It’s Spring Dance season!! Good old fashioned teenage fun!!

Happy Administrative Assistant Day! I’m lucky to work with the best crew ever!! 💕

Adolescence (2025) Erin Doherty in Adolescence (2025)

Watch the @netflix.com series “Adolescence” if you have a pre-teen/teenage boy in your life. It is heart-wrenching and thought-provoking!

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Sign the Petition Urge the Waterloo Catholic District School Board to Retain Pride and BLM Flags in Schools

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another" (John 13:34-35).

It is our faith to love!

Can you help me out by signing this petition? www.change.org/p/urge-the-w...

Catholic board votes on flag ban and recording policy Waterloo Region’s Catholic school board is considering a ban on most flags on school grounds and a policy bannering recording. CTV’s Jeff Pickel reports.

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Your sketch note is fantastic!! What a capture of the book! I’m so glad you loved it! 🥰

Excited for this book!! @ermaluis1.bsky.social @jessica-47.bsky.social

As I make my way through K.Robinson’s, “The Element” I landed on this beautiful poem…waiting for me in the last pages! Thanks @jessica-47.bsky.social for the book and @ermaluis1.bsky.social for the recommendation. This poem speaks to my heart ❤️ the child is also the teenager! @edusky.bsky.social

Term 1 ends with joy as appx. 500 SMH students elevate in style and dance to the beats! Good old fashioned highschool fun!! The DJ let the admin team take over the booth for a little #BSB and #spicegirls throwback!! #thekidsarealright!

@ermaluis1.bsky.social I’m sending you a book! You are going to love it! And I’m starting this 👇 Thanks for suggestion and @jessica-47.bsky.social for closely paying attention to our group chat!! 🤪

Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here's why it still resonates | CBC News Published in 1969, The Peter Principle skewered corporate culture decades before Dilbert and The Office became pop culture hits. While it was written as satire, researchers have looked into the treati...

Interesting article on leadership: do you agree with the “Peter Principle?”
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Heart of teaching.

As a new admin, I can’t stress fitness enough! Find the workout that cleanses your soul. I am grateful for the trails and treadmill that help settle my thoughts, even for a moment. #fitleaders

Note: vulgar language and disturbing content.

Peabody Conversations: A Dangerous Son YouTube video by Peabody Awards

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This video shared in my CPCO course this morning has my heart thinking in all directions!!

@ermaluis1.bsky.social I’m so happy you joined me here where the skies are blue!! 💙🦋

What's the No. 1 Way to Retain Principals? (Opinion) When it comes to the demands of the job, principals share common concerns, according to a recent survey.

(1/4)The job of a school principal has become increasingly complicated. It can be one of the most rewarding leadership jobs & we need great leaders in every school. @michaeldnelson.bsky.social & I write about that in our new Ed Week article. www.edweek.org/leadership/o... #edleadership #edusky

Waterloo startup’s fast, flying eboats Advanced prototypes have been built and ENVGO is taking orders. It expects to produce the first commercial eboats in 2025.

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Building Thinking Classrooms | Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning Mathematics Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur.

I’m surprised how the thinking classroom is still in its infancy! Time to get these strategies normalized! Small, random, group thinking on vertical spaces with open ended q’s is also a great strategy for meetings! Works beyond mathematics!! www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com

Check out this inspiring leader’s podcast becomingaprincipal.com
@jordanfigs.bsky.social is my favorite person to chat all things education and leadership with!
#edusky #mentorship

Merry Christmas!! Love spending time with this admin crew!

@karenkuen.bsky.social this is why you are a gem!!💎 Shout out to guidance counsellors who support our ML populations!

The Role of School Counselors in Supporting Multilingual Learners — Confianza by Maria Lee

School counselors, you play a vital role in advocating for ELLs/multilingual students, fostering strong family-school connections, addressing social-emotional needs and collaborating with educators. In this article, Maria Lee shared some insight and practical strategies specifically for you. #edusky

A page from an Emily Dickinson poem about saving others from pain.

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Richie Assaly: I grew up on Twitter. But with a new Trump era on the horizon, I’ve turned to Bluesky. Here’s what I found there On its surface, the apps almost identical to the old Twitter. But gone, at least for now, is much of the noise — the casual racism, the bullying blue checks,

I grew up on Twitter. But with a new Trump era on the horizon, I’ve turned to Bluesky. Here’s what I found.

Logging on to Bluesky for the first time felt a bit like walking into your apartment after a professional deep clean.

#Opinion by @rdassaly.bsky.social

Advent Reflection: You are on the right path. ❤️🙏

All the nations shall flow to the Lord when he appears and is lifted up. May our feet go in the way they have trod. Isaiah 2:1-5.

Last night a friend asked “what conflict animal are you?” I thought a fox for sure, but it turns out I’m an owl! www.tryinteract.com/quiz/what-co...

Feeling the spirit of Christmas!!

Welcoming our future eagles to the Nest!

Left x for @bsky.app Lets see how this goes!