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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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