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Day 59 (of 2024/25) wait – distractions we are more comfortable with are being leveraged for learning? Thanks @edutopia  Board games. Admittedly sometimes bored games if they go on too long (looking at you monopoly – admitting that if we actually read and followed the rules the games would not have  been marathons. Like many…

Day 58 (of 2023/24) a couple thoughts after marking FSAs BC does not do a lot of ‘whole group’ exams in our province – we have the FSA (Foundation Skills Assessment) done at grade 4 & 7 (reading writing and math – multiple choice component and ‘show your work’ books). They are meant to focus…

Day 57 (of 2024/25) we’ll, one of my favourite books as a young reader was “My Robot Buddy” https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-schmidt-ex-google-ceo-ai-book-kissinger-white-stork-2024-11 One of the new wonders… how will AI influence … ‘us’. Google CEO thinking that, ‘ready or not’, it already is.  At the same time a colleague shared a concern about Poly.AI. A tool (although it…

Day 56 (of 2024/25) forgetting about it – a ponder on short term cramming for tests vs long term core memories… inspired by @edutopia Memory is a funny thing. Some things crystal clear… some moments re-lived… lots of new learnings… lots still unknown… if memory all worked the same, the industrial model of school might’ve…

Day 55 (of 2024/25) tinnitus and sound From https://apple.news/Ak14PE-eISgymfbUe9dP9Rg and because I have had such congestion that I woke up in the middle of the night to silence – no tinnitus ~ but I gladly welcomed the buzz back rather than try to cope with the sinus pressure I had instead. But I do like…

Day 54 (of 2024/25) and then things got better! Thank you @BIketani and @emilycarru  It’s been a tough week… and I can only empathize for our friends family… but, as always, life keeps on moving… sometimes cuz it has to – sometimes because it gets to… finally ‘got to’ get to a good moment, though…

Day 53 (of 2024/25) atmospheric studied: bomb cyclone Weather ain’t like it was as I remember learning about… my dad was a geography major so I learned too much about clouds to predict weather… but growing up in a rural community on the Fraser, weather was pretty predictable… but now living on the coast I…

Day 52 (of 2024/25) eulogies are hard for educators #movember sadness over loss of a friend This month I am promoting (mens) health – both physical and mental, but was rocked this weekend learning that a friend and colleague unexpectedly passed away… someone who took very good care of their physical and mental health and…

Day 51 (of 2024/25) thinking about #LouisRiel  The learning of Louis Riel has long been complicated. I consider myself fortunate as our small school socials teacher shred events and let us decide if Riel was a taitor or hero… many others were directly informed that Riel was a bad person who somehow help lead to…

Day 50 (of 2024/25) wait till people take a look at modern calculators…. Ban bias via things we wish we had… on a #tEChursday thanks @wired Recently a focus on banning personal tech has noticed smartwatches https://www.edweek.org/technology/why-schools-are-getting-a-jump-on-their-smartwatch-policies/2024/09 And  https://apple.news/AyqEV8lH6Q52nuhR9C5ExNA OR https://www.wired.com/story/schools-ban-phones-but-kids-arrive-with-smartwatches-edsurge/#:~:text=Many%20parents%20are%20unable%20or,another%20“electronic%20umbilical%20cord.”&text=This%20article%20was%20copublished%20with%20EdSurge.  with a personal note that since the early 1980s, watches have long pushed and…