Thank you to all the @TVDSB EA’s who were flexible and positive when they arrived to the visual supports session. Everyone happily worked with soaked materials, decorated with citrus rinds that “smelled delicious”. Thank you for making the best of my big mess! 😂
Next week is #BullyingAwarenessAndPreventionWeek in Ontario and we want to help @tvdsb educators feel prepared to address this important topic in your school. Check out our Special Edition In the Valley Newsletter for ideas and resources. #TVDSBKind
Kids who spend hours on their phones scrolling through social media are showing more aggression, depression and anxiety, say Canadian researchers. https://t.co/01zWSrB8YH
SOMETIMES we don’t need our hats or our mittens, but we ALWAYS have our hands full (and can’t set up an entirely new picture activity schedule every transition) so let’s keep it functional AND also easier!
2 big takeaways in this article
- lack of enrolment to produce QUALIFIED EAs leading to program being cancelled
- boards are hiring UNQUALIFIED people! This is deskilling plain & simple!
We need the best qualified in our schools!
https://t.co/EhMyoWLmsy
@DPAWestonPhD I’m sure some students need them and use them. It would be ideal if any students who needed them could discretely have access to them. Unfortunately when they are just provided for the taking, they are misused and creating a lot of additional and unnecessary work for custodians.
@fordnation …and so many who voted for you should regret their decision but instead these people are the ONLY ones benefiting from your corrupt, divisive and deplorable decisions. You aren’t for the people. You are for SOME people.
@StandingHannah “It’s not autism because your child loves you” said by a child psychiatrist with a specialty in ASD. I said I know lots of students who love their parents who have autism. He said “Then they are all misdiagnosed”. I cried. Then he told me I’m dysregulated so maybe I’m the problem
🤍 🩷 🩵 🤎 🖤 ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 “We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity”
-George Takei-
(My version: Everyone needs to chill out and stop being such mean judgy jerks)