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Day 182 (of 2024/25) Su(cky)mmer prep Just a reminder that not everybody has glorious plans/memories of summer breaks. One of many reasons some of us eye the school calendar with a wonder of “why”?  It’s a long break without the structure and routine of the school community…  Curious what your thoughts are on the break…

Day 181 (of 2024/25) and a thought about “What’s causing Canada’s education quality decline”…  spoiler: more librarians Research from international testing shows a change in Canada’s rankings… now, I will be an early caller-outer on some of the flawed decisions on ranking school (and districts and jurisdictions) on achievement based on a standardized test… especially…

Day 180 (of 2024/25) #comiccon reflections I had a couple of “too soon” asks on how I think our school comic con went. Whenever there is something ‘big’, I am my own worst critic and know I need a couple of days to not think of the negatives/worries that I was worried about and to…

Day 179 (of 2024/25) Friday  #booktok Our Place 150 years for #nationalindigenouspeopleshistorymonth and #nationalindigenouspeoplesday #nationalindigenouspeoplesday 150 years… a great subheading for an important graphic novel… but the promo video does a pretty good job on its own… https://youtu.be/sX9rWYxoFQ8?si=5vWYW_R5D1pQJK7L This was highlighted in our schools asynchronous assembly (as an online school, students and families ‘get’ to…

Day 178 (of 2024/25) bonus graduation events (and leaving school ceremonies) Here’s the debate prompt. Do students need to have completed all credits before they cross the stage for a graduation? Sub prompt 1: if yes, shouldn’t ceremonies take place in the fall when classes and summer school opportunities are complete and an authentic count…

Day 177 (of 2024/25) I’m too tired for a good/full reflection of our school comic con… so here is our Comic Kahoot -Answer addition Or try the quiz first: https://kahoot.it/challenge/05364865?challenge-id=b978468e-141e-4f58-88fb-042949de96a9_1750307089654 In 1933, a premium not sold on newsstands, “Famous Funnies, A Carnival of Comics” was printed by Eastern Color Printing and put out by Delacort,…

Day 176 (of 2024/25) #booktok a history of comics in the classroom…and library Year one. Stash of comics in library. Reading them and sharing them. Coming out of university where one of my education papers was “Comics to Classics” a look at scaffolding comics to get into more traditional literatures. Year three. Small stack of comics…

Day 175 (of 2024/25) do people who hate its #pridemonth and #indigenouspeopleshistorymonth root for the sentinels when they read x-men? #tcaf #tcaf2025  Loved the time I had at #tcaf. Some great panels that still have me thinking about diversity and inclusion and who the content creators have always been… and how comics have been reflective…

Day 174(of 2024/25) #fathersday thinking I always like to give shoutouts to dads (and the many people regardless of gender who do the ‘job’ of dads) as so often Mother’s Day gets a bit more attention in schools – because “we” so often work with moms more than dads… not always, I have more than…

Day 173 (of 2024/25) with a fortnight to go… the days are just packed… We still have two weeks plus an admin day for the 24/25 school year. And the days are packed… I could use an additional 4+ hours … but not 5pm-9pm, 4 hours compacted between 10 and 11… I wish I was…