Melissa Hopkins

Educator | Life Long Learner | Adventure Seeker | Passionate about Democracy | Family Gal

[CIVIX Canada (EN) @CIVIX_Canada]

This week's Ambassador is Melissa Hopkins!

Melissa teaches Grade 9 Humanities in Calgary, Alberta. She takes a cross-curricular approach to civic education, aiming to help her students see connections between their lives and political processes: https://t.co/mDBTHEr2tS

[Marcus Down @Down_with_PE]

How does your school's #physed program remove barriers & increase access to learning to provide ALL students equal opportunities to learn & succeed? Universal Design for Learning by @CAST_UDL is a framework that can do this. Check out the latest blog: https://t.co/do2lhrnUbO

[Melissa Hopkins @MN_Hopkins]

It’s happening! #StudentVoteAlberta2023 for all of our grade 5-9 students. Thanks ⁦@CIVIX_Canada⁩ for providing such valuable learning opportunities for our youth! https://t.co/RthuZw7NKi

[Rick Wormeli @rickwormeli2]

Teachers Aren't Burnt Out. They Are Being Set Up to Fail https://t.co/4rQkBQk3oV

[Beth Allan @adolwyn]

Hey #yyc! A new mental health facility opened in the city last month. The Summit Centre is for people under 18 and their families. They have many services, but the 10am-10pm 7 day a week walk in counselling is huge.

https://t.co/Hh11dsk6qY

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Every Canadian Prime Minister as the lead singer of a 1980s metal band:

23. Justin Trudeau

[NCTR @NCTR_UM]

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is encouraged by the Vatican’s formal repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery and its support for the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

To read more, please visit: https://t.co/z9CYf9xyjT

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

It's especially urgent to address cyberbullying at a time when teen mental health has taken a hit. But encouraging news from a new study suggests that nurturing gratitude in students could reduce online abuse. @Jamespmcconchie @GreaterGoodSC

https://t.co/TJhjqvEtXk

[Special Education PTA of Redwood City @SEPTARWC]

SEPTAR, @RWCSchools and Parent Venture are super excited to bring you a presentation by Dr. Shelley Moore called Transforming Inclusive Education: The Presumption of Competence on March 29 at 5pm on Zoom! REGISTER: https://t.co/TeHmzMDMhC
@tweetsomemoore

[Elections and Democracy @democracyCA]

#DYK that teenagers under 18 can add their name to the Register of Future Electors? They can do so by checking the Elections Canada boxes on their tax form!

[Melissa Hopkins @MN_Hopkins]

@Kamil7860K Sent you a DM.

[Melissa Hopkins @MN_Hopkins]

um, excuse me sir, @Kamil7860K what’s this I hear about you visiting other OG Sansom teachers?!? You can find me at Lakeshore … just sayin’

[Holly Clark - The AI Infused Classroom @HollyClarkEdu]

Oh my god!!!! This is everything. Please please listen to this guy

[Elections Canada @ElectionsCan_E]

📢Our Advisory Circle of Educators is seeking applications for new members!.

ACOE members are responsible for advising on the development of new educational resources and civic education programs.

Learn more and apply by March 31: https://t.co/cff0VCrP9I

[Melissa Hopkins @MN_Hopkins]

@Kamil7860K 👏🏻 yay! Looking forward to seeing you. When is your reading week?

[Library of Parliament @LibraryParlCA]

Looking for a new challenge? We are hiring a Program Officer to lead various educational projects and programs. Find out more and apply today! https://t.co/kyvF34guHM

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

Nice graphic...

[Bonnie Chelette @BonnieChelette]

Mind blown 🤯 @jmattmiller @HollyClarkEdu @k_shelton's session on #ChatGPT in education at #FETC

Absolutely fascinating conversation - and this is only the beginning!

@FETC #EdTech #EduTwitter

[Stacey Hopkins @mme_hopkins]

Hmm! A lot to consider here - ChatGPT is to literacy like the calculator was to numeracy many moons ago. How can we use it and teach its responsible use in classrooms? How can it help function as a writing workshop?
📷: @HollyClarkEdu