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Day 169 (of 2025/26) wow… the haters gonna hate, hate, hate on #PrideMonth (and I haven’t even had time to check the comments section of the #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth posts yet…) When I post and share things regarding SOGI, I anticipate getting some direct messages that are rather… “insulting.” It comes with the territory. But as an…

Day 168c and for National Indigenous History Month, I’m highlighting Kaboom! by Jay Odjick. This graphic novel is exactly why diverse stories matter. It’s superhero storytelling through an Indigenous lens, blending action, humour, culture, and identity in ways that feel both fresh and deeply grounded. What I love most is that it doesn’t treat Indigeneity as a…

Day 168b (of 2025/26)  Opting Out by Maia Kobabe and Swati “Lucky” Srikumar #pridemonth  Maia’s ‘less likely to be challenged book of the year’ is Opting Out – a book that does a lot of important shares very well… and has quickly climbed my personal ‘best reads of 2026 list’. What it takes on: Menstruation…

Day 168a (of 2025/26) final Education Book Share for 25/26 school year: Forward Together by George Couros @gcouros  Love the forward indicating that within  the book, the truth is there is a mix of beauty, complexities, and +/- possibilities in education… no matter what you may think, it’s an exciting time to be an educator…

Day 168a (of 2025/26) Opting Out by Maia Kobabe and Swati “Lucky” Srikumar Maia’s ‘less likely to be challenged book of the year’ is Opting Out – a book that does a lot of important shares very well… and has quickly climbed my personal ‘best reads of 2026 list’. What it takes on: Menstruation and…

Day 167 (of 2025/26) 3 news stories you may have missed to end May… pew pew games at school?; Endrõs problem solved; climate… what, me worry? And a bonus: declining enrollment everywhere? In parts of England, teacher strikes this week have been tied not just to pay but also to declining enrolment, restructuring, and support…

Day 166 (of 2025/26) first little “test” of AI & learning this #tEChursdAI Sigh. A happy sigh, but still a sigh. I ran a small test around AI and learning this week, using an “AI as primary” collaboration model, and I’m left sitting with mixed feelings about the results. The learner outcome was… not good.…

Day 165 (of 2025/26) the start of the “last day/week of school” messages… still one more month to make count! #edresearch When I start reading “end of school year” messages on education social media at the end of May, it raises some wonders. A little jealousy some years (vivid had me counting down the days…

Day 164 (of 2025/26) on “it belongs in a museum” thinking… I loved the line in Indiana Jones (Last Crusade) when he talks about the Cross of Coronado which had been claimed by a ‘collector of antiquities’ by saying “It belongs in a museum”…  As a Classical Studies minor, it has always been a challenging…

Day 163 (of 2025/26) #TowelDay The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Towel Day, celebrated every May 25, the gloriously absurd tribute to Douglas Adams. People have asked about the towel on my shoulder as well as the bowtie I customized for today…  What it is: Towel Day was first observed in 2001, two weeks after…