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	<title>The Wejr Board &#187; Organizational Capacity</title>
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		<title>The Problem With Black &amp; White Statements in Education</title>
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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: Instructional Leadership #Leadership20</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>Will My Child Be OK In A Split Class?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, we set up classes and find that due to the way our enrolment numbers fall into place, we must create some split (or multigrade, combined) classes. Each year, we also have a high number of parents who are concerned about their child&#8217;s placement in a split class&#8230; particularly the upper grade of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting the Conversation on Rethinking Awards Ceremonies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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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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