monolithic communication company offers a nickel for each use … Continue reading →

Day 88 (of 2021/22) Literacy Week! This week I read an article from The Sunday Times about a worry about readers in the UK https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10432223/Children-starting-secondary-school-reading-age-SIX-education-experts-warn-crisis.html essentially that many 7th graders reading at a level we would score as a 6 … Continue reading →

Day 87 (of 2021/22) changes… school nicknames and logos… In all the clutter of good decisions to change antiquated school nicknames that are offensive and/or inappropriate (and finally likewise being done at the professional sports level) a good idea was … Continue reading →

Day 86 (of 2021/22) 3 non-covid education news stories you may have missed for the week ending January 21 Thanks @ANiChulain , @cbcasithappens , and @brandonbusteed 1. Not quite out of Ready Player One, but are virtual classrooms the next … Continue reading →

Day 85 (of 2021/22) Mr Landy Classroom Takeover Two days in a row I’ve provided coverage due to a lack of replacement staff. Not as common an experience here as it is in other jurisdictions, I know that part. And … Continue reading →

Day 84 (of 2021/22) mid season class changes I used to keep kids in assigned classes all year long Now I consider changes when it’s clear that what looked good on paper is not looking good in practice. Partly was … Continue reading →

Day 83 (of 2021/22) Waves – a poem  As I continue to try to do some different In my days of learning blog, I found the waves metaphor worked very well for how our responses to the waves of the … Continue reading →