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Going Grade-less: An Update
We are 8 months into a pandemic that really has changed how we can teach. Now it hasn't change how many folks do but it has made some...
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Wiggle your big toe
Daily I see countless posts from my online teacher friends and community talking about the challenges of this year. The fears, the...
Well Here We Are
In January of last year I did the "One word" deal that so many teachers seem to do. Pick that word that that you are going to have to...
So Kind it Hurts
A few years ago I started my teacher Twitter journey. I was almost immediately accepted by a really nice group of educators. They talked...
Remember who you are
Dusting off this blog after what has been the first month of school. I spent much of the summer trying to learn how to best help my...
Time to Dream
When the COVID closure first began I think so many of us really didn't know what our next steps would look like. The inequity had a...
Teachers should be paid millions
This was said so many times in March and April as we shifted into distance learning. Teaching is hard, planning is hard, actually let me...
When writing unlocks the doors
Today was a fantastic day of learning as we had some live sessions for IREL and had a chance to have some great conversations with...
Lessons Learned from Clifford an IREL20 Reflection
As a white male, growing up I was never aware of my privilege. I grew up in a largely white community and attended predominantly white...
Reflections on Summer Learning
It has been a week since IREL20 week one. The material of the course was great. A lot of writing that I was able to revisit from...
A fork in the road
A few years ago I was talking to my students and one comment from a student really hit me, our community is largely white, as we...
When we can't read
Pre-Covid I was reflecting as I finished my second "for fun" book of the summer on how little I read this school year. Or at least how...
Looking back and Looking Forward
In the spring of last year I interviewed for a position I really wanted. I didn't get it. My imposter syndrome that I have been...
After the books
Background I grew up in Northern Alberta, for those who read my blog and are from communities made up of diverse cultures and people, my...
While we are away
Sitting down and watching a little Homeland after a day of working out, blogging, yard work and a walk I begin to blog again. I wrote...
Clarity
I don't think I have ever started a blog post without a clear title in mind. I feel like it has always framed my thinking but today as I...
This was going to be the year
I attended my first Edcamp down in Bozeman Montana a few years ago. It was a neat experience. Teachers gathering together to share their...
Are you ready to change?
When Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream first came out I have this recollection of Chunky Monkey and movies with my friends. A few weeks ago shea...
Only in Dreams
I am not talking about the Weezer song but I do now know what I will be listening to tomorrow at work. This last week or so I have been...
Reflections on Whatever This Is
I don't know what to really call this distance education, remote teaching, home school, home learning, whatever it is. What I do know is...
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