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Join me for a FREE webinar this Friday. We are chatting about assessment in Canada. Thanks to my partner @SolutionTree_CA Register here: solutiontree.com/ca/assessment-… - #education #canada

Spooky things are brewing at SFU Science! Join us Saturday October 26 for Science Spooktacular, featuring hands-on displays of phantom physics and creepy crawlies! This is a free, drop-in event, but registration is recommended for the spooky science show: ow.ly/QyEN50TJfAJ

This Quick Guide, from fellow educator @miss_aird, introduces powerful tools from #MicrosoftEDU—like: Immersive Reader, Dictate, and Picture Dictionary—for supporting students during International #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth.

POPEY is very excited to be a part of BC’s first-ever POPConference, jointly presented by the province’s 9 Provincial Outreach Programs, on the October 25th professional development day. Each POP will offer three sessions throughout the day, and registration is free. (1/2)

It's helpful to stay hopeful, especially in difficult times🌈 Join #OptimisticOctober and find ways to make things better and take positive steps forward actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-oct…

Starry Nights is ON tonight, in person at Burnaby campus, with SFU Science and Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver! Sunset is getting earlier, so please note the earlier start time: 8:30-11:30pm. ow.ly/UsP950Ts9nl

We are excited to introduce our new online institute, AI in K-12 Education: Classroom of the Future. Join facilitator @kayakcari in 7 interactive sessions and explore how you can transform your classroom and support learners of all ages with Gen AI: mvnt.us/m2423869

More on Psychological Safety... listen to part two of an incredible conversation with @drfeiwang and @caropicard on this week's Beyond Self Care Podcast. buff.ly/4e9RtnP @UBCeducation @bcpvpa @cassaacgcs @cassaacgcs @cdnprincipals

Download the podcast and listen on your way home from work! buff.ly/3XeZ3b2 #wellbeingforeducators #psychologicalsafety @caropicard @drfeiwang

Starry Nights is ON tonight at Burnaby campus. Saturn will make an appearance, and several famous Messier objects such as the Ring Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy and the M12 globular cluster. Join @SFU_Science and @RASCVancouver from 9pm - midnight!

Self-care isn't selfish. You can't pour from an empty cup💕 So join the Self-Care September challenge and find ways to be kinder to yourself as well as others actionforhappiness.org/self-care-sept… #SelfCareSeptember

Important research - worth a listen!

📣 Key Dates for the 2024 Festival! 📣 #VWF2024: Oct 21–27 Program revealed to members: Aug 29 Program revealed to the public: Sept 10 Tickets on sale VWF members: Sept 10 Tickets on sale to schools: Sept 12 Tickets on sale to the public: Sept 17

Check out the article on #psychologicalsafety in the Wellness Education Magazine's #Leadership edition that I wrote with @selmahsmith Also happy to share this edition with @Lisa_Baylis who wrote a beautiful article on self-compassion. wellnessedmag.com/WAug24/viewer/…

Join our online Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education course starting September 24 and explore how Indigenous histories, perspectives, and approaches to learning enrich classrooms and communities. Learn more or register now: mvnt.us/m2422387 @UBCEducation

This Friday is the next Starry Nights Online! Watch our livestream from wherever you are from 10 - 11:30pm. Please note that this is a weather-dependent event, so keep your fingers crossed for no clouds! ow.ly/Fj8a50SJzvW

Got Olympic fever? Looking for some stem challenges? Here's 25 @LEGO_Education stem challenges to commemorate the upcoming @Olympics in Paris!

As we begin to think about re-entering the classroom, our nervous systems matter the most! #education #educators #schools #behavior #discipline #appliededucationalneuroscience

The #AERA2025 Submissions deadline has been extended to August 2 at 11:59 pm PT. aera.net/2025Submissions

🔍 Gone are the days when the purpose of #assessment was to #grade and rank #students. Assessment is part of the instructional process--#feedback is the priority, not a grade. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter