I am married, the father of two children, and serve as the Principal of Navigate NIDES, a leading online learning school in British Columbia.
Joined January 2011
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9 Feb 2025
I just put up a blog post about a great education leadership book by @YongZhaoEd and Jim Watterston. Feedback is always welcome. whynot-gfussell.blogspot.com…
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16 Apr 2024
Spent the week in Hong Kong working with ESF! @chrisgadbury captured our first day PERFECTLY!
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4 Feb 2024
Love this, 3 solid strategies. I recently heard: AI won’t replace teachers. But teachers that knows how to use AI, to be more efficient & better at their craft, they will replace teachers that don’t leverage AI in those ways. Same goes for our future workforce, today’s students.
School leaders who embrace AI in responsible, innovative ways are shaping the future of education. Here are 3 strategies from @Catlin_Tucker to guide your school’s adoption of AI.
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24 Nov 2023
Another thoughtful piece by @chrkennedy reminded me of "If" by Rudyard Kipling - poetryfoundation.org/poems/4… with an edit of the last few lines.
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31 Oct 2023
This is a good talk (20 minutes long) by Will Miller of the Wallace Foundation about the importance of principals and how to support them - youtube.com/watch?v=j8bQxTlo… - I'd start at 5:00 in - here are the slides - wallacefoundation.org/News-a…
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14 Oct 2023
I just posted a description of the work our school is doing Personalizing Education to Grow Learners | Why Not? (whynot-gfussell.blogspot.com)
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24 Sep 2023
This is a great article about how we can use technology talk to improve learning - Talking the technology talk - kappanonline.org
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24 Sep 2023
I just put up a post about how online learning supports inclusion and welcome any feedback: Online Learning is Inclusion | Why Not? (whynot-gfussell.blogspot.com)
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24 May 2023
Another thoughtful post by @chrkennedy this time looking at how COVID has impacted adult learning in our system - cultureofyes.ca/2023/05/18/h… - great reminders of the things crucial for our collective success.
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16 Feb 2023
Anxiety is one of the most common underlying causes of challenging behavior, yet it typically goes undiscovered and unaddressed through school-based behavior supports. kappanonline.org/skill-build… International
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16 Feb 2023
I just read a thoughtful piece by @chrkennedy about the importance of authentic, representative, student voice in the evolution of education - cultureofyes.ca/
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24 Jan 2023
I recently watched an interview between hosts @YongZhaoEd @chrs_dede and Dr. Curt Bonk on #silverliningforlearning about the future of education with guests @MsMagiera and @askatechnogirl that inspired my latest blog post. The future is here, now whynot-gfussell.blogspot.com…
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18 Jan 2023
In conversation with Dr. Chris Kennedy @chrkennedy Superintendent & CEO @WestVanSchools on celebrating his 20th year in education; his inspiration and lessons on leadership @C21CEO x.com/i/broadcasts/1DXxyvLMQ…
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17 Jan 2023
Thank you for this tweet @KevinGodden1 Well-being and learning; relationships and pedagogy. It's that simple and that complex: simplexity. A great, thoughtful piece by @MichaelFullan1
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17 Jan 2023
This is a great reframe for the vitriol that seems to be dominating news cycles.
Are #AI tools in the classroom a threat or an opportunity? "If we lean in, our classrooms will be the places that influence learning in digital spaces so that our students will be better prepared for an increasingly digital world,” @Hedreich writes. edutopia.org/article/make-di…
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16 Jan 2023
Big announcement— @Yale's FREE new happiness course for teenagers is finally here! The Science of Well-being for Teens is a 6-wk course on @coursera designed to give teens science-based strategies for reducing stress/feeling happier. Please RT & share: coursera.org/learn/the-scien…
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14 Jan 2023
I just put a post about the prevalence of narratives on my blog and welcome thoughts and feedback: whynot-gfussell.blogspot.com…
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This straightforward activity can help middle and high schoolers find their passion—and then move from passion to purpose. edutopia.org/article/sel-stu…
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