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Brenda Dyck

@bdyck

Faculty of Education sessional Instructor at the University of Alberta, University of Calgary.

 Alberta, Canada
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Joined July 2007
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@TIME16 Feb 2017
TIME’s new cover: Inside Donald Trump's White House chaos ti.me/2kNjcjU
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'Hope Not Fear' Indeed. And what a beautiful piece by Louisa Cannell. #womensmarch 👊👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽✨
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@baratunde9 Nov 2016
Whatever happens, we have lost. Half this nation voted for white supremacy, sexual assault, and more. The Klan is happy. We should be sad.
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Help save this show. Sign this petition: thepetitionsite.com/en-ca/88… #BringBackNashville
petition: Bring Back Nashville

petition: Bring Back Nashville

Hey guys! As you know our favorite television show Nashville was canceled by ABC Network. This is not sitting well with the fans (533 signatures on petition)

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#canadavotes I was in high school during Trudeaumania 1968. Here is again-- Justin Trudeau will be a very different leader-- in a good way😊
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Voice Typing Comes to Google Docs alicekeeler.com/teachertech/… via @alicekeeler
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Jay McTighe@jaymctighe29 Sep 2014
A professor of media bans use of "devices" in class. An interesting read! washingtonpost.com/blogs/ans…

Why a leading professor of new media just banned technology use in class

Anyone distracted in class doesn’t just lose out on the content of the discussion but creates a sense of permission that opting out is OK, and, worse, a haze of second-hand distraction for peers.

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Red and White Life: New Canadian Lifestyle blog by a Calgarian Blogarian theredandwhitelife.com @redandwhitelife
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Let difficulties develop your potential.
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Google Sheets: Rubric Template tinyurl.com/ms5akvz
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The summer homework assignment that went viral. I've never been a fan of "Summer Homework" until I saw this! teapawt.net/tes/status/63365593434…
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A teacher's story: 'I set a homework assignment – and it went viral' ow.ly/R30cz
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Navajo Kindergartner Sent Home First Day of School For Having Long Hair 500nations.us/2015/08/17/nav…
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Kohn, Dweck, and Growth Mindset: Are There Different Emerging Usages of the Term? grantlichtman.com/kohn-dweck…
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"Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!" #JulianBond
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Age of Distraction: Why It’s Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus ow.ly/QPS00 #edchat #parents #focus
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Don't say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - CSLewis – at Oxford, England
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“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.” ― Douglas Adams
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Current read: @DrTonyWagner's Creating Innovators. A must read in nurturing knowledge workers & future innovators.
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If grades are the only carrot you use in your class, then what about those students who don't like carrots? #edchat
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