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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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		<category><![CDATA[Carol Dweck]]></category>
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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>Movement is NOT a Reward</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2013/05/11/movement-is-not-a-reward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 19:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marc Landry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids need movement. We all need movement.  Recess is a need.  PE is a need.  Energy breaks are necessary. If I am in a longer session and I need to move, I get up and take a break.  I bounce my legs. I type. This helps me to self-regulate so I can focus more and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</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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		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moral Stewardship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating the conditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewards and punishment]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
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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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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Engaging Without Carrots &amp; Sticks</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2012/04/22/engaging-without-carrots-sticks/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2012/04/22/engaging-without-carrots-sticks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Larry Ferlazzo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm and I were recently asked by educator and author Larry Ferlazzo to respond to the question: HOW CAN WE  KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED WITHOUT CARROTS &#38; STICKS?  My response originally appeared at Education Week here but I wanted to cross-post on my blog as well. Becoming a father and making the transition to teaching primary students [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>It ALL Starts With Relationships</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/11/14/it-all-starts-with-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/11/14/it-all-starts-with-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am thrilled to have a former student, Kenny Kou, write a guest post on my blog.  Kenny and I have been conversing (and challenging each other&#8217;s ideas) for the past few years on the topic of education reform through email while he was enrolled as an math/engineering student at the University of Waterloo.  He [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Changes to Awards System at Mt. Scopus College</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/10/29/changes-to-awards-system-at-mt-scopus-college/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/10/29/changes-to-awards-system-at-mt-scopus-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pleased to have a guest post by Greg Hannon, Head of the upper elementary school at Mount Scopus College in Melbourne Australia, write  a post describing how his school has decided to move away from the traditional awards ceremony structure.  One of my Twitter friends, Edna Sackson (@whatedsaid), introduced me to Greg as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Questioning Honours</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/10/10/questioning-honours/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/10/10/questioning-honours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awards ceremonies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honour roll]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, our school ended our traditional awards ceremony, student of the month awards, and honour roll. Instead we try to honour EVERY child for the strength and passion while challenging and encouraging them to grow in their areas in which they struggle. We continue to honour our academic students; however, now ALL [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>They Need Teaching&#8230; Not Punishment</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/09/16/they-need-teaching-not-punishment/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/09/16/they-need-teaching-not-punishment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching and Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Collaborative Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Ross Greene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lagging skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewards and punishment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, during the reading of Dr. Ross Greene&#8217;s book &#8220;Lost at School&#8221; (another must read for any parent or educator), the following question helped me to further drive my views on student discipline: Why is it that when a student that struggles with reading or math&#8230; we support&#8230; yet when a student struggles with [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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