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How Social Media is Changing Education

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Chris Wejr

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… Continue Reading →

Educational Change, Professional Development, Social Media, Teaching and Learning Edcamp, Edcamp Fraser Valley, edreform, education, social media, twitter
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Good Luck, Thank You, Farewell

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Chris Wejr

I have been asked by a few parents to post my Farewell Speech to the Grade 6’s that was said at our Grade 6 Year-End Honouring Ceremony June 24th, 2010: When principals come up and give farewell speeches to classes… Continue Reading →

Educational Change, Punishment, Rewards, Awards awards, ceremonies, challenge, education, interests, passion, praise, real world, reform, rewards, strengths, talents
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How we teach IS what we teach

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Chris Wejr

Larry Cuban once wrote, “How you teach becomes what you teach” and this is something that I have lived by for a number of years.  I have it written above my desk and I often use this when discussing pedagogy… Continue Reading →

Leadership, Moral Stewardship, Teaching and Learning education, Larry Cuban, reform, Teaching and Learning
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Summary: Sir Ken Robinson in Nanaimo

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Chris Wejr

On April 26th, I had the privilege of attending the Windows of Opportunity seminar in Nanaimo, BC that featured world renown author, speaker, and educator Sir Ken Robinson.  He did not disappoint as he used his dry wit to not… Continue Reading →

Educational Change, Professional Development creativity, education, learning, Sir Ken Robinson, talents
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Inquiring about wondering

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Chris Wejr

I read a blog the other day by Seth Godin called “Wondering Around” and it made me think of how important “wondering around” is in education. In a time filled with standardized testing and ministry curricula, I wonder how much… Continue Reading →

Educational Change education, inquiry, wonder
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A deeper look into school rankings

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Chris Wejr

As a teacher I never paid much attention to the annual Fraser Institute Rankings; when our school did well, people applauded and when our school fared poorly, people raised questions.  The interesting part for me was that we had the… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Assessment, education, fraser institute, fsa

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