S. Kim Cota (she/her)

Life-long learner of lang, profe de español, Geo, ESL, FSL & an advocate for special needs youth. Currently, an avid online teacher just taking in all the tech

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

@ShannonPetracco Happy birthday, Shannon!! 50 looks amazing on you!

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

Followed #visual instructions to make #origami #orangeshirts in our #ddr class yesterday. We’d been talking about the significance of this day all week and it was great to have the visual representation of what we’ve been discussing #EveryChildMatters

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

Starting off #islamicheritagemonth and #latinxheritagemonth with this beautiful book by Mark Gonzalez and illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini who seem to have written this book especially for this month. #DDR #abar #culturallyresponsivepedagogy

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

@JHallinPeel The nerves just shows you that it’s so worth the push!! Congrats, Jeff!!! You got this!

[Dr. Eileen de Villa @epdevilla]

I continue to be asked about differences b/w Moderna & Pfizer. The Globe & Mail described them as 2 kinds of bottled water: the name on the bottle differs but contents are essentially the same. In the end you’re getting the same thing: both are tested, safe & highly protective.

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

@MmeRitchie @LASSinspires LASS is a great school, you’ll love it!! Félicitations !!

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

@SelenaCarrion Oh wow, so dead on.

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

Booked my second vaccine appointment for Friday. The relief I feel can’t be expressed in text....

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

Above all, community building needs to happen.

[Jasmine Mann @JazNKM]

Educators, as you look forward to September 2021, above all else:
1. Centre relationships with students & families
2. Co-build and maintain classroom community
3. Begin the year with names, pronunciation, personal/cultural meanings,student identities, cultures & lived experiences

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

WOW. This is so powerful.

[Naheed Dosani @NaheedD]

The Delta variant is 50% more transmissible & now represents 25% of all new #COVID19 cases.

Meanwhile, Peel Region has 20% of the province's cases & it receives only 9% of all of the vaccines.

We must divert 2nd dose vaccines to hotspots ASAP to protect Ontario from a 4th wave.

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

We ALL need to do better. I’m horrified and devastate for these children and their families.

[Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation @mcfirstnation]

Open Letter to Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau from Gimaa (Chief) R. Stacey Laforme.

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

This will be my attendance question for Monday!!

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

Yup. I’m languishing. Finally, a word that describes the last year for me perfectly.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Psychologists think about mental health on a spectrum from depression to flourishing. Languishing is the void between the two. https://t.co/6JHf77rPId

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

People who uplift others for no reason, but for the fact that they can, are a blessing.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

Ontario desperately needs #PaidSickDays.

If you agree RT.

[Andrew Boozary MD @drandrewb]

peel region has the highest number of new weekly covid cases. it is near the bottom in vaccine access. and workers are still being asked to be essential without paid sick leave for them as human beings.

this is systemic discrimination in motion.

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

...especially when you think of the fact that ALL students are 1) taking English class x4 during their HS career and 2) their English language development is, well, constantly developing.

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

And wouldn't the latter term imply that some students are done learning English when students are taking an English class every year from K-12 to learn...English?

[S. Kim Cota (she/her) @s_kim03]

Interesting perspective change in language to refer to our ELLs. /1

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

Friendly reminder to consider saying “Emerging multilingual students” instead of “English language learners.” Focus on assets.