Ryan MacLeod
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Parent of 2 public school learners. Elementary Assistant Principal. Practicing mathematician and musician. Life-long learner!
Calgary, Alberta
Joined June 2013
This is an excellent book. I encourage all those interested in the science of learning to grab a copy. Sections: * Memory & cognition * How the brain works * Prerequisites for learning * How learning can be supported * Teacher activities * Learning in context * Cautionary tales
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Great teachers don’t leave success to chance—they assume nothing, prepare for everything, and respond with evidence. Excellence isn’t luck; it’s intentional. #TeachingExcellence
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Even the worst days contain their rewards, reminds AP David Johnson.
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.@demetriosnAB @Alberta_UCP Alberta has... - lowest funded classrooms in Canada - huge class sizes - new inferior curriculum - a teacher shortage ....and you think 20 more standardized tests is just what the kids need? 1/2 #abpoli #abed
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"Principals set the tone for the school through their actions, and aligning actions with relationship building will set schools up for success every time." Kari Lacny Read more from Kari Lacny in #WhatMakesAGreatPrincipal
https://t.co/9fTb4b3W5R
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🚀🤖 Challenge your students with the Ozobot Pylon Push! Program your Ozobot to push 8 pylons out of a circle using a custom push bar made from recycled materials. Who can do it the fastest? ⏱️💡@Ozobot
#wearecbe #OzobotPylonPush! 🏆✨ #STEMeducation #RoboticsChallenge
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Feeling pressured? Thinking and learning about pressure today as students prepare to design pressure suits for their Peeps in near space. One lucky PEEP will journey to the STRATOSPHERE!
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The epigraph: "Only extraordinary education is concerned with learning; most is concerned with achieving: and for young minds, these two are very nearly opposite." -Marilyn French The article that elucidates that distinction:
alfiekohn.org
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR November 1999 The Costs of Overemphasizing Achievement By Alfie Kohn [Some of the content of this article is also presented in an episode of the podcast Kohn’s Zone entitled...
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We held our System Leadership meetings today. Creative hats and more importantly a recognition that as leaders we care for many and must also look to one another for support.
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All solutions to all chapters are now done and included. Phew! https://t.co/gPEvhQhxhK Question: Have I written a College Algebra tome, or is it really a pre-service teacher's piece? ARITHMETIC & ALGEBRA FOR TEACHERS, TEACHING, AND RADICAL COMPREHENSION or some such?
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US math (+maybe physics) teachers... The word 'exponential' has entered the vocab of nearly every Ss I teach. My understanding is that it's exponential if the rate of it depends on it - that's how I teach it in calc based physics. What's going on?
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"Happiness can only arise as a byproduct of a life devoted to the service of others." Joanne Cacciatore 3 Ways to Help Adults Embrace Change https://t.co/A43dFNvciw
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