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Day 66 (of 2025/26) 3+ news stories to know in education: new screen battle – mirrors! At least now those cheaters using contacts won’t be enabled 🙄; leaning in where others ban;  But first – different screens as distractions: UK school removes all mirrors from toilets because students ‘won’t stop looking in them’ — The…

Day 65 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI look at some annual games There are many more games, but y’know… firewalls and education…  One of my favourites is lighting up the tree by connecting the lights: https://akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/ctreelights/ctreelights.html And a sequel!!! https://akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/ctreelights2/ctreelights2.html And to expand and explore other December events: Dec 8  – Explore Bodhi Day: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/zy9vp4j Dec 15-22…

Day 64 (of 2025/26) Thinkings on grade inflation and comparing grad rates with standardized exam results… Two topics have been irking me on social media – in particular on the former edutwitter environment – lots of people pushing back on ‘grade inflation = bad reading’ and ‘increased grad results = horrible SAT achievement (among others). …

Day 63 (of 2025/26) the hypocrisy of the holiday season (appreciation vs appropriation) I wear a lot of ties. Even in learning environments when I’m prompted “we’re not really a ‘tie’ place”… it becomes an expectation that I have at tie/bow tie on for much of the year (when the weather gets hot, I do…

Day 62 (of 2025/26) December Book Review: The AI Experiment by Dr Stacie Chana— @staciechan Building With AI, Not Against It – #tEChursdAI early! As someone who has long embraced emerging technologies—and who openly jokes about our future robot overlords—I approached The AI Experiment by Dr Stacie Chana with a curiosity about where this would…

Day 61 (of 2025/26) 3 education news stories to close off November! With a sad #movember anniversary a look at secularism in Quebec, being late, and it’s not just me saying we need more comic books in schools! It took me a fortnight extra to be ready to do one more share – honouring the…

Day 60 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI – does chatgpt dream of 0s and 1s or ABCs thanks @nymag Once upon a time, “Do Andorids dream of Electric Sheep” by Philip K Dick questioned the ‘humanity’ and intelligences of non-biological entities… spurred up a bit from the wonder “Is ChatGPT Conscious” by the NewYork Magazing: https://archive.ph/64V8s Here…

Day 59 (of 2025/26) Wizards of the West Coast – Dungeons and Dragons as an English Language Arts Unit Gamification of learning in a very real sense. Raise your avatar right and graduate early!?! Okay, maybe a tad ambitious – but there is a lot of thinking, creating, communicating, critical thinking, story building, immersion, oral…

Day 58 (of 2025/26) #movember final push @movemberCA @heylandsbert @sicknotweak @menshealthfound https://movember.com/m/ianlandy?mc=40 Again, I am not good at pushing for funds… even though I know the donations through things like Hoops for Heart, Jump rope for heart, Terry Fox, etc etc etc have brought together research that meant my cardiac experience was much more positive…

Day 57 (of 2025/26) body doubling… This week we are going to more broadly launch a live support module for our online learners… body doubling… What is Body Doubling? Body doubling is a productivity technique where simply working in the presence of others—physically or virtually—helps a person stay focused, motivated, and on task. It doesn’t…