Alexandra Candler

Assistant Principal. M.Ed. @ualberta alumni x 2. Passionate about teaching and leading Mathematics Education.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

At 12.3 million viewers, last night's Iowa-LSU game had more viewers than:

• Any women's CBB game ever
• The 2023 NBA Finals
• The 2023 World Series
• The 2023 Orange Bowl
• The 2023 Big Ten Championship
• The 2023 Cotton Bowl
• The 2023 Pac-12 Championship
• The 2023 Big-12 Championship
• The 2023 ACC Championship
• The 2023 Peach Bowl
• Thursday Night Football
• Every 2023 college football regular season game except Ohio State vs. Michigan

Absolutely INCREDIBLE.

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Last year, my daughter got cut from her 7th grade volleyball team.

She made the first cut, and thought she had a good chance. But on the second and final cut, they called her name, and she put her head down and walked out to the car where her mom and I were waiting.

She opened the car door, sat down, and started bawling. It was so hard to watch. She wanted to be on that team more than anything. I thought she was good enough, but the coach didn't.

My heart went out to her. But we didn't sugarcoat things for her. We told her we understood how much it stings. I've been cut before. Her mom had been cut from sports before, too. It's an ego shot and a gut punch.

We told her to go ask the coach what she could work on for next year. The coach gave her good feedback. And told her she was the "first girl cut". Which sounded promising, but only added to the sting. She said to me, "If only I had been a little bit better and made a few more serves..."

We told her she had a few choices. She could let this be the end. Or she could use this as fuel and fire. And to use it as motivation to work hard to make the team next year.

For a solid year, she practiced 4-5 times per week minimum. She went to every camp, every practice session she could find, found a travel team she could play on, and spent her entire summer at camps, practices, or in our backyard smashing the volleyball against our house (and denting our siding lol).

She had her tryouts this week. In the first tryout, she unleashed her new jump serve and hit 20 straight volleyballs over the net. The coaches were stunned. She said all the coaches came up to her immediately in the first 5 minutes with their clipboards and said, "What's your name?"

They started using her as a demonstrator, saying "Hey, Brooklyn, can you show everyone how to do this?" Even over the returning starters.

I asked her how she did when she got back. "Hey, you've been around a lot of volleyball in the last year. How did you do? Were you in the upper half of the players?"

She's a humble girl. And she proudly said, "I was the best player on the court."

She made the team, obviously. I'm beaming as a father this week.

I told her how proud I was of her. But not just because she made the team, or she's a great player now. But because she didn't give up. She didn't cry about it (after that first day). She didn't ask mom and dad to go lobby for her to be on the team.

She got after it and worked hard for a full year, taking no breaks. Her other volleyball friends were for sure taking it easier. Chilling out and vibing during the summer. She was attending camps and practicing and getting better while they were relaxing.

Sometimes as a parent, you hope you're teaching your kids how to do things.

But this was a case where she taught me how to do things. 100%.

[Martin Odima Jr. @MartinOdimaJr]

I love this visual. So many of our students hear language from adults that disaffirms their experiences and emotions.

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

Choose people wisely! 🙌

[CMHA Edmonton @cmhaEdmonton]

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[Edmonton Police @edmontonpolice]

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[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Your athletic career is most likely temporary; your character lasts a lifetime. The person you are is far more important than the player you are! What are your habits/routines? Are you grateful, humble, honest. Do you care for others? Be someone people respect on & off the court!

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

#mathed

[Melissa D @Dean_of_math]

Let’s be clear— it’s not our job to do all the thinking in the classroom. It’s our job to create the conditions for thinking to take place.

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

You should never have to pay to see your family doctor. 🩺

[Cathy Marks Krpan @CathyMarksKrpan]

Students can't access good mathematical thinking if they do not hear lots of examples. Teacher-led think-alouds are critical in mathematics.

[Lance Cardinal @lancecardinal75]

SO EXCITED to share the new turtle Island Jerseys I designed for the Oilers team that will be premiered tonight at the Indigenous celebration game. Another historic moment for our city. #RepresentationMatters #indigenousdesigner @Oil_Foundation @EdmontonOilers

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

@ceciliaaraneda Thank you. It would be nice if they phoned to let you know 😔

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

@tcoyle13 Thank you. I was hoping they would phone but it doesn’t seem to be the case for most people.

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

@ceciliaaraneda Sorry to ask you another question. Do you go with two business days remaining or one business day? For example, if I fly on Tuesday, do I go on Friday or Monday? Thank you.

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

@ceciliaaraneda How do you know if your transfer hasn’t gone through properly?

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

@tcoyle13 Thanks for your insights. How did you know your transfer was accepted?

[Dr. Erika Garcia Niles @flyingmonkey13]

Find yourself a team that cheers you on for being imperfectly human. I have, and it makes all the difference.

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

5 tips for building class climate:

1) Talk to kids when they walk into class.

2) Learn 1 thing about each student.

3) If you have to get on to a kid, do it privately.

4) Apologize when needed.

5) Don’t take yourself too seriously.

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

@BSmilanich @Chem_Cure 🤯🤯🤯

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

Pencil for sure!!! ✏️✏️✏️

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

I don't mean to start any drama but...do you prefer doing math in pen or in pencil?

(Not doing a poll because I want to see which side everyone's on lol)

[Alexandra Candler @MsCandlersClass]

@Chem_Cure @BSmilanich @MrLemko do you have any thoughts on how a whiteboard marker plays into this? Maybe it depends on the purpose….