Anne-Marie Longpre
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Teacher, Reader, De-streamer, Radically pro-kid. Interested in #booklove and #ungrading . Here to learn. No one is free until all of us are free. She/her.
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I put together a video of my students talking about
#booklove
and the benefits of choice reading. But mostly you should watch it because they are ADORABLE.
@booklove4life
@pennykittle
@KellyGToGo
@mslajeunesse
@teacher_ames
@1GRTeacher
@pernilleripp
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I have a student in gr 9 who, for a variety of reasons, is reading at a gr 1 lvl. We work together at lunch on phonics and vocab.
Today, one of our words was PREDICT. I asked him to use it in a sentence. He said, "I predict that I will be able to read next year."
I love him.
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I am being asked to cross a picket line tomorrow.
@tdsb
wants me to teach online (not part of my contract), which will lessen the impact of
@CUPEOntario
strike, and make this drag on for longer.
Where is my union
@karenosstf
?? How can I be encouraged to hurt my CUPE colleagues?
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EXCUSE ME?!??
@fordnation
just confidently, fraudulently stated that teachers unions are keeping schools closed. My jaw is on the floor.
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Cranky tweet: I'm gonna need a moratorium on the use of the words MENTAL HEALTH. Some of us have actual, diagnosed mental health issues. Kids feeling bored and frustrated and disconnected during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, are experiencing a normal, healthy response to a shitty situation.
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Not. One. Person.
What a shameful, shameful disaster.
The Temporary Resident Visa program was announced in January in response to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
The program has failed to bring even one relative of a Canadian citizen to Canada. .
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Re: masks in school. Half of my students are online and I am teaching “hybrid”. If it’s safe enough for masks to come off, it’s safe enough for kids to be back in class. Full in-person must happen before masks are lifted. 1/2
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How will I know to isolate after close contact… if none of my students or colleagues qualify for covid testing? I’m genuinely confused.
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I stand in solidarity with CUPE. Collective bargaining is a constitutional right.
If we don’t wildcat over this, labour will never have power again.
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Help me understand: Learning about the Nakba is political. But learning about the Holocaust is not.
Learning about genocide against Palestinians is political and divisive. Learning about genocide against Jewish ppl is humane and mandatory.
Make it make sense.
Min of Ed
@Sflecce
has echoed the voices of many parents & educators, urging
@PeelSchools
to reconsider its decision to include Nakba Day in its list of significant days.
As he said, “it is critical that schools bring people together, not further divide our society & students.”
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Mike Harris destroyed public education in Ontario, and now is getting rich(er) by exploiting the elderly with his for-profit LTC homes. And for this, he gets the Order of Ontario. Outrage doesn't begin to cover it.
As Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, it is with great pride that I congratulate the 2019 and 2020 Order of Ontario appointees.
Read about the 47 new appointments ➡
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This is a
@waltonmom
appreciation post. You put everything on the line. You didn't back down. You stood up to the bully.
Just a complete and inspirational badass.
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I don’t usually post personal stuff, but the love of my life proposed today, and I said yes. Pretty over the moon about it.
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English teacher life hack: have your students annotate their written work. Makes marking so much easier/better-informed, and adds a super valuable layer of metacognition.
Here are my instructions for annotating their memoirs:
Check the pic for example!
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Oof. Weeks of hearing how horrible virtual learning is, how kids aren't learning anything.
It's so demoralizing. It also discounts the incredible effort my students put in. They are growing + learning every day. Reading books, writing poetry. Please don't call this a lost year.
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Slightly off-brand thread: I've been talking with teacher friends about FOOD and how overwhelming it can feel to cook on school days.
I'm a big fan of meal prepping, but not in the Instagram way: I like variety, so I prep a bunch of things that can be configured multiple ways.
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Hi
@ColinDMello
! I know that threatening a teacher strike is good for clicks, but this is fearmongering. Wanna know how I know? Here's a quote from your own article: "None of the teachers’ unions have indicated there are any plans for strike votes or to walk off the job."
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In true teacher fashion, I got married on the last day of school. A joyful ending to a hard year.
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A 🧵:
As we move toward Destreaming in Sept, I've been getting a flood of emails from teachers asking about HOW to make this work.
I'm no expert, but I've done the reading, and I've taught destreamed Eng for 3 years.
So, if you like, here are my answers to the most common qs:
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FYI: Dr Alanna Golden is only seeing patients virtually.
