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Day 91 (of 2024/25) the naming of literacy Thank you (and sorry) T.S. Eliot – hate the film or musical if you must… I love it and Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats that inspired… Cats ~ but are we in alignment that there is not really agreement in what ‘being literate’ means now that…

I am a little excited to do some sharing about our online/asynchronous connections we are doing for this years Literacy Week! As a POLS (Provincial Online Learning School) we have to sometimes do things a bit different(iated). And one of my personal goals this year has been around communication in the form of reaching out…

Day 89 (of 2024/25) #tEChursday look at two updates to the cell phone ban For me, a key component of screen use remains knowing if they are being used for consuming or creating content/information/examples of learning in ways that cannot be done without a screen… thus even I am not universally 24/7/365 screens… (but I’m…

Day 88 (of 2024/25) originally titled: more reasons why I can be an admin pain as an admin…. During a meeting this week – we relooked at our district procedure on food… which reminded me about one item brought up awhile back was some parents not wanting videos on while kids were eating. I am…

Day 87 (of 2024/25) oh no… literally “imagine it on the front page of the newspaper” I hate it when a colleague makes a poor decision that https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-principal-suspended-duct-taping-student-chair Oh no. It’s like a bad joke coming to life. In staff rooms such an experiment might be talked about, but restraint such as this is a…

Day 86 (of 2024/25) get the popcorn – notes: writing vs typing part XVIII Writing notes instead of typing pits scholars against each other — The Hechinger Report Love this debate (mainly because of what I’ve looked into via neuroscience, while my bias is typing (based on my own ancient university experience) I actually think…

I had some time to think while travelling to my grandmas mini memorial (100 years old!!) and saw a couple of articles that made me ponder… education does a lot… what could/should/ought to be deleted – especially as everybody has “more” that they wish schools did. The first article was the acknowledgement that the Lowry…

Day 84 (of 2024/25) an arcade mindset… hear me out… A text chat with a friend had us talking a bit about the ‘good old days’ of the coin operated arcades (even though likely cost a lot more in various quarter drops than what our Nintendo switch and games have ended up costing to play…

Day 83 (of 2024/25) #BlackExcellenceDay 18 school districts – including sign language interpreters – joining us to make this an inclusive event! Www.blackexcellenceday.ca Sam Darkoh is our emcee (Riverdale!!)  Love that we are starting with Carolyn Roberts – Re-storying Education is her latest book helping with decolonizing education. Always love how she shares the message…

Day 83 (of 2024/25) at over 100 years of age, a passing may not be surprising, but it is still a loss My remaining grandparent passed this past weekend. Last year we celebrated her 100th birthday. An amazing streak considering she took on cancer (with the help of my mom who moved back ‘home’ to…