It has been way too long since I last planned a formal lesson, however my Assessment Project has got me back into the classroom, and thus planning lessons. The fun part is that I am trying to integrate the assessment and differentiation practices that I am learning with the teachers in our school. Here is [...]
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It seems like every year I am faced with a teacher who wants to keep a grade 8 student in Middle School for another year. Usually these requests are for one of two reasons: The student is not working hard, and thus is not meeting learning outcomes. As I organize myself for the upcoming week I am interested to see what effect the end of the Olympics has on the 700+ students at my school. Since we held a 6:45 AM celebration on Feb 11th to watch the Olympic Torch pass our school our students have been completely ’olympicized’. I didn’t truly understand [...] Last Thursday we hosted our first ever Healthy Living Conference. Firstly, I would like to absolve myself of any credit for this fantastic event, a great team of teachers worked many hours to organize it, and deserve all of the credit. However I was lucky enough to be able to watch it all happen, and [...] My simple message to my grade 8 students earlier today: I want you to think back to September of 2006. You were wide-eyed grade sixers walking through the front doors. You were excited to start Middle School. You were scared of the eight graders, you were thrilled about a cafeteria, you were excited, you were terrified. [...] It always amazes me how an error can turn into a learning opportunity and have huge benefits.Like many schools we have recently (this year) started sending out our school newsletters by e-mail. We still have paper newsletters available for those who prefer them, however about 90% of our parents receive them electronically. Unfortunately our secretary who [...] Well, Spring Break was awesome, the best vacation I have had in many years. Disney World really is the Happiest Place on Earth. Returning to reality was a little tough today, but at least there was a continuation to the PIZZA SAGA to brighten up my day. I really am blogging about the hard hitting issues [...] First off, it’s report card time…That’s my excuse for no posts, and will also lead to a post based on conversations with @damac32 @HHG and @plind – eventually, most likely after I get back from Florida! However, today I will make a quick post about Pizza, and would love your feedback. My school, a suburban Middle School [...] Recently in Vancouver there has been a proliferation of gangland shootings taking place in public places, and it seems inevitable that someone innocent will be killed. The other day I was listening to a sports talk radio show and they had Wally Oppal (The Attorney General of the province) on to discuss these recent shootings [...] |
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