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Instructional leadership is not about improving teachers; It is about creating the conditions where teachers can improve themselves. @SteeleThoughts #essentialtruths @ToddWhitaker

@AISGZ we truly believe that the best PD is just next door. A Rams Ticket to support our educators and an opportunity to take the time to learn from their colleagues. #alwayslearning Plus a little sweetener.. because every ‘golden ticket’ has to come with chocolate!

Look who I get to learn with this year!!! @AISGZ @hongkongmac @edTechEvans going to be a fabulous year!! #sy2324 #ramnation

Educators can take a note from this exchange. This brother is schooling the reporter. We have to reframe failure as learning opportunity. What did we do or not do. We need to help Ss use errors as information and learn to "fail fast". Thanks @selmekki for sharing this.

The #1 priority of admin should be staff morale. Everything else is secondary. Here's a few tips: * give them a voice * Trust them as professionals * Treat everyone as individuals/ humans * Respect their time * Show them you care personal/professional * celebrate/ appreciate

Education is not student centered, but it is relationship centered. Principals who build relationships with teachers will get their best & teachers who build relationships with students will get their best.

Clowns in Moldova are waiting at the border to cheer up Ukrainian refugees

While polarization and division is a complex thing, spending time face to face with folks and breaking bread together reminds me of the power of that connection. This video also makes me hopeful and affirms my belief that we're more alike that it may seem youtube.com/watch?v=etIqln…

ICYMI: @CTVAnchor Steve Murphy offers some reflection on Remembrance Day, fighting true tyranny, and knowing your responsibility in a society – even one that espouses freedom. atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2…

Some Halloween normalcy at #cdnishk

Our Grade 2s having their first in-person assembly in almost 2 years, since they were in Prep! #cdnishk

@roybelly Love what you folks do. If you haven’t seen this doc., I’m sure you’d love it. Go Habs!!! youtu.be/hGlAaaCqEWw

Parents: If there’s ONE video you watch on social media today. Please let it be this one: Frank Martin discusses parents attempting to coach their kids from the sidelines.

A great action poster used by our Grade 5 teachers to activate student thinking about PYPx #cdnishk #cdnisls

@es_ip I need a lot of practice to get back to old form!

First day back in school! @hongkongmac dropped by to say hello and of course, #cdnishk 3A wanted to know if he practiced his signature dance move #thefloss during remote learning

“Here’s why I’m a fan of thanking our lucky stars every day: it helps with forgiving yourself your failures; it cuts down on celebrity worship and boosts humility; and, perhaps most important, it makes us more compassionate.” A.J. Jacobs, Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey

Art jamming COVID style #cdnishk