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My Very Hungry Mind. Newer posts →. September 23, 2011 · 2:50 pm. Pro-D days, depending on how they are used, can be very valuable for everyone. While some of my students embark on a camping trip I will sit through meetings. The main focus of our activities is to triangulate provincially prescribed learning outcomes, new school goals and our teaching units. We started this process last week in a short Pro-D session and at first I was less than enthused. Thanks for reading,. Now as a teacher I reflect dai...
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What is essential to my practice? | My Very Hungry Mind
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My Very Hungry Mind. A Blanket Policy against Blanket Policies. Working on Change →. January 16, 2012 · 5:24 am. What is essential to my practice? And I am going to try to get out to that one as well. I would really recommend anyone to try to get to one of these fantastic experiences if they have the opportunity. Check out #edcampdelta on twitter to follow some of the conversations and http:/ edcamp.deltasd.bc.ca/on-the-day. For google-doc links to session notes. Ok, enough with the edcamp plug. Some gre...
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Today I am just going to ask questions | My Very Hungry Mind
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My Very Hungry Mind. A Blanket Policy against Blanket Policies →. November 23, 2011 · 2:07 pm. Today I am just going to ask questions. Last night I heard Chris Kennedy speak about his vision for his school district, I really recommend his blog Culture of Yes. And following him on twitter @chrkennedy. He has a lot of really interesting ideas that challenge many of the traditions that keep educational systems from evolving. I will write up some reflections at the end of the day. Thanks for reading,. Are an...
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Schooling VS Learning | My Very Hungry Mind
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My Very Hungry Mind. How Can I…. Today I am just going to ask questions →. October 23, 2011 · 2:46 pm. As an undergrad and again in Paulo Feire’s work. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Them While I struggle with this implementation I am excited to go through the process. I would love any feedback, advice or perspectives offered. Thanks for reading,. How Can I…. Today I am just going to ask questions →. One response to “. January 15, 2012 at 10:14 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. You are...
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Forming a Professional Philosophy | My Very Hungry Mind
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My Very Hungry Mind. Professional Development →. September 22, 2011 · 9:27 pm. Forming a Professional Philosophy. Now as a teacher I reflect daily on my practice and I see how important a professional philosophy is. Too often we are bogged down with a seemingly infinite number of day-to-day tasks. I know I have found myself whipping together a lesson plan just so I would have something to keep my students busy the next day. As an educator engaged in a critical pedagogy I see education as a universal righ...
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Working on Change | My Very Hungry Mind
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My Very Hungry Mind. What is essential to my practice? February 16, 2012 · 5:57 pm. Students is key: During my career I have attempted a few major shifts in my practice. In each of my previous attempts I focused on democratizing my classroom with varied results. It seemed that the democratic practices I implemented were always superficial, and I think a lot of that had to do with the fact. Thanks for reading,. What is essential to my practice? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. You are ...
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A Blanket Policy against Blanket Policies | My Very Hungry Mind
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My Very Hungry Mind. Today I am just going to ask questions. What is essential to my practice? November 30, 2011 · 7:15 pm. A Blanket Policy against Blanket Policies. 8220;Toronto School Bans Hard Balls”. Not an easy decision and one with consequences either way. Often the only technology available to classrooms is the technology brought by the students – their smart-phones. By denying access to this technology are we really engaging our students? I don’t know the right answer, but I do know that m...
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How Can I… | My Very Hungry Mind
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My Very Hungry Mind. The problem with students is they are never what you expect. Schooling VS Learning →. October 5, 2011 · 3:29 am. How Can I…. Listening to everyone’s thoughts allowed us to share our passions, tensions, strengths and stretches. I think it was an excellent activity that shed some light on us as a classroom of learners and teachers. I loved it. As it stands right now my inquiry question for this upcoming year looks like this:. Thanks for reading,. Tagged as Democratic Education. Fill in...
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