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BYTE 2021

BYTE 2021

On May 2, 2019 I sat in a packed auditorium at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario. I was sitting in the third row of Catherine Zeisner’s keynote, Class of 2030. She took to the stage armed with

Daphne McMenemy February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Education No Comments Read more

Teaching Code: More Questions Than Answers

Teaching Code: More Questions Than Answers

This past September, coding became a part of our ministry mandated curriculum for grades one through eight. What I assumed would be a logical continuation of my already established coding program, this year has led me to some pretty big

Daphne McMenemy January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 Education No Comments Read more

Hold the Frog

Hold the Frog

As I do every day, I took my first-grade students outside for our daily outdoor play break. As they do every day, they wait for me to open the door and they run and scream like it’s the first breath

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What I Learned in Kindergarten

What I Learned in Kindergarten

My first week in kindergarten was one of the toughest weeks in my teaching career.  I had taught grade 1 the prior six years, so I didn’t think the move into kindergarten was going to be a huge jump. Dare

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A Year For The Books

A Year For The Books

A year for the books.  We are about to begin a school year like no other. I am preparing to bring in a whole bunch of little people in need of some kind of structure, routine, and a little bit

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Let Them Play

Let Them Play

Kindergarten is like babysitting. All they do is play all day. Kindergarten should be cancelled this year. If my kid was in kindergarten, I wouldn’t send them to school.  What’s the point? The list of things I’ve heard about Kindergarten could

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Leadership Matters

Leadership Matters

Leadership matters…we’ve all heard that before.  Maybe we’ve said it.  But what does it mean?  Why is it important? For anyone who follows me on social media, you know that I’ve spent the last six months editing books with Code Breaker Inc.  It’s been

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The Story Behind the Story

The Story Behind the Story

I started writing Gracie this time last year. I sat in my backyard in July of 2019 and my phone pinged. It was the DM that would change my course of life moving forward.  A quick four message exchange was

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When This is All Over

When This is All Over

Monday, March 9th, 2020…the news was riddled with COVID19 stats about the global impact it was beginning to have.  Different countries were being affected and leaders from all over the world were beginning to take measures to stop the spread and

Daphne McMenemy June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Education No Comments Read more
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