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Day 2 (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  2: How do we ensure we are preparing students for their rapidly changing future rather than the education system we experienced? I love this one because way too many…

Day 1a (of SOL 2025) Summer of Learning… Dear Dr Kennedy @chrkennedy In his annual year end blog, Chris had some good questions… here is question  1: What do students remember ten years after they leave us and how can we build more moments that stay with them? I suspect it’s more about the climate…

Day 185 of 2024/25 but also Day 1 of SOL (Summer of Learning 2025) I think I’m seeing a way to reduce class sizes… at least in some states… sad times for #SOGI #pridemonth & #nationalindigenouspeopleshistorymonth Well… I think I know a way to help reduce class sizes…  https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/06/27/supreme-court-lets-parents-opt-kids-out-of-lgbtq-books-in-schools/ read aloud of two books a…

Day 184 (of 2024/25) the hypocrisys of schooling (a reflection to end the year) From time to time to time, I point out some of the many lived double lives/meanings that make hypocrisy part of the educational experience, though my reflection of the year does not see hypocrisy as a bad thing. The word tends…

Day 183 (of 2024/25) a final #tEChursday thought/share for the school year thanks @lastweektonight The last couple days, my social media included an emphasis on some AI generated images. This was inspired by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight’s look at AI slap – which I thought encapsulated a good overview of tech during the…

Day 182 (of 2024/25) Su(cky)mmer prep Just a reminder that not everybody has glorious plans/memories of summer breaks. One of many reasons some of us eye the school calendar with a wonder of “why”?  It’s a long break without the structure and routine of the school community…  Curious what your thoughts are on the break…

Day 181 (of 2024/25) and a thought about “What’s causing Canada’s education quality decline”…  spoiler: more librarians Research from international testing shows a change in Canada’s rankings… now, I will be an early caller-outer on some of the flawed decisions on ranking school (and districts and jurisdictions) on achievement based on a standardized test… especially…

Day 180 (of 2024/25) #comiccon reflections I had a couple of “too soon” asks on how I think our school comic con went. Whenever there is something ‘big’, I am my own worst critic and know I need a couple of days to not think of the negatives/worries that I was worried about and to…

Day 179 (of 2024/25) Friday  #booktok Our Place 150 years for #nationalindigenouspeopleshistorymonth and #nationalindigenouspeoplesday #nationalindigenouspeoplesday 150 years… a great subheading for an important graphic novel… but the promo video does a pretty good job on its own… https://youtu.be/sX9rWYxoFQ8?si=5vWYW_R5D1pQJK7L This was highlighted in our schools asynchronous assembly (as an online school, students and families ‘get’ to…

Day 178 (of 2024/25) bonus graduation events (and leaving school ceremonies) Here’s the debate prompt. Do students need to have completed all credits before they cross the stage for a graduation? Sub prompt 1: if yes, shouldn’t ceremonies take place in the fall when classes and summer school opportunities are complete and an authentic count…