She also wrote a National Post op-ed against vaccine passports.
I would love if
@cristina_CP24
elaborated on the whole context here.
Family Physician Dr. Alanna Golden has created an open letter for physicians to sign to keep schools open.
#onpoli
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For those already arguing that schools must reopen on the 3rd, no matter what, two of my colleagues have covid which they surely caught at school last week. Flimsy blue masks, classes of 30+ and maskless lunches = covid tsunami.
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And yes, get ready for the fall when labour talks are about teachers: it will be about money, and rightfully so. I'm tired of apologizing for wanting to keep up with inflation.
I love my job with all my heart, but I am an expert, not a volunteer.
Comparatively,
#onted
A4 teachers earned $77,542 in 2004. Given inflation, they should make $115,900 today. However, they've done far worse than OPP officers and make $103,000.
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Hold up: does our minister of ed literally, honestly not know that teachers GO TO WORK on PA days?
#onted
“Every citizen on earth will be showing up to work… every front-line worker from transit to nurses will be going to work and I expect the same for our educators.”
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I’m saying goodbye to the loveliest children on the planet. And in return, they friggin O Captain My Captain’d me. I am the luckiest teacher alive.
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Got an email today telling me that one of my students is
@sickkids
, with complications from Covid. She's 16. I am heartbroken and just so mad.
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@Travisdhanraj
@Sflecce
What time has been lost? I've been teaching all day, every day. Not a single day has been lost.
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@Sflecce
: Mattamy Homes, the single largest donor to
@fordnation
, + deeply connected to your own political career, made a $100 MILLION donation to
@SickKidsNews
in June, *right before* they released their flawed report saying kids should go back to school. Any connection?
#onted
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@paschtimeboxing
@tdsb
@CUPEOntario
@karenosstf
Honest answer: if everybody walks, this is over in a couple days. If we teach online, we lessen the impact of the strike and make this drag on.
Please believe me that ALL I want is to teach my kids. But I have to be able to look them in the eye.
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@WabKinew
Oof. How can we say Land Back here, but support Israeli land theft and apartheid?
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It's actually ok to not be ok all the time. That doesn't mean you have sudden-onset clinical depression.
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@REVELinRED
@AITA_reddit
I'm a teacher, and YTA. But mostly because of the closed door policy. Kids have a right to be in your class - it's not a privilege that you get to withhold because they are 4 mins late. When they come in late, let them know they are welcome and you're so happy they made it.
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Genuinely curious: do Catholic schools acknowledge the role of the Church in residential schools? I'm seeing lots of Catholics educators posting about orange shirt day, and that's awesome, but it got me wondering how much acknowledgement there is of WHO did this?
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So
@DianneSaxe
is my city councilor. I contacted he three times over a month to express my concern about her public statements about our homeless neighbors. Here is her response, after 5 weeks:
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Can we reset the narrative of
#onted
? This isn't a "dispute" or "union-led escalation" as
@Sflecce
likes to put it.
Teachers want class sizes and Spec Ed funding to stay the same as it was in June.
@Sflecce
says kids this year deserve less than last year.
#NoCutsToEducation
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I have wanted to be in school all year. I chose that option.
But if I can be real honest: it's not about safety now. If they send us back for 3 weeks, into sweltering rooms, to teach "hybrid" again: I might break. Please. Just let me teach ONE way and finish this year.
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? The
@Sflecce
@fordnation
announcement is MILLIONS to upgrade a Catholic school in Lecce's riding?? While denying the funds for smaller classes during a pandemic?? I didn't think this guy could shock me anymore.
#onted
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I’m begging
@shelleylaskin
@rchernoslin
to push the
@tdsb
and
@TDSBDirector
to provide rapid tests to teachers. It is so insulting to return unused boxes to the office and feel that my employer is not prioritizing my safety.
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My feed is plastered in versions of this advice. And I get the good intentions behind it, but... like... stop? That's not how teaching works. I can't wake up on Monday and "wing it" for 5.5 hours of live instruction.
Teachers — worry about it Monday. You can wake up early, grab a coffee in your kitchen, check your email and log in to your staff meeting. You’ll figure out what to do then. Worry on Monday. Not today. Not tomorrow. MONDAY. Happy New Year all. :)
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What. The. Actual. Fuck. Israeli forces are slaughtering Palestinians, and our MoE makes this statement???
