Picture showing ONlit.org Spring Survey title with a clipart picture of a survey and people looking at survey results.
Have you engaged with ONlit.org this year? Your feedback has helped shape the work so far, and now they'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to fill out the Spring survey. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Another fantastic LDSB Rapid Rundown. Today we learned all about how we can celebrate the Summer Solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day with Elementary Land-Based Indigenous Education Teacher, Gillianne Mundell. Such great learning and so many resources shared!
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms… our moms, our stepmoms, our godmothers, our grandmothers, our soon to be moms, our foster moms, our pet moms, our moms who are with us in spirit always, our fairy godmothers and all who fill our lives with love, support, warmth and strength.
Another great LDSB Rapid Rundown with Lesley and Meaghan. This session was all about a few simple yet effective thinkSRSD strategies that can be used to support writing. My favourite is the 'Do / What?' strategy that can be used across the day and all content areas. A huge thanks to all who came!
Jordan Ingola and Erika Chesnick are smiling at the camera before their thinkSRSD presentation at the IDAO conference in Toronto.
A picture of a room full of educators who attended the presentation.
It was such a great weekend at #LitLearn2025 in Toronto. Thanks to Mr. Ingola for being my partner in crime. We shared all about LDSB's thinkSRSD pilot project and how educators are using the approach to help teach writing. Lots of great sessions and learning this weekend. Can't wait for next year!
If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.
I poster of the IDA Ontario’s LitLEARN 2025 Conference. April 25-April 27.
Who else is coming to #LitLEARN2025 ? I'm excited for a weekend full of great learning. See you there!
Screenshots from the Elections Canada website show four ways to vote in the days leading up to election day on April 28.
Today (Apr 21) is the last day to vote in the advance polls.
Tomorrow (Apr 22) is the last day to vote at an Elections Canada office or to apply to vote by mail.
Election day (Apr 28) is one week away.
Make a plan.
Bring a friend.
Your vote matters.
#ElbowsUp
#CanadaVotes
www.elections.ca
Own your democracy! Go vote! Advance polls are open all weekend!
From April 18 to 21, advance polls are open daily from 9AM to 9PM. Visit elections.ca to find your polling location or check your voter card.
Advance Polls just opened at 9am today and continue to be open 9-9 today (Good Friday), Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Monday. Find out where to vote here: www.elections.ca/home.aspx?ut...
Next weekend, polling stations for Advance Voting in the federal election will be open from 9am-9pm!!
Friday, April 18 - Monday, April 21
Find your location at:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
Visualising The Science Of Writing: The Writing Map Explained
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We’ve created a comprehensive Writing Map that visualises the science behind writing development….
Politics Girl has a wonderful message for her fellow Canadians. Yes, she’s Canadian lol. She supports Mark Carney, and that’s unsurprising since she’s a pretty smart lady.😊🇨🇦❤️
Another great LDSB Rapid Rundown with the always informative Pricia Evans. Today was about all the ways we can use base ten blocks to support teaching and learning. From basic addition and subtraction to area models, algebra, decimals, and more. Thanks to all those educators who joined us today.
Cannot post this enough
Alberta Elbows up
Canada together we can and will
Check out this episode of Chalk & Talk! Anna and I talk about getting all students off to a good trajectory in reading - focused on instruction, interventions, screening, advocacy, changes in teacher support & Faculties of Ed. — and of course, some thoughts on math too!
To represent Canadians, you have to agree to a background check and get a security clearance so you can receive sensitive intel and try to keep Canadians safe.
Are you going to be out of the country on April 28?
Worries you may be sick or busy on election day?
Here’s how you can vote by mail in the Federal Election:
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Had the opportunity to converse with @rastokke.bsky.social on teaching all our students to read. Canadian parents & teachers are leading the way forward on critical educational reforms. chalkandtalkpodcast.podbean.com
Title page of a Limestone District School Board presentation. It reads: Multisyllabic Word Reading (Wed, March 19th, 2025)
A snapshot of a slide with a graph that shows the frequency of multisyllabic reading by grade. The slide reads: "Multisyllabic word reading and spelling first appears in the curriculum in Grade 1. Morphological knowledge begins as early as Kindergarten with a detailed scope and sequence through to Grade 4, and specific expectations continuing into Grade 9."
A snapshot of a slide that shows the associated skills and knowledge required for efficient multisyllabic word reading. 1. Sound Letter Relationships 2. Set for Variability 3. The Schwa 4. Morphological Knowledge 5. Spelling 6. Fluency
A list of resources available within Limestone District School Board to support students and educators. Some common themes found in these resources: - explicit & systematic instruction - code level review - decoding & encoding routines - word level work to build accuracy and automaticity - phrases and sentence level fluency instruction - repeated, interleaved practice - morphological analysis
A great LDSB Rapid Rundown w/ Jo Anne Ferguson today. We dug into multisyllabic word reading. Jo shared strategies from www.ONlit.org + Rewards, and walked us through how to support students with this complex skill. Such rich learning in a short 30-minute session! Thanks to all who joined us!
It makes me so happy to see amazing literacy bulletin boards like these in my colleagues’ rooms.
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
Just imagine! A whole-school approach is a game-changer for all involved. Students AND educators.
Info on acceptable ID to vote if you don’t have a voter card: govt issued ID with both your name and address
I voted today ✅ at my local election office.
Took 5 minutes
Took a friend
Don’t need a voter card, just govt ID
Election workers said they’re surprised & pleased by the early turnout; “People seem very motivated to vote in this election” !!😊
Vote Ford out
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
Teachers reading and discussing the book 'We Are Water Protectors' by Carole Lindstrom.
Teachers aligning Ontario Language curriculum expectations to the thinkSRSD POWeR cycle.
Teachers reading and discussing the book 'We Are Water Protectors' by Carole Lindstrom.
Teachers aligning Ontario Language curriculum expectations to the thinkSRSD POWeR cycle.
We had our second day of the LDSB thinkSRSD pilot project today. Educators from across the district came together to share their work, reflection on the process, and dig into more thinkSRSD learning. Thanks to everyone who joined us today! Great things are happening in Limestone.
Doug ford is counting on you to stay home.
Make a plan to vote in an advance poll in your riding!
ADVANCE VOTING
Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 10am- 8 p.m.
Find your voting location at www.elections.on.ca/en.html
This thread is truly an awesome synopsis of the debate! Really well done. The assessment at the end? Superb! I do However want to know how quickly they filled out their Doug Ford bingo card! # onpoli
A poster showing Erika Chesnick's learning session "Teaching Writing with Self-Regulated Strategy Development using thinkSRSD." Literacy & Learning Educator Conference - April 26 - 27, 2025.
Join me to learn how the thinkSRSD approach can help students become independent, skilled writers. Get insights into practical strategies, real student examples,and learn how to implement thinkSRSD strategies in your classroom. #LitLearn2025
Learn more and register conference.idaontario.com
The Important Canadians unit from ONlit has 2 lessons to support Black History Month - or for any time of year!
Lessons on Viola Desmond & Oscar Peterson include slides, read-aloud text (can be printed for older students), vocab & comp questions.
onlit.org/resource/imp...
