DDSB K-12 Literacy

The official Twitter account for the K-12 Literacy facilitator and coach team supporting @DDSBSchools educators and students.

[Casey Hackett @MrsHackett305]

Wk 1 of #ENL1W1 is ready to go! Building community through names, setting up a few routines and an intro to nonfiction thinking. I'm commited to phone boxes this year (ty @heymrsbond), so we'll connect to some research out of U of T. Happy weekend #onted! https://t.co/rQ6v6ixR4f

[Durham District School Board (DDSB) @DDSBSchools]

The DDSB has experienced tremendous growth with new developments & families moving to existing neighbourhoods. We've grown from 70,000 to 79,000 students between 2019 to 2023.

More here: https://t.co/wQuv2AAB0b

[Durham District School Board (DDSB) @DDSBSchools]

The DDSB has experienced tremendous growth with new developments & families moving to existing neighbourhoods. We've grown from 70,000 to 79,000 students between 2019 to 2023.

More here: https://t.co/wQuv2AAB0b

[Durham District School Board (DDSB) @DDSBSchools]

DDSB Families:

If you have questions about accessing the Parent Portal when schools are closed in July and August, check out these frequently asked questions on the DDSB website: https://t.co/Bx1DofatoS

[Casey Hackett @MrsHackett305]

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[Casey Hackett @MrsHackett305]

And this is why we need to be very careful about HOW we provide reading support, particularly for older kids who have carried that label for a long time. We can acknowledge that reading is an important skill while also recognizing it is only one piece of a child’s identity.

[Casey Hackett @MrsHackett305]

Appreciated conversations & thinking through disciplinary writing in CGC1D @GLRobertsCVI to develop and model an explicit mini lesson to help students with the writing portion of their summative project. https://t.co/qniwb5S2uc

[Casey Hackett @MrsHackett305]

I spent a morning @durhamcollege this week & some takeaways about writing/assessments were:
1️⃣ Disciplinary writing is common vs generic essays
2️⃣Lots of assignments involving multimodalities (infographics, podcasts…)
3️⃣Lots of new types of assignments popping up all the time

[Durham District School Board (DDSB) @DDSBSchools]

On May 30, DDSB will hold its 3rd annual Student Art Gallery - a district-wide collection housed in the Ed. Centre, displaying artworks created & curated by students with staff support.

The year's theme is 'My Journey, My Joy, My Genius.'

Details here: https://t.co/GpiqCP7j8z

[Ajax Public Library @ajax_library]

Join us for an evening with Drew Hayden Taylor, award-winning playwright and author from the Curve Lake First Nation. Drew will share a reading from his newest novel, "Cold" and will speak about his journey to becoming a writer.

[Densa DDSB @DensaNetwork]

“Pathways of Asian Excellence” was indeed an excellent showcase of the diverse talents originating from the East & South Asian cultures. Thank you to all attendees & participants.Thank you to all #DENSA & #DEANE members who made this evening possible. #Asian @DDSBSchools

[Chrystal Bryan @4missb]

DBEN’s final event designed for students grade 4 - 8. Best news yet- it’s free! Register at https://t.co/mCKpU8aC9B
@eagleridgeps @daVinciPS @cadarackque @BoltonCFalby @Applecroft_PS @VimyRidgePS @DDSBSchools @DDSB_Literacy @BellwoodPS @BlairRidgePS @Broughtonps @ChrisHadfieldPS

[MmeRolfe She @ERolfe9]

@JasonHimsl @DDSBSchools @DDSBLibraries @ForestofReading @DDSB_Literacy 🩷🙌🩷DDSB Teacher Librarians 🩷🙌🩷

[Durham District School Board (DDSB) @DDSBSchools]

Students celebrated the love of reading today at the Durham Forest of Reading Celebration. 18 authors and illustrators were in attendance to speak with students and sign autographs. 📚

[DDSB Innovative Education - Libraries @DDSBLibraries]

We had a fun filled day celebrating our student readers and some fantastic Canadian authors and books. It’s always a joy to see students so excited about reading! @ForestofReading

[ELCOntario @ELCOntario]

Hoping to see the great work happening in boards from across the province! @TDSBenglish @TVDSBLiteracy @SCDSBLiteracy @TLDSB_EY @tldsb_literacy @DDSB_Literacy @DDSBEarlyYears @NNDSBliteracy @HDSBLiteracy @DpLiteracy @Teach_Learn_KP @kprearlyyears @KPRTandL

[Rachel Cosford @CosfordRachel]

Amazing day of learning with educators on teaching the impacts of colonization across the curriculum @DDSB_Literacy @DDSB_Indigenous #Math #Science #Coding #Indigenouslanguages #Language #Arts #OutdoorEducation #Salmonrevitalization

[Durham District School Board (DDSB) @DDSBSchools]

Secondary students across Durham competed at the White Pine Battle of the Books today at @ontariotech_u. Congrats @PickeringHS for placing 1st and 3rd, and @MCVITweets for placing 2nd! 🏆 Thank you to award winning author @ME_Girard for sharing words of wisdom with students. 📚

[CTwitchin @c_twitchin]

What an amazing day being part of #LiteracyCircles in Ms Merlin's class. Students shared various perspectives of the books they are reading. Loved hearing about how students connected to what they were reading!!

@GLRobertsCVI @DDSB_Literacy @DDSBSchools

[Casey Hackett @MrsHackett305]

I got explicit instruction in learning to drive. However, my experience of learning was shaped by being able to choose:
✔️ which of my parents’ vehicles to use
✔️ when to progress from back roads to hwys
✔️ when to take (+retake 😂) the test

All that mattered as a learner.