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	<title>The Wejr Board &#187; Strengths and Passion</title>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roxanne Watson]]></category>
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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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		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Kent Elementary School]]></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>One Day Events Don&#8217;t Solve Everyday Problems</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/09/01/one-day-events-dont-solve-everyday-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/09/01/one-day-events-dont-solve-everyday-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengths and Passion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-bullying day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fairness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Nation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anti-Bullying Day, Earth Day, Aboriginal Day,&#8230; These, and many others, are important days to help raise awareness around wrong-doings that occur in our schools and society.  What we MUST be aware of is that just because we participate in these one day events does NOT mean that we have committed to change.  Change needs to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Find Your Gift: A Farewell to the Grade 6&#8242;s</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/07/10/find-your-gift-a-farewell-to-the-grade-6s/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/07/10/find-your-gift-a-farewell-to-the-grade-6s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would first like to welcome families, friends, staff, community, and most importantly, students to our Grade 6 Celebration and year end ceremony.  I hope you enjoy the format we use at Kent school in which we honour and recognize each student for his/her strengths and passions. When I look to this grade 6 class, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relaying For Others&#8217; Lives</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/06/03/relaying-for-others-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/06/03/relaying-for-others-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The students of Kent continue to inspire me and others.  Fresh off her fundraising drive for the BC SPCA, in which they raised money and collected food and towels for animals, grade 6 Kent student Jordan has decided to participate in the Relay for Life in Coquitlam tomorrow. I spoke to Jordan today: &#8220;I have [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Recognizing ALL Students: St. Gregory College Prep School</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/05/30/recognizing-all-students-st-gregory-college-prep-school/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/05/30/recognizing-all-students-st-gregory-college-prep-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 02:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punishment, Rewards, Awards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Gregory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVERY child has a strength inside them; it is our job, as educators, to bring this out.  &#8220;Recognizing ALL Students&#8221; is a page designed to showcase the success stories of schools that have moved away from the traditional awards ceremonies and monthly assemblies that only focus on a select few students to a place where [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Page at Wejr Board &#8211; Rethinking Awards Ceremonies</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/05/23/new-page-at-wejr-board-rethinking-awards-ceremonies/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/05/23/new-page-at-wejr-board-rethinking-awards-ceremonies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:43:17 +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[Many people have been asking about information on the topic of awards ceremonies in school.  I did have a Diigo page going (on motivation) but I thought I would add a page on my blog that highlights the words of many writers on this important topic. Please click here to go to my page on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pondering Meetings: Who is at the Table?</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/05/22/pondering-meetings-who-is-at-the-table/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/05/22/pondering-meetings-who-is-at-the-table/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 17:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengths and Passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hierarchies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent engagement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted at Connected Principals blog. While reading Carol Dweck&#8217;s &#8220;Mindset&#8220;, I came across this great quote from Lou Gerstner: &#8220;Hierarchy means very little to me. Let&#8217;s put together in meetings the people who can help solve a problem, regardless of position.&#8221; Dweck also adds that from the view of the &#8220;&#8230;growth mindset, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Identity Day: Pride In Who We Are</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/04/27/identity-day-pride-in-who-we-are/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/04/27/identity-day-pride-in-who-we-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengths and Passion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Couros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kent Elementary School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an educator, I have had so many moments that have taken my breath away; working with kids, we often find ourselves truly inspired.  On Thursday, April 14th, 2011, I had the privilege of being inspired by every student at our school in a way that I can honestly say, had me leave the school [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kent Elementary &#8211; 10 Picture Tour</title>
		<link>http://chriswejr.com/2011/04/10/kent-elementary-10-picture-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://chriswejr.com/2011/04/10/kent-elementary-10-picture-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wejr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strengths and Passion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cale Birk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kent Elementary School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by Cale Birk&#8217;s (@birklearns) post encouraging bloggers to post 10 photos of their school, I went around my school Friday and snapped some pics.  Here is a quick tour of images (actually 12 pictures) from Kent Elementary School in Agassiz, BC.  Enjoy!]]></description>
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