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Breaking down the brick and mortar of schools and trying the flex model
I have always been the type of teacher that needs to have change in my life. I have never been happy teaching the same things every year....
Ril Mcknight
Feb 28, 20194 min read
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Capstone Project Hmm?/?/
As we in BC are starting to think about or actually are implementing the new curriculum in grades 11 &12, I am wondering how everyone...
Ril Mcknight
Feb 18, 20194 min read
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Storytelling in Calculus 12
As we begin a new semester, I decided to start the class off by asking students to research some of the founders of Calculus. This is a...
Ril Mcknight
Feb 7, 20192 min read
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Break ends
So, it is the last day before break and I have anxiety. I am living the worrier pose. Why? I have been doing this for years and still I...
Ril Mcknight
Jan 6, 20192 min read
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My word of the year for 2019
To embrace something is to welcome it with open arms, hold, hug, accept completely. As changes come this year, I must remember to embrace...
Ril Mcknight
Jan 2, 20192 min read
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Helping others purpose shine!
How do we acknowledge everyone? That is the question I have been thinking for several weeks, months, and probably years. It is always...
Ril Mcknight
Nov 1, 20183 min read
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Pole Holders
Well I have had a few days to go over everything I gained from two amazing days of Pro-D at Thomas Haney Secondary. It all started last...
Ril Mcknight
Oct 2, 20182 min read
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Its not Rocket Science
Over the past few years, I have been working with several colleagues and Independent Schools and International schools on their secondary...
Ril Mcknight
Sep 27, 20182 min read
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Stop and Smell the Ocean
I used to tell my students to stop and smell the roses once in a while but I have since changed my view to stop and smell the ocean. ...
Ril Mcknight
Sep 24, 20182 min read
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Bringing the fun back into high school math and sciences.
When I was a high school student, I was extremely bored. My classes were revolving around textbooks, lectures and worksheet. Now as a...
Ril Mcknight
May 3, 20183 min read
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Do you think we could...
Hey Ms. McKnight, do you think we could…. These are my favorite words of all time. I have found that whenever my students say this it...
Ril Mcknight
Apr 24, 20182 min read
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EDvent 2018
Hello all, I am April McKnight and I am a STEAM teacher. Yes, you name the course I have taught it in my many years of teaching. My...
Ril Mcknight
Apr 19, 20183 min read
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Invest in teachers that are doing a really good job
As I am reaching later in my career of being an educator, this statement really resonates with me. I have always gone back to the quote...
Ril Mcknight
Dec 1, 20172 min read
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Blended Classrooms.. Really??
Blended classrooms... What does it really mean. After a discussion, last night with my pln, I was very surprised that everyone has a...
Ril Mcknight
Oct 2, 20172 min read
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Why are your students so focused?
So, over the past two days, I have been asked several times from several staff: why are your students so focused? Well I think to myself...
Ril Mcknight
Sep 7, 20172 min read
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Assessment
Ongoing observations and methods of evaluation designed to measure student comprehension of a concept or task in order to identify areas...
Ril Mcknight
Jun 19, 20172 min read
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Introvert out of her comfort zone
So in the last two years I have been taking on more opportunities that I would usually pass on. It has been tow years of representing my...
Ril Mcknight
Jun 7, 20175 min read
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Flexible Structures to support Curriculum Changes
As we are finishing semester one of our new school program, I am looking back at the good, the bad and the wow moments so far at Pender....
Ril Mcknight
Apr 26, 20172 min read
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Why do we teach for my past and not our childrens future.
That is my big question today. Why am I still teaching the same courses I took as a child. Has the world not changed... Have we not...
Ril Mcknight
Apr 26, 20172 min read
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Most memorable teaching moment!!
So I was late to the party last night with my twitter PLN and I was reading through the discussions and a question hit me.... Q7: What is...
Ril Mcknight
Apr 26, 20172 min read
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