Mrs.Duff

Audiobooks or Reading? To Our Brains, It Doesn't Matter - D-brief bit.ly/2HTfySQ

What a simple and caring idea during Lent.

Today's #DailyJolt comes from #StCatherineofSiena.

A sign of #spring: Painted #Turtles were out soaking up some sun this afternoon along the Old Ausable Channel

Maths teachers everywhere - would you please complete a 6 question survey about homework? @youcubed is starting a new study and project to help students & teachers: tinyurl.com/youcubedhw It will take less than 5 mins I promise🙂

What’s with all the caterpillars? bit.ly/2teJMsg

A dozen books that are perfect for girls interested in science, technology, engineering, or math. edut.to/2JUTxpN

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness." -Oprah Winfrey #growthmindset #edchat

#StepIntoNature and unwind! Fishing is a great way to unplug and de-stress (ow.ly/YoTL30kyiwb). Try it at a conservation area near you - bit.ly/2BIcEPf #HealthyHikes

Calculating probabilities of a dart randomly hitting a dart board using the areas. We used skills from different units: Area of a circle, algebra skills, number sense, and problem solving. Some awesome work was done!

Today's #DailyJolt comes from #alberteinstein

That moment when your social studies class is silent after passing out their project rubrics, and you realize they are all reading the feedback you gave them.

Today we learned to budget for a Grade 8 trip by: 1) Planning using a fictional itinerary 2) Creating a budget for the real trip or looking at scenarios and suggesting what the budget should look like. We all recorded our budgets in different ways: whiteboards, tech, paper, ...

Awesome girls! twitter.com/MotherTeresaHS…

The distractions are endless. Here’s how to help kids cope. Digital Workflow - Some recommendations on how to provide structure, and some apps to help. wapo.st/2jQqHaB?tid=ss…

Here is a #learningDisability not really talked about #dyscalculia Here's a great graphic explaining it.

@mrs_a_pari @GOGREENSMT @MotherTeresaHS I wish we had more of these options around Ottawa so people wouldn't have to travel to have access to this type of resource. Maybe we eventually will, now that you've exposed our students to this concept :)

Learning about that #packagefree #wastefree #noplastic life at Nu Grocery. #nunique #mostsustainabledayever #FieldTrip #enviroscience11 #ocsbECO @GOGREENSMT @MotherTeresaHS

Working on solving equations. We found the sum of our answers, then checked if this was correct. I noticed: resourcefulness by finding and following a model, teaching each other, group discussions, and my favorite, building each other up.

It's kindness day at our school. #GetLoud #childandyouthmentalhealth kqed.org/mindshift/4825…

Are you a stressed out parent? Here are some great tips! #mentalhealth affects the WHOLE family. #childrensmentalhealthweek