Jolene Fiarchuk @jolenefiar.bsky.social

In the process of migrating. 🦋 It's been a slice.

I know it's beside the point (this is a MOOC for AI basics) but... BUT... one does not "generate" a primary source. Thanks, from the person who just spent 20 minutes helping students land on the primary/secondary concept yesterday.

I think I need to make "Jolene, close your tabs" a daily automated reminder.

@ShiningArmour26 Gratefully, the new space has two big windows. All is not lost. 🙂

End of an era today. Only moving down the hall but lots of feelings clearing out of the most beautiful learning space I could ever ask for. Grateful for a wonderful 8 years.💙 New room will take some getting used to, but I like to think I make the room, not the other way around.

@MissLwbt This was such a great event when I was starting out too - I still find myself repeating some of the takeaways from the keynote the year I attended.

I am so excited to be joining the #MTSFab5 team on October 24th As a past Fab 5 participant I remember how valuable I found this experience and the sessions that were shared are still some that I come back to over a decade later!

Hard to ever feel 100% ready before meeting the students, but ready to enjoy a good year in this space. 🙂

Valid questions raised about the mobile bans here. Important to note that not all teachers share the same enthusiasm. I would echo the questions about policing, both for Ts and admins. And concerned ab restroom requests - the legit vs the phone breaks. bit.ly/cbcCellBan

Presenting to new teachers this afternoon: 45 mins for AI and tech isn't long. Chose to focus on the big picture - what opportunities can AI provide that we couldn't do before? (The Marques Brown interview with Tim Cook in June was really interesting, and I love this bit).

This.

When you've only seen one #Perseids meteorite but then the #Aurora completely steals the whole show. Staying an extra night at the lake was a solid impulse decision.

Not naming unis, but it's frustrating when B.Ed practicum blocks leave an awkward (3-5 days) gap before school breaks. Student Ts lose out of being part of big events, learning to manage the big energy of those days, and it's a weird place for classroom teachers to restart.

Voted. Thanks @mbteachers for your efforts and making the voting process so smooth.

Line up to see the Lancaster @RoyalAviationMB today. (At least the portion of the line that's indoors). Props to the museum volunteers - things are moving smoothly given the crowds.

Ed Marshall, a 100-year-old veteran skydives to raise over $90,000 for SickKids hospital in Toronto. Amazing. toronto.ctvnews.ca/i-ve-done-it-1…

Very cool: Supervisor at Empire Drugs in the North End found a bunch of photo envelopes developed in 1966/67 and is working to return them to their owners. cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

@CraigBaird Also summer kitchens. They kept the heat (and flies attracted to the smell of food) outside of the home.

Such a great example of updating curricula to meet learners' needs. (And some validation for early years Jolene who was a strong swimmer but failed the kneeling dive several times and I'm so not over it - they changed the program the year after I quit) vm.tiktok.com/ZMrkUbL6C/

@LavalleeJ Thanks Janine! Hope you have a terrific break as well!

Took a moment before heading out to sit back and reflect on a great year. Work is still a lot of work, but I'm so grateful that I get to do this job. Good things happen in this space. See you in a few weeks, classroom.