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LOL - "A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep." (unknown)
6:48 PM Jan 4th
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Nine tenths of education is encouragement. – Anatole France
6:43 PM Jan 4th
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Happy New Year!
5:19 PM Jan 1st
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I have no idea how I am a biology teacher. Seeing blood and guts still makes me queasy. :S
7:22 PM Dec 15th, 2009
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Visited the Body Worlds exhibit today at the Ontario Science Centre. Fascinating and totally gross at the same time!
7:21 PM Dec 15th, 2009
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All this from reviewing comments from my last PD session on Assessment for Learning...how can we still think regurgitation is okay?
10:50 PM Dec 13th, 2009
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Sometimes I feel like opening up my own school - one that followed equity practices, assessment for learning, differentiated instruction...
10:49 PM Dec 13th, 2009
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We need to not be scared of technology - we need to embrace it and all that it does for us and can do for us in the classroom.
10:48 PM Dec 13th, 2009
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We need to let go of the need to teach the way we were taught - the world is light years away from when we were in school.
10:48 PM Dec 13th, 2009
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Just finished the 5 day Schools Attuned training- talk about PD overload! Great stuff though- speaks to equity for all (different) students.
5:59 PM Dec 8th, 2009
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Fascinating that there is a student cell phone use issue in schools in Guam too! We are truly a global village now.
5:56 PM Dec 8th, 2009
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Teaching literacy is the domain of all subject areas since it's multi-faceted. Need more literacy in the trades than to go to uni.
3:26 PM Dec 2nd, 2009
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It is the job of secondary school teachers to teach reading if their students don't know how to - these kids don't stand a chance otherwise.
3:25 PM Dec 2nd, 2009
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Doing a two hour presentation on cultural proficiency to a school staff of 140. Any suggestions? :)
7:37 PM Nov 24th, 2009
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People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care. - Anonymous
11:27 AM Nov 24th, 2009
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Toronto students stay in school "Beyond 3:30"
4:14 PM Nov 18th, 2009
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The ASCD store is having a 20% off sale for all members - save an addl 20% off your members price. Worth getting a membership! ascd.org
3:19 PM Nov 18th, 2009
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RT @: 6 SIGNED copies of 39 Clues #6: In Too Deep by Jude Watson to give away! RT to enter raffle 11/24
3:16 PM Nov 18th, 2009
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Wondering why all the teachers I am mentoring are from a particular subject area - is it easier to be more rigid in some areas than others?
3:05 PM Nov 18th, 2009
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Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better. -Anon. The marshmallow test teaches kids this. Star Article-
5:58 PM Nov 11th, 2009
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- Name Ruby
- Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Bio Toronto educator in 1 of the largest boards in Canada, researcher, teacher, resource teacher, curriculum writer & principal, diversity & social justice advocate
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