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		<title>Is a School Awards Ceremony the BEST We Can Do?</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/06/05/awards-ceremonies-best-we-can-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked by educator Larry Ferlazzo to share my views on awards ceremonies as part of his article on Ideas for The Last Two Weeks of School. Here are my thoughts: The final few weeks of school are often the time for meeting, choosing, and awarding the winners at our schools.  Three years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes We Don&#8217;t Need to Fix It, We Just Need to Shut Up and Listen</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/05/28/sometimes-we-dont-need-to-fix-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the key things I have learned from my wife, as well as some staff members, is that it is often more about listening than it is about problem-solving. Although there are many times when a problem needs to be fixed, there are times when our only job is to listen, sympathize, and/or empathize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share Who You Are, Let People In</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/04/11/share-who-you-are-let-people-in/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2013/04/11/share-who-you-are-let-people-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharing who we are and letting people in are so important to building trusting relationships with students, staff, family, and the community. Yesterday, I was in my office gathering some things together after the bell had gone, when a kindergarten student, &#8220;K&#8221;, peered into my office and in the smallest,sweetest voice said, &#8220;Mr. Wejr, would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moments Like This&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/03/26/moments-like-this/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2013/03/26/moments-like-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instructional Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I had one of those moments that make me so proud to be part of Kent School.  I have written about the passion and effort our staff put in to developing confidence and a love of reading in the past but the moment I experienced this morning sums this up perfectly. Sarah (pseudonym) [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kindness and Care: More Than A Single Day Effort</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/02/25/kindness-and-care-more-than-a-single-day-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2013/02/25/kindness-and-care-more-than-a-single-day-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As &#8220;anti-bullying day&#8221; approaches again this year, I get questions as to what we will be doing as a school for this one day event.  My response has been, &#8220;As a school, we will continue to do what we do every other day: promote a culture of care, empathy and kindness through teaching and modeling. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2013/02/21/black-and-white-statements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
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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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		<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;Be More Interested Than Interesting&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/01/24/be-more-interested-than-interesting/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2013/01/24/be-more-interested-than-interesting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Instructional Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Goulston]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point in the past year (for a variety of reasons) the how, the why, and the when of social media slightly changed for me.  I have been reflecting a ton on the purpose of social media to me &#8211; both professionally and personally (see Social Media in Education: Who Is It Really About?). [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Creating the Conditions: Instructional Leadership #Leadership20</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/11/08/creating-the-conditions-instructional-leadership-leadership20/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/11/08/creating-the-conditions-instructional-leadership-leadership20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Beairsto]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jacquie Taylor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the 3rd part in the &#8220;Creating the Conditions&#8221; series; Part 1 was on Student Discipline, Part 2 was on Love of Reading. I recently had the honour to present in the Leadership 2.0 MOOC series (in which I am learning alongside others) on &#8220;Providing Instructional Leadership&#8221; (To view the archive of the presentation [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/10/10/creating-the-conditions-a-love-of-reading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[For the Love of Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Bower]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reading incentives]]></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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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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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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		<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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