@Sflecce
you represent all students in Ontario, including the multitude of Muslims who are in deep pain right now. You must delete this tweet.
#onted
#FreePalaestine
I stand with Israel against Hamas’ indiscriminate attacks on civilians — committing a double war crime of firing missiles from civilian centres.
I reject moral equivalency between a democratic nation and a listed terrorist front whose aim is the annihilation of Jews. 1/2
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Holy. Every English teacher needs this book. I’ve been using mentor texts for years (thanks
@pennykittle
and
@LindaMRief
!) but this is so beautifully laid out and refining my thinking. I will be a better teacher this year because of this.
@RebekahODell1
@AllisonMarchett
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@Sflecce
I run clubs on MY time, unpaid. I pay for all materials and snacks (surprise: kids are hungry after school!) out of MY pocket. If extracurriculars are so important to you, put your money where your mouth is.
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Hey English Teachers! If you have to face down 30 14-year olds on Friday in ENG1D, and have no idea where to start, here's my whole course. Feel free to use/change as you see fit:
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Hey
#onted
friends! I've received no fewer than 20 emails and DMs in the past two weeks, from teachers who are feeling very nervous and unsupported re: destreaming starting at their schools.
I've done it for 5 years, and I'm so excited for you. And, you're not alone.
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Hey
#onted
folks: if you just got your quad 4 timetable and are worried you'll have to spend your break prepping... If you've got ENG1D or ENG2D, I got your back. Feel free to use as-is, customize...
Grade 9:
Grade 10:
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Lots of coverage right about student behaviours in schools. Everyone has a right to feel safe, but I'm worried about the tone and tenor of these convos.
Here's what I know: Behaviour is communication. The behaviour we are seeing is communicating that kids are not ok.
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Your yearly reminder that $100k today is the equivalent of $63k in 1996, when the list was created.
Solidly middle class and utterly un-noteworthy.
I would have to make $156k today in order to qualify for the list, according to their 1996 standards.
In conclusion...pay me more
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@TorontoStar
That's $30/month. My rent went up by more than that this year, but no Toronto Star thinkpieces about it. Weird, right?
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@DrSunainaSharma
I’ve had to teach myself and seek out experts: I really think it’s a crime that HS teachers aren’t trained in teaching reading.
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I am teaching Grade 12's this semester, and worried about how they would receive/perceive being taught structured literacy. I worried that practicing sounds would feel babyish.
And then I accidentally (it came out of my mouth unplanned) hit on a nerve that created total buy-in.
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I can't, in good conscience, grade my Ss during this time of crisis. I will provide generous, loving feedback, and I will urge them to keep practicing their skills. I'll be available to them in every way I can think of. But I will not grade them. If forced, well, 100 is a grade.
When asked why there will be grades as opposed to pass/fail at the end of the year, Minister Lecce says students have a role to play to be disciplined and to take this seriously. But that puts a lot of responsibility on families who have a range of capacities.
@PeopleforEd
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This was targeted at adults weaponizing "mental health" to minimize the impacts of a deadly pandemic.
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Chief Coroner is now in charge of Covid management in
#onted
schools.
I mean... the jokes write themselves.
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(I do support online learning for kids who simply do better, prefer it, feel safer, etc. But that’s what elearning is for. This hybrid nonsense needs to stop) 2/2
#onted
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This helped me explain that practicing sounds, and blending them, will increase fluency and take that shame away.
Within 5 minutes, I had a whole class of 18-year olds loudly repeating phonemes with me.
Tap into humanity. Create safe spaces. Normalize vulnerability.
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Hi English Teacher Fam: if you are scrambling to "pivot", please feel free to use (and edit/modify) any of my resources. These are designed for ENG2D (destreamed), but could be adapted to any level.
#onted
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- Destreaming for the past 3 years has made me a much better, more engaging teacher. With Academic classes, it is easy to mistake compliance for engagement.
I'm gonna say that again because I think it's the heart of the matter:
It is easy to mistake compliance for engagement.
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@JesseBrown
"At this time, there is no evidence to indicate that this is a hate-motivated incident. Messaging left at the scene was not hate-related and spoke to the ongoing conflict in Gaza," police said in a statement to CTV News Ottawa at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
You're slipping, Jesse.
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@k8e_allen
Right?? And kids internalize this messaging and pathologize their feelings. Like, no, honey: your feelings are real and valid and I hope for better times soon. But thinking that a global pandemic sucks is not a sign of mental illness.
