Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her)

Eng.DH, EmpowerCertified, Passionate about Anti-Racist Ed, Equity, & Indigenous Ed.Mother, CapeBretoner, LifelongLearner on Unceded Algonquin Territory

[Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her) @Macbouch]

Honoured to be part of the ⁦@StJosephOCSB⁩ community who came together to listen, learn, reflect, & pledge support to Truth & Reconciliation. I look forward to a year of #collaboration & continued reflection. #ocsbReconciliAction ⁦@ocsbindigenous⁩

[OCSB Indigenous Ed @ocsbindigenous]

May 5:the National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women,Girls,&2SLGBTQI+people.Wear red & access resources to guide learning & action⬇️ ⁦⁦@OCSBSuccess⁩ ⁦⁦@ocsbLead⁩ ⁦⁦@ocsbequity⁩ ⁦⁦@OCSBelementary⁩ https://t.co/Awcxdha1S9

[OCSB Indigenous Ed @ocsbindigenous]

Prepare to honour the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, & gender diverse people. Join ⬇️this webinar to discuss strategies for k-12 trauma informed classroom conversations. @ocsbLead @ocsbequity @ocsbRE @OCSBelementary @OttCatholicSB

[Yolanta Krawiecki (She/Her) @YKrawiecki]

A beautiful day of celebration, gratitude, learning and reflecting. TY to all who participated, facilitated and helped to make this event a success!
#SpringIntoTheOutdoors
@ocsbindigenous @OttCatholicSB @OCDSB @ocsbEco @OCDSBoec

[First Nations Child & Family Caring Society @CaringSociety]

Day 2 of our social media campaign on #JordansPrinciple is all about the backlog. Today we're sharing what we know about the "queue", determination timelines, and a status update on how many requests are in the backlog.

[Katie Novak @KatieNovakUDL]

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) requires both firm goals AND flexible means. Without firm goals, students may not fully grasp the purpose of the options we design, making it challenging for them to become agents of their own learning and meet academic standards.

[Ottawa Catholic School Board @OttCatholicSB]

🌎 This year, World Water Day and Earth Hour fall on the same day—reminding us of the power we have to protect our planet. From conserving water to switching off non-essential lights at 8:30 p.m., small actions add up to a big impact. @ocsbECO #ocsbOutdoors #ocsbECO

[Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her) @Macbouch]

Fun night learning with ⁦@OCSB_LT⁩ - loved how ⁦@Walkertime1⁩ modelled gamification as pedagogy engaging learners in intentional knowledge&skill acquisition with fun & prizes while showcasing ⁦@quizizz⁩ supports for differentiation⬇️ https://t.co/qPVzWFYaMt

[Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her) @Macbouch]

@StFXOCSB Two phenomenal educators ❤️ So happy to see your hard work & heart work + dedication recognized and celebrated.

[Proud Native Americans @proud_native_am]

There is a lesson in this for all people. 🪶

[AJALUK @AndersenAngus]

REPEAT for new friends
Inuk word of the day

Sleek Seal skin hunting vessel Kajak, we use this to hunt sea food, seals, whales, walrus.

Ha - yuck
NOT kai - yack

Remember that the upper case K sounds like H in Labrador Inuit dialect.

[AJALUK @AndersenAngus]

STOLEN Inuit words:
Parka, proper name is paaka (Paw - ka)
igloo, proper name is illu (ill - lu)
Kamik, proper pronouncing is (kuh - mick)
Anorak, proper word is annogaak (un - nu - awk)
Komatik, proper spelling is Kamutik (Ha - mu - tick)
IF you think of something else just ask.

[All Saints High School @AllSaintsOCSB]

On Monday ASH learned from Algonquin Knowledge Keeper Gracy Ratt. Gr 7&8 students built Tikinagans together.  #ThisIsASH #DesignLearning @ocsbindigenous

[Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her) @Macbouch]

Students ⁦@SacredHeartOCSB⁩ & ⁦@AllSaintsOCSB⁩ learn about significance of Tikinagans from Algonquin Knowledge Keeper Gracy Ratt + build mini Tikinagans as they inquire about engineering & design of cradle boards. ⁦@ActuaCanada⁩ ⁦@ocsbindigenous⁩ @ocsbDL

[Ottawa Catholic School Board @OttCatholicSB]

✊March 17-21, we invite our community to reflect, connect, and take action through the power of storytelling. Our 3rd annual Standing Against Racism Week is all about asking, "What’s Your Story?"—and truly listening to the answers. #ocsbStandingTogether
🔗https://t.co/mYzREQVrV4

[Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her) @Macbouch]

Looking for opportunities to encourage critical thinking & help transition back into learning mode after March Break - mark Standing Against Racism events on your calendar + access videos & learning activities on the website ❤️⬇️ share with networks @OCSBSuccess @OCSBelementary

[Katie Lewis-Prieur @klewis_prieur]

@TDOttawa

[Katie Lewis-Prieur @klewis_prieur]

So many things to check out during #ocsb Standing Against Racism week including our keynote from Indigenous cultural advisor Josh Lewis, available Mar. 17th. OCSB staff can see all the events & resources too on the site for the week on OCSB Central. @OttCatholicSB

[Katie Lewis-Prieur @klewis_prieur]

We're so excited 4 our educator & parent night for #ocsb Standing Against Racism Week. Come join us Mar. 19th for an amazing evening of learning with equity officer, researcher (and former boxer) Pardeep Nagra to learn more anti-racism strategies. @OttCatholicSB @OttawaCSPA

[Laurel MacDonald Boucher (she/her) @Macbouch]

Love these quotes - they’d be great prompts to promote critical thinking & citizenship & encourage integration of CGEs in any class❤️⬇️. Thanks for organizing an amazing night of learning @YKrawiecki & @scsanders13 #ocsbReconciliAction @ocsbLead @ocsbindigenous @OCSBSuccess

[Yolanta Krawiecki (She/Her) @YKrawiecki]

"Build the Canada that we have hoped would exist - Ppl deserve better”

@gindaanis author talk delved into the impact of storytelling, kinship, and the importance of unearthing history.

Miigwetch for enlightening #OCSB with your wisdom Patty Krawec!

@ocsbindigenous @ocsbLead

[OCSB Indigenous Ed @ocsbindigenous]

Happening at the CEC + virtually tonight ❤️⬇️ Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the author about a text that can support school’s SAP TRC planning for next school year! ⁦@OCSBSuccess⁩ ⁦@OCSBelementary⁩ ⁦@ocsbequity⁩ ⁦@ocsbLead⁩ #ocsbReconciliAction