Derek Stoppels
Open Letter to Stephen Lecce
An open letter to the Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, I am writing to you to share my concerns about your statement about...
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Derek Stoppels
- May 5, 2020
- 17 min
A little bit of "How and Why" ver.2
It's Friday night and I’m lying in bed with my three year old daughter, cuddling her until she falls asleep. One of the hardest parts of...
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Derek Stoppels
- May 5, 2020
- 5 min
Incentives/Consequences Vs. Purpose/Learning
So our school board and the Ministry of Education (Ontario) has told us, and students, that marks can not go down from the mark that...
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Derek Stoppels
- Apr 17, 2020
- 6 min
I'm so stressed out!
What a time to be alive! We're on day 33 or 34 (I don't even know anymore) of this social distancing/quarantine/self isolation era and...
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Derek Stoppels
- Jan 25, 2020
- 1 min
Leading Them To Water
As a teacher, it's my goal to lead my students to water. I can't make them drink, but I can bring them there. And on our journey to the...
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Derek Stoppels
- Dec 12, 2019
- 4 min
SNC1D Electricity PBL Unit
The Grade Nine Physics (Electricity) Unit is going to be based on a book/movie called The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. It is a true story...
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Derek Stoppels
- Dec 5, 2019
- 8 min
The Education System does NOTHING for Mental Health
On November 20th, I posted a video on my Instagram account (@TheStoppelsShow) that was a brief introduction to this blog post. I've been...
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Derek Stoppels
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Why's it always gotta be about academics?!
Seriously. Why does it always have to be about academics? School is obviously a place where students come to learn, but why does it...
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Derek Stoppels
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 min
I Learned The Hard Way
I don't want to say I made a mistake, but I may have made a mistake. I'm writing this post because one day, someone who is just starting...
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Derek Stoppels
- Sep 28, 2019
- 3 min
Who's working harder?
Last week, I was at a meeting for the Professional Learning Team (PLT) which I am a part of at school. There were actually two PLTs at...
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Derek Stoppels
- Sep 17, 2019
- 6 min
What if we didn't emphasize the content?
I'm glad we're having this conversation! I found the article below interesting regarding the success of Project Based Learning. While I...
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Derek Stoppels
- Sep 15, 2019
- 3 min
Where I'm Coming From
From 2012 to 2018 I taught in a Community Living Class (also known as a Developmental Disabilities Program) at Hillcrest High School (in...
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Derek Stoppels
- Sep 11, 2019
- 3 min
What comes first, school or well being?
Recently I read a blog post by Grant Lichtman with the same title as this blog. His came first BUT I thought this is a really important...
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Derek Stoppels
- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
Dear Students,
Dear Students, As you enter my classroom and begin a new school year, I wanted to offer some thoughts. You're about to go embark on yet...
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Derek Stoppels
- Aug 15, 2019
- 4 min
Linear Education vs. Non-
I just watched an inspiring TED talk by Margaret Heffernan about the skills we are going to need in an unpredictable world. I couldn't...
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Derek Stoppels
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
Learning to Dance
It still surprises me that I have to remind people that teachers still have to work on PD days. The students stay home, and usually it's...
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Derek Stoppels
- Aug 3, 2019
- 4 min
Mandatory Mental Health Courses?
Derek Lopez @standupourkids, did it again. He asked an important question on Twitter that I need more than 240 characters to answer. He...
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Derek Stoppels
- Jul 25, 2019
- 6 min
Get 'em Off Screens!
One of my goals for this summer was to expand my professional network and in doing so I came across Derek Lopez from @standupourkids on...
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Derek Stoppels
- Jul 15, 2019
- 6 min
Old School vs. New School
At the end of the school year, we got together at the school for an end of year brunch which is an annual tradition and is provided by...
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