This document contains a series of blog posts by Andy McKiel, a curriculum coordinator, discussing his experiences as a teacher and ideas about effective teaching practices. It explores ideas like providing student choice, encouraging student voice, connecting with others, being social, sharing knowledge, and celebrating learning. McKiel emphasizes focusing on proven teaching strategies rather than just new technologies. The posts reflect on McKiel's career and passion for helping students learn.

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Andy McKiel
Andy is a Curriculum
Coordinator in St. James-
Assiniboia School Division.
He’s a self-professed geek
and he’s not proud of the
fact that he spends far too
much time in front of a
screen.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
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Andy McKiel
Andy is a Curriculum
Coordinator in St. James-
Assiniboia School Division.
He’s a self-professed geek
and he’s not proud of the
fact that he spends far too
much time in front of a
screen.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
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Andy McKiel
Andy is a Curriculum
Coordinator in St. James-
Assiniboia School Division.
Several people feel that
Andy uses Instagram to
post far too many photos
of his dog, Charlie, and all
of the wooden bowls that
he turns in his ‘spare’ time.
Friday, June 30th, 2006
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‘making’ time

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Create & Share

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Create & Share

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Andy McKiel
Andy was a Grade 4
classroom teacher at
Stevenson-Britannia School
in St. James-Assiniboia
School Division. He and
his students could often be
found working with some
form of technology.
Monday, April 27th, 2006
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The Tasks, Not The Tools

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Andy McKiel
Andy was a Grade 4
classroom teacher at
Stevenson-Britannia School
in St. James-Assiniboia
School Division. Even back
then, his students and
colleagues knew that he
was a big geek!
Thursday, May 16th, 2007
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Robins: The First Sign of Spring

17. Leveraging Learning Spaces
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18. Leveraging Learning Spaces
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22. Leveraging Learning Spaces
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23. Relics

27. Andy created the
character Carrot Top that
you see here. He was a
l e g e n d a m o n g s t t h e
students in Room 5 at
Stevenson School. Many
students wrote him into
their claymation scripts.
Friday, February 28th, 2007
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Andy McKiel
Andy got to help a team
of high school students
from John Taylor Collegiate
connect with Dr. Robert
Thirsk while he was aboard
the International Space
Station nearing the end of
a year long stint in space!
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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Outta This World

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31. The 5 C’s
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32. the sharing and understanding of ideas and
information through a variety of mediums
COMMUNICATION
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33. the process of working together toward a common
goal with meaningful contributions from all members
COLLABORATION
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34. the ability to gather, analyze
and synthesize information
for an intended purpose
CRITICAL
THINKING
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35. the development and expression of
novel ideas in a new context
CREATIVITY
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36. becoming an informed and active member of society
to promote the common good both locally and
globally, while protecting individual rights
CITIZENSHIP
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37. The 5 C’s
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Key
Ingredients

38. Mixing Ingredients
Do we need a recipe?
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Mix in all of the
best ingredients...

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Andy McKiel
Andy would like you to
consider what the Top 10
‘quality ingredients’ would
be that would have the
greatest impact on teaching
a n d l e a r n i n g i n t h e
classroom. Over the next
ten slides, you’ll see Andy’s
take on these ideas!
Friday, May 8th, 2015
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A Recipe For Success
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40. #10: Provide Choice
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41. #9: Encourage StudentVoice
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42. #8: Get Connected
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43. #7: Be Social
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44. #6: Perspective Matters
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45. #5: Teachers as Learners
A quote from
Michelangelo:
I am still learning.

46. #4: Students as Teachers

47. #3: Sharing is Awesome
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48. #2: Audience Matters
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49. #1: Celebrate Learning
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Andy McKiel
Andy would like to thank
you for choosing this
session! He hopes that
you found some inspiration
in some of the ideas that
he explored. He wants you
to remember that we
shouldn’t just get hung up
on the novelty of shiny,
new technologies. Andy
feels that we should focus
o n e m b e d d i n g b e s t
practices into teaching and
learning.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
Contact Andy:
andy@mckiel.ca
@amckiel