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Day 51 (of 2025/26) what if ‘it’ came back… #tEChursdAI 3 news stories ~ wonders about iAI / iBook; trade schools not being what some wish they were; and school trustees… https://apple.news/AP3r_q6nNRQqKp7fR1AZDdA

Day 50 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI presentation proposal regarding the Spaghetti Western that is AI… Spaghetti Westerns refer to a series of films set in the North American ‘wild west’ (mid 1800s) but were filmed in Europe largely by Italian directors (most famous is the ‘Nameless Man’ series by Sergio Leone starring Clint Eastwood) – the…

Day 49 (of 2025/26) went live with “Body Doubling with the Principal” and it was not well attended… can’t wait to do it again! Inspired by @adhd_love I am uncomfortably comfortable with the concept of ‘body doubling’ – an adhd strategy that I have seen, and heard, be very effective for people to help them…

Day 48 (of 2025/26) on #RemembranceDay with a shoutout to #indigenousveteransday My first shoulder tap to get me moving into the education world that is the vocation of being a PVP (Principal/Vice Principal) was to coordinate and run the Remembrance Day Assembly. It’s one of the holy trinity of expected school assemblies: the BC School…

Day 47 (of 2025/26) Some thoughts and 3 news stories this week that make me hope/worry about school change… Highlight: At least two schools in our district are taking time today to acknowledge Indigenous Veterans Day – more in the news items at the bottom: My over-thinking wonder of the week: Do schools really want…

Day 46 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI ai leading us into an unwanted Time Machine…? I hate that AI is returning us to the 17th century… Thanks @WSJ and @MJ_Koch for encouraging @WSJopinion. ⸻ Spoiler (aka thesis statement <— trust me, this is sarcasticly funny): I hate that Mary Julia Koch’s OpEd on A New York School…

Day 45 (of 2025/26) Reading inventories … who sets the standards to which others are held to? Funny that I was thinking about the topic of reading as part of entering school and then Chris Kennedy helped provide some writing to help drive some direction: https://cultureofyes.ca/2025/11/04/beyond-the-score-can-ai-make-literacy-screeners-more-human/ My bias: as a librarian for much of my…

Day 44 (of 2025/26) another #movember where I will leave fundraising to others I am not good at getting funds – either as donations nor solicitations. It is why I prefer to focus on the messaging of good programs like Heart and Stroke Society’s Jump Rope For Heart, Terry Fox for Cancer etc – but…

Day 43 (of 2025/26) Book Recommendation in time for the holidays! Thank you @misterosman and @jasonaaron and @fantagraphics  I’ve got a few titles I want to promote – one for very selfish reasons… Traditional Novel/Great Gift I have long been reluctant to recommend reads for others (I’m one who reads Brave New World as a…

Day 42 (of 2025/26) the ultimate day to school, education and everything! (And a final share on hallows eve in schools) 42 – the ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything according to Douglas Adams in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – but my biggest connection in re-re-reading it this year has been…