District Principal | Middle | Secondary | Post-Sec | in SD8 Kootenay Lake in beautiful Nelson, BC.

British Columbia, Canada
Joined March 2009
Thoughtful perspective—yes. We will always have new forms of technology that will keep pushing the educational envelope.
A brief thread on chatgpt in education (yes, as always, I'm late to the party). @bjfr @MichaelFullan1 @DrTonyWagner @Rodroad219 @HargreavesBC
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“People are not supports, they are resources. Resources are only as good as the plan that is made to use them.” @tweetsomemoore Adding an EA to a classroom without an understanding of and plan for support is not a solution.
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The most important retweet of the day. Nothing, simply Nothing exceeds this.
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'Give them their flowers!' — Lizzo honored women activists during her People's Choice Award speech. Watch the touching moment here.
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Indigenous-focussed course graduation requirement in BC. It's offically happening! 😊Check out latest info (including Implementation Handbook) for schools/districts here:
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Wuqanqankimik run for #Reconciliation ⁦@lvrprincipal⁩ ⁦@SD8KootenayLk⁩ ⁦@HaltonJesse⁩ ⁦@ABEDSD8⁩ —great participation!
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Leading with a Light Heart —thank you Monique Gray Smith @BCSups @SD8KootenayLk #bcssaspringforum @ABEDSD8
Congrats to Andrew for the ##YWK Award! @Hamm_Ed @LearningSd8 @ita_youth
News: Creston student recipient of Youth Work in Trades award tinyurl.com/y62jy6h7
Looking to learn more about residential schools? In this emotional film from @cbcgem, the profound impact of the Canadian government's residential school system is shown through the eyes of two children who were forced to endure unimaginable hardships. bit.ly/3r732o9
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So true! 🙌
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Thank you to @LVRsecondary team and parents for making Grad 2021 very special! Congrats to all @SD8KootenayLk Grads!!
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“I take in a simple truth: Another world is possible”, @ShaneSafir from Street Data. I agree and together, listening and responding with good hearts - we will make that world. #sd8abed @tmalloff @doctorperkins1 @BenEatonSD8 @DeniseAugustin1 @Rodroad219 @_perrysmith @jal_mehta ++
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We are very excited about this -- please circulate widely!
Adults have all kinds of ideas about the future of schooling, but what do youth think next year should look like? Teachers, we want you to help us find out! Read on, to learn more about Imagining September 2021, a project from @AvashiaNeema , @jal_mehta , and the @mit_tsl 1/
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Excellent book launch yesterday—we’ve purchased for our leadership team and secondary PVP @SD8KootenayLk
Being launched today! Street Data! Putting children and families at the center. Drawing on ways of knowing that are rooted to the lands- elders, ancestors, Indigenous knowledge keepers. Thank you!. @ShaneSafir @JamilaDugan
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"But we are realizing what we should have known all along: that you can’t widget your way to powerful learning, that relationships are critical for learning, that students’ interests need to be stimulated and their selves need to be recognized." nytimes.com/2020/12/23/opini…
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🤔 Quite the compliment?! Thanks to HR Services for getting us into the #holidayspirit @SD8KootenayLk!!
District Principal Malloff crushed the competition in today’s Ugly Holiday Sweater festivities at the SD8 Board Office. ❄️ #sd8kootenaylake #uglyholidaysweater #uglychristmassweater @doctorperkins1
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When there is -20 C, dance like no one's watching or everyone is watching! Sending best wishes to students (especially college/university ones) who are going through lot of stress these days due to their final exams/assignments! YOU CAN DO IT!
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Congratulations Robyn Sheppard & @LVRsecondary Theatre students for an innovative approach to live, backyard theatre in Nelson! Amazing!@SD8KootenayLk @doctorperkins1 cbc.ca/amp/1.5792566?__twitt…
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Whether you’re a fan of the genre, interested in what graphic novels say about society or wanting to examine their place among famous literary works, a new course being offered at #SelkirkCollege this winter brings graphic fiction to life. selkirk.ca/news/zap-kapow-ex…
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