Something to consider when thinking about high stakes testing/summative evaluations…

Grateful to have been invited into this #virtuallodge to learn with and from Indigenous ppl today in part 1 of a multipart STEM training for teachers! 💕 #InSTEM #Kikandaaswiwin #Mookiisin

Thanks Dr Pamela Toulouse, for reigniting my passion for the stars, and showing us the #inthesky dot org site so we could discover our uniqueness as #starpeople

Dr Toulouse reminded us at today’s #InSTEM teacher training that the children being found in former RS sites is just the beginning… there are still the former sanatoriums and TB hospitals that will inevitably yield more horrors. More important that ever to Indigenize the curric!

So grateful for today’s learning partnership. What is it to act in a good way after the tears? Thank you, thank you, thank you to all for making a safe virtual learning space, for being vulnerable, for being willing to create and share space! #ReconciliACTION #Kikandaaswiwin

This morning, I sat with my 9-year-old daughter and 10-year-old nephew. Together, we took a one hour Indigenous Worldviews course where they learned never to say "Canada's Indigenous Peoples". They said they can't wait to teach their friends too.

What would our students do if we sent them out onto the land for an hour without their devices, to just sit with the trees? What would they discover/remember/share about themselves and the world around them? 🌲 🌲 🌳 #TheLandDoesNotJudge #InSTEM #KathyAbsolon

You know you’re a teacher parent when you make your kids doc their travel adventures… & co-develop success criteria to evaluate their product!😝Clearing some things out in prep for the sale of our PEI home, came across the Cuba “writing passport“ that I made for us back in 2017.

Grateful for some time learning about brain science and #chemistryoflife this afternoon with Kevin Lewis as part of the #InSTEM summer learning I’m participating in! #GoodMedicine

Wow! Leveraging cultural appreciation of indigenous beading to facilitate learning about DNA – – what a great idea! Thank you #NaomiBender for sharing this science and arts link. 🪡 🧬 #InSTEM #actuateaching #stem #summerlearning

FB Insta users coming on twitter #facebookdown #whatsappdown #instagramdown

Another incredibly powerful statement by Mohamad Fakih, C.M. "Diversity is a fact but inclusion is a choice" #SkillsSummit2022

Thinking about Mohamad Fakih, C.M. call to Canadians to lead #kindcapitalism Businesses who realize that people are their greatest asset will value their people in concrete ways. What could this look like in your workplace? #SkillsSummit2022

Just thinking about how assessment criteria that clearly describe a learning goal can help you measure what you intend to measure when it comes to student learning… #Validity #Assessment #SuccessCriteria

What I learned to do in my virtual engagement workshop this morning... #andthenIwaslike

A former colleague of mine used to say “every day’s a school day”. This weekend my school was outdoors, and I learned that the forest works on a different timeline than humans, that diversity strengthen forests and that disturbances lead change. 🌲🌲💕#RedPine #IslandNatureTrust

Been a while since I've come to this pub. Looks different now... but then again, so do I. Looking forward to trying the new menu and meeting some new friends!

I confess I used the genderbread person proudly when I was still at classroom teacher. I think it’s still a good resource to explain the often confusing language to folks newer to the conversation… But they’ve nailed it with their eunichorn. A bit harsh perhaps, but accurate.

When your little autistic friend across the hall has an awesome mother who is very in tune and allows him to use her WhatsApp to create and send you messages about his cat. 💕