Daniel La Gamba

Many thanks to the Grade 6 “mission specialists” for an impactful day exploring A Rover’s Story! Your ideas will launch student learning to new heights. I can’t wait to see their stellar projects touch down at the STREAM Centres! 💫🌌 #STREAM

📙 EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION! This new A3 poster captures some of the main ideas from the excellent book ‘Explicit Instruction: Effective & Efficient Teaching’ by Anita L. Archer & Charles A. Hughes. Highly recommend you pick up a copy! 🫵 REPOST and download a FREE HQ copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics 📙 READ MORE: explicitinstruction.org

Attention elementary schools! @STREAM_ycdsb invites grades 1-8 classes to submit proposals for school-led STREAM projects. Proposals are due by November 7, 2024. Refer to System Memo C:146 for more information. #ycdsbstream

Attention #YCDSB educators! The YCDSB Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence document is now available. Refer to System Memo C:057 for more information.

Attention elementary teachers! SPLICE Projects are an instructional approach in which students immerse themselves in a project of their choice that has real-world learning and application. Refer to System Memo C:469 for more information.

Thank you to the 400+ classroom teachers who participated in early reading screening training (a key #RighttoRead recommendation). Our Board’s continued success in early literacy is due to your dedication and collaboration with school staff. #ycdsbliteracy

🎉 Congratulations to Marlene Perry of @YCDSB’s curriculum department on winning the @IDA_Ontario 2024 Literacy Leader of the Year Award! Your dedication to empowering educators and fostering literacy for all children is truly inspiring. #ycdsbliteracy #LitLearn2024

Hosted by @YCDSB, Sylvia Moll and Heather Norton led a workshop on FSL Destreaming Support and CRRP for participants from #YCDSB and @DPCDSBSchools! Exciting discussions and insights were shared, enriching our educational practices. 🌟 #ycdsbfsl

Happy Pi Day! Whether you're slicing up a pie or exploring mathematical equations, today is all about celebrating the beauty of numbers and the deliciousness of circles. Just as π is never-ending, so too is God’s love and grace for us all. #ycdsbmath

A PD on the Fly video (bit.ly/potf-ld) is available that focuses on literary devices (an African fable is featured as a mentor text). Refer to System Memo C:141 for more information. Use your Board account to access this content. #ycdsbliteracy #BHMycdsb

Did you know that the Ishango bone, estimated to be 25,000 years old, is commonly regarded as the second-oldest math artifact? Watch our PD on the Fly video about it (bit.ly/potf-ib). Access via Board account. Refer to System Memo C:239 for more information. #BHMycdsb

Attention elementary teachers! Check out the OCDSB cursive writing resources featured by @ONlit_social ⬇️. A PD on the Fly video (bit.ly/potf-cw) on cursive writing is also available. Refer to System Memo C:331 for more information. #ycdsbliteracy

Gratitude, Patricia DeGuire, for enlightening our NTIP teachers on the OHRC's Right to Read Inquiry Report! Today's session honed in on the power of explicit and systematic instruction in reading and writing. #ycdsbliteracy @ycdsb @OntHumanRights @ONeducation @ONlit_social

Looking for STEM and coding resources that support the new science curriculum in elementary? Refer to System Memos C:235 and C:256 for more information. Lessons, PD opportunities, and engaging activities from external organizations have been curated for your reference.

Concept Circle Task: In each outer section create the same length as the orange Cuisenaire using different combinations/lengths of Cuisenaires. Then Invite Ss to write statements describing each outer section. decomposing/composing numbers/fractions/equivalency/visualizing

This is Concept Circle 2.0 that I designed. Here is one sample task: If the pattern block in middle circle has an area of one unit, please show (in the outer sections) two different examples of area measurement indicated on the sticky notes. Task allows Ss to see many math relationships all at once.

Exciting news for @YCDSB parents/guardians & students in grades 8-11! 📹 A video (bit.ly/math-p) is available on course selection spotlighting post-secondary math options. 🧮 Discover that math pathways aren't always linear—let's navigate together! #ycdsbmath

As we continue thinking about how #AI is revolutionizing the education space, take a look at our latest #GoogleEdu Guide to AI to learn how we're incorporating this tech into our tools & solutions to help elevate educators & make learning more personal: goo.gle/47xvNyN

Attention #YCDSB teachers! A PD on the Fly webpage has been added to cad.ycdsb.ca. On this page, you will find brief, helpful videos offering insights into curriculum-related topics (and relevant documents as well). Refer to System Memo C:229 for more information.

@CAD_ycdsb @ONeducation Thank you for the invitation! A total pleasure to learn more about the wonderful work happening at @YCDSB!