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Culmination of Learning…and a Thousand Paper Cuts
If there was no time limit this video would have been at least 15 minutes. The writer in me got a little carried away, that lead to cuts, then more cuts and more cuts. All the little lines I treasured got tossed to the side. Even then it’s a few seconds over (13 with citations). […]
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Choice: Debate #8
It’s interesting on how a slight change in wording can make a big difference in how you view a statement. These questions are all worded well to encourage a mix of ideas and opinions, which is what makes for a more interesting debate. Being reminded of those words is also what has made me side […]
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Digital Footprints in the Snow: Debate #7
Years ago in my home town it was a snowy day two teenagers were breaking into cars and stealing items from inside. A man noticed them sneaking around in the dark while sitting in his car. He slouched down and thought, “There is no way they’d be stupid enough to not see me and open […]
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Take a Breath
I was very nervous when we started our debate and my nerves ran high until the end of class. I was so in the mind set of go, that when we broke into break out groups for the second debate my brain hadn’t caught up and I thought I was in the debaters room. Needless […]
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Listening for Silence
Usually I try to get these posts up quickly after the debate, but I needed to sit with this one for a bit. I tried typing my thoughts, deleted them, tried again then walked away. Sometimes time helps clarify and measure thoughts. The fact that I have wrestled with some of these thoughts in my […]
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Torn
Debate #1 My feelings on technology in the classroom have always been that it is dependent on the teacher and how it is used. Within the walls of a school students can be guided and assigned technology that has been shown to engage students, not to mention the benefits of assistive technology that was mentioned […]
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A Day in the Life….not the Beatles song.
My brain does not like shutting off, so my day begins with a search for my air pods which I used to play a podcast the night before. I pick up on the podcast at whichever point I fell asleep as I hurry to get ready before my son wakes up. If I have time […]
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Greetings fellow EC&I 830 students!
It’s been a very long time since I wrote a blog. My last one was a reflection of my time teaching on a First Nations fly in community. I look forward to sharing my ideas and reading some of your reflections.
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