'Mr. Will saved my life:' Educator Jay Williams leaves behind precious legacy to Toronto's Black students thestar.com/news/gta/mr-wi… via @torontostar

We lost a real one. My brother Jay Williams put his insides on the line every single time he showed up to work. He was special and we were all better because of him. Toronto District School Board we need to honour his legacy.

Celebrating Bob Marley’s birthday by composing reggae and rocksteady rhythms using an interesting feature found in Mathigon’s fraction bars tool with Shelli’s mathematicians. Abhi Arulanantham

💻 Building Mathematical Minds Part 1

Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.

This session will provide parents/caregivers with strategies to make learning math at home a positive experience for everyone.

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Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the Leonard Braithwaite Africentric Program at WCCI the 2024-2025 school year with equal consideration. Applications will still be accepted beyond this date, however, priority will be given to those who submitted by the deadline.

Black Boys Like Me

now available.

Momma, we did it…

Primary Math PD at Wexford PS. Creatively using students to make the learning real-time.⁦Jamile the Teacher⁩ ⁦Mr. Baker⁩ ⁦Crystal Capalbo⁩ ⁦Jessica Naves Gladman (she/her)⁩ ⁦Liz Holder⁩ ⁦Neethan Shan⁩ ⁦TDSB LC3⁩ ⁦Wexford Public School⁩ ⁦Toronto District School Board⁩

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” ~ El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

Let July be July

Let August be August

And let yourself be

Even in the uncertainty

You don’t have to fix everything

You don’t have to solve everything

And you can still find peace and grow

In the wild of changing things

~ Morgan Harper Nichols, Let July be July

'When students meet challenge on the heels of success, it breeds perseverance.' Under what conditions do your students meet challenge? !~ P. Liljedahl

'The poverty of their parents has chosen this path for them.'
How can we change trajectories?

'All men can be criminals if tempted, and all men can be heroes if inspired.'
How might we inspire those most have given up on?

'Your silence will not protect you...for we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition, and while we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness, the weight of that silence will choke us.' ~ Audre Lorde

17 Math Youtube Channels to Study Mathematics

You might not like your math teacher, but it is not a valid excuse any more! There are so many talented people who teach mathematics in a better way. We have curated the best 17 math youtube channels for you!
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The purpose of assessment should be to help students SHINE: to showcase learning, brilliance, & criticality (Gholdy Muhammad); to elevate their voices & engage in public reflection. It should NOT be to sort, classify, categorize, marginalize, shame, or otherwise diminish their humanity.

As we wind down our first #MTH1W course, we wanted to capture 'How We Ensured Student Success in a Destreamed Class.' #onted #mtbos #equity #udl #learnerprofiles #DI #triangulation #hpemath #thinkingclassroom Jenny Lyons Alyssa Leavitt Peter Liljedahl Jason To | 杜澤信

'The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers and principals, since student learning is ultimately the product of what goes on in classrooms.' - OECD, 2010
Invest in your teachers. Invest in your school leaders.

The Sankofa Black Heritage Series Teachers’ Guide is now available. The guide provides 15 step-by-step, literacy-focused learning experiences. The series centres on the diverse & complex stories, histories & cultures of Black people. bit.ly/3ulWeoB

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