Marcus Blair
@mrblairteaches.bsky.social
🔸️Father
🔸️Reader
🔸️ELA & Humanities Teacher
🔸️Inquiry & Project Based Learning
🔸️Standards-Based Assessment
I believe in the promise of public education.
#bced #EduSky 🇨🇦
Check out my #EduBlog:
https://mrblairsclass.blogspot.com
🔸️Reader
🔸️ELA & Humanities Teacher
🔸️Inquiry & Project Based Learning
🔸️Standards-Based Assessment
I believe in the promise of public education.
#bced #EduSky 🇨🇦
Check out my #EduBlog:
https://mrblairsclass.blogspot.com
Using Google's Notebook LM, I explored the intersection of the BC Ministry of Education's "Considerations for Using AI Tools in K-12 Schools," the OECD's AI Literacy Framework, and UNESCO's "AI Competency Framework for Students" to create this list of ten essential AI competencies for our students.
October 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Using Google's Notebook LM, I explored the intersection of the BC Ministry of Education's "Considerations for Using AI Tools in K-12 Schools," the OECD's AI Literacy Framework, and UNESCO's "AI Competency Framework for Students" to create this list of ten essential AI competencies for our students.
This year, I'll be launching my classes with this AI integration framework in place.
From day one, my goal is to establish open and productive dialogue about AI with my students.
Unlike many others, I'm feeling optimistic about the future of education.
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
From day one, my goal is to establish open and productive dialogue about AI with my students.
Unlike many others, I'm feeling optimistic about the future of education.
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
July 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This year, I'll be launching my classes with this AI integration framework in place.
From day one, my goal is to establish open and productive dialogue about AI with my students.
Unlike many others, I'm feeling optimistic about the future of education.
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
From day one, my goal is to establish open and productive dialogue about AI with my students.
Unlike many others, I'm feeling optimistic about the future of education.
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
This week, my Philosophy 12 students will apply their growing understanding of ethics to AI.
They get to choose an AI concern they feel passionate about and then construct an ethical framework that'll limit the potential harm associated with unregulated AI. #bced
They get to choose an AI concern they feel passionate about and then construct an ethical framework that'll limit the potential harm associated with unregulated AI. #bced
June 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This week, my Philosophy 12 students will apply their growing understanding of ethics to AI.
They get to choose an AI concern they feel passionate about and then construct an ethical framework that'll limit the potential harm associated with unregulated AI. #bced
They get to choose an AI concern they feel passionate about and then construct an ethical framework that'll limit the potential harm associated with unregulated AI. #bced
I may have to curb my caffeine intake. Here's a "gift" from a student:
May 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I may have to curb my caffeine intake. Here's a "gift" from a student:
I share this graphic on logical fallacies every couple of years. This year, I intend to embed it into my Social Justice debating unit.
April 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I share this graphic on logical fallacies every couple of years. This year, I intend to embed it into my Social Justice debating unit.
My Philosophy 12 students are analyzing and then assessing the significance of the Simulation Hypothesis.
Today, we had a rich discussion on what is the end goal of technology innovation.
Students are rather pessimistic and cynical toward technology these days, especially tech companies.
Today, we had a rich discussion on what is the end goal of technology innovation.
Students are rather pessimistic and cynical toward technology these days, especially tech companies.
April 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My Philosophy 12 students are analyzing and then assessing the significance of the Simulation Hypothesis.
Today, we had a rich discussion on what is the end goal of technology innovation.
Students are rather pessimistic and cynical toward technology these days, especially tech companies.
Today, we had a rich discussion on what is the end goal of technology innovation.
Students are rather pessimistic and cynical toward technology these days, especially tech companies.
I try to apply some good old-fashioned virtue ethics to these questions:
March 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I try to apply some good old-fashioned virtue ethics to these questions:
These rubrics featuring dropdown feedback have been the biggest gamechanger for my assessment.
The feedback is customizable to ensure personalization when needed.
They allow me to give students more consistent and more timely feedback.
To learn more: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-st...
The feedback is customizable to ensure personalization when needed.
They allow me to give students more consistent and more timely feedback.
To learn more: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-st...
March 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
These rubrics featuring dropdown feedback have been the biggest gamechanger for my assessment.
The feedback is customizable to ensure personalization when needed.
