After 8 months of consultation, reflection, working and reworking, many uncomfortable moments and amazing learning alongside our 8 and 9s, we have our CGCS land acknowledgment. For now. This will shift and change as our students guide us. Wild rose and cedar. @CalGirlsSchool
The government's Curriculum Advisory Panel lacks any active teacher representation. Excluded from participation in the panel, Alberta’s teachers are skeptical about the future of the curriculum. Read our full response here: https://t.co/TzA4Rny5X9 #abed#ableg
A new year offers new opportunities to create the schools our students deserve: spaces where all identities are respected and where injustice is named and addressed. These resources can help you get started with a policy check-up. https://t.co/7G0vOtDnvT
“I came home and talked to this new friend of mine” @najwazebian on journaling and the importance of reflection. Thank you for inspiring our grade 9s today! @CalGirlsSchool#cgsteach
A short story about why we need this new K-4 curriculum:
When I was in the fifth grade, my teacher assigned a family tree project. We were supposed to trace our lineage as far back as we could. The ancestry of our father’s father etc. would be our “true” ancestry. #abed#ableg
Applications for the 2018-19 #SparkSHIFTLab cohort are now open! Explore the worlds of #designthinking, #makerED, #inquiry and hands on learning. Apply now at: https://t.co/SUBdDUlvsP