I watched this Peter Hutton TEDx talk tonight and more than one part struck a very familiar chord with me and the things we do at Inquiry Hub. The part of the talk I want to discus is this one: “We have a saying that ‘Yes is the default’. So, the firth thing about that […]
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Inquiry Hub Secondary School – Confluence and Influence
The following was written to be shared as part of our application to the Cmolik Prize for the Enhancement of Public Education in BC. It is an exploration into the ways in which our model has ‘fit’ nicely with the new BC Curriculum, and to share some of the influence that we have had in our […]
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Created Entirely By Students
The film you are about to see was created entirely by students. From beginning to end entirely by students. Every thought word shot line Everything. That’s iHub. That’s the opening to […]
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How far would you go?
This video is 100% student made. It was created to promote our open house on November 22nd. It’s just over a minute long, and yet it says so much… about our school, about empowering students, and about some pretty awesome students themselves. This year at Inquiry Hub, we really want to showcase our students, and […]
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Excellence is a Habit
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~Aristotle I think that we sometimes lose sight of what is important. We focus on individual acts, or in schools, individual assignments, and on praising final products and presentations. We often lose sight of the continual work, the tireless editing […]
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#Ignite43 Eureka!
A small group of educators from Coquitlam gather at a restaurant where 10 of them take turns doing an Ignite talk. 20 slides, timed at 15 seconds, for a fixed total time of 5 minutes. Excited to be a part of #ignite43 with my old friend @datruss pic.twitter.com/yC1O343mcO — Dave Sands (@dhsands) September 29, 2017 […]
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3 Injustices in Education
Last month I was honoured to be interviewed on Corey Engstrom’s Teacher Tech Trails. Near the end of the podcast, I mentioned the ‘greatest’ injustices that we tend to do in more traditional schools and classrooms to three different kinds of students. While I would question my choice of the word ‘greatest’, I think these […]
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Creating the time and space for self-directed, personalized, inquiry learning.
Background (Part 1 – Purpose) The following image and description were created for an application for an award. ‘Assignments’ like this are great because they force us (teachers John Sarte, Alan Soiseth and myself) to think about what it is we value, and strive towards as we build our program at Inquiry Hub Secondary School. […]
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Relevance Amplifies Learning
Last year two grade 11 students, Josh & Brandon, started creating an app using iBeacon technology to help our teachers take attendance. A year later, that app is not completed, it probably won’t be completed any time soon, and yet this is one of a number of very successful projects that happened last year. The plan […]
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Critical Questions
I was recently at my first ISTE Conference, and more than any session that I attended, what I really loved was connecting face-to-face with amazing educators that I only ever get to connect with online. These are amazing people! Some I’ve met once or twice before, but others, like Kathleen McClaskey, Barbara Bray and Shelly […]
