I had one of the best PD sessions ever this week. The most productive, thought provoking, resource riddled experience I’ve had in a decade. MS English teachers from different schools all in a room together just talking. No agenda, no “expert” — just us and a Google Doc.

Hey #Onted !! Stephen Lecce said, “when I was in school it was an exciting day” - referring to the last total solar eclipse! FACT - last total solar eclipse in #Ontario was February 26, 1979 FACT - Stephen Francis Lecce was born November 26, 1986 #onpoli #LyingLecce #FireLecce

As if vaping isn’t banned now 🤣

Parents, did you know kids can just go on to the next grade without calling everything a graduation? We didn’t graduate from kindergarten, elementary school, middle school. What are we even doing? You graduate from high school and college. Stop inventing things that don’t need to

On…. The last day of school??

An exciting project! Catherine Shawana compiled a list of LLI texts linked to Ontario curriculum expectations - perfect for repurposing books into conceptually coherent text sets to build knowledge, vocab, & comprehension! onlit.org/resource/level…

“It’s alarming what’s happening in Ontario right now,” parents of children with special needs say they’re being denied safe & equitable access to education, after a Toronto elementary school lost almost half its educational assistants. Full story: toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/07/…

Please consider buying raffle tickets to support Anna‘s team! Draw to happen this Saturday at their golf tournament at Bowmanville golf and country club.

Admin: You know the saying "Maslow before Bloom"? The teacher version of that is "PD AFTER room." It is really tough to focus on any PD, no matter how valuable, when we know there is a mountain of furniture stacked in a corner of our room. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

The #tvdsb has paused plans to shutter 36 classrooms after miscalculating enrolment. You really can't make this up. This is a $3.3 million mistake. This board is already running a massive deficit, and now this. #onted #edchat lfpress.com/news/local-new…

Students getting up to pack their bags before the bell rings. Others talking to friends during a math lesson. And more of them showing up late to class. A new study has found that these types of disruptive behaviours have increased in recent years. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

I attended a PD where there was an activity involving a circle of traffic cones, each cone with a different emoji taped to the top. The PD leader read through a list of words and asked the teachers to walk over to the cone that they felt matched their feelings in response to the

April 2021 - The Doug Ford-approved “stay-at-home” order - “police & by-law officers will now be allowed to stop & ask you on the street or in your vehicle where you are going & what your home address is”. You get to tell them what you thought of this on February 27th.

Inflation has rendered the “sunshine list” irrelevant. There were 4,501 public servant making $100K in 1996; now it’s 377,666. It is a curio from the era of Britpop, Seinfeld and AOL dial-up.  #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…

After taking over four school boards, Ontario's Education Minister hinted that a broader consolidation of the education system is coming. Minister Calandra suggested Queen's Park is looking for more control and consistency. #onpoli #onted

If you’re a parent or know one at: Brock HS Uxbridge SS Brooklin HS Please DM - I’m eager to hear your thoughts on this letter sent out cancelling next June’s prom/formal. And all formals to come forever & ever. Students welcome, also.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. arrives for Game 7 in a Marie-Philip Poulin Team Canada jersey 🇨🇦

Ontario mother renews search for missing son at Quebec resort cp24.com/news/canada/20…

We've now learned that Katie Johnson not only sued Donald Trump for raping her at 14 and gave sworn testimony under the penalty of perjury, but that she was interviewed by the FBI not once but FOUR TIMES and her story was found to be credible. Donald Trump raped children.