Canadian expat. Host of Gr 5 Dance Party@SASPudong. ο£ΏDistinguished Educator. Cert. BrainPOP Educator. Opinions are my own and are supported by facts.
Shanghai, China
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Still no blue check and going strong. #MyTwitterAnniversary β at Philadelphia, PA
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I wish more people, especially parents, knew the difference between conceptual knowledge and procedural knowledge. Some kids can memorize procedures but have literally NO CLUE why they're doing what they're doing.
That's not learning; that's compliance.
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There's a lot of talk about DEIJ in international school contexts, but not always a lot of action.
@NordmeyerJ tackles the question of EAL fees and provides a compelling argument for why "charging a fee for EAL does not promote diversity, equity, inclusion, or justice".
πInternational educators - join the conversation:
tieonline.com/article/3357/lβ¦
Feel free to judge but the cafeteria food at my school is pretty much the only reason Iβm alive. #saschina
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On the first day of school, students take a picture with this "I am a math person" frame. I learned from Atomic Habits that it STARTS with identity. We need to believe we are math people (because we are).
ALT A picture of me with a frame that says "I am a math person" with hashtags "Fresno State" and "Go Dogs"
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Here is how luck finds you:
1. Work harder than expected
2. Stay teachable
3. Give without expecting a get
4. Read and write more
5. Show up on time
6. Focus on your customers
7. Develop good manners
8. Be humble
9. Be kind and generous
10. Surround yourself with smarter people
I am not a football fan but I have a new favorite football team.
Benfica x Vitória SC: A emoção de Yaremchuk youtu.be/5MAhlnO8N0o via @YouTube
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Being a toddler is having 300 toys but playing with a dirty scrap of paper that fell out of the trash, then having a total meltdown when your parents take it away
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You cannot get educated by this self-propagating system in which people study to pass exams, and teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything.
You learn something by doing it yourself, by asking questions, by thinking, and by experimenting. π§
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Regular reminder that the world is getting better. You wouldnβt want to live in earlier times. The massive decrease in worldwide infant mortality from 1950 to 2020 is perhaps one of humanity's greatest achievements. Source: buff.ly/34gC6YE
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βFlipping through my yearbook made me curious about how old friends who signed βH.A.G.S.β (Have A Good Summer) and doodled Sharpie penises were handling adulthood,β writes filmmaker Sean Wang of his middle school classmates. He called them and found out. nyti.ms/3x5hM9X
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Look, I'm flexible, either we get rid of guns or we get rid of men but it's pretty obvious that we can't have both.
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EXCITING that the #AppleEDUchat for the Asia-Pacific returns next week!! Exceptional hosts @cho_liz & @B_Sheridan will take you through the first topic on leading and implementing educational change. Would love to see our amazing #ADE friends back for this! @thansen_edu