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Presenting to my colleagues tomorrow about anti-oppressive assessment and evaluation: I see my little Grade 9's already crumbling under the weight of constant testing. Hoping to inspire a tiny bit of change.
Check out what we've got so far if you like!
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Today at my school, hundreds of students walked out of class in support of
#freepalestine
.
I have never been more proud.
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Hey
@Sflecce
: you need to answer for this, publicly.
@brianlilley
posts an op-ed and you unilaterally change the curriculum as a response? Is that how decisions are made at your ministry?
@ColinDMello
@krushowy
@calphonso
@CBCIsmaila
#OntEd
This week, Ontario's Minister of Education asked that a portion of the front matter for Ontario's new math curriculum be removed. The material that was cut referred to anti-racist and de-colonizing strategies. 2/3
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@LisaThompsonMPP
Minister, my students would get a very poor grade for using an editorial in the Sun as their sole source of evidence. Since you're so proud of the work you're doing, release your sources. Let's see the raw data from your epic consultations. Why are you hiding?
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We've reached the point in the pandemic where teachers are being told to practice gratitude in place of demanding a
#SafeSeptember
.
We cannot change the trajectory of the pandemic this school year, but we can reframe our daily thoughts to get through it.
Gratitude is a powerful strategy to help get us through an unpredictable school year.
#Opinion
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I hate it here. Equating Palestinians with Hamas is just as vile and racist as equating Jewish people with occupation and apartheid.
I'm aware of the unsanctioned rally at Nathan Phillips Square today. My statement below:
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Hey
@CBCIsmaila
@metromorning
teacher here: your segment about extracurriculars made zero mention of the people who run them… for free. Working conditions are nuts right now, literally doing 2 jobs at once (in person and online). I don’t have anything left to give at end of day
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@REVELinRED
@AITA_reddit
In my 12 yrs exp, kids stop being late with this approach (and therefore no more need for weird convos about periods...). The kids who are late now, have good reason to be, and it's fine! This is not about ME, this is about them being whole-ass humans who sometimes are late!
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- I have learned to center LEARNING, not EVALUATION. That has been a massive psychological shift, and has been a game changer. When you are committed to students learning the concepts, a world of creativity opens up.
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For those asking, I am using the incredible resources from . I'm doing it twice a week, for 10-15 minutes, and this is a snapshot of what it looks like:
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I’m struggling. Both my union and my school board have told me not to post a lesson tomorrow. And of course I won’t - I get that the situation is complex. But damn, I love teaching and I miss my kids. And I made a really cute video. This sucks.
#onted
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Math and Science teachers: If tests were BANNED, how would you assess student learning? I am leading some PD on anti-oppressive assessment practices and know I've got some amazing folks here who can shed some light:
@realJ_Mitchell
@albertfong
@JBradshaw01
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I love that
@Sflecce
keeps advertising my free labour as a keystone of his “plan”.
Had a positive chat with
@keithbaybayon
, president of Ontario’s student trustees
@OSTAAECO
, on the plan to get students
#BackToClass
.
A more normal & safe September includes:
☑️Clubs
☑️Sports
☑️Extra curriculars
☑️The arts
☑️Phys-ed
Thx for the good advice & partnership.
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But my concern is in the all the voices crying out for more discipline, and more carceral practices.
Kids don't need cops, nor for teachers to act like cops.
They need more caring adults in the building, funded programs, and outlets for their energy.
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- Do staff learning on Universal Design for Learning: this is the bottom line of successful destreaming.
This is a great article to start with:
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@DrJacobsRad
This is intellectually dishonest. Are they protesting the synagogue? Or are they protesting the illegal selling of Palestinian lands?
Any Jews of conscience who live by Tikkun Olam should be out there with them, saying NOT IN OUR NAME.
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With mixed ability classrooms, I have committed to having multiple entry points for all activities, and multiple choices for all assignments. Turns out, that's better for ALL kids! And for me!
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Hey English Ts! Here’s my slide deck for the first four-day cycle. I have benefited from so many shared resources, so I am paying it forward! Feel free to copy and modify as you see fit!
#onted
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There are some folks interpreting my tweet as minimizing or even mocking kids' feelings. I see how that can be read from my op. Let the record show that this is NOT a tweet about resilience or grit (gross).
