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	<title>The Wejr Board &#187; Educational Change</title>
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		<title>Spirals of Inquiry Chat With @jlhalbert &amp; @lkaser &#8211; May 26 #inqBC</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/05/22/spirals-of-inquiry-chat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Kennedy and I are excited to host an upcoming Twitter chat with BC educational leaders and authors Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser. The chat will focus on key areas from their latest book &#8220;Spirals of Inquiry&#8221; (see below) and will take place this Sunday, May 26 at 8pm Pacific with the hashtag #inqBC. Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem With Black &amp; White Statements in Education</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/02/21/black-and-white-statements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I continue to hear how certain educational practices are harmful to kids. Things like homework, desks in rows,  multiple choice questions, worksheets, and tests are stated as being &#8220;toxic&#8221; and &#8220;educational malpractice&#8221;.  I think as educators we need to be careful when we make dichotomous statements like these as they tend to end the chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating the Conditions: A Love of Reading</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/10/10/creating-the-conditions-a-love-of-reading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second part of a series on motivation called &#8220;Creating the Conditions&#8221;. For part one on student discipline, click here. No charts. No stickers. No pizza parties. No awards. No certificates&#8230;. and LOTS of reading! Following the post by Joe Bower, &#8220;Daddy, I Want a Book Buck!&#8220;, Joe and William Chamberlain encouraged me to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating the Conditions: Student Discipline</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/09/27/creating-the-conditions-student-discipline/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/09/27/creating-the-conditions-student-discipline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moral Stewardship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The proper question is not, ‘How can people motivate others?’ but rather, ‘How can people create the conditions within which others will motivate themselves?’ ” &#8212; Edward Deci In the past number of years we have gone through a very positive and significant transition at our school.  Through the work of the staff (current and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting the Conversation on Rethinking Awards Ceremonies</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/06/16/starting-the-conversation-on-rethinking-awards-ceremonies/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/06/16/starting-the-conversation-on-rethinking-awards-ceremonies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I wrote about our school&#8217;s decision to end our awards ceremony and change the the way we honour students, I have been asked a few times how people could start the conversation in their schools.  I realize that most schools have already hosted their year-end awards ceremonies but while it is fresh in people&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Matters in Our Learning: Student Voice on Assessment &amp; Inquiry</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/06/14/what-matters-in-our-learning/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/06/14/what-matters-in-our-learning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Vervaet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through my participation in a few EdCamps, I have had the complete pleasure of meeting and chatting with North Surrey Secondary senior humanities teacher  Jonathan Vervaet(@jonathanvervaet).  I knew about his contagious passion for inquiry and assessment for learning; what I did not know was that I would also be completely awestruck and inspired by two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking the Traditional Conference Model</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/03/28/rethinking-the-traditiona-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/03/28/rethinking-the-traditiona-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently spent 3 days in Seattle at the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) annual conference.  The 3 days were jam-packed with keynotes and plenary sessions by some well known thinkers and speakers like Diane Ravitch, Douglas Reeves, Rick and Rebecca Dufour, Rick Stiggins, Yong Zhao, Andy Hargeaves, Rafe Esquith, and Eric Jensen. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>6 BIG Assessment (AFL) Practices</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/01/21/6-big-assessment-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/01/21/6-big-assessment-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past few years I have been involved in a number of conversations around the topic of assessment. One key struggle that I have is the many ways in which the term &#8220;formative assessment&#8221; is defined. For some educators, formative assessment involves altering our teaching practices based on quantitative data we get from tests, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Chat With Ed Minister George Abbott &#8211; Thurs, Jan 19</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/01/16/twitter-chat-with-george-abbott/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/01/16/twitter-chat-with-george-abbott/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What would curriculum look like in a personalized learning system?&#8221; &#160; This is a question that has been on many of our minds since the Ministry of Education released the BC Education Plan and began promoting the movement toward personalized learning. On Thursday, January 19 at 4:30 pm PST, Education Minister George Abbott will be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Social Media is Changing Education</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/12/05/how-social-media-is-changing-education/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/12/05/how-social-media-is-changing-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The title of this post is a bit misleading.  It is not social media that is changing education, it is the people involved in education who are collaborating by sharing great ideas and challenging others to continue to grow as learners. Before social media, there were pockets of brilliance in every school, district, and education [...]]]></description>
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