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Important message from Tina Varughese in #launch2020 post-secondary event keynote this AM. Over 3000 participants signed up for the learning today. #unconsciousbias @ocdsb

Listening to recent @ocdsb grads talking at #launch2020 about what their lives after high school look like: gap years, college, apprenticeship, work, entrepreneurship and university. Great insights! #studentvoice #studentsuccess

Thanks, Joëlle Rudick - appreciate you adding your reflections to the discussion!

It’s an important question, Derek. I’ll add: If we cram something into our heads to pass a test, and then forget it a week later, did we really learn it? How many of the tests we wrote in the past could we still pass today?

Had the great pleasure of listening to the wisdom shared by my colleague, P Duah , and several other Black men who are educational leaders in this conversation last night. Link to a recording of the conversation in the tweet below if you missed it...

Had a great visit today with my new friends from Pinecrest PS who have been busy planning a revamp of the school gardens complete with bird feeders and raised-bed planters. They also designed coasters as a fundraiser. Great ideas! #studentvoice #ocdsbxl @ocdsb

Get your coffee and listen in this AM! Our co-op student Mike Marotta is speaking with CBCOttawaMorning CBC Ottawa about the OCDSB @ocdsbxl remote songwriting program, building guitars, helping other students. I will join too.

Great project from students W Erskine JohnstonPS - creating a #socialenterprise which makes masks, with the proceeds going to the Kanata Food Cupboard. Helping and learning at the same time. Terrific idea.

Great opportunity for @ocdsb students to learn more about the myriad great opportunities in the skilled trades this Thursday @ 7pm. #ExperientialLearning #oyap

Great to see students jumping into our #ProjectTrueNorth. Ss are researching the men of the No 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s first Black battalion. Using primary source documents to create a database of the entire battalion, a Canadian first. @ocdsbxl @ocdsb

Terrific new podcast from #ocdsbxl. Listen to how a Ts first foray into #ExperientialLearning grew into a wide-ranging and highly engaging experience for Ss and Ts. @ocdsb

Powerful example about the importance of culturally relevant pedagogy and helping Ss to see themselves in their class. Well done, Carolyn!

That’s very gratifying to hear. Thanks for sharing, Kathleen. :)

Many thanks, Jason! This is a great project and an excellent example of what real-world learning looks like. Referenced your project in a presentation to some uOttawa Education students earlier this week. #experientiallearning #realworldlearning

Thanks, Kathleen! Really enjoyed the visit with the class. Great examples of #experientiallearning and excellent questions from engaged Ss. #TheRelevantClassroom #ocdsbxl

Thanks, @carolyntanner88! Very proud of the work the team, teachers and students have done on this project to-date. #projecttruenorth #ocdsbxl

Great new podcast from @ocdsbxl. Amazing to hear the stories of New Canadians and their personal connections to Black Canadian soldiers from WWI as survivors of war and discrimination themselves.

Grateful for the virtual space to speak to Indigenous leads in the Ottawa Region!!! Miigwech to all for the heart work you do everyday! 💜 Troy Maracle Sum Roberta Laplante kylmorrison Manido Waaje Makwa, Kris Meawasige Noodin Ndizhnikaas Josh Pagan Eric Hardie Tina Neadow Romaine Mitchell

Had the great privilege of representing @ucdsb yesterday w/ @Kelty100 at the launch of the Kanienkehaka Advisory Circle which will assess and recommend Mohawk language speakers for teacher certification. A huge step forward in furthering Ss access to language. Romaine Mitchell

Looking forward to presenting as part of @ISTE Taking ITGlobal #Edtech webinar series on Thursday at 3:30pmEST to talk about #TheRelevantClassroom @ascd info.iste.org/en/takingitglo…