Jamie Topp

English teacher at Crescent School

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

#DialTheDugout Let’s Go Blue Jays!! Been a fan since their inception in 1977. Hoping to take my 16 year old son to a playoff game. Thanks!

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

@AmyfStuart @MargaretAtwood @daniellesteel @SimonSchusterCA @TransLitAgency Nice work Amy Stuart!

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

@joelwestheimer @OpenAI Other assessment ideas: synthesis/compare-contrast essays in class (on DigiExam), in class interviews, class discussions (Harkness and other models) with laptops closed, skits, debates, ethics bowl, all deep learning tasks. Take home essay, bye bye…

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

@joelwestheimer @OpenAI @joelwestheimer Hi Joel. An idea for teachers: organize a debate in class with the resolution: ‘ChatGPT is a not a threat to education’. The students will have a lot to say!

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

What I learned from reading the Stoics and Buddhists, while writing The Happiness Hypothesis, applied here as advice to young people entering the workforce.

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

When I was a high school English teacher, I was constantly blown away by how willing and how eager my students were to grapple with the difficult topics and questions that arose from books we read. Young people are capable of far more than many adults often give them credit for.

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

⁦Just an excellent podcast on deep learning with Usha James. Really helpful action items for teachers starting next week. @TC2thinks⁩ https://t.co/c1a3SqZ0E9

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

“So what should schools do to start the year? They should build on strategies that proved effective last year, forget the things that didn’t work before and during COVID, and drill down on relationships and belonging…”
Must read from ⁦@JoshFullan⁩ https://t.co/QYXv3bIUEO

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

Junior Ethics bowl kicks off at 9am today. Many thanks to Jeffrey Senese and organizers @uoftphilosophy for an incredible opportunity for students from 10 Ontario schools. Three @utschools teams ready to critique, collaborate and create.

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

Joy!! 12-year old son who’s had a rough go lately just got on his bike and is going to the park to play with a friend. Open play, organized play, aimless play, just please let them play!! Thank you @JoshFullan https://t.co/e4xqppatlD

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

@joelwestheimer, University of Ottawa prof, with valuable advice for teachers, parents, and schools - his mantra - 'content not coverage'
May 3, 2021: What is the impact of more than a year of disrupted schooling for students? https://t.co/VoOjzHlD3x

[future design school @fdesignschool]

Covering curriculum standards within condensed timetables requires educators to determine the most impactful content & competencies within their course. Here are tangible strategies for prioritizing expectations + maximizing student engagement #edchat https://t.co/qU9vDNuZ1V

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

'Activate learning and avoid the quick fix' - An important NPDL guide for key priorities to focus on upon the return to in-person school. https://t.co/61ZRSe13Bj

[CIS Ontario @CISOntario]

NEW OPPORTUNITY! The University of Toronto Junior Ontario Ethics Bowl for Students in Grades 9, 10 & 11

READ MORE: https://t.co/FVMo2s1sIj

[Andy Hargreaves @HargreavesBC]

What 10 principles should guide innovation & tech post-pandemic? Here's our @chenine charter with text up online today. Thoughts/feedback welcome. https://t.co/a8kOLciaoF @chenine_ca @mshagerman @uOttawa @joelwestheimer @MichaelFullan1 @YongZhaoEd @D2L

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

via ⁦@nytopinion⁩ Excellent piece by David Brooks on the power of US teacher unions and the growing inequities brought on by the pandemic. https://t.co/TYXOw4groV

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@joelwestheimer @TorontoStar Loved this Joel.

[Jamie Topp @jamietopp]

An excellent piece on education as the foundation of a strong democracy.

[Joel Westheimer @joelwestheimer]

My Op-Ed today in the @TorontoStar:

There is another virus that is fed by a toxic combination of disinformation and conspiracy theories. Luckily, the vaccine is already available: education.

https://t.co/zrVMePZVMg