tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.comments2024-02-04T02:13:50.444-08:00The Learning Nationbirklearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07368990673349142540noreply@blogger.comBlogger558125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-38039176184028685772018-09-11T16:43:43.226-07:002018-09-11T16:43:43.226-07:00Mr. Birk,
I am currently undergoing a grad class w...Mr. Birk,<br />I am currently undergoing a grad class which requires me to research educational leaders who use reflective blogging. I stumbled across you blog and found it to be both educational and inspiring. I especially enjoyed reading your blog about the first days of school. I could not agree more, we need to make this day the most special day for our students, staff, families, and community. I was inspired to think about how I could embrace the ideas of staff and students, draft up as many ideas as possible and make this day the best day ever to kick off the school year. When I become principal, I will reflect on this blog and I am determined to make this work. It sounds like the most fun and innovative way to engage everyone in the school community to work together for success. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05418389205447672819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-37220322683701204492016-09-09T11:06:31.206-07:002016-09-09T11:06:31.206-07:00Appreciate the post, I find myself thinking about ...Appreciate the post, I find myself thinking about the HI experiences for my Secondary program and how to it would be best to collect feedback. (Sigh) I can't think of the last time we asked to hear from parents! Look forward to reading more about this, whether it be another post or the upcoming book.Shaun Fraserhttp://www.skyrvs.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-21381938291072770032016-08-23T13:48:46.581-07:002016-08-23T13:48:46.581-07:00Just did this activity today, with our entire staf...Just did this activity today, with our entire staff during our professional development day. Teams created their presentation from the topic of At Home 3D Printing. Teams had a great time researching the topic and putting together their presentations. We all learned a lot about 3D printing including that they were using it to print food. Thank you for posting this great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-65575660468325018612016-06-19T06:39:48.704-07:002016-06-19T06:39:48.704-07:00Cale,
Great post on the importance and value of c...Cale,<br /><br />Great post on the importance and value of creating a space to Make in our schools. I have been on a MakerEd journey since 2008 and feel that the curricular transformations now gives us a clear license to take risks and hack our learning spaces.<br /><br />I teach at Abbotsford Sr were we have started a makerspace program / course. With the support of my Admin team, I will be moving my Maker course into a new amazing space as of Sept 2016. Fell free to connect through Twitter @ddirom #MakerEdBCDereck Diromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135658980180028291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-13216068281720219792016-02-23T07:50:14.292-08:002016-02-23T07:50:14.292-08:00I think your story reinforces the message we try t...I think your story reinforces the message we try to tell our students when they are trying something new: "Don't be afraid of failure, and learn from our mistakes."<br /><br />As adults and educators we must be pushing the envelope in our own thinking and doing, and not be overly discouraged when a plan goes in a different direction. The cahllenge, as you have pointed out, is to adapt on the fly and innovate or "pivot" your way to success.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575230940172670945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-84505624102849361972016-02-19T22:56:46.484-08:002016-02-19T22:56:46.484-08:00Love the idea Cale. Supporting a school as a cent...Love the idea Cale. Supporting a school as a centre for adult learning will necessarily have a powerful impact on student learning. In most classrooms students always see teachers teaching, but they never see get to see teachers learning, they never get to see adults modelling the experience of being a learner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-73690889682553411382016-02-11T18:22:26.874-08:002016-02-11T18:22:26.874-08:00In order for your doctor to understand incredibly ...In order for your doctor to understand incredibly dense medical articles, isn't a basic (and maybe not so basic) understanding of the fundamentals of bilogy necessary?<br /><br />I recently introduced a physicist working at a major university to my class. I thought it might be interesting to give him a grade 12 physics quiz. He rattled of answers instantly because understanding first principles is essential to understanding the level at which scientists perform their job today. Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10993306465816045588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-25549115263268689992016-01-14T01:21:02.091-08:002016-01-14T01:21:02.091-08:00Its very informative and i am sure it will help ma...Its very informative and i am sure it will help many other people like the way it helps me. Thanks for the information.<br /><a href="http://www.gloclass.com" rel="nofollow">Global Curriculum, Innovative Curriculum</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255532868656818787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-72132101547736230302015-11-16T13:32:58.130-08:002015-11-16T13:32:58.130-08:00Thank you Cale for your thoughts here. I too am o...Thank you Cale for your thoughts here. I too am often pondering how to help students stand out as they enter the workplace. I really appreciate you sharing your story and believe that these need to be shared with our students. I recently told my own story with my students here: <br />http://seanrtech.blogspot.ca/2015/06/who-needs-digital-portfolio.html<br /><br />Both kinds of stories add teeth to the things we are trying to do at Riverside with our digital portfolios. At Riverside Secondary we are definitely trying to address that “value-added piece” and I appreciate you sharing some of our blogs on your post. Here is a Flipboard magazine of some of our grade 9 Science Digital Portfolios to add to the conversation: <br />https://flipboard.com/@rsideshowcase/rside-science-9-fall-2015-lscau4dry.<br /><br />Thanks for your honest, fresh perspective and the hope that you spread for BC’s new curriculum!Sean Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02793158257986607322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-72188086919452374212015-11-03T19:58:34.854-08:002015-11-03T19:58:34.854-08:00So painfully true. So painfully true. