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Day 39 (of 2024/25) suing for grades… a blockbuster future…? https://apple.news/AckcMyn0zTdeAEl7-Uua9Uw I have mentioned before that I think the cell phone and its embedded tools is the disruptor that many of us have anticipated (at one point thinking it may be computers… then laptops… then tablets…but the “toolkit that fits in a pocket” sure feels…

Day 38 (of 2024/25) Halloween in (or should it not be in?) school #halloweek thanks @theatlantic writers @stephaniebye_ @kathrynfiona @ibogost @julieebeck T’is the last week of October and fall is settling in… some communities are waiting for that first fall of snow – it often was on or darn close to Halloween when the flakes…

Day 37 (of 2024/25) Pro-D at @cuebc with keynote by @courosa First: what a list re generative AI!!  https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1bdu1PpjsO7odq5Tu8n-Hj4W9aAiBw57fhcJvoKqMCbU/mobilebasic?pli=1 Then James Gill and I presented and shared how TaskMaster can be a valuable learning approach (introduces a focus on the competencies and design thinking and timelines) Understanding and Navigating Truth: The Role of Information Literacy…

Day 36 (of 2024/25) @cuebc Eve – pro-d with @taskmasteredu and @taskmaster (spoilers) I love taskmaster. The challenges and comedians I’ve been exposed to are influential and inspiring – don’t have to go beyond this years featuring Rosie Jones – a comedian who incorporates her cerebral palsy into her act (she is fabulous on 8…

Day 35 (of 2024/25) the dirty secret of some staff rooms… I know! It’s hard to believe, but not all teachers get along. We have different schema, pedagogy, philosophies… views on students… on growth/fixed mindsets… and this is good as it can lead to some fun debate, discussion, and inquiry. But… Sometimes (fortunately NOT all…

Day 34 (of 2024/25) growth plan Balancing personal and professional growth. And district plans, school plans, and my own… and annually I post my draft plan that I use for my district plan. Focusing ok connections (I’m okay taking some hits as an ally for #sogi #lgbtq2ia and our #bipoc and #indigenous partners)

Day 33 (of 2024/25) first they came for the audio jack… next was the “C” button… @theatlantic @ibogost I enjoyed this read from the Atlantic’s Ian Bogost… https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/iphone-broke-its-calculator/680271/  the loss of the “C” button in the most recent update of the calculator to iOS 18… the one that clears the input… although, from my own…

Day 32 (of 2024/25) #personsday in Canada – and thanks to @Buzzfeed for a share It was October 18th, 1929 that the government of canada finally recognized women as “persons”. It has not yet been a hundred years since this attempt at gender equity… and pretty clear that we haven’t reached equity quite yet… As…

Day 31 (of 2024/25) @shakeoutbc I do an annual assembly associated with ShakeOutBC’s Earthquake awareness campaign: https://youtu.be/Yk0SqOZJb10 I try to focus on each of the 3 major drills we need to do as a school/program – even though we are online and have mostly at-home learners… which is why we went live and allowed others…

Day 30 (of 2024/25) wait – what… a gap year before the final two years if high school? That would ruin 5 year graduation rates… but… I did NOT know that Ireland had a gap year option in the middle of secondary school… https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/16/ireland-school-secret-transition-year-off-curriculum So let me get this ‘experiment’ right… for the past 30-50…