Humanities teacher, mother to 4 amazing kids, lover of learning and bibliophile. Views are my own.

Joined September 2011
I'm excited to be a 2026 Seesaw Certified educator! 💚Seesaw allows me to translate messages to parents into their at home languages. Connecting with families builds a strong community for learners. Get started at app.seesaw.me #SeesawConnect2026 @seesawlearning
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Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.) John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits. They grew up and married each other, and produced five perfect children without ever having sex. Although they claimed to be Christian, they paid no attention to what Jesus actually said about the poor and the Good Samaritan and forgiving your enemies and such; instead, they practised selfish rapacious capitalism, because they worshipped Ayn Rand. (Though they ignored the scene in The Fountainhead where “welcomed rape” is advocated, because who wants to dwell, and also that would have involved sex and would de facto be pornographic. Well, it kind of is, eh?) Oh, and they never died, because who wants to dwell on, you know, death and corpses and yuk? So they lived happily ever after. But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job. The end.
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🌟 Join me at Seesaw Connect 2024, August 2-3! 🎉 Experience Seesaw's inspiring [FREE] two-day conference featuring keynotes, educator stories, workshops, networking, and more. Register now at connect.seesaw.me! #seesawconnect2024 #edtech #teacherpd #virtualconference
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Adding books to my next list. Listening to @pennykittle talk about joy, power and love with books and kids #rvsliteracy
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Gail Stevenson retweeted
🌟🌟GIVEAWAY!!🌟🌟 #Teachers and #Librarians! FREE virtual class visit w/ 3 of these #mglit authors! 👇 RT/F to enter Tag friends for extra entries Ends Wed 9/6. US/CAN Good luck!!
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We can't wait to see all your smiling, excited faces back in the building!!!! #WeMissedYou #PlayTimeIsOver #BackToReality
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Gail Stevenson retweeted
HAPPY FREE BOOK FRIDAY #FBF!!! 📚🎉 🌧️ The Probability of Everything by #SarahEverett ☔️ "One of the best books I have read this year (maybe ever)." @colbysharp 🌧️ "A powerful exploration of grief." @KirkusReviews ☔️ "Thought-provoking, utterly unique, impactful" @sljournal
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My students this year, more than any other year, wanted to know if the work was graded. I intentional in letting them know when tasks were for learning. Their focus on grades supported my instructional design. When I needed to assess what they learned the tasks looked different.
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Join me for this event: When Kids Can’t Read, Second Edition: What's New and Why this Book Matters Now with @HeinemannPD. Take a look! cvent.me/qwL4LN?sms=2&cn=p1K…
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Although the questions are shocking, I do think it’s important to measure the prevalence of those that aspire to this thinking.
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#ThrowbackThursday time! 2017 brought so many fun times and many awesome memories across all grades at Connect.
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I hope to see some alumni!
It's getting close to the end of the school year and that means it's #BBQtime🍔🔥🌭!! Check the principal's weekly update or contact the school for more information at [email protected] Hope to see you there!
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🌟GIVEAWAY! To celebrate the 6/13 release of THE GRAY I’m giving away a signed set of my 3 books! R/T+Follow+bonus-tag a friend. 🐎Ends 6/11 & if you click here to preorder a signed copy of THE GRAY : bit.ly/3MTUgFx let me know & I’ll write a poem inside just for you!
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Gail Stevenson retweeted
Day one with @lyricalpitbull and these kids who think that poetry is “SO boring” were hanging off his every word. One of the biggest cynics even said, “What a fun afternoon!” Next week these lucky students start their journey of “writing change into the world.” @connectcharter
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We are on time and 9.3/9.4 will be at the school about 15 minutes ahead of the 9.1/9.2 bus.
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2023 Best Class Ever! @connectcharter
And that’s a wrap for our grade 9 spring camp! Congratulations to our grade 9 students! ⁦@connectcharter⁩
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My @connectcharter camp day 3 involved high ropes and tree boring @ColumbiaOutdoor
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The Student Vote Alberta results are in! 170,000+students cast ballots from 1,100 schools province-wide. See the complete results here: l8r.it/E2Kx #StudentVoteAB #ABPoli
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