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Day 111 (of 2024/25) teachers vs uncertified adults – ministry of education and (not as) child care The term ‘trusted adult’ got mentioned to me today – and it reminded me of this article I recently read – including a note that a ‘study by Jacob Kirksey showed students losing three to four months of…

Day 110 (of 2024/25) assessment discussion when communicating a grade/proficiency: quality v quantity v effort | independent work vs ‘grade/age level expectation’ It is ‘that time of year’ when we are looking at second editions of Learning Updates (still colloquially referred to as report cards) and sharing what students have done and how students are…

Day 109 (of 2024/25) a reshare of #recreationalmathematics  A while back Dr Who made a throwaway comment about “recreational mathematics” – the joys of doing math for fun… imagine that! So today I did a classroom takeover with the theme of seeing if this math thing would work or not! I like to start with…

Day 108 (of 2024/25) gotta admit… I miss flash and still hate (but appreciate) firewalls – a #tEChursday reflection I have a list of math games that used to be great – but there were definitely a lot more available via flash – and not as many blocked by our various firewalls due to them…

Day 107 (of 2024/25) getting students ready for the world of … work…? A different look at dress codes & attendance WFH parents ‘make children think school is optional’ — The Times and The Sunday Times Interesting perspective as we consider what ‘world’ our schools are preparing students for… one of the past? One we…

Day 106 (of 2024/25) comparing classrooms today to 1870… https://apple.news/Ao7oD4eVGQbCy-jvHGFEUMA I like the mindset that with one eye on the future it’s still valuable to keep an eye on what (and why) some things were done the way they were in the past of this experiment we call ‘schooling’. This weekend I stumbled upon a…

Day 105 (of 2024/25) Pro-D on ❤️s day…  shoutouts to @genxjono @sylviaduckworth  Love seeing some of the shares looking back on the ‘day’ via  @genxjono  Eg: https://youtube.com/shorts/8W8zXurF-z8?si=oKPS0ts9oWiPHwYi (pt 1) Eg: https://youtube.com/shorts/q4JIw2GTp68?si=p1Tr1B7HnANiOsr2 (pt 2) As a reminder that while some have very fond memories of the cards and the shares… the pressure (and disappointment) was real.…

Day 104 (of 2024/25) helping you with #pride #queer #lgbtq2ia+ understanding Lots of learnings that can still be shared as we approach the day designed to raise awareness of the importance to end bullying of trans/lgbtq2ia+ communities. Not just about friendship or broad anti-bullying… much more specific when you wear a #pinkshirt  And our language…

Today we met as a group to get some alignment in our practice and work as a JOH&S committee – something not always given great attention to, but an important part of the job – working as a team at our work site (aka school building) to make sure things are working well for our…

Day 102 (of 2024/25) science (?) of reading vs test results – thanks Jill Barshay https://apple.news/Ad3TRQ67ATD6inwH-Zr6t8g I always chuckle when we use ‘old formats’ to analyze and assess new strategies and approaches… and this article regarding the Science of Reading is a good example… not that I am against SoR – but that I still…