Megan Haessler

learner, mother, teacher, baker, reader, aspiring triathlete

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@hydroone Power outage at Point Clark. What’s up? Any expected time of restoration?

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@TangerineBank After noticing suspicious activity on my account I’ve tried calling and requesting a call back. I waited for 45 minutes on hold last night and over 45 minutes waiting for the call back, which the website said would be 10 minute wait. How can I get some support?

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@CBCOntarioToday One of the reasons talking about infertility is so hard is the lack of knowledge about infertility in the general public. Conversations like this help. Also, people should watch @howtobuyababy on CBC if they want to understand and empathize.

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

If you just read the headline, this very important point might be lost: “The test was not measuring whether students can read or do arithmetic, but whether they can take written or numerical information and use it to solve problems.” #literacy #numeracy https://t.co/bFow91JT6E

[Professor Carol Campbell @CarolCampbell4]

The purpose of education is the betterment of humanity. It’s as simple & complex as that.

This means recognizing, valuing & supporting all of humanity. This should be so obvious that we don’t actually need to say/write it, but apparently we absolutely do need to. #OntEd #OnPoli

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@JenApgar @beepreemo @RylanPranger So not much has changed... besides students who receive accommodations on a regular basis having access to them for test. I don’t understand the reporting on leaving displays up and removing anything of an instructional nature. That was always the rule.

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@andrealslater @manderson27 I second your comment, @andrealslater! Would not be the educator I am today without @manderson27!

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@JenApgar And so much IS based in on averages. I’m so glad I read “The End of Average” by @toddrose before having a baby. Every milestone, weight gain, etc. is all based on averages, which can really freak a new mom out.

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@MatthewOldridge @acampbell99 @manderson27 definitely loves math and makes everyone do a lot of it!

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@JenApgar If this research doesn’t stand up to replication, what other studies that anchor educational decisions and actions might not stand up to replication?

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

It could happen that the children of poorer and middle-class #parents will be raised by screens, while the children of Silicon Valley's elite will be going back to wooden toys and the luxury of human interaction @nytimes https://t.co/X8baIcrt6I #edchat #edtech #parenting

[Professor Carol Campbell @CarolCampbell4]

Town halls for #OntEd consultation start Oct 19. 1 topic is #EQAO. Reminder Independent Review of Assessment, involving 5000+ Ontarians, reported in March. Final Report is no longer available on Ministry website. Available here https://t.co/LHCIsWkmk2 & via @HargreavesBC #OnPoli

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

I’m building up my classroom library in preparation for going back to the classroom in March. I’ll be teaching Grade 4/5 for the first time and would love some book recommendations. What are 9-11 year olds reading these days? #ugdsb #booklover #CanLit

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

School board trustees play a significant part in public education. Find out about your trustee candidates and vote!

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

Look what arrived at my door! All signed by the author and the #CanadaReads defender. Thanks, @cbcbooks! #neverstopreading #CanLit

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@ReayofSunshine @cbcbooks I’ve been working on the list for the past 4 years (with lots of other reading as well), but I definitely have to work harder to fit in the reading now!

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

I finally finished all 100 novels that make you proud to be Canadian. I read books that I never would have picked up otherwise, met new authors, and found new favourites. Thanks for the great experience, ⁦⁦@cbcbooks⁩! What to read next... #canlit https://t.co/OudMgBzfCK

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@SharifKhanBooks @cbcbooks By reading books I didn’t enjoy, I was able to clarify what I appreciate in writing, stories, and characters. Sometimes the books I didn’t like are the ones that still resonate with me, months and years later.

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@SharifKhanBooks @cbcbooks The biggest overall lesson I’ve learned is to read books I wouldn’t normally pick up. Sometimes I was surprise by how much I enjoyed a book I would never have chosen to read. Sometimes I saw a new perspective or learned something from a book I didn’t enjoy.

[Megan Haessler @MeganHaessler]

@SharifKhanBooks @cbcbooks New favourites: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, Half-Blood Blues by Eli Edugyan, Spin by Robert Charles Wilson, Six Metres of Pavement by @farzanadoctor and many more.