Michael Hagan

Do you listen to @radioshuswap? Tune in Mon Aug 9 between 7-8pm (repeating Wed Aug 10 at 1pm and Sat Aug 14 at 3pm) to hear the first tale in #MurderingMrEdwards as narrated by the brilliant @HumphreysCC! #darkhumor #teachers #school #audiobook #workplacebully

Another fantastic day celebrating our #sd23 grads! Today I had the honour of reading for the stage crossing of our Mount Boucherie Bears. In awe once again of the amazing, and unheralded, work of our grad coordinators. Your work is amazing and appreciated!

Grad 2021! Congratulations to all of our#SD23 grads! But particularly this one! Great job Andrew! And kudos to our colleagues at KSS, although I did manage to get a future bear in the pic!

NEW STORY! Nicole Harris and Dr. Binfet were recently interviewed about their research exploring children’s perceptions of an after-school canine-assisted social and emotional learning program. Here's the article by Amanda @UBCedO: news.ok.ubc.ca/2021/02/17/fri…

Enjoying a, smoky but, beautiful view of Kelowna from the High Rim Trail. Enjoying some relaxation for the weekend!

When you peel back the layers of this new school year, our calling is still the same: Keep them safe. Build meaningful connections. Feed their bodies & hearts before we feed their minds. Do our best & when we can do better, we do it.... together. ❤️

I don’t complain, I don’t even usually say no. I love my job & feel honoured to work in #bced.Today we packed up & helped my mum move. She is leaving b/c she can’t be with us after next week. She’s moving to New Brunswick with my brother. Keep your distance, stay safe & be kind!

@Amber_Hartwell @mr_polsky @MicrosoftEduCA I have been using Evernote scannable it is a free app and works fairly well. Some some my students used it last semester as well. Easy to use!

Alright #EduTwitter, I need you. I want an upload station in the classroom where students can scan their work into their #OneNote Classroom section using a document camera. Suggestions? Alternatives? And... go! #edchat @MicrosoftEduCA

For the 1st time in my career I’m feeling reluctant to start back in #bced. Honestly, the worst part was telling @padsstrudel, our family’s third service dog in training she STILL can’t come back with me b/c she is a “risk”. Maybe change will come soon? @MoyraBaxter @KevinKaardal

@estbrew @BornColoBrewing @CabinBrewing @annexales @CalgaryPride Awesome! Any chance of shipping some stickers (and maybe some awesome beer...) out west??? Everyone does love stickers, equality, and live!

Because everyone loves stickers (amirite?) we partnered with our brewery buds @BornColoBrewing, @CabinBrewing, and @annexales to make this rad sticker sheet. Selling for $5 from each of our taprooms and all proceeds go to @CalgaryPride.

@MrSmithTwit Completely agree! From my recent travels through our beautiful province youth are not the main issue... So many adults, with youth in tow, have an “I’m on vacation, it’s okay!” Attitude. Really glad to see the new changes on enforcement. It is not hard to keep everyone safe!

Forgetting all our pandemic problems, we have some soul searching to do in #bced. Just spent 90min chatting with my almost gr.12 son about his future. I’ve never truly seen how crushed students can be by the system. Help them find their passion & a way to follow their dreams!

#UBCO professor John-Tyler Binfet explores what it means to be kind, “I’m a big proponent of intentional kindness — planning kind acts, mentoring young people in planning and being kind.” Read his story: ourstories.ok.ubc.ca/stories/john-t…

@AndreaDemerais I broke my ring finger on my left hand. Unfortunately, nobody was able to get the ring off and my family doc was concerned I might lose the finger! Eventually they had to cut the ring off at KGH. Mostly all good now!

Today I had to go to KGH emergency. I did everything possible to avoid going. I was absolutely blown away by the caring and professionalism of our frontline workers. So proud of these folks! Also on the plus side I get to keep my finger! Be kind, stay safe!

@bookfin All good(ish) now! Broke my ring finger on my left hand. Had to have my wedding ring cut off.

@michaelhagan77 Hope everything is okay! We've had to go to KGH twice during Covid and I was amazed by the staff and the systems in place.

I want to start by saying I appreciate and love all my @bctf colleagues, but hard deadlines DO NOT and should not exist... show the respect that I know you have for your students and their families... End rant, on the whole you are doing an awesome job!

Some great tips in here for teachers as we work through this challenging transition.

Alright teachers we've got this! It won't be perfect or maybe even pretty this week, but it doesn't matter. Connection, caring, & compassion first, then content! They won't remember what we tired to teach them these few weeks, but that we are here & we care! #bced #sd23learns

@bayla_crown @natabasso Hi! Science 9, chem11, and environmental sci 11. We had a planning week and started making contact with students to check in. Next week is a slow roll out to connect and get the students accessing online tools. It’ll be an adventure! I do miss the kids though! Cheers!

@michaelhagan77 @natabasso Hi Michael! I hope you are doing well too! We are back from spring break this Monday and will begin our online connecting with students.. how are things going for you? What classes are you teaching right now?

Self proclaimed Screencast-O-Matic MASTER. Adding it to my resume.