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Doing Math: from Left to Right
Last week we had over 80 parents, along with administrators, thinking, doing and talking about math. The event was a School Planning Council meeting sponsored by our district, facilitated by Richmond...
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Things I Learned From My Student Teachers [part 112.63]
Working and learning with education students as they grapple with what it means to be a teacher is tremendously rewarding. My experience as a Faculty Associate was just over two years ago and I now...
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What have I learned from my students? (guest post)
by Alicia Logie As I have developed as a teacher-learner, particularly as assessment and evaluation began to occupy more and more of my thinking, I began asking myself the question: What do I learn...
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sparks fly, synapses fire at edcamp43!
87 as the synapses fire you see by Richard Lazzara Getting up at 6am on a Saturday is not part of my usual weekend routine. But I did just that on January 14, full of anticipation for the day ahead. I...
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How to Spot an Innovator
Marcel Duchamp Dr. Charles Leadbeater has some very interesting insights into education and innovation. He spoke to a large group of CoastMetro educators at the Italian Cultural Centre on February 17,...
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“The moment of change is the only poem” -Adrienne Rich
Matsuri by Kaya Newman It is late summer. I can feel the rhythm of many summers past – insistent, humming – yet now it is time to begin. My new position is vice-principal at a K-7 school with a...
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Teach Up!
Creative Commons photo by Wha'ppen How can we give ALL students access to rich materials and curriculum? We can Teach Up! Since my daughters entered public school many years ago, I have been thinking...
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9 Benefits of Technology in the Music Classroom
If you are like me and you believe in active music making in your music classes, you might wonder how technology can benefit your program. Here are some ways that technology has deepened musical...
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On Waves, Rainbows and the State of Flow…
Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person’s capacity to act. ―Mihaly Csikszentmihaly This week in music class my students and...
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5 Reasons to Rethink Awards Night
Thank you to Alfie Kohn, Chris Wejr and many others who have changed my thinking on awards and merit systems. They inspired change in our team. I am a vice principal in a K-7 school with a forever...
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