Eng.DH, EmpowerCertified, Passionate about Anti-Racist Ed, Equity, & Indigenous Ed.Mother, CapeBretoner, LifelongLearner on Unceded Algonquin Territory

Joined April 2013
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Honoured to be part of the ⁦@StJosephOCSB⁩ community who came together to listen, learn, reflect, & pledge support to Truth & Reconciliation. I look forward to a year of #collaboration & continued reflection. #ocsbReconciliAction@ocsbindigenous
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May 5:the National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women,Girls,&2SLGBTQI people.Wear red & access resources to guide learning & action⬇️ ⁦⁦@OCSBSuccess⁩ ⁦⁦@ocsbLead⁩ ⁦⁦@ocsbequity⁩ ⁦⁦@OCSBelementarysites.google.com/ocsb.ca/mmi…
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Prepare to honour the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, & gender diverse people. Join ⬇️this webinar to discuss strategies for k-12 trauma informed classroom conversations. @ocsbLead @ocsbequity @ocsbRE @OCSBelementary @OttCatholicSB
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A beautiful day of celebration, gratitude, learning and reflecting. TY to all who participated, facilitated and helped to make this event a success! #SpringIntoTheOutdoors @ocsbindigenous @OttCatholicSB @OCDSB @ocsbEco @OCDSBoec
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RT @CaringSociety: Day 2 of our social media campaign on #JordansPrinciple is all about the backlog. Today we're sharing what we know about…
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) requires both firm goals AND flexible means. Without firm goals, students may not fully grasp the purpose of the options we design, making it challenging for them to become agents of their own learning and meet academic standards.
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🌎 This year, World Water Day and Earth Hour fall on the same day—reminding us of the power we have to protect our planet. From conserving water to switching off non-essential lights at 8:30 p.m., small actions add up to a big impact. @ocsbECO #ocsbOutdoors #ocsbECO
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There is a lesson in this for all people. 🪶
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REPEAT for new friends Inuk word of the day Sleek Seal skin hunting vessel Kajak, we use this to hunt sea food, seals, whales, walrus. Ha - yuck NOT kai - yack Remember that the upper case K sounds like H in Labrador Inuit dialect.
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STOLEN Inuit words: Parka, proper name is paaka (Paw - ka) igloo, proper name is illu (ill - lu) Kamik, proper pronouncing is (kuh - mick) Anorak, proper word is annogaak (un - nu - awk) Komatik, proper spelling is Kamutik (Ha - mu - tick) IF you think of something else just ask.
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RT @AllSaintsOCSB: On Monday ASH learned from Algonquin Knowledge Keeper Gracy Ratt. Gr 7&8 students built Tikinagans together.  #ThisIsASH
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Students ⁦@SacredHeartOCSB⁩ & ⁦@AllSaintsOCSB⁩ learn about significance of Tikinagans from Algonquin Knowledge Keeper Gracy Ratt build mini Tikinagans as they inquire about engineering & design of cradle boards. ⁦@ActuaCanada⁩ ⁦@ocsbindigenous@ocsbDL
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✊March 17-21, we invite our community to reflect, connect, and take action through the power of storytelling. Our 3rd annual Standing Against Racism Week is all about asking, "What’s Your Story?"—and truly listening to the answers. #ocsbStandingTogether 🔗ocsb.ca/2025/03/13/standing-…
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Looking for opportunities to encourage critical thinking & help transition back into learning mode after March Break - mark Standing Against Racism events on your calendar access videos & learning activities on the website ❤️⬇️ share with networks @OCSBSuccess @OCSBelementary
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So many things to check out during #ocsb Standing Against Racism week including our keynote from Indigenous cultural advisor Josh Lewis, available Mar. 17th. OCSB staff can see all the events & resources too on the site for the week on OCSB Central. @OttCatholicSB
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We're so excited 4 our educator & parent night for #ocsb Standing Against Racism Week. Come join us Mar. 19th for an amazing evening of learning with equity officer, researcher (and former boxer) Pardeep Nagra to learn more anti-racism strategies. @OttCatholicSB @OttawaCSPA
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Love these quotes - they’d be great prompts to promote critical thinking & citizenship & encourage integration of CGEs in any class❤️⬇️. Thanks for organizing an amazing night of learning @YKrawiecki & @scsanders13 #ocsbReconciliAction @ocsbLead @ocsbindigenous @OCSBSuccess
"Build the Canada that we have hoped would exist - Ppl deserve better” @gindaanis author talk delved into the impact of storytelling, kinship, and the importance of unearthing history. Miigwetch for enlightening #OCSB with your wisdom Patty Krawec! @ocsbindigenous @ocsbLead
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Happening at the CEC virtually tonight ❤️⬇️ Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the author about a text that can support school’s SAP TRC planning for next school year! ⁦@OCSBSuccess⁩ ⁦@OCSBelementary⁩ ⁦@ocsbequity⁩ ⁦@ocsbLead#ocsbReconciliAction
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Looming ⁦@LBPearsonOCSB⁩ Intermediate Math exploring proportional reasoning,Geometry, financial literacy,design,& equations in real life situations that support self regulation & wellness ⁦@ocsbindigenous⁩ ⁦@LindaleMath⁩ ⁦@MariluDeal⁩ ⁦@OCSBSuccess
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