Thinking & talking about data in #OISE_PQP with Deborah Keefe & how to think critically about the ways we design for assessments & interpret the data in both large-scale assessments such as with EQAO & in our classrooms to drive success for all. Thelma Sambrook Elizabeth Lau

Listening to Moses Velasco speak about “collective efficacy “ in #OISE_PQP reminded me of the collective efficacy from SALT led by Kristen Clarke, PhD Missing that network today! Thelma Sambrook Elizabeth Lau

Education minister under fire after introduction deleted from Ontario’s new Grade 9 math curriculum | The Star thestar.com/politics/provi…

#OISE_PQP explores many policies to ensure accountability & also how to interpret & question language for clarity & to advocate for change when policies are not equitable & inclusive. Dissecting policies provides the necessary insight to do this work. Thelma Sambrook Elizabeth Lau

Guest speakers @cpayne181 and Peter Gazzellone in #OISE_PQP share their journeys and experiences as administrators providing insight into the realities of the roles. Thelma Sambrook Elizabeth Lau

Peel teacher to walk 215 km to commemorate unmarked graves at former residential schools mississauga.com/news-story/104…

Instead of supporting their employee who has been actively working to dismantle anti-Black racism & all forms of oppression OSSTF Peel Teachers pushed jujumaqq is a free Black woman out & missed an opportunity to model supporting a member by dismantling the racism & ableism in this case.

Can’t wait to “bundle our minds” as Nick Bertrand states on the #SettlerVoicEd

Thanks to both @clclyne and Nick Bertrand on #SettlerVoicEd for your sharing your knowledge & experiences with authenticity & for maintaining “hope”. What an awesome return to the podcast.

Remembering both my grandfathers today and ALL those who sacrificed and sacrifice for our freedoms. Pic is of my grandpa Charlie Martin and I also think of my grandpa George Ashmore, both WWII veterans.❤️

When asked about how educators can decolonize Alicia Elliott - AND THEN SHE FELL out now! says “you have to look at what colonization asks you to do” and “we have to think about what is the purpose?” & says we need goals to decolonize. #PDSBEquityLeadershipSummit

Thank you, RacquelB, for giving us new language around accountability: "holding people to their roles" is what we need to do. Love this! #AntiRacismVoicEd

#BREAKING: Ontario high schools can return to regular semesters in February thestar.com/news/canada/20…

#BREAKING: The Ford government announced that Ontario high schools will move back to regular semesters for the second term in February. Starting in January, all elementary school-wide assemblies are to be held virtually. toronto.citynews.ca/2021/11/18/ont…

“When we talk about Learning Skills on report cards, they are based on how we expect students to behave in a white dominated society” Anika Guthrie & we reinforce & perpetuate those “expectations” from a place of bias, racism, and colonized mindsets.

#MindSpreadOutVoicEd

Opinion: There have always been two Canadas. In this reckoning on racism, both must stand together for Indigenous people now - The Globe and Mail by ⁦Tanya Talaga⁩ in 2020 & I found myself thinking about this piece again this weekend. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

"I look forward to the day when ALL Black children will be recognized for their brilliance, creative minds& humanity from white Ts.I pray that Black & racialized teachers who are white adjacent, see the humanity of children who have been strategically marginalized." @21stCheryl