MJ Drager

What an honour to learn alongside this amazing #HPCDSB team at #Litlearn2024. We’ve been called to continue the work and share the knowledge so all children can learn to read. Thank you @IDA_Ontario for an amazing conference.

It was a pleasure to present to the Principals & Vice Principals of @HPCDSB today and share all of the things I wish administrators knew in order to be effective literacy leaders! Thanks for having me @karentigani @KarenKramers & team!

Incredibly thoughtful conversations about assessment, universal screening, fluency and morphology were had today with some Grade 3 and 3/4 @HPCDSB teachers. Creating change one step at a time. @karentigani @cathybuc70 @KarenKramers

So incredibly grateful for these 4 talented,enthusiastic and caring educators who provided 3 weeks of learning and FUN at HPCDSB summer camp. We did it!! @HPCDSB @CDaleMath @karentigani

This resonated with me this morning, thinking about each our young people—especially the ones “on the edges.” Tier one is upstream. #UDL #UDLchat #inclusion #mtss #education #teacher #EdLeaders #EdChat #GlobalEdChat #TuesdayVibe #TuesdayMotivaton #inclusion #students

@cathybuc70 @KarenKramers Or waiting for the radio DJ to play your favourite song!!

@KarenKramers And of having to use a pen to wind the tape back in!!

My boys found an old box of my cassettes while cleaning out a basement closet. We are currently listening to ‘Various 86’ while we clean. Yes we still have a cassette player 🤷🏻‍♀️. The joys they’ll never know-creating a mix tape.

So happy and grateful to join over 600 educators to learn from Christopher Such at the 2023 Literacy and Learning Conference. What an amazing experience. #LitLearn2023 @IDA_Ontario @HPCDSB @karentigani @KarenKramers @cathybuc70

Co-planning explicit, systematic phonics lessons. Ongoing conversations around student data, purpose of instruction, and intentional choice of tools, strategies, and resources to deliver effective instruction @HPCDSB @karentigani @mjdrager @cathybuc70

Explicit instruction and practice of syllables and morphology … connecting decoding, encoding and vocabulary in junior literacy #tier1 #morphology @HPCDSB @stmaryslistowel @karentigani @mjdrager @KarenKramers

Literacy coaching in K. Small group phonics instruction. Data driven. Reading and writing CVC words connected to decodable passages. @mjdrager @cathybuc70 @karentigani @HPCDSB

Literacy coaching is some of the most powerful professional learning we can do. Digging into student data and sharing best practices and resources strengthens Tier 1 instruction in our classrooms. @HPCDSB @cathybuc70 @KarenKramers @karentigani

Hexagonal thinking encourages students to work together to share their understanding of texts read, make connections among ideas and consolidate vocabulary. Always impressed by the richness of the discussion. @mjdrager @karentigani @HPCDSB #buildingstrongcommunicators

Our HPCDSB system literacy team is hard at work meeting with every Kindergarten team and all grade 1 teachers. The importance of ongoing assessment and the explicit and systematic teaching of phonics are just two topics being covered. @HPCDSB @KarenKramers @karentigani

@KarenKramers Hugs to you. ♥️

In 1976 breast cancer took my grandmother at the age of 51. This week it took her granddaughter (my cousin) at the age of 39. Hug your family and friends.

This is so true! 🙌

@KarenKramers What the heck?

Wordle 259 2/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

When grade 6-8 students at Blessed Carlo Acutis CES joined a @JeanneSauveHP Kindergarten class it was pure joy! Learning was alive & active as everyone engaged in a virtual, interactive experience of original stories, puppet shows, games, music & interactive surprises. @HPCDSB

Language acquisition is not the same for everyone & it’s not linear. Proficiency w listening, speaking, reading, & writing in a new language fluctuates for many reasons incl background knowledge, lived experiences, motivation, desire, & cognitive load. #ESL #ESOL #ELD #ENL

@karentigani @ASCD @cathybuc70 @KarenKramers One of my favourite times of the day. Lol

What Wordle Reminds Us About Effective Phonics and Spelling Instruction ascd.org/blogs/what-wor… via @ASCD 💯 🙌 Our family has jumped on this awesome bandwagon! How about you? @cathybuc70 @KarenKramers @mjdrager

Please note. Especially during the pandemic.