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  1. @georgeabbottbc Shouldn't the MoE protect all families in BC so they can enjoy a BC summer w/ summer activities? 6:09 PM May 24th via Twitter for Android in reply to georgeabbottbc
  2. No need for the past tense. RT @markbrumley: Why rating teachers by test scores won’t work wapo.st/M9ZvOB #k12 #education 11:34 AM May 13th via TweetDeck
  3. Overheard in my classroom. "This gets us ready for real life." Other student response: "this IS real life." 12:04 PM May 12th via Twitter for Android
  4. Wiggins on VAM. You can't rank what you can't accurately measure. Something is NOT better than nothing. bit.ly/J20nBo #bced #edchat 10:18 AM May 6th via web
  5. I wonder what the Fraser Institute thinks about this? grantwiggins.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/val… Expected gains & losses don't work for ratings. #bced 10:16 AM May 6th via web
  6. @AleksSagan Tks for the Tyee article. 1 thing I don't get is: what are my kids supposed to do during April off? Stay inside and watch tv? 10:14 AM May 5th via web
  7. My day: hit & run took off my van's side mirror, hit a dog driving to work, got laid off. The dog was OK though. 11:44 AM May 4th via Twitter for Android
  8. @symphily Myth of secret bailout is concretely debunked imo bl4q.me/iB9ev 12:01 AM May 4th via Blaq for PlayBook™ in reply to symphily
  9. B.C. accused of salary increase 'double standard' soc.li/K107GjD 11:51 PM May 3rd via Tweet Button
  10. New post on Problem Based Learning in physics, and what I think was a huge success: bit.ly/HZxo20 #pbl #physicsed #edchat 3:16 PM Apr 20th via web
  11. 2nd time in case I get some new suggestions... What are your favourite #clickers that work best for smaller classrooms? #edtech 11:04 AM Apr 14th via web
  12. @darcymullin how about you write my 2000 word paper for me & I go for a ride? 6:59 PM Apr 8th via Twitter for Android in reply to darcymullin
  13. @NatBanting Sounds like PPBL which is a model used by faculties like engineering and architecture at uni. 6:55 AM Apr 4th via Twitter for Android in reply to NatBanting
  14. @bcalmanac Can Clark respond to the VSB's letter, condemning the government's action in the teacher's dispute? 12:13 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to bcalmanac
  15. @bcalmanac How can Clark justify ethically bankrupt idea of cash for kids? Pay off teachers if they take extra kids into their classroom? 12:12 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to bcalmanac
  • Name Doug Smith
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  • Bio Math/Physics teacher living in Vancouver. TOC in Vancouver, MET student at UBC. Full-time dude, part-time tech geek.
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