Every educator is familiar with Maslow’s Heirarchy of needs and for many of us, have learned about it as a hierarchy, understanding that in order for the students in our […]
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I was contacted by a television news program, Global TV for an interview about how parents can help prepare their kids for return to school after a very difficult two
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I recently shared a lesson and provocation by KQED asking if the internet was expanding our minds or limiting them. “Is the internet expanding your mind or making you more
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I was fascinated by a conversation with my Book Club students on Friday. Many of them implored me to buy print copies of the book, because many of them could
Last week, I created this Instagram reel for parents about the TikTok Licks trend which was contributing to a rise of vandalism in schools. The challenge does not mean that your
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After a unit, I will often give students the opportunity to provide the following feedback: Keep it: what I really enjoyed. Tweak it: what I would change. Ditch it: what
This past week, our Student Council leaders wanted to create Heritage Week activities to celebrate the diversity of our school community. They created a Google form asking students to identify
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Every educator and parent I talk to right now is super concerned about screen time and in particular, their children gaming-like all the time! As a result, we often spend
An interesting article in Forbes magazine, From ‘Instagram Face” to “Snapchat Dysmorphia”: How Beauty filters are Changing the Way we See Ourselves, has brought to the forefront an issue that
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I have had the honour of presenting to several parent communities this week. One of the most prevalent questions and concerns by parents and teachers in the audience is one
