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Day 58 (of 2025/26) #movember final push @movemberCA @heylandsbert @sicknotweak @menshealthfound https://movember.com/m/ianlandy?mc=40 Again, I am not good at pushing for funds… even though I know the donations through things like Hoops for Heart, Jump rope for heart, Terry Fox, etc etc etc have brought together research that meant my cardiac experience was much more positive…

Day 57 (of 2025/26) body doubling… This week we are going to more broadly launch a live support module for our online learners… body doubling… What is Body Doubling? Body doubling is a productivity technique where simply working in the presence of others—physically or virtually—helps a person stay focused, motivated, and on task. It doesn’t…

Day 56 (of 2025/26) 3 news stories that seem a bit more ‘attack focused’ than should be in education… 1. What is a “professional degree” – definitely a focus on female majority professions…hmmm…. https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/full-list-of-degrees-no-longer-considered-professional-by-trumps-education-department-nursing-and-accounting-article-153187736 and this impacts: How much of a student loan can be obtained; which means more will turn to private loans and…

Day 54 (of 2025/26) A new media for language arts…? And practice for #chrkennedy prompt engineering! D&D… Dungeons and Dragons… in the late 20th century, was feared and banned. I am thrilled that it has become more than just accepted in the 21st century, but even encouraged and thriving and allowing other roll playing modules…

Day 53 (of 2025/26) #toontuesday have you considered Manga? My first encounter with maga was not a traditional way… I stumbled upon my first one while expanding my comic collection as a teen: Lone Wolf & Cub was a westernized edition that caught me up in its story. But it wasn’t the same as the…

Day 52 (of 2025/26) grades clarified based on @ibogost view on grades via @theatlantic  Grade inflation – a neat article by Ian Bogost, but I think one that could use a bit of … extra information… https://apple.news/AGyQDkTXZQJGolepJCHOFWQ One of the strategies that has helped students do better on tasks (this on reports where the focus…

Day 51 (of 2025/26) what if ‘it’ came back… #tEChursdAI 3 news stories ~ wonders about iAI / iBook; trade schools not being what some wish they were; and school trustees… https://apple.news/AP3r_q6nNRQqKp7fR1AZDdA

Day 50 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI presentation proposal regarding the Spaghetti Western that is AI… Spaghetti Westerns refer to a series of films set in the North American ‘wild west’ (mid 1800s) but were filmed in Europe largely by Italian directors (most famous is the ‘Nameless Man’ series by Sergio Leone starring Clint Eastwood) – the…

Day 49 (of 2025/26) went live with “Body Doubling with the Principal” and it was not well attended… can’t wait to do it again! Inspired by @adhd_love I am uncomfortably comfortable with the concept of ‘body doubling’ – an adhd strategy that I have seen, and heard, be very effective for people to help them…

Day 48 (of 2025/26) on #RemembranceDay with a shoutout to #indigenousveteransday My first shoulder tap to get me moving into the education world that is the vocation of being a PVP (Principal/Vice Principal) was to coordinate and run the Remembrance Day Assembly. It’s one of the holy trinity of expected school assemblies: the BC School…