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Gordon Nore's Teaching Account • Teacher-Librarian at William Burgess ES #TDSB • he/him/his • Tkaronto, unceded territory • #BlackLivesMatter #EveryChildMatters
Sep 26, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
Virtual grade five students have morning exercises, just like students in school. But we're using slides, updated daily or weekly.

We don't all get into the virtual classroom at the exact same time, so we begin with breathing silently while listening to our song of the week. -> We observe the Land Acknowledgement of #TDSB @UIEC_Tdsb. Students can volunteer to read the acknowledgement. They choose to sit or stand. ->
Sep 16, 2020 20 tweets 3 min read
Right now, #TDSB staff are reporting on the dynamics of building and launching the virtual school. Thousands of students had to be enrolled manually -- quite literally one-by-one. A total enrolment of 73,000 students -- if I heard correctly.
Jun 3, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
THREAD: Our read-aloud today was M is for Mustache (Flamingo Rampant, 2017) by @theloudlady, with illustrations by Marisa Firebaugh. Our song was Somewhere Over The Rainbow (1939).
MIFM is one of my two favourite books to launch #PrideMonth #TDSBPride 1/4 The other is 47,000 Beads (Flamingo Rampant, 2017) by @KojaAdeyoha and @angeladeyoha, with illustrations by
@HollyMcGillis, which @sbearbergman read at our @WBurgessTDSB Virtual Pride Assembly on June 1st. June is also #IndigenousHistoryMonth. 2/4 Image
Jun 1, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
Today, with the help of @jenniferstoryTO, @LGBTCop, Principal Colleen Head, and our featured speaker @sbearbergman, @WBurgessTDSB held our second annual #Pride assembly -- the online edition! #TDSBpride #TDSB Image A temporary link has been created to make the video of the stream available to @WBurgessTDSB families to view at their convenience. This will be sent directly to Burgess families for your private viewing.
Apr 20, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
THREAD: Artists, educators & others are connecting kids with great stories during physical distancing. Following are links to their feeds for guardians, parents, caregivers, other family members, and kids to check out. Pls RT, and be sure to DM me with other links to share. -> @FlamingoRampant is live every weekday morning at 10:30 am EST with readings, themes, and viewer art. The show is hosted by author/storyteller/publisher @sbearbergman, with a little help from family members of all ages. facebook.com/FlamingoRampan…
Mar 29, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Catherine Hernandez is a children's author, novelist and theatre artist with an extensive background in childcare. You can find her on Twitter at @theloudlady. Here's a sample: Author, storyteller, performance artist and publisher @sbearbergman of @FlamingoRampant two stories each day from the Flamingo Rampant Facebook page each day: facebook.com/FlamingoRampan…
Nov 29, 2019 4 tweets 2 min read
Great #FNMIed (First Nations, Métis & Inuit) titles from @GoodMindsBooks going into circulation in the library at @WBurgessTDSB:
Indigenous Communities of Canada by True North. ImageImage Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada by Canadian Geographic. ImageImage
Nov 7, 2019 4 tweets 2 min read
Heartfelt — if overdue — thanks to @WBurgessTDSB School Council for its assistance with the purchase of #FNMI flags for the school library. -> Image The intention here is to create a permanent, indigenized space in the library — a reminder that knowledge has been preserved and shared on this land for 15,000 years. #ETFO -> Image