Jarrod Bell

The Value of Accessing Professional Development in Your First Years of Teaching In my first year of full-time teaching, I went to every professional development opportunity I had access to.

The value of accessing professional development in your first year (and beyond) as a teacher teachmag.com/the-value-of...

How to Read a School District Financial Statement (Without Falling Asleep) If you’ve ever stared at a school district financial statement and wondered if you missed the accounting course everyone else secretly took, you’re not alone.

How to Read a BC School District Financial Statement (Without Falling Asleep) - Ungerleider
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MinecraftEdu - education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/b...

EduTip 31: Be the first dork. Yes, you're there to teach your curriculum, but you're also there to show them how to be human.

I've always enjoyed being the first dork - www.cultofpedagogy.com/edutips/edut...

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Thinking About Running for School Trustee? Lately, I’ve spoken with a few people who are thinking about running for Trustee on their local school boards.

Think about running for a School Trustee ? oneducationcanada.substack.com/p/thinking-a... #bcpoli

It's the end of the year... friendly reminder you can NOT transfer Google Docs to your personal Gmail. You have to share with yourself and make a copy in your personal account if you want to transfer it.

#GoogleEDU

Ironically in my presentation today the mic died after the A/V team member left the room. My usual “Always use the mic” advice turned into using the gym voice.

Often heard at conferences, “should I use the mic, I have a teacher voice?” - yes, you should always use the mic is the answer.

AI created Math songs coming to a classroom near you - suno.com/song/c777a8c...

BC’s Curriculum Demands Too Much of Teachers Last week’s blog, which praised the BC Ministry of Education for leading the development of K-4 Progressions in Literacy and Numeracy, prompted a parent of a Grade 10 student to ask for further clarif...

Ungerleider - oneducationcanada.substack.com/p/bcs-curric.... This underlines the importance of planning for students&curriculum. Developed scope&sequence are most helpful and I wonder whether that is the professional responsibility of teachers or is it best from the school-district-province…

Valentine’s gift from Charlie Lake - Mrs McCabe’s kindergarten class

The board data walk was interrupted for the best possible reason this morning. Thank you to Mrs McCabe’s kindergarten class from Charlie Lake for the surprise today. #sd60learns #sd60

EduTip 25: Use neutral language to keep things cool. Sponsored by Explore Learning . Watch a video version of this tip on Instagram. One way to describe an ideal classroom environment is one that is cool; in other words, the emotions of the people in th...

www.cultofpedagogy.com/edutips/edut... Use Neutral language to keep things cool - from Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social

Sign - “always be honest, be kind, be friendly”

Good to reconnect with staff and families at Doig River First Nation today to talk about our Local Education Agreement. #sd60learns

Non violent crisis intervention training booklet

Getting ready for our CPI course at the end of the month. #sd60learns

Last evening I worked with our Posts of Responsibility (teacher leaders) on the BC CAISE School Site Accessibility assessment tool. I’m looking forward to learning more about how we can improve on our road to a more accessible organization in #sd60

Updated my High School English Teachers Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/K5zShyD

Note that I am *not* a High School English Teacher, but I can't remove my userpic from the thumbnail image, sorry.

#EduSky

If you’re looking to connect with ELA teachers in BC, here’s a starter pack!
go.bsky.app/JJc37o1

FIRST PERSON | My supermarket seizure made me a reluctant local celebrity | CBC News Diagnosed with epilepsy a decade ago, Samuel Dunsiger writes about what it's like to navigate life with the uncertainty of seizures, and why the response from the staff at his local supermarket made s...

A good point of view story on an often hidden disability - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

After action ransomware interview with a school district k12techtalkpodcast.com/e/episode-31... #k12edtech #edtech #bced starts around 7minute mark.

mytrainingbc.ca/anti-racism_... Learning to be Anti-Racist: An Introductory Course provided by the British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care

And www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - is lowering standards for teacher education programs the solution to the teacher shortage?

Rubber chicken in front of an office telephone

I lost the December reverse draw in the office today so I get the rubber chicken until I pick tomorrow’s unfortunate soul. What’s a fun thing you do with your education staff for a laugh together?

I was learning microsoft power automate and one project was to capture #bcedchat into a spreadsheet. I only have three days worth of tweets though from September 2020

Literacy Through Language - Morphology Instruction Morphology is the binding agent between phonology, orthography, and semantics. English is morpho-phonemic, meaning it represents both morphology and phonology within spellings; however, morphology is...

I found this great site for #morphology and #orthography instruction. #bced #literacy. Word lists, scope & sequence through middle school! search.app?link=https%3...

I’m working to add some outdoor learning spaces in our district. Anyone you might suggest connecting with from your initial research?

Invitation to BC educators to join a research study on teaching and learning outside the classroom

placeresponsive.ca

#placeresponsive #storywork

Looks like a book fair about to start at Charlie Lake Elementary! #sd60learns

@azcooper.bsky.social so good to see friendly faces connecting again in this new space!