Jodi Garagan

Middle school humanities teacher, 📚❤️er, reluctant hockey mom (she/her)

[Jodi Garagan @jgaragan]

@bayla_crown @RobertsJaner I have so many copies of Crossover being read right now. Can’t keep it on the shelf! And also hi and miss you both 😊

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Canada Day in the East Village ❤️🤍🧡 #CanadaDayYYC

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Shout out to @vickiloujohnson for this activity. So many incredible stories have been shared. The best part? Watching students, teachers, and staff lingering at the board, and learning - mostly through images - these diverse immigration stories of our @connectcharter families.

[Vicki J @vickiloujohnson]

Part of the grade 7 curriculum is learning about how immigration and migration shaped Canada. My students interviewed family members to hear their family’s immigration story. They were then tasked with creating a mosaic tile to tell their story. I love how they turned out!

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Thank you @lyricalpitbull for writing change into OUR world this week @connectcharter

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It was nothing short of a masterclass on exemplary citizenship from @lyricalpitbull today for these grade 7 students (and teachers) @connectcharter

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Day one with @lyricalpitbull and these kids who think that poetry is “SO boring” were hanging off his every word. One of the biggest cynics even said, “What a fun afternoon!”

Next week these lucky students start their journey of “writing change into the world.” @connectcharter

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Book club final projects are trickling in.

Bento boxes, one-pagers, ABC books, and I finally got the chance to try the character body bio. Big thanks to @pernilleripp @StudyAllKnight and @GailStevenson for the inspiration! @connectcharter

[CIVIX Canada (EN) @CIVIX_Canada]

The Student Vote Alberta results are now available.

@RachelNotley and the @albertaNDP won 47 seats and received 42.1% of the vote

See the complete results: https://t.co/yYMX1Eq7NJ

#StudentVoteAB #ABPoli

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@jhernandezbooks Across the Desert by @DustiBowling and anything by Cdn author @susinnielsen, but particularly No Fixed Address

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@vickiloujohnson @MsTsClasses I want to do this!!!

[TCEA @TCEA]

Thanks to Storyline Online, you can bring Chris Pine, Betty White, James Earl Jones, and more, to read aloud in your classroom for free! PLUS, get tips to make them successful.🔦📚🔦📚

https://t.co/UgBkDSzw02 @emilyforedu
#reading #ela #teachertwitter

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Literacy is not exclusive to the language arts classroom…it lives in ALL classrooms…it just looks and sounds different depending on the discipline

[Jodi Garagan @jgaragan]

@trustingreaders I like to say it is “protected” time that can’t be replaced or taken away.

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Finally!!! Our view from Bridgeland last night #yyc

[Jodi Garagan @jgaragan]

Grade 7s @connectcharter took grade 5s on a cross-Canada tour today to learn about historical events and policies that have led to government apologies and compensation.

Children’s books, animations, and even a rap were a few of the mediums used to tell these crucial stories.

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Getting ready to share our learning with the grade fives tomorrow - laminating, cutting, folding, stapling, and colouring @connectcharter

[Connect Charter @connectcharter]

Exciting news! Find out more at https://t.co/g55NOhpqci
#NewThingsAreComing #ExcitingTimes #CantWait!!!!

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Vimy Ridge ❤️

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Today we visited Beaumont-Hamel. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the NFLD Regiment was devastated. Of the 800 who went into battle that morning, only 68 were able to answer the call the next day.

It is a beautiful and powerful tribute 🇨🇦