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904634537696266684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-27078866631118585412015-08-05T09:01:54.207-07:002015-08-05T09:01:54.207-07:00Excellent post, one that has me thinking about the...Excellent post, one that has me thinking about the structure of our day one faculty PD - namely, incorporating the elements of human-centered design into all of our meeting/learning spaces - making them our operational norms, in essence. Focusing on key things - rather than everything - is also the prerogative of the leadership team to clearly model and sustain. Listening to and including student voice throughout the different phases of value building, thinking, action, reflection is also key to a thoughtful, fluid, responsive school culture. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-67641626144172045312015-06-23T11:09:50.174-07:002015-06-23T11:09:50.174-07:00Thanks for the great post! This drive to making ma...Thanks for the great post! This drive to making marking papers more meaningful and less about a simple "score" is what pushed me to start using portfolios in my 10th grade ELA class. I wrote about this system here: http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/06/18/gp-levey-pabst-grading.html I would love to hear more about the grading systems that are set up in your school!Ms. L-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967831804786550876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-85503859592784755402015-06-22T11:33:38.121-07:002015-06-22T11:33:38.121-07:00A website from students to students seems like a g...A website from students to students seems like a great way to help make incoming students feel more welcome and more comfortable in a new environment. I teach ESL and having spoken to my students about their feelings when coming to a new country and starting school when they weren't able to communicate with their teachers and peers I feel a website in their native language from students to students could help alleviate some of their stress. I realize this blog was focused on creating meaningful assignments but the assignment she created for her students was what connected to me. This would be a project I would like to attempt in cooperation with a high school ESL teacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714574201900634962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-54827646472833711722015-05-28T14:50:02.557-07:002015-05-28T14:50:02.557-07:00This is the single greatest post ever written on t...This is the single greatest post ever written on the Internet, Pal.<br /><br />Not kidding: Until we start to make more systematic decisions based on the kind of learning that we want happening in our schools, we are wasting our time, our money, and our social capital. <br /><br />Hope you are well, by the way!<br /><br />Been too long.<br /><br />Bill<br /><br />Bill Ferriterhttp://blog.williamferriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-4633544820455587712015-05-21T06:55:21.631-07:002015-05-21T06:55:21.631-07:00It's true, Cale Birk, we are like crows. This ...It's true, Cale Birk, we are like crows. This has led to a large inventory of Smartboards in many schools, which I describe as the baseball of learning technology - you know, two people play while everyone else watches .. My hope is for a world where the technology is taken for granted. It's there, it works, people are comfortable with using it, it supports and amplifies the activities, but we barely talk about it because we are so focused on LEARNING. Oh yes, go Red Sox! PJPeter Jory Sea to Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603699808321345716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-67039993839726747242015-03-14T10:04:17.510-07:002015-03-14T10:04:17.510-07:00Sounds amazing Cale! I admire HTH's commitment...Sounds amazing Cale! I admire HTH's commitment to service learning projects. Thanks for sharing your impressions with us. BobRobert T. Schuetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019650320469352669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-51228816794091145962015-03-08T18:06:58.464-07:002015-03-08T18:06:58.464-07:00Thanks Cale,
I very much enjoyed being one of the ...Thanks Cale,<br />I very much enjoyed being one of the observers at SaHali. I am continuing to learn how to be a better observer of tasks and conversations around the instructional core. <br />My appreciation to you and your staff for allowing myself and other observers into your building to tour, observe, think and talk about the classroom interactions. <br />I thought the inclusion of teachers in the afternoon was helpful. It unmasked the mystery of the process (and the data) and for me, teacher comments showed how useful the IR was to your school as you are reflecting on your practice as individuals and as a system.<br />My worry is next time you will be including your students.....<br />Hard work...it showed.<br />ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-53290407347622766992015-02-16T04:26:54.010-08:002015-02-16T04:26:54.010-08:00I agree, and endorse these skills wholeheartedly. ...I agree, and endorse these skills wholeheartedly. I'm not sure these skills are so different from that which we have wanted for our students in the 20th century, but nonetheless, <a href="http://workoutsforbabyboomers.blogspot.com/2015/02/bowflex-for-babyboomers.html" rel="nofollow">Bowflex for Babyboomers</a>Elizabeth J. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824134730760179008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-40594651915046209492015-01-29T20:10:22.473-08:002015-01-29T20:10:22.473-08:00The power of connecting and learning together neve...The power of connecting and learning together never ceases to amaze me. I am so glad that you recognized it in the moment and even took a moment to capture some of the collaboration as it was happening (nice screencast of a live Google Doc collaboration)! This is what makes coming together both online and offline into something that is truly unique.<br /><br />Every time I witness this type of creative process, I am in awe. It is not a #bigmistake to have outcomes you define, but it is a mistake to underestimate just how many more outcomes will be added by the time you are through. You have created a culture of sharing and building together, and that is exactly what they did. Continue to use this to answer big questions like the "attributes of a graduate" or "how can we make sure students are agents in their own learning?" Thank you for sharing your teacher experts with all of us!<br /><br />P.S. This comment is a part of the #C4C15 project. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/C4C15<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321830892721496687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-3817367262498180292014-12-22T18:19:11.047-08:002014-12-22T18:19:11.047-08:00I like the concept of "don't worry, be cr...I like the concept of "don't worry, be crappy." While crappy should never be the ultimate goal, it does help a person to make errors and continue to move forward. Obsessing about perfection often means getting less done than you should. Global Learninghttp://www.globallearningsystems.com/products/Ethics-Training/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179740565267828546.post-7923677265706712672014-11-06T02:11:35.806-08:002014-11-06T02:11:35.806-08:00Hello,that is a good post.Thanks for sharing!
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