Identity Day 2011; My Dogs
As an example to the students, I wanted to write a short post on my Identity Day Project for 2011. Last year I decided to share my love of the
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Looking back, looking around, and looking ahead
There has been a lot of talk lately regarding class size initiative in Alberta and other parts of the world. The comment that keeps coming up is that reduced class
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You eat food?
When I often hear about the backlash against teachers in many areas of society (there are lots of good thing said as well), I try to think about every time
The Elastic Band Effect
cc licensed flickr photo shared by odolphie Finishing off a school year, it is important to look back and reflect on some of the initiatives that have happened during the
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For you or me?
Recently I received a message about someone who is doing an internship for Microsoft this summer, but previously did his work at Google. When I asked how he was doing,
30 years of this?
I recently spent two days at Trinity School in Atlanta, Georgia, learning with some very passionate educators. As I left to head back home, this invigorating feeling came over me
The Power of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Treat a man as he is and you make him worse than he is. Treat a man as he has the potential to become and you make him better than
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Human Purpose
Recently, I attended a very interesting talk by Sherry Turkle, who wrote the book, “Alone Together; Why we expect more technology, and less from each other“. It was interesting to
Book Covers
I spend many Saturday and Sunday afternoons hanging out at a Starbucks reading and writing. It is a fantastic way for me to get some work done in a learning
Keep Asking Questions
The ideal for our students is that they are continuously learning and asking powerful questions. We need to do the same as we continue to grow as educators. Here are
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