They allow me to give students more consistent and more timely feedback.
To learn more: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-st...
The feedback is customizable to ensure personalization when needed.
They allow me to give students more consistent and more timely feedback.
To learn more: mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-st...
Book #16 of 2025:
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March 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Book #16 of 2025:
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Book #15 of 2025:
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March 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Book #15 of 2025:
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Here's four projects with four different levels of AI integration. Each level facilitates unique conversations on how students may use AI responsibly.
Learn More:
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
Learn More:
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
March 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here's four projects with four different levels of AI integration. Each level facilitates unique conversations on how students may use AI responsibly.
Learn More:
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
Learn More:
mrblairsclass.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
It's never too late to watch our team compete at the BC Provincial Championships!
March 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
It's never too late to watch our team compete at the BC Provincial Championships!
Book #14 of 2025:
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March 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Book #14 of 2025:
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With Emily Murphy's statue being stolen from an Edmonton park, it seems as good of a time as ever to explore commemoration controversies with my Social Justice 12 class. #bced
February 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
With Emily Murphy's statue being stolen from an Edmonton park, it seems as good of a time as ever to explore commemoration controversies with my Social Justice 12 class. #bced
I've created an AI Chatbot for my Philosophy 12 class on @schoolai.com that pretends to be the Ghost of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
I look forward to seeing how my students engage with it!
I look forward to seeing how my students engage with it!
February 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I've created an AI Chatbot for my Philosophy 12 class on @schoolai.com that pretends to be the Ghost of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
I look forward to seeing how my students engage with it!
I look forward to seeing how my students engage with it!
@mmeanderson.bsky.social and myself created a document to help teachers understand how they and their students can use AI in the classroom, as Idea Starters, Feedback Helpers, & Work Partners.
We are committed to teaching our students how to leverage AI responsibly and effectively. #bced
We are committed to teaching our students how to leverage AI responsibly and effectively. #bced
February 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
@mmeanderson.bsky.social and myself created a document to help teachers understand how they and their students can use AI in the classroom, as Idea Starters, Feedback Helpers, & Work Partners.
We are committed to teaching our students how to leverage AI responsibly and effectively. #bced
We are committed to teaching our students how to leverage AI responsibly and effectively. #bced
In my Philosophy 12 class, we will be exploring political philosophy through the lens of Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau.
This is one of my favorite projects!!
This is one of my favorite projects!!
February 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In my Philosophy 12 class, we will be exploring political philosophy through the lens of Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau.
This is one of my favorite projects!!
This is one of my favorite projects!!
Book #13 of 2025:
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February 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Book #13 of 2025:
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Book #12 of 2025:
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February 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Book #12 of 2025:
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In my Social Justice 12 class, we learn about the Stonewall Uprising's significance. We also learn about trans icons Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. That won't change.
February 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
In my Social Justice 12 class, we learn about the Stonewall Uprising's significance. We also learn about trans icons Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. That won't change.
This past week, my social justice class has been discussing the power of music to affect change. Kendrick Lamar's halftime show may just become case study A.
February 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
This past week, my social justice class has been discussing the power of music to affect change. Kendrick Lamar's halftime show may just become case study A.
The books are in! Our staff will be exploring AI's role in education via @ditchthattextbook.com's AI for Educators. Staff book clubs can be such a transformative experience.
February 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The books are in! Our staff will be exploring AI's role in education via @ditchthattextbook.com's AI for Educators. Staff book clubs can be such a transformative experience.
Our next project in my Social Justice 12 class focuses on the power of civil disobedience to affect change.
With all that's transpiring in the world, students may see civil disobedience becoming even more of a news item in the months to come.
I feel for all of my educator colleagues down south.
With all that's transpiring in the world, students may see civil disobedience becoming even more of a news item in the months to come.
I feel for all of my educator colleagues down south.
February 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Our next project in my Social Justice 12 class focuses on the power of civil disobedience to affect change.
With all that's transpiring in the world, students may see civil disobedience becoming even more of a news item in the months to come.
I feel for all of my educator colleagues down south.
With all that's transpiring in the world, students may see civil disobedience becoming even more of a news item in the months to come.
I feel for all of my educator colleagues down south.
Book #11 of 2025:
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February 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Book #11 of 2025:
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