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@teachergoals @JBradshaw01 Behaviour issues. No question.

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@ESL_fairy @iamnoadaniel It is a possible tool sometimes as long as kids enunciate well enough. Have had many a student where speech to text does not work well.

"How am I supposed to scribe for six kids at the same time?" is a very valid question asked frequently by overwhelmed classroom teachers. Here's my favourite hack for tech-assisted verbatim scribing in English and other languages as well: youtu.be/oaoqEiEfjwM?si… #OntEd

@VictoriaTheTech Yup! I also tell my short friends that pants can be shortened but not lengthened. Why is it so hard to find an inseam longer than 32 that doesn't cost way more ? #TallPeopleProblems

Kourtney, shouting from the dressing room: “CROPPED SHIRTS ARE NOT MEANT FOR TALL WOMEN. I REPEAT: CROPPED SHIRTS ARE NOT MEANT FOR TALL WOMEN. I WANT A NORMAL SHIRT”

@JBradshaw01 @DarylZahra The data is flawed. If a student doesn't write it, it goes in as a zero. They use mean and not median. The math questions test language skills. Cannot use resources or interpreters. We differentiate then expect one size fits all test.

@DarylZahra I certainly agree that policy should be data driven, but isn’t it a problem that while millions of dollars has gone into EQAO for decades, including paying some very high salaries, experienced teachers like you and I can’t name a single beneficial policy it’s led to?

EQAO scores are used to sell real estate, which I suspect is the extent of the Financial Post's knowledge and interest in them. #OntEd

@JBradshaw01 @asanwal And many aren't random. Many are connected to assessment and reporting. Some are mandatory training... anaphalaxis, concussion, ...

@asanwal It’s not some great mystery. They’re professional development days.

@jmattmiller Been loving this series Matt.

I don't think banning AI in schools is going to fix the problem. There's no silver bullet ... but there are steps we can take. In this video: one of those steps. Follow along for my series: Keeping students thinking in the AI age. #teacher #teachersfollowteachers #teacherlife #edtech #aiineducation

@CraigBaird Love that song and remember that storm.

🎶The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake, they called Gitche Gumee🎶

@RegionWaterloo So garbage truck just put the garbage in the green bin side. One of the borrowed trucks. Sad that all that green bin separation for the whole street is now wasted.

@dailystem Another use for eggs.. put math problems in them. Each has a number and point value. Each team of kids can come get one egg at a time. Amazing how much practice and collaboration happens.

Here’s a quick STEM starter: Put random items in plastic eggs & have kids make hypotheses of what’s inside

@ESL_fairy Me too. 🤣

In case you’re wondering why I’m a bit weird… this is legit what I grew up watching on television:

@ESL_fairy Should include attendance monitoring. Parents need to be held accountable. When kids get huge gaps due to attendance there is little the school can do. This is one of the reasons some are rejected from programs like fast forward. Lots of wheels and gears need to work together.

@MrsFrier 😢 If we want to reduce school dropout rates, we need to provide the programming and support that students need to be successful at school, starting in Kindergarten.

All kids have the right to an education and deserve to thrive in school. This sometimes means a specialized program with trained staff to fully support a child’s needs and maximize their learning. Ontario needs to properly fund special education to set all kids up for success.

I’ve shared a handful of sheets I’ve been proud of… but nothing like this! 😀 Here are 50+ of the most popular YouTube channels for teachers, all on one sheet, with free activities connected to their most popular videos 😎 #gid=438255169" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… Huge props to everyone who helped bring this one to life. Thank you! @waygroundai #edtech #edchat #teachers #letsfindaway #wayground #quizizz #teachertwitter

@alicekeeler I just appreciate a note. Is there anything not done, any issues, any positives, Don't write a book... brief and concise

My daughter had her first day substitute teaching yesterday (2nd grade). She felt like a failure and was stressed about what to leave in the note. What advice do you have for the note at the end of the day? (By the way, she did not fail, she did a great job. Impostor syndrome is real... and your first time doing anything is a learning curve! Any tips she would greatly appreciate).

@ESL_fairy I keep a stock bucket in my freezer. Just throw "waste" in there until ready to use it. Made veg stock last weekend. Pressure cooker had it done in 20 minutes. Half went to soup and half into freezer.

“Zero Waste Soup” is a great way to use up any leftovers and veggies that are starting to wilt in your fridge and avoid food waste. If you need some inspiration, start here: zerowastechef.com/2015/02/18/mak…

@VictoriaTheTech It is horrific. The town only has 2400 residents so everyone knows a lot of people affected. 💔 The whole country is saddened.

I was traveling yesterday so I am just now hearing about the mass school shooting in Canada and I am absolutely heartbroken. It’s the country’s deadliest school shooting in decades, and most of the victims were children.

@MikeJToronto I wonder how much support the trip overseas would get us. I'd like some science consumables and paper and some more MLL support.

Ontario school boards and the students they serve don't need "supervision" they need support. #onted #pdsb #ycdsb

@MikeJToronto That is my theory. Not safe on school property Cause it was a gorgeous day here. And storm stopped as predicted before call to shut here. And we only got 10 -15 cm here.

Snow storm effectively stopped late Sunday afternoon in Richmond Hill, Vaughan. Roads are cleared. I guess schools are closed today because school property couldn't be cleared on time? Too bad we didn't have a better system. #onted #ycdsb #yrdsb

So we got 10 cm ish. Up north that is a daily thing. Then again, they know how to plow and build to allow for snowbanks. It's a beautiful sunny 🌞 morning.

@ESL_fairy I'm quite surprised here. Doesn't seem bad to me but perhaps there is no confidence in roads and lots getting cleared. Then again, I'm a northern girl so driving in the snow is 2nd nature

Enjoy your snow day, friends!! #OntEd