Jen Schaefer

@rhondahewer Again???😂😂

You now your work/life balance may be out of whack when 3 hours into your workday you notice… 🤦‍♀️

@rhondahewer This is interesting.

Reading a new book and 7 pages in fell in LOVE with a table outlining relevant sources of information we should be paying attention to when making life-altering decisions for Ss. Let’s be as critical of the learning environment as we are about Ss perceived abilities

@rhondahewer @AmyCEdmondson @Neilsonj9 @Mr_ChadHarris This was an important experience for S's. They brought honest perspectives about how they feel about failure. So intrigued by the idea of intelligent failures giving us the information we need to grow and succeed.

@AmyCEdmondson I read your book this summer & am creating resources for elementary students on intelligent failure, basic failure, & psychological safety. Tried the “electric” maze today with great success! Would love to collaborate, get feedback, or pick your brain.

@rhondahewer @wrdsb @Neilsonj9 @WR_Record It's time for teaching itself to become innovative. Helping students solve real problems using design thinking is a game changer. Introduced to us by you @rhondahewer

I am ALWAYS so inspired by @wrdsb teachers @schaeferjen and @Neilsonj9 who are geniuses at the art of teaching! Grade 7 students tackle housing crisis with a new Kitchener suburb to call their own therecord.com/news/waterloo-… via @wr_record

@Nicolascole77 Oh these are good

These graphics summarize some of life's hardest lessons. 1/ Distractions fill the space we give them.

We are so honoured to be listening to pitches today from the amazing design thinking teams at @wrdsb Groh P.S Groups have been working to understand how they might improve the experience of newcomers to the community…the results are blowing us away! @Neilsonj9 @schaeferjen 🔥

Sikh children now have the option of wearing a helmet that fits them properly, thanks to a Brampton mom. Tina Singh, an occupational therapist, couldn't find a suitable helmet for her boys, so she's created her own. bit.ly/3Ctpy1G

Was honoured to be invited to be interviewed by @grohjenjes’s Grade 7 class yesterday as part of the design thinking project they are working on to help improve the experiences of newcomers to Canada and our community. This is the power of student voice in action. #WeAreWRDSB

Such a treat to speak with these compassionate and critical thinkers @growrdsb this morning as they worked on their design thinking projects to support newcomers in @wrdsb schools and communities. Many of them have lived experience as newcomers to Canada.

@mscarliparsons @wrdsb @MrPBsMusicClas1 How amazing to be working with your mom, Zack!

Happening now! Name a more dynamic duo than this @wrdsb mother-son teaching team. @MrPBsMusicClas1 & Ms. Peats are sharing their presentation “Who is the OTHER: bringing student’s whole selves into the classroom” at the Roots & Wings Virtual Symposium 🫶🏻

Oh how I love this article. Maybe it is time to stop blaming the pandemic for unmotivated and disengaged students and start owning the fact that an archaic education system is the cause. gettingsmart.com/2022/10/10/stu… via @Getting_Smart

@dropkickmath Learning from @rhondahewer has been so impactful to my own mathematics teaching.

We are proud to announce that one of our founders, Rhonda Hewer, will be a lead speaker at the 2022 NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Los Angeles. The meeting is the largest math conference in North America, Sept. 28 – Oct 1, 2022.

@LisaLaFlamme_ Big, big mistake. Shame on CTV for making this misstep. As a decades long viewer, please know how much I valued you and your integrity. So classy!

I have some news...

During today's blended learning day to help prepare for #destreaming next year, @WCIinfo teachers participated in workshops on the #thinkingclassroom. Facilitators: @physicswithmcp, @gingerich_c, @kylebishop2 and me 1/n

@rhondahewer Viva math revolution!!!!!

Once a week I get to hang out with some really cool university Ss in a class I teach called Math Without Tears. Ss post qs in an online forum. One of the qs this week: Do u believe your math education was negatively OR positively impacted by the assessments experienced?

@MrPBsMusicClas1 @prewrdsb @Google Love all of these great questions!

@ESL_fairy @AndrewBieronski What if???

What if we did more inquiry-based, authentic learning that is connected to the real world... what if we did not teach subjects, and instead taught children? What could pathways toward graduation look like? What ways of being and knowing can be considered here? #wrdsbLIFT

Happy to be a panelist at this event that is happening NOW. :) #wrdsbLIFT

As if 2021 wasn't bad enough, it did us in and took Betty White from us too. ughhhh

To the kind bus angel who found my son’s wallet and delivered it to @wci today, you have reminded me that there is still some really good people in the world. Thank you so much. #payitforward @GRT_ROW @citywaterloo