Jay Williams 🎓

S/O @TorontoStar for highlighting the work me & my guy @callmemrmorris have been doing. Much love to the (still) growing #QuarantineEd family! We appreciate you for rocking with us. Plenty of work still left to do 👊🏽 #EdChat #OntEd #TeacherTwitter thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…

S/O to @cbcradio for having me jump in on this necessary convo today about the impact the new curriculum on Black history in Ontario will have in schools. Y’all tap in 🔊👇🏽 #onted #edchat cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

In response to a commonly asked Q, “how do you navigate the work you do?” I’m learning to be comfortable being uncomfortable and alternatively, I’ve become uncomfortable being too comfortable. Living in the ambiguity of the two is where I’ve been forced to exist #EDI #edchat

My daily mental tussle: If I wear this, will I be perceived as too hood? *Checks schedule* Should I tuck my iced out JW pendant? I didn’t say “good morning” in that email; I hope they don’t paint me as the angry ‘Black man’. Shit, it’s not even 9:30am. I need a ☕️ I’M TIRED

PAY BLACK FOLK FOR THEIR BLACK EXPERTISE … ESPECIALLY (but not limited to) DURING #BHM

February 1st - BHM is here! Quick reminder, don’t be afraid to teach Black excellence & history. Just one small caveat - our people’s history didn’t start in bondage. Please do your research 📖 #BlackHistoryMonth #teachertwitter

If you missed it this morning, tap in to me and the fantastic @mattgallowaycbc in conversation about Black boys and my new book, BLACK BOYS LIKE ME. The Current with Matt Galloway - Jan. 24, 2024: The social expectations that stifle young Black boys cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Recently came across this dichotomy of being “Politically Black” or “Black Black” - this pendulum of how Black folk show up and present in spaces - and I got questions. I wasn’t aware there was a difference. Can’t they co-exist? 🤔 #BlackTwitter

Special delivery! My guy’s book 📖 @callmemrmorris finally arrived! Tell a friend to tell a friend! #BlackBoysLikeMe Don’t walk, run and go pick it up!

Today is #MLKDay2024. If you’re going to quote, honour, lift up this man and his example, do so correctly. Remember who our leader fought for & the messages he championed. ‘Preciate it

TBH, in small pockets, there's been some change. Students are more educated, aware, and ready to impact change. If I'm keeping it a buck, it's the adults we need to work on #teachertwitter

forget what they were and forget what they are now, schools gotta be places of love & loving. period #onted #edutwitter

What are we doing to create & foster authentic & intentional spaces of wellness for students, families, & educators in schools & across the system? Now more than ever, we gotta rethink & reframe the hierarchy of our classroom & school practices #edchatie #teachertwitter #onted

and it ain't just about hiring more Black teachers. it's about fostering a culture that values inclusion, diverse voices & experiences, and supporting all students & staff - not just when something f'd up happens to another Black person. Imagine ... #educhat #onted

@MsDhillon6A You feel me though?

Yea, representation matters in Ed but we've known this. What we need to ask is why aren't particular groups interested in careers in Ed? Unless we honestly answer this question AND rectify the issues the responses raise, the representation we need ain't happening #edutwitter

just jumped off a call & my guy shared a quote that really hit me. he said, "trust is the only currency that matters". if our students don't trust us, how can we teach 'em? the title of 'teacher' alone don't cut it ... moving fwd how are we building trust? #teachertwitter #onted

in '24, the power of showing up as your whole self authentically & intentionally is the resistance - ain't no half steppin'. we can't sit back & wait for cultures to cultivated. we need to cultivate the culture #edutwitter #OntEd

what is that WE need to grow, go & glow? a question WE need to all be asking ourselves and our students this year #edchat #edutwitter

@munakadri I been said this! It ain’t all surprising. Faculties of Ed haven’t changed in years. I often engage with new grads & most of em say the same thing - “faculties of Ed don’t prepare for the real thing” #onted

There’s a Canadian teacher sub Reddit that I frequent where I often find posts from students at a faculty of education lamenting choosing the program. We have a big problem on our hands. #onted

it's been a minute since i've engaged on 'X' consistently. another goal of mine for '24: re-connect with the thinkers, movers and shakers in the field. we still got work to do #edchatie #teachertwitter #OntEd