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Not to gloat (seriously, I love my job so much and I miss my kids already), but I suspect there will be many people expressing this sentiment in coming days and weeks...
#onted
#onpoli
#Coronavirustoronto
Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.
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@TDSBDirector
Hi Ms Falconer: you stated in last night's meeting that the "hybrid model" has been successful and voluntary this year. Can you please be transparent about where you got this data? Why have staff and students not been surveyed in any way about next year's model?
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#onted
teachers: I’ll be on
@metromorning
tomorrow to react to Lecce’s announcement. What do you think needs to be said?
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I should add, I wish I could adequately describe the relief on some faces when they realized how many other hands were up. I think kids feel very alone in their school-shame. Like everyone gets things except them.
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@Sflecce
For just one day, I challenge you to talk about class size and e-learning. You can go right back to calling me greedy the next day. But for 24 hours, forget the word compensation and tell the people of Ontario what you want to do to our education system. I dare you.
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@AllHandsCook
My question with this report is "can you define deterioration in mental health"? I think the term mental health is being weaponized. Being bored and missing your friends is a normal, healthy response to a global pandemic, NOT a sign of a mental illness.
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@cmclymer
Are you open to considering that your view of this is biased? I have learned from Palestinians that the origin of "from the river to the sea" is a poem.
"Palestine will be free" is only "calling for the destruction of Israel" if you believe those two things are incompatible.
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@tdsb
It’s not safe for buses, but it IS safe for teachers to drive to get to school. Got it.
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- KIDS: To be clear, kids are NOT problems to be solved. What I mean is that my experience has shown me that kids who are streamed into Applied are exactly as intelligent as "academic kids", but sometimes have fewer Executive Functioning skills.
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ENG Teacher friends: I've been working hard to make new resources for Gr9 that incorporate structured literacy/the new foundations of language strand.
These are for ENG1L, so maybe too simple for you, but feel free to peruse/copy/adapt.
#onted
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In my classroom, you will find:
-every desk-grouping has a container full of pencils, highlighters, erasers and sticky notes
-a bin where students keep their notebooks
-folders on the wall, labelled by day, for hand-outs
-a whiteboard dedicated to reminders abt tasks + due dates.
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I know everyone wants to forget about covid, but these children (reminder, we are talking about children) have experienced a huge trauma and disruption. Of course they're acting out.
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I am on this hellsite exclusively bc of the amazing educators I get to learn from.
But friends... this is the time of year where it gets SO HARD to follow American Ts, talking about 3 weeks left and end-of-term activities...
Ontarion Ts, I see you. June 30 gang is hanging in.
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When we set up the structure of the classroom so that kids have everything they need to learn, we mitigate disruptions and distractions, and get right to learning!
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@LisaThompsonMPP
What is $80 compared to the future of our planet? Another non-Education related tweet from the non-Education related Minister of Education. You can do better than this.
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@drneemzam
Yes! It’s a weird form of appropriation. I just want to shake these folks and say, I promise you don’t want actual anxiety and depression.
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@CityNews
Virtual learning is not ideal, but it is MUCH better than risking our Covid progress for 3 hot, humid weeks in unventilated classrooms and going back to "hybrid" where I am livestreaming to half the kids. Let's just keep our heads down and finish this awful year.
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This man will do anything, ANYTHING, to avoid talking to a. single. teacher. Seniors groups, "ethnocultural leaders", you name it. But not a single teacher. I shouldn't be surprised anymore, but it truly makes me want to tear out my hair.
#onted
@Sflecce
@maritstiles
Discussed our plan for a
#SafeSeptember
w/ ethnocultural leaders, along w/
@Daisy_Wai_PC
@Aris_Babikian
@ninatangri
@SherefSabawyPC
.
Our plan is informed by medical experts w/ one aim: safety.
We are stepping up screening, testing, cleaning & training to keep kids & staff safe.
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@Sflecce
Please, I'm begging you: follow your government's own benchmark. Wait until we are down to 40 cases per 100000. It will just be a few more weeks, but it will be so much safer. I'm usually much snarkier with you, but I'm scared and I need you to do the right thing.
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So proud of our
@MarcGarneauCI
students!
#FreePalestine
@tdsb
, I hope you're listening: our students need your support.
Today, hundreds of students took to the streets to demand an end to anti-Palestinian racism and for the TDSB to stop silencing calls to
#FreePalestine
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