Deb Keefe

Educator, learner & mother of 3. Ed.Officer at MOE (Stud.Ach.Div.) Past Chair of ELAN. All tweets are my own.

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

If anyone is looking for a FUN 🤩 ENGAGING activity to use week 1 “Tower of Terror!”

- Relationships
- Literacy
- AI
- Gamification
- Projects

These and so many more in my new book #SchoolOfEngagement 🙌📚to IGNITE student learning!

Check it out - https://t.co/9ko259AhFv

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

So true.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Want to make meaningful connections during the first week of school? Here are 4 ways to set up strong relationships in your classroom that will carry through the rest of the year. 🙌

[Pembroke Publishers @PembrokePublish]

Your peers love #FailSafeStrategies! Delve into this exciting new book, exploring how literacy routines can frame science instruction, & help students build cognitive skills along with content knowledge: https://t.co/IZ1VcU8Yib

#edchat #profdev #science #literacy #edutwitter

[Brendan O'Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @ImtaBrendan]

Researchers at MIT have questioned whether SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound) actually work. They suggest we might get better outcomes if we make our goals FAST (frequently discussed, ambitious, specific and transparent) not SMART.

[edutopia @edutopia]

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[Curriculum & Assessment (YCDSB) @CAD_ycdsb]

Attention Grades 1-8 Language teachers and Grade 9 English teachers! Check out this opportunity below ⬇️. Refer to System Memo C:519 for more information. #ycdsbliteracy

[Deb Keefe @Purpledebber]

@MrSurti @ELANontario please share with your networks!

[Deb Keefe @Purpledebber]

@MrSurti @ELANontario

[Mishaal Surti @MrSurti]

Are you interested in helping shape the future of learning and assessment in Ontario? Check out the seconded Education Officer job postings below to join our @ONEducation team. Applications close on April 29, 2024.

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#OntEd

[Mishaal Surti @MrSurti]

You can also access these postings online at https://t.co/HJoHl3l3O6 #OntEd

[Sleeping Children Around the World @SCAW100]

Sleeping Children is operated by volunteers, from the processing of donations to the distribution of bedkits. The commitment of 2000+ amazing volunteers worldwide enables us to realize the vision of a world in which every child begins a day of hope after a good night’s sleep.

[edutopia @edutopia]

A 3-5 minute brain break, research suggests, can make a BIG impact on learning. 🧠

Trying to hone your practice in 2024? See the 8 other topics that made our 2023 in Review, From Your Point of View list: https://t.co/5HvxTpt9YO

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[edutopia @edutopia]

As much as 20% of classroom misbehavior may be attributable to academic frustration.

🚦Consider simple “red light, green light” activities to spot check for frustration before it boils over. Read the research: https://t.co/LLwG0jvr1X

[Learning Forward Ontario @lfontario]

Attention Ontario Early Years Educators! LFO is putting on our first Early Years Virtual Conference. We wanted to give you the date so you can mark your calendars. Share with your EY colleagues far and wide! Link to register to come in 2024.

[ELAN @ELANontario]

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[Harlow Campus, Memorial University @munharlow]

Another beautiful story of a students experience in Harlow.
https://t.co/SviyevRl6s

[Waubgeshig Rice @waub]

If you're unfamiliar with Anishinaabemowin and were wondering how to pronounce the words and phrases found in Moon of the Turning Leaves, I made a video with tips on how to read and sound out the language. Hope it helps! Aambe Nishnaabemdaa! https://t.co/YNrszgjCEI