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Teacher, local steward, advocate for the arts, former #ETFO Provincial Committee Chair and local executive, creator: Art Grand Prix
Jul 17, 2021 6 tweets 4 min read
Westest Coast Tour: currently in Banff...a thread 🧵

We climbed a mountain today (just rode a gondola, actually). Lots of stuff here, so read on if you’d like. TLDR, 7300 ft. up is Sulphur Mt. A top is a national historic site: Cosmic Ray Station. 1/5 An eight minute gondola ride gets you to the top. 7200 ft. later, and a boardwalk spans the peak. 2/5
Jul 21, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
Circumnavigation of Ontario Tour: currently at Kakabeka Falls. The photos don’t do it justice, but it’s a deep, long gorge. Early explorers would have had a long, gruelling portage. Forgot to add this...
Jul 8, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
A lot of great conversations about de-streaming lately. A lot of teachers taking up one side of the issue or the other. Some teachers pointing their fingers at colleagues...some ignoring obvious issues with de-streaming if not properly implemented . A thread...1/8#etfo #osstf I’m an elementary teacher, so de-streaming in HS doesn’t affect me. Elementary is effectively a de-streamed environment (notwithstanding programs like immersion, contained, etc.). I think when it comes to this issue, it’s helpful to look at how elementary fares.2/8
Jun 15, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
To my #etfo and #onedu #onted friends. How has your board handled messaging from the MoE that report card marks should be based on learning from Term 2? 1/3 2/3 my board is effectively complying publicly with the MoE, but has decided to give them the finger privately and have teachers take all the heat (see image).#etfo #onedu #onted