SD43 curriculum coordinator for early learning, passionate about learning alongside the ECE and classroom teachers she is grateful to work with.
Joined November 2013
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deb vanderwood retweeted
13 Jul 2024
What's your No. 1 tip for leaders joining new school communities this year?
(Inspiration via P @DrJazmineLFrias)
ALT "My advice for new admin joining new school communities … See the beauty in your new home FIRST AND FOREMOST. Learn about and appreciate the journey your teachers and staff have experienced prior to your arrival. Honor that legacy and collaborate with your new school family!" —Principal Jazmine Frias
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deb vanderwood retweeted
29 Jan 2024
Focus Day underway in SD43.
“ It’s about students having the best experience with us and about allowing us to speak our truth.” @NovakEducation @sd43bc
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31 Jan 2024
RT @TammyRenyard: Getting ready for Engaging All Learners in Middle Years! See you soon. @LeytonSchnell
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deb vanderwood retweeted
17 Dec 2023
Waiting is a losing game and children and their futures are on the losing end of the game...
14 Dec 2023
It takes 4 times longer to intervene in 4th grade than in 1st grade. The longer we wait to identify a child that struggles to read, the more time, money & remediation is needed, not to mention the impact on our mental health. #dyslexia #dontwait
Quote: the awesome @GaabLab
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deb vanderwood retweeted
16 Dec 2023
Welcome
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22 Nov 2023
So engaged in circle time at StrongStart in SD43 today! I love when I get to visit and experience our youngest learners zoom, zoom to the moon! #joyful learning! @HarpreetEsmail
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deb vanderwood retweeted
6 Oct 2023
This quote has been sitting with me all week while I work with artists refining their craft…
6 Oct 2023
Listen to my conversation with Tim Rasinski! Here or wherever you get your podcasts: jenniferserravallo.com/blog/…
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deb vanderwood retweeted
8 Sep 2023
Yesterday, the Learning Services Department welcomed Kindergarten teachers and hosted an impactful in-service session, where they discussed this year’s goals for literacy and numeracy, recognizing the crucial work ahead with our youngest learners.
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Here's what needs to happen if we’re going to have a true, evidence-based approach to literacy across all grade levels—and why kids should read like chemists (yes, you read that right). 🧪
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deb vanderwood retweeted
24 May 2023
Yes, assessment of learning and yes, assessment for learning.
And also, assessment to inform our teaching.
If we are not using evidence of learning to be responsive, to differentiate, and to plan for our learners, we are missing the mark.
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deb vanderwood retweeted
27 May 2023
Assessment as learning is key to building metacognitive powers. We observe the learning, notice strengths & challenges, plan ways to bolster & stretch… we need learners to set goals, monitor & adjust, then find evidence of meeting goals - assessment is learning for everyone💫.
24 May 2023
Yes, assessment of learning and yes, assessment for learning.
And also, assessment to inform our teaching.
If we are not using evidence of learning to be responsive, to differentiate, and to plan for our learners, we are missing the mark.
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deb vanderwood retweeted
18 Apr 2023
Hey educators, if you want your students to learn how to read, give them more difficult text. You can’t teach reading to students that already know how to read the text you gave them!
#edchat #education #reading @ReadingShanahan
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deb vanderwood retweeted
25 Mar 2023
READING COHERENCE MATTERS
Along w/ phonemic awareness & explicit phonics, be sure your instructional approach includes -comprehension
-listening to & discussing texts
-shared reading & writing
-time to enjoy reading books
-a rich classroom library organized with & by students
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deb vanderwood retweeted
3 Mar 2023
My job is to know the curriculum so well, that I can see it in authentic learning experiences when they happen.
#CodeBreaker
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3 Mar 2023
“Who Would Win”stories inspire students to write their own “Who would Win: Bubbles v. Otter?” while working on creating more complex sentences using joining words. @mgmacmillan @jodymoss43 @HarpreetEsmail @HeyReid1
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3 Mar 2023
Such a great afternoon with Kindergarten writers sharing stories of when they were kind or someone was kind to them! They are all writers! @HeyReid1 @mgmacmillan @HarpreetEsmail @jodymoss43 @CoastSalishElem
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deb vanderwood retweeted
Ts reflecting on what happens when they consistently devote time to conferring:
"It gives me the opportunity to really know each student as a reader. My teaching is better when I confer."
And the students moved up levels.
#independentreading
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deb vanderwood retweeted
4 Feb 2023
I found valuable take-aways about Emily Hanford’s podcast in this blog. Others have made these same points, but maybe coming from this source, more people will accept that reading instruction is not as simple as it’s being portrayed.
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deb vanderwood retweeted
28 Nov 2022
Diversity is a fact.
Equity is a choice.
Inclusion is an action.
Belonging is an outcome.
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