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Day 147 (of 2024/25) A discussion about educations future #tEChursday Based on yesterday’s book share “Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (and not so possible) Tomorrows! (No spoilers!): I was chatting with a colleague earlier and we were talking about AI and tech and how things might be better (?) in the future… though…

Day 146 (of 2024/25) #booktok Flash Forward – Rose Eveleth – great for #tEChursday  Some extended thinkings from trading this collection of possible (and not so possible) tomorrows… Delicious short graphics with essays extending some of the thinkings of future focused ponders. Delightful as some of us find it ‘fun’ to look back and read…

Day 145 (of 2024/25) Another comic book share? Just Roll With It – RPG vs OCD… great book by Veronica Agarwal @wisbagram & Lee Durfey-Lavoie @DurfeyLee Terms to note: RPG = role playing game – fabulous for imagination and critical & creative thinking (along with communication and exploring identity – both personal and community) OCD…

Day 144 (of 2024/25) secret #starwars week (landyism about distractions) May the fourth (be with you) falls on a weekend and I need a positive distraction because there is just a little bit too much going on all at the same time. So a bit of comfort viewing (and sharing) is helpful – one of…

Day 143 (of 2024/25) #booktok the Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud  Two of my favourites – Raina got my attention with Smile and Drama and I was guided to Scott with his graphic novel look at comics.  I love the opening looking at writing/drawing partnerships… I don’t imagine it’s ever ‘easy’.  And…

Day 142 (of 2024/25) why screens From Black Mirror “Plaything” “Well, I learned early on to fear most people. So, to enjoy company, even emulated company via a screen, may be a bit sad, but it was water in the desert for me.” – from the amazing Peter Capaldi as older Cameron Walker.  Something to…

An AI Story(?) Day 141 (of 2024/250  Or https://archive.is/D8nAm A difference between calculators and generative AI that I notice in education is that the AI tools appear to mimic original thought whereas calculators conclude entered commands to an expected conclusion. And calculators were reviled by educators for a long while. And once expensive enough that…

Day 140 (of 2024/25) #autismmonth share! The complexity of “time” Today’s reminders come from some reflecting I did during our Pro-D Day.  Wait Time. Don’t rush an answer… remember that with any question, the brain can get very busy. Very. It’s why I will continue to share this photo my son created – thousands of…

Day x (of 2024/25) #booktok Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr, illustrated by Jes & Cindy Wibowo Only thing better than a recommendation by Jason Reynolds to start a book is the gamification of school by referencing that “the first day of school is a tutorial level before you get to the game”… and the examples…

Day 138 (of 2024/25) Pro-D Day! Autistic – Affirming Communication Supports Great share about how we ‘used to’ do things that we now do better… and the value of listening to our inside voice about what feels righter and wronger… neuro knowledge keeps getting deeper (and we have to be comfortable trying something new…) Used…