I cannot believe the number of student relationships I tarnished enforcing the hat rule. While I understand the safety concerns with wearing hats, there were much better ways to greet students in the morning than “hats off!” I would have rolled my eyes too.
One of our fave @ParklandTeacher alumi home and standing with Alberta teachers! @Bgstony thanks for your continuous words of encouragement and support!
"Stepping back, catching your breath, and just taking a moment can sometimes help solve an issue before it even begins. "
Something Personal, Professional, and Profound https://t.co/R6MQ9EUARf
"Be good to yourself. You’re doing the best you can. And when the world feels particularly heavy, what might you do to bring child-like delight to someone else?"
An Antidote for Exhaustion https://t.co/8CD8t1WlHc by @Meghan_Lawson
"But the satisfying truth is that we do, in fact, have a great deal that we control, and we need to train our minds to see it."
Ridiculously In Charge https://t.co/CTg2IOUiy6 by @Meghan_Lawson
"We often celebrate the “ups” of our journey, but in the “downs” is where the majority of the learning happens, if we choose to find the lessons."
Comfort in the Discomfort of Growth https://t.co/Gt9ctr488w
It is with heavy hearts that we announce Sir Ken Robinson died peacefully yesterday, 21st August 2020, surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer.
We will be following up with a further update as we begin to follow Sir Ken’s wishes and honour his legacy.
Teachers,
I will tweet out my class sizes and tag the Minister of Education and our Premier........August 31, 4pm.
#TweetForWhatMatters
Imagine if 30,000 teachers joined me.
You don't get to brag about the safety of summer school and then have no limits for September.
#abed
"The teaching environment may not be the same as we’re used to, but it’s important to remember that good teaching is still good teaching." @MelKitchenEDU
9 Ways Online Teaching Should be Different from Face-to-Face https://t.co/ESs6c2FABU
What is happening in k-12 schools is NOT Intentionally designed-online learning. It is remote access, emergency digital learning. The only way we would have online learning is if Educators had the time & prod learning to develop online learning environments/ resources. We didn’t.