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Mother of two, wife, and educator. Currently, Special Education Teacher. Interested in growing as an educator, & life long learner. Tweets are my own

Joined October 2011
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@YRDSB and @YCDSB along with @YRChapter543 are so excited to celebrate the Yes I Can Awards this afternoon. Follow along and use the hashtag #YIC2024 to share your photos or tag @YRChapter543
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Road Closure - Yonge St from Royal Orchard to Centre St in Richmond Hill. Please expect delays in the area. thank you for your patience.
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A game of Red Light 🔴 Green Light 🟢 leads to discussions about walking safely in our community and knowing what different community signs mean. These students are practicing indoors with Codey Rocky while their teacher shows them a Red/Green light or a Walk/Don’t Walk sign.
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Secondary schools across YRDSB are hosting information sessions for Grade 8 students and families. Students from York Region and outside of YRDSB are welcome to attend. Please visit our website to learn more: www2.yrdsb.ca/schools-progra…
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Such an important feature - this will really help facilitate writing! Great work #ATAwarenessDay #ATchat #AT4NJ
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People: why #LotsOfSocks ? Us: it is an easy way that anyone can get involved and show their support for people with Down syndrome. Show your support by sharing your #SockSelfie on #WorldDownSyndromeDay (21 March). We will share our favourites right here!
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TONIGHT - #YRDSB Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Meeting. March 3, 2022 at 7PM. Agenda and livestream: www2.yrdsb.ca/special-educat…
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Wow, such a huge point. Have math skills been overlooked with learners with more complex communication needs? #ATchat @kellyfonnerAT
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Save the date! #RightToRead: Public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities: bit.ly/3yOqZ7y
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Teachers if you want to show your students that ‘real’ writers do revisions. Top monitor shows the changes and additions I’m going to make as I start 2nd draft of the story I’m writing. After this there will still be three additional drafts or more. @ireadcanadian
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The #YICAwards2022 celebrates & honours students with exceptionalities & adults who support them. Ss can be nominated in: arts, athletics, academics, self-advocacy, school & community activities, transitions + tech. Only 2 weeks left to nominate! Visit bit.ly/YesICanYRDSB
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Yes I Can Awards are back! CEC York Chapter #543 is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a virtual awards ceremony this Spring! Nominations are open for ⁦@YRDSB⁩ and ⁦@YCDSB⁩ student awards and adult awards. Check your Board’s internal website for more info!
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If you want to create custom wordles, I made a template using Google Sheets 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 You can get a copy here: tinyurl.com/wordlesheet Hope it's useful!
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Our February #SpeakerSeries is fast approaching. Join @te_bokkel & @imtiazdamji as they explore "Coding for MTH1W." Visit oame.on.ca/mcis/index/php to register.
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Educators like @jessicaradams and @tonyvincent share great #edtech tips here on Twitter for everything from boosting accessibility in Google Slides to using Youtube without ads. Here are seven standout teacher-sourced tech tips—my latest for @edutopia: edut.to/3f3xUAZ
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Multiple Correct Answers in Google Form Quizzes controlaltachieve.com/2017/1… #GSuiteEDU #ControlAltAchieve
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A3: Here's Zaretta Hammond (@Ready4rigor) on how schools hamper engagement: "one of the biggest mistakes we make, particularly for struggling students ... is that we employ a pedagogy of compliance." ascd.org/el/articles/zaretta… #ELMagChat
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Is your child, aged 5-11, coming to @HBKidsHospital tomorrow to get their COVID-19 vaccine? Our Communication and Writing Aids, Family Support Specialists and Collaborative Practice teams have created Social Stories to help with expectations. . hollandbloorview.ca/covid-19…
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