Category: 2022-2023 School Year

The Level of our Systems

Donna Fry2 Comments on The Level of our Systems@fryed, goals, habits, leadership, learning, Learning Goals, Learning Leaders, professional learning, professionallearning

“We do not rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems.” James Clear, Atomic Habits We’re great at dreaming up goals, aren’t we? High achieving educators probably have too many goals in mind most of the time! We are coached to write goals – SMART goals even – […]

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This is a picture of a sign that says "Work in Progress"

Unfinished

Donna FryLeave a Comment on Unfinished@fryed, learn, new principals, New Teachers, principal, professionallearning, school leader, school leaders, unfinished

I noticed such an interesting book title online this morning. I have yet to read this book, but the title so eloquently stated some of my fundamental beliefs as an education leader. I explored a preview of the book on Amazon, and I’ll share this one quote that stood out for me: “I’ve written this […]

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This is a picture of DNA representing the many advances we have made in scientific understanding of the body over the past decade.

Teaching When Knowledge is Exploding

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How did you feel when you first learned that Pluto was being demoted? Pluto is no longer a planet in the solar system, and people are mad about this! We have an emotional connection to what we learned in school, and what we know to be true. It’s disruptive and disturbing when we find out […]

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This image shows a European Hawkweek with a bumblebee on it, as evidence of how wildflower (even invasive species) attract pollinators

Disturbing “Normal”

Donna FryLeave a Comment on Disturbing “Normal”@fryed, #naturalenvironment, #nature, #nccbioblitz, #science, #willingtobedisturbed, change, leadership, learn

Which do you prefer for your front yard? Beautiful, perfect, manicured grass, or a more natural approach to landscaping? One of the youngest winners of this year’s Bondar Challenge questions our pursuit of perfect lawns: “People still pay a lot of money to get them [dandelions] out and take so long to dig them out.” […]

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This is a lesser yellowlegs walking on a beach. It's an example of birds we need to learn to identify to better understand how our world is changing.

Species Literacy Matters

Donna FryLeave a Comment on Species Literacy Matters@fryed, #nccbioblitz, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, ecological literacy, leadership, learn, nature, species literacy

Do you know the difference between a Least Sandpiper and a Spotted Sandpiper? I don’t. I’m sitting here with hundreds of pictures of living things in my natural world, and I don’t know what they are. Over the last four days, I have been participating in the Nature Conservancy of Canada Big Backyard Blitz, an […]

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