Just finished a Fall secondment at uOttawa Education. My feedback from students has always been how much they appreciate and value the courses from teachers “in the field”. I’ve long believed we need to move towards an apprenticeship model. Teaching is a craft that must be honed.

Leadership is a practicable skill. So many insights here. Simon Sinek is on to something. youtu.be/nSUJwmPQEyg

My Alpha Mazes will give your "older beginners" an age-level alphabet challenge while honouring their beginning literacy skills. Take a peek! teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alpha-… #onted #esl #scienceofreading

Hey teacher Twitter! Before I reinvent the wheel…is there a chart/resource that has taken the F&P LLI kits and sorted texts according to spelling patterns or text forms? I can no longer use them the way they are as I have moved towards SOR. Seems a shame to let them sit…

Looking for alphabet games to use with your older beginner learners? Wanting to find activities and materials that honour their maturity levels? Check out my blog at campbellcreatesreaders.com/blog/alphabet-… #onted #ESL #eslteachers

My ELLs are loving our Connect 4: Verb Edition game. Head over to Tracey Tinley on Instagram to find out how I set it up and where to get these amazing verb cards! Perfect for older beginners. #onted #ESL #eslteacher

Need a quick 5 minute transition routine to review the letter sounds/names with primary students or ELLs? Head over to my Instagram Tracey Tinley to learn how our Mystery Picture game might be the learning “carrot” your students need! #onted #phonics #ESL

Register now for our Virtual Spotlight Series: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Assessment, Part 5. This series will not be recorded so register here to attend: cafln.ca/events/ CAfLN members are free; $20 for non-members.

Looking for Pride (or other) resource suggestions specifically from #OCDSB ESL teachers. Read alouds you’ve used with students from different cultural backgrounds that explore the importance of recognizing and accepting differences. #PRIDEMONTH

Things can be a lot less scary when you have the words to talk about them. Check out my Instagram for the books, sites, videos and photos I used to help explain the smoky weather to my ELLs. #onted #esIteacher #esl #wildfires #CanadaFires

Excited to learn from Sara Leah next week!

Currently reading the B2 expectations in the new Ontario Language Curriculum and thinking about the PD opportunities teachers (especially our new ones) deserve to begin implementing this. These are densely packed expectations. #onted #ontarioteacher

I did not have sitting beside Damian Cooper surrounded by bubbles on my summer Bingo card but I’ll take it! The dedication and insights of all of the people in this photo made for a magical 4 days of inspiration.

Following a thread for a local university and seeing their posts about finals and grades is heartbreaking. How a student can have an A going into a final but then fail the course because of the exam should really be giving profs cause to examine their assessment policies. #onted

More assessment conversations need to be happening. How can we harness formative assessment to support early literacy interventions? What does that look like in an actual classroom? Excited for my work with CAFLN and curious to see what I can learn in my next read! #onted

Thank you for having me Michael! Had a blast chatting about assessment.

Do you use UFLI? Teach small group beginner readers? Or have Multilingual Learners (MLs) in your classroom? Promo code SAVE5 until July 15th. Register soon! eventbrite.ca/o/tracey-tinle… #onted #ocdsb #ocsb

So grateful to CAFLN Alberta Assessment Consortium and APLC - Alberta Professional Learning Consortium for allowing me to share my assessment practices. Thank you to the delegates who came for Damian, but also left with a story of "greatness" from Ottawa students. #findyourgreatness #cafIncon2024 #ocdsb

NEW: Quinn Beauchesne prospect profile. Lots of words and 13 minutes worth of video on a defenseman that I think is one of the biggest steals of this year's draft and some unreal work by Dubas & Clarke. Subscribe and enjoy! More to come. open.substack.com/pub/faceofffac…