Racism is not simply a personality flaw, it’s also a spiritual defect. #bydhttmwfi

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.

This was the WORST meeting I have ever witnessed in my life. The topic - Impact of Violent Crime against Women. To the NDP/Liberal MP's who disrupted the meeting, do better! ourcommons.ca/documentviewer…

“Analyses show that high levels of secure funding for public media systems and strong structural protections for the political and economic independence of those systems are consistently and positively correlated with healthy democracies.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

👉Need to calm things down? Try These De-Escalation Strategies sbee.link/trua9dyg7n via @weareteachers #teachertwitter #teacherlife #k12

Greenpeace needs your support against Big Oil's attempt to silence us! A SLAPP lawsuit filed by Energy Transfer threatens our continued existence as well as the future of all peaceful protest. RT and ✍️ to tell corporate bullies: I am with Greenpeace greenpeace.org/international/…

Using Student Surveys to Inform Your Teaching Strategies • TechNotes Blog blog.tcea.org/using-student-…

On this Labor Day, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.

Help students connect the dots between what they’re about to learn and what they already know! 🔗 These activities make it happen:

If your students are often glued to their phones, this strategy is for you. Find out how starting class with compelling questions can increase classroom conversation and decrease screen time! 🙌 edut.to/3AOCAIW

🔑 The IEP process should commence well in advance of the formal #IEP meeting, by asking the #student and family to share their priorities and dreams for the future. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Educators #UDL #TeacherTwitter

Paulo Freire Was Born On This Day In 1921 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2024/09/19/pau…

To Motivate Teens, Ask Them “Who’s Your Future Self?” | Edutopia edutopia.org/article/to-mot…

Why end class with an intentional close? According to educator Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning!, these strategies provide: 🍎 A clear summary of learning. 🍏 A celebration of the day's challenges and progress. 🍎 An opportunity for formative assessment. More here: docs.google.com/document/d/1b1…

“LEAF to intervene in legal challenge of Canada’s electoral system.” The first-past-the-post system has got to go! leaf.ca/news/leaf-to-i…

Check this map to see the cuts Ford’s government has made to your neighborhood schools… buildingbetterschools.ca/cuts-tool

Something that Tanya Talaga said a couple of weeks ago that hasn’t left me: when you think of Murray, think of the weight of hearing thousands of accounts of untold horror, and the toll it would take on your body. Think of taking that on. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Indigenous Peoples and #Canada have lost a champion. The #NFB mourns the passing of Murray Sinclair (1951-2024), former Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His determination, wisdom & kindness will always be remembered → bit.ly/HtSMSdoc

Today, we mourn. Tomorrow, we rise. #Bill5 just passed in Ontario. ✅ The Endangered Species Act? Repealed. ✅ Environmental assessments? Gone. ✅ Indigenous consent? Ignored. ✅ Public input? Erased. And Doug Ford? He didn’t even bother to show up for the vote. #onpoli