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@McM_MsT @CanMusHistory @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich I’ve got one on the way too! Exciting!

Today we unpacked the travelling education kit: History Box Part 1/3 > Early Canada @CanMusHistory 🌱Indigenous cultural traditions, artefacts (Mi’kmaq Drum, halibut hook, snow goggles, Moose/Caribou Hair Tufting & more) 🌱Canada’s history and identity @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich

Handwriting is not a motor skill. It is a reading skill. We treat them as separate subjects, but neuroscience says they are the same circuit. Last week I discussed Orthographic Mapping (OM). Many focus on the "sound" part, but miss the "motor" bridge. Here is why the hand teaches the brain to decode: 1. A common assumption is that writing is output (encoding) and reading is input (decoding). It turns out, they are physically linked in the brain. When literate adults read, their motor cortex (Exner’s Area) activates. You decode faster because your brain is secretly "writing" along with your eyes. It subconsciously simulates the strokes to recognize the letter instantly. 2. If a child has never physically written a letter, they lack this "motor file." They are forced to rely solely on visual memory to recognize the shape. Visual memory is notoriously weak for text because it is ambiguous. To a young kid's eye, 'b' and 'd' are the same object, just flipped (like a chair facing left vs. right). But to the hand? They are totally different. The distinct motor plan overrides the visual confusion. 3. When comparing handwriting with typing, the difference is stark. Hitting 'A' or 'B' feels exactly the same (a button press). It creates a weak map. Handwriting is constructive. You have to pull the geometry of the letter from memory. This "active construction" burns the neural pathway that makes decoding instantaneous later on. You can't easily read what you haven't physically mapped.

Bonne journée des Franco-ontarien.nes! Today we celebrate 50 years of the Franco-Ontarian flag and French in Ontario. Wear your green and white today to celebrate!

Be sure and go outside, look up, and see the planetary alignment this week! Start looking as soon as the Sun sets below the horizon. Venus is brightest. starwalk.space/en/news/what-i… (image ©Vito Technology, Inc.)

@McM_MsT @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich @TDSB_Arts I love this! Tell me more about these cameras please and how to get some!

Hey McMurrich 🤩 a new challenge! How many of these riddles can you solve?!? 🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary? @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich @TDSB_Arts

@wittarnold2 @donmillsci @tdsb Congratulations!

TDSB/Don Mills CI winners for the Governor Generals History Award for Excellence. This is the country’s highest honour in the field of history. Congrats to Dan Kunanec and Ben Gross!! ⁦@donmillsci⁩ ⁦@tdsb⁩

There are only a few hours left for your students to sign up for the United Bilingual Correspondents program! By participating, they'll be able to practice their French while making friends with someone from another province. They can register here ow.ly/BvfN50TvLUE

@bookandpen2015 @TDSBmath @NicoleMillerEDU @JenniferKoptie @CanadaGrant @MissGTeach @jamiletheteachr I’ve had a set for years! Makes playing a game of dominoes much more challenging!

I’ve never seen dominoes larger than six on one side…. Is this a thing that is popular??? @TDSBmath @NicoleMillerEDU @JenniferKoptie @CanadaGrant @MissGTeach @jamiletheteachr

Moriyama Teshima Architects (MTA) would like to offer this public statement related to the recent closure of the Ontario Science Centre announced by the Government of Ontario. You can download a PDF copy of our statement here: mtarch.com/wp-content/upl… @OntScienceCtr

@McM_MsT @tdsb @tdsboyap Please share more about this! I teach 4-5-6 science, grateful for resources!

Students received a #STEM activity kit and built elastic band propeller cars 🤩 thank you #OYAP project. STEM investigations, transformation of energy… Science is Everywhere! @tdsb @tdsboyap

@jennyleeshee My classroom was 28 degrees today- both of my school aged kids have had nose bleeds at school the past two days due to their hot classrooms :/ it’s awful

@craigsclass Do share! What’s the Heritage fair?!

So much great learning! #wearewilcox

@callmemrmorris My thoughts too- as a grade 6 teacher, the only calls my students receive during the day, are from their parents! 🤦‍♀️

I really want to know what people think a declaration from the ministry of education on banning cellphones in class is going to change in the day to day reality of an actual classroom. #OntEd

Les élèves de 5e/6e FI ont nettoyé le terrain devant notre école! Un superbe travail de la part de tout le monde! @AtPoplar @poplarroad_tdsb

@OMLTA @ed_linguist @ed_linguist hi there! I’d be interested in helping out :) can’t see a pm button for you- please connect :)

Do you teach 🇨🇦 Core French (or any non-immersion French) to Grade 4 or higher? If you could spare a half an hour on Zoom to talk about teaching speaking skills, @ed_linguist be so happy to hear from you. Details below.

Coding our @Sphero Dash robot to practice navigating through a city in French! @tdsb @TDSB_French #coding #frenchlanguage

Haven’t shared much on X this school year… so the next few posts will be dedicated to fun things happening in my classroom : wind powered windmills that generate electricity @TDSB_GC @poplarroad_tdsb @tdsb @TDSBScitechkits

A new park is coming to 25 Borough Drive near Scarborough Town Centre! Join your neighbours in shaping the final design for this new park. Take an online survey to review the proposed design and share your feedback with the project team. toronto.ca/25BoroughPark