Concerns by teachers regarding the plan for re-entry to school this fall are still a major focus of our work. Read my letter to the Minister about several concerns that must be addressed before school starts. teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollection… #abed #ableg Alberta Teachers' Association

Students using Scrappy Circuits to learn about electricity in grade 5. Using different materials to complete their circuits.

Picked up a new hobby in the last few weeks. Anyone that knows me, knows I like to create and build things. With winter upon us and my garage being too cold to use, I needed something to do indoors. Enter leather crafting... Here is a shave kit I created from scratch.

Almost teared up today when one of my junior highs gave me a Christmas card, as it was the last inclass day before they go online...

Two of the big things I have been doing for my mental health have been #leatherwork and reading... Figured I would combine the two and make myself a fancy ebook holder.

Hey Master Heebs (Scott Hebert) and #gamemyclass, I just got #MinecraftEdu set up on my school computer... Any great ideas you want to throw my way? (I'm also a Minecraft noob, so don't get tooooo crazy yet)

Me: teaching about body systems Student: "So we are basically God's robots cause he made us, and we use electricity and wires(neurons)"

Due to the extreme weather, all EICS buses will be cancelled for Monday, February 8th.  Schools will all remain open.  Thanks for your understanding and please be safe and warm.

Because I'm older than a few months old, I'm old enough to remember the last time Alberta went through the "please follow the rules" stage. It was quickly followed by a "here are some new rules" stage.

You can look forward to a refreshed look for #GoogleMeet that will make it easier to present and engage with your class: 🚫 The removal of the “You are now presenting” screen 📌 Pinning multiple video feeds 🧐 Participant names always showing Learn more: goo.gle/3vbgI2y

Huzzah!

The Kingdom That Almost Won

Dear Canadian party leaders, Please don't tell me what the other parties have failed to do, tell me what you plan to do (a few specifics would be nice). #hopenotfear

Some awesome art from one of my favorite book series.

The teachers asked to provide feedback on Minister Lagrange's draft K–6 curriculum were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. Now that the agreements have expired, some of them have a message for Albertans. Read their letter here: loom.ly/T6OYnRc #ableg #abed

Yay, 4 tries. Wordle 206 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

To the bitter end on this one... Wordle 212 6/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 224 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was an interesting one! Got a little nervous after the first word