What might you expect to see in a play based program? How might this be used for planning a play based program? Such a great snapshot of the continuum from the Play Learning Lab thanks for sharing @MsPoulis & @lynda_watters TDSB Early Years

#daringclassrooms by @brenebrown is here!!! Amazing resources to help students have a deep belonging ❤️brenebrown.com/daringclassroo… #daringclassrooms

Take away from Karen Friedman this morning - "Equity is an instructional issue." #yrdsbassessment Excited for a full day of learning at the Assessment Summer Institute.

Our biggest block isn’t a practical block, the biggest block is ideological. If we don’t understand why the gaps exist then we won’t be capable of coming up with the strategies. Patryk Górski #yrdsbassessment

"There’s an ideological block. If we don’t take the time to understand why the gaps and disparities exist, then we’re not capable of coming up with strategies to fix those things." Patryk Górski #yrdsbassessment

"Good intentions are not enough. There is an expiration date on good intentions. We need to question the intention" Patryk Górski #YRDSBAssessment

Grappling with this statement “Celebrating diversity isn’t about equity and justice” by @pgorski We need to rethink how we identify the voices and experiences of our marginalized Ss in schools; instead of repeating the “gentle diversity work” #YRDSBAssessment

"Equity is about redistributing access to opportunity - what are shifts in policy practice and curriculum that we need to do to make it equitable? How are these opportunities being distributed for equal access?" @pgorski #YRDSBAssessment

How is your equity work supporting the re-distribution of access and opportunity? Awesome question from Paul Gorski. #YRDSBassessment

@yrdsb Grateful for today: Reaching and teaching underserved and underperforming Ss w ⁦@pgorski⁩ (channeling my inner ⁦Jen Giffen (She/Her)⁩) #YRDSBAssessment

Be sure to emphasize the diversity within diversity Patryk Górski #YRDSBAssessment

"The problem is not celebrating diversity… it’s using celebrating diversity as a stand-in for doing the hard work of equity and diversity. Do not use marginalized students as “props” for the learning of privileged people." Patryk Górski #YRDSBAssessment

The only way to create more equity is to identify and eliminate the inequities @pgorski #YRDSBAssessment

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This. Patryk Górski #YRDSBAssessment

This... "No amount of our equity efforts should be spent on initiatives designed to fix students or families. All of our efforts should be spent on initiatives that transform the conditions that marginalize students and families." Patryk Górski #YRDSBAssessment #FixInjusticeNotKids

Rich conversations around the barriers/myths in equitable assessment and evaluation #YRDSBAssessment

#yrdsbtalk is returning this fall! Continue the online conversation & learning throughout the school year! Join us for our #yrdsbtalk monthly Twitter chats the first Tuesday of each month at 8PM EST. All welcome!

Interactive Classroom Tutorial! After receiving requests for instructions to create your own hyperlink classroom, I have put together a quick video tutorial. You can find it at the template link here: bit.ly/classroomtempl… Have fun!