Laura Valks (she/her)
@lvalksocsb
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Itinerant Resource Teacher with @ocsbSpecEd. Passionate about data driven instruction, MTSS and differentiating. | Tweets/Retweets/Likes are my own.
Ottawa Catholic School Board
Joined April 2017
#ocsbSummerInstitutes REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! I’m so excited to be facilitating my very first session! Come explore a curated collection of @BookCreatorApp books designed to directly support all 130+ UFLI lessons, empowering teachers to enhance their literacy instruction. 🔗⬇️
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Safe driving everyone! ❄️ 🚌
❄️ Today is a #SnowDay. @OttSchoolBus has cancelled all buses & vans. All #ocsb schools remain open. Parents who send their children to school will be responsible for transportation to and from school.
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Feeling fortunate to live in a city where outdoor movement can be done. Remember to take care of yourself in whatever ways needed 💙💙 #BellLetsTalk
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December’s goal is to read more! Thank you @alvareztany for getting me started with this first read 📖 #ocsbBeWell
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Fan girl-ed hard today b/c @tweetsomemoore came to the @OttCatholicSB! “We can’t design for whats missing, you can only design for what is there!” 👏🏻 Strength Based Perspective 👏🏻 (Also HUGE thanks to @OCSBSpecEd for organizing!!)
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Ending this week with brainstorming, collaboration and laughs with @StDominicOCSB - they opened their doors to us and we got their huddle board up and running! #ocsbOpenDoors @OCSBSpecEd (ps @alvareztany, a laser leveller is a game changer when making a Huddle Board 😜)
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Thank you @StBrAndreOCSB for opening your doors and embracing “Huddleboard” scheduling solutions with us! @lvalksocsb @OCSBSpecEd #ocsb
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Looking for to this! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
@OttCatholicSB Educators and Fams!! Join us Thurs, Dec 5th at 7pm via Zoom as we hear from @tweetsomemoore and explore how inclusion goals have evolved w/our understanding of diversity and identity. Don't miss out - space is limited! Register: https://t.co/tMBofUaOl6
@OCSBSpecEd
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Thank you @OCSB_LT for this morning’s SummIT - took a deeper dive into Brisk, Gemini and our critical thinking when using AI 🤖 #ocsbLTSummit @briskteaching @GeminiApp
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Collaborative PD day with K-12 Resource & System Class teachers, going over Transitions 🔁 and MTSS/RTI 📊 Thanks for everyone who came out! @OCSBSpecEd
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⏳ If half the class requires tier 2 support, the school doesn't need more tier 2 #intervention strategies or programs. There's a need for more universal design. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL
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Friday reminder 💕 (Ps @MrsFiguraOCSB always has cute reminders or jokes on her, the perfect little pick me up when you walk by) #ocsbBeWell
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After Friday’s amazing key note speaker, @dr_robynehd, it shouldn’t be a surprise that I chose this book as my next read! Anyone else starting this book?! 📕 @OttCatholicSB #ocsbCCDay
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Thankful to start off this Thanksgiving Weekend with Christian Community Day! #ocsbCCDay #ocsbBeCommunity
@MrsLucas_OCT @MrsGagnon_OCSB
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Data collecting is often seen as “another thing to do”, but data driven instruction and interventions help align priorities and make sure we are responding appropriately! When priorities are aligned, we can make sure that everyone involved is working on target 🎯
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Every behaviour is a form of communication. We need to look beneath it and seek to understand what is driving it.This behaviour does not occur in a vacuum. 🧠🌱
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Back to school tradition🍦☀️ started this as a kid and have kept it going every year since! Wishing everyone a happy #ocsbFirstDay tomorrow 😎
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‘Lexend Font’ is my favourite (and my default on Google!) - it was created to help minimize visual stress for those with dyslexia, however many other readers also benefit from the font! https://t.co/NBwMLmgXEf
fonts.google.com
Lexend fonts are intended to reduce visual stress and so improve reading performance. Initially they were designed with dyslexia and struggling readers in mind,
A great remind when choosing fonts! My favourite is Century Gothic for the perfect lower case ‘a’ 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
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Thanks for the memories, JSN. After (fabulous) 4 years, time for a change in September 2024! Until then, have a great summer ☀️😎
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