Vanessa Lau

Educator passionate about #Equity, #EdTech, and #WellBeing. Always learning. ☀ she/her/hers

[Jason To | 杜澤信 @Jason_To]

Bad news: EduGains is gone 🪦

Good news: You can get a lot of what was there on the https://t.co/IZSbXZrKOD website 😌.

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

The students at Mary Shadd are loving our library activities! Engaging our students with school-wide collaborative activities and games to build their love for literacy. ❤️ @TDSB_MSPS

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

@ErinMDowling Hope your first day back went well!!! 🔥🥵

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

Happy first day of school! 🥳 Thrilled to be starting my first year as a permanent teacher with the amazing staff and students @TDSB_MSPS and @EdgewoodPS_TDSB! ❤️ Looking forward to a wonderful year!

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

@SukWu1 @TDSB_MSPS @EdgewoodPS_TDSB Thank you Suk!! ❤️ Hope your first day back went well!

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

@robbins_narda Just beautifying up the library! Hopefully the students will discover some new favourite series as they change throughout the year. 😊

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

@ErinMDowling Thank you Erin!!! ❤️

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

The Gr 3/4s did wonderfully working together on their group math challenge! Building thinking & collaboration using parts of the BTC framework: randomized groups, "vertical" Jamboard, and reframing of tasks as 🔥 spiciness 🔥 level rather than difficulty. @TDSB_ConEd @pgliljedahl

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

End-of-year craft gifts completed with hand-over-hand assistance for our families in ISP3! @Glamorganjrps ❤️

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

@HUEcameras @jrflorentine Technology! @ms_amandalau

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

S and I finished working on her self-portrait for her Gr 6 graduation! We use hand-over-hand assistance for our students with limited mobility so they feel involved and a sense of ownership over their art pieces. 😊 @Glamorganjrps #ISP103

[Glamorgan Junior Public School @Glamorganjrps]

We are always learning!

More shared leadership in action as staff who have been part of #BuildingThinkingClassrooms with @pgliljedahl shared their learning this week as we build capacity on staff and take our learning vertical! #ThinkingTasks

@tdsb @NeethanShan @Jason_To

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

ISP 103's first baby watermelon!!!! 🍉🌼 Wish us luck! @Glamorganjrps

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

Engaging our ISP student using her favourite toy (she loves the quacking!) on TD Snap. The eventual goal is that she will use it to communicate words, but for now we are starting w/ simply understanding that she can use her eye gaze to activate a response! @Glamorganjrps

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

Enjoyed Indigenous Paint Night with @ms_amandalau, learning about Woodland Art and the 7 Grandfather Teachings from @patrickHUNTER88! Thank you Patrick and @ETFOeducators for the fun and informative workshop! 🪶🧡

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

@SukWu1 Omg! Marian Small!!

[Toronto District School Board @tdsb]

NEWS RELEASE – TDSB to Develop Islamophobia Strategy https://t.co/loGMptnaLU

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

ISP Rm 103 is growing a class plant! Can anyone guess what we are growing together? 🪴 Hint: 🍉😉😋🤤 @Glamorganjrps

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

ISP 103's new sensory board is complete! 🤲🏽 We love playing with our new board for many reasons, such as helping our students develop their tactile senses through exploring new sensations & giving students new vocabulary by helping them feel & naming new textures! @Glamorganjrps

[Vanessa Lau @mslau_]

ISP Rm 103 LOVES circle time! Though our students are non-verbal, it is still important they have agency & voice - just communicated differently! We are learning to blink using our 123 choice board to pick songs & clicking w/ hand-over-hand support to start videos! @Glamorganjrps