OCT, STAO Director of School Board Relations , I-Think, Brock Faculty of Ed Instructor. Theoretically retired. Science education matters now more than ever.
What @LaurierEdu Teacher Candidates running Mission on the Moon classes in their practicums are saying:
The slide decks provided were well thought out and easy to follow. They were easy to modify to make them work with my class and the time I had. @csa_asc@InkSmith3D
For all those teaching #SNC1W, I've started documenting what is happening in my classroom daily in a way for teachers to see what various strategies look like & can easily take and use. Follow along at: bit.ly/StephensonSNC1W#TVDSBdestreaming#onted@TVDSB
There is only one pot of money - sorry @Fordnation, it is not public "and" private, it is a choice to siphon money from the single public healthcare budget into private for-profit shareholders.
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I asked preservice sci teachers to write a “clickbait headline” to capture moments from their placements; the stories were wonderful, fascinating, & funny; full of learning and enthusiasm about their experiences. Gratitude to all the ATs who welcomed them into their classrooms!
I think a lot of nurses and teachers wrote imaginary resignation letters last night. Some real ones will certainly follow, and we all will be the worse for it. We let them down, Ontario.
Ford Childcare record:• terminated universal pre-school program & workforce strategy;
wanted $80 million taken from childcare; wanted to increase the child to adult ratios; ignored the childcare sector during the pandemic; last signer to the National Childcare plan.
"Those operators who were the worst, who were responsible for the most deaths, they’re now getting the most funding. I’m outraged,” said Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition. thestar.com/news/investigati…
Doug Ford leads in the June 2 election campaign, but the Liberals have surged ahead of the NDP and could stop a Progressive Conservative majority, according to internal Grit polling obtained by the Star. thestar.com/politics/provinc…
Register for STAO's upcoming webinars in French about the new Science and Technology Curriculum: stao.ca/
Inscrivez-vous aux prochains webinaires de STAO en français sur le nouveau programme de sciences et technologies: stao.ca/le-programme-cadre-d…
Webinar 1: May 30
Investing in infrastructure is not the same as investing in healthcare. #VoteFordOutJune2 if you don’t want healthcare privatized and if you want to show HCWs how much they are appreciated! #RepealBill124
Steven Del Duca goes on the attack:
"You're record on public education, Mr. Ford, is an embarrassment and you should be ashamed of yourself for what you've done to kids across this province."
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