sarah leaper

📚 english teacher 🌈 she/her

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Students watching a video about cognitive load theory scored higher on delayed tests of factual recall and comprehension if they had to generate a relevant example while retrieving knowledge, or rewatching the video: https://t.co/KSGOvnsomZ ($)

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

@nytimesbooks @MrsGanley !

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

From a student: "This is working my brain so bad right now." Enjoyed trying hexagonal thinking with my Gr 12s for the first time as a Friday afternoon activity about The Things They Carried 🤓

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

"It's like church"

[Split Infinitive @SplitTheatre]

Gone for a little Theatre trip day to @The_Globe to see #Macbeth!!

[Sunaina Sharma (PhD) 🦋 @DrSunainaSharma]

@DMillardHaskell Here’s an excerpt from the ENG3U and ENG4U curriculum published in 2007. Topics of race, gender, diversity, bias, inclusion, power etc. have always been there.

Why the sudden outrage now? Because we’ve expanded the voices and perspectives that students read and hear?

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

Trying a mini-unit with my ENG4U class using the @modernclassproj asynchronous method and it is sooo cool to see how engaged they are 🤓 Will be interesting to hear about what they get out of it at the end!

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

This whole thread is worth a read.

[🐢🐢🐢John Green🐢🐢🐢 @johngreen]

In every majority-Christian nation, the systems are set up to ensure those with the most resources receive the most care and support. We're so accustomed to this that we may even consider it "natural." But this is not how Christian sacred texts want social orders designed...

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

In the mute August afternoon
They trembled to some undertune
Of music in the silver air;
Great pleasure was it to be there

—Algernon Charles Swinburne

https://t.co/377gKhWLy8

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

For more on the importance of books and of libraries, and their centrality to the lives of all of us, I highly recommend The Library Book by @susanorlean

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone.

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

“We are nothing without our quick and simple blessings, without those willing to drag optimism by its neck to the gates of grief and ask to be let in, an entire choir of voices singing at their back.” @NifMuhammad

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

I drive by this every morning, and every morning it makes me smile 🌈

[Brian Aspinall @mraspinall]

When kids cheat on assignments it is because they have been taught that grades outweigh the importance of knowing things. We need to fix this.

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

One of the trickier parts of AI is that it aggregates the opinions found online. Sometimes those opinions could be challenging or problematic. With that in mind, digital literacy is even more important than ever. This will be a great resource to combat digital bias.

[Tricia Friedman @tricia_fried]

In anticipation of #pride2023: coming very soon, I'll be sharing a free guide to help folks explore this framework which digs into the intersection of #ailiteracy & #lgbtq+ #inclusion.

🎙Follow my podcast for more:
https://t.co/4tSiSnFhGF

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

This is the year we learn to love the dandelions.

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

So excited for this discussion!

[CIS Ontario @CISOntario]

ChatGPT Panel & Discussion #3 – The Student Perspective – for #CISOntario educators & administrators on May 16. Join us & hear from @Myke_Healy, @MsyoungHTS & students from members schools @HTSRichmondHill, @TCSBears & @HavergalCollege. ▶️https://t.co/YvtRrZfBjf ▶️MyHub▶️Events

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

Sitting in the back of @LisaWest23's drama class this morning. Hearing the joy in this class (even during an assessment!) has instantly made my day better 🥲

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

I am reminded of Chelsea Vowel's keynote at the @CIS_CITE Conference:
"You cannot shock people into empathy without also harming the people you are trying to get them to empathize with."

[swm @sheathescholar]

I see we’re doing that “circulating videos of violence against Black folks” thing again. I’ve been back on this app less than two days and so quickly reminded of why I left.

[sarah leaper @leaperrr]

I still (still!) struggle to find words to properly capture how much I love Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 🌊🍓