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10 avril 2020

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Our school board’s director of technology is concerned over security issues using outside meeting platforms including Zoom.  Here is one of the many articles highlighting potential hazards:

• https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/03/zoombombing-isn%E2%80%99t-going-away-and-it-could-get-worse

 

3 avril 2020

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This article honours teachers and all the hard work they do and brings the teaching profession to the front page in a positive way:

• https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/f25e3b06-0f9b-4b69-a376-e11557ae3d1f__7C___0.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Internal+Share&utm_content=Screen

27 mars 2020

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Have any time for professional reading? This website has many articles that could be of interest to you. The ASCD, founded in 1943 under the name Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that represents thousands of educators from hundreds of countries.  article:

• http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx

20 mars 2020

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A middle-school vice principal that was often horrified by what he saw on the devices of his students put a copy of his FaceBook post onto his blog. My favourite quote is that the cellphone is the most dangerous place our students go every day. Here is the article:

• https://hisviewfromhome.com/tough-times-parents-its-your-job-to-get-in-the-way-of-cell-phones/

13 mars 2020

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It seems we could all use a little heart-warming today. This is a video compilation of children that have saved the life of someone they love. Check it out when you have a few minutes:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l0sR191G2Y

6 mars 2020

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This is an awesome pep talk for teachers and for students! At the end of the clip, the kid president said to share the video with a teacher you love, so that’s you; here you go:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs

28 février 2020

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Looking for a few quick tips to enhance student learning by improving engagement and motivation? This article contains several, and links to so many other interesting articles:

• https://www.pearsoned.com/encouraging-positive-student-engagement-and-motivation-tips-for-teachers/

21 février 2020

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Having survived report card week once again, it would be a good idea to check our stress level and stay out of physical illness. This is a longer read than most clips, but there are some really good nuggets in this article. I especially appreciate how the author chose to name the factors blocking positive change on the second page:

• http://www.donpugh.com/Psych%20Interests/Stress/Practical%20Solutions%20for%20Teacher%20Stress.pdf

14 février 2020

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Since so many of our students are learning English as a second language, you may find this article about languages very informative. Here it is:

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5678047/Too-old-learn-new-language-Children-need-start-age-10-fluent.html

7 février 2020

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We often tell our students to work smarter, not harder. Since report cards are looming on the horizon, it’s a good time to reflect on how to do so ourselves. Here’s a good place to start with some easy tips to follow:

• https://teachsmartwithme.com/reduce-teacher-stress-7-tips-to-save-time-writing-report-cards/