English teacher at Crescent School
Joined March 2011
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11 Oct 2025
#DialTheDugout Let’s Go Blue Jays!! Been a fan since their inception in 1977. Hoping to take my 16 year old son to a playoff game. Thanks!
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19 Feb 2022
What I learned from reading the Stoics and Buddhists, while writing The Happiness Hypothesis, applied here as advice to young people entering the workforce.
19 Feb 2022
"Calm down, don't judge, accept people for what they are, get control of your own reactions and move through the world despite the chaos of it."
~ @JonHaidt's brilliant summary of the teachings of the Stoics and the Buddhists.
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28 Jan 2022
When I was a high school English teacher, I was constantly blown away by how willing and how eager my students were to grapple with the difficult topics and questions that arose from books we read. Young people are capable of far more than many adults often give them credit for.
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2 Sep 2021
Just an excellent podcast on deep learning with Usha James. Really helpful action items for teachers starting next week. @TC2thinks podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…
29 Aug 2021
“So what should schools do to start the year? They should build on strategies that proved effective last year, forget the things that didn’t work before and during COVID, and drill down on relationships and belonging…”
Must read from @JoshFullan theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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5 Jun 2021
Junior Ethics bowl kicks off at 9am today. Many thanks to Jeffrey Senese and organizers @uoftphilosophy for an incredible opportunity for students from 10 Ontario schools. Three @utschools teams ready to critique, collaborate and create.
22 May 2021
Joy!! 12-year old son who’s had a rough go lately just got on his bike and is going to the park to play with a friend. Open play, organized play, aimless play, just please let them play!! Thank you @JoshFullan theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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28 Apr 2021
Covering curriculum standards within condensed timetables requires educators to determine the most impactful content & competencies within their course. Here are tangible strategies for prioritizing expectations maximizing student engagement #edchat ow.ly/rY0L50CwSK7
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22 Apr 2021
'Activate learning and avoid the quick fix' - An important NPDL guide for key priorities to focus on upon the return to in-person school. deep-learning.global/wp-cont…
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19 Apr 2021
NEW OPPORTUNITY! The University of Toronto Junior Ontario Ethics Bowl for Students in Grades 9, 10 & 11
READ MORE: bit.ly/NEWS_JuniorEthicsBowl…
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18 Feb 2021
What 10 principles should guide innovation & tech post-pandemic? Here's our @chenine charter with text up online today. Thoughts/feedback welcome. chenine.ca/en/about/ @chenine_ca @mshagerman @uOttawa @joelwestheimer @MichaelFullan1 @YongZhaoEd @D2L
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29 Jan 2021
via @nytopinion Excellent piece by David Brooks on the power of US teacher unions and the growing inequities brought on by the pandemic. nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opini…
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29 Jan 2021
An excellent piece on education as the foundation of a strong democracy.
26 Jan 2021
My Op-Ed today in the @TorontoStar:
There is another virus that is fed by a toxic combination of disinformation and conspiracy theories. Luckily, the vaccine is already available: education.
thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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25 Jul 2020
I'd rather be at the ballpark, but a benefit of watching from home is listening to @DShulman_ESPN. Hope this doesn't make him feel old, but Dan and Buck were the voices of my youth and I haven't had much of a chance last couple years to see them reunited on TV. /1 #BlueJays
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7 May 2020
The Superintendent of #SD73 says some students will be back in class on a voluntary basis before the end of the school year. Alison Sidow says they are waiting for the go ahead from the Province, K to 5 students being the first back in small groups. More details coming #Kamloops
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25 Apr 2020
The liberals in Hollywood...so good.
Trump impersonator @JLCauvin wants to clear some things up about that whole "disinfectant" situation:
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13 Apr 2020
My little Zu made this as a bday present for her friend. Cuteness.
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4 Apr 2020
As we all struggle with our “new normal”, there is so much value in this approach. We applaud our educators for the work they are doing to create a continuation of learning for our kids and we appreciate their understanding that social, emotional and family needs must come first.
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19 Mar 2020
via @nytopinion via This nicely justifies my film studies curriculum so far for my 9 and 11 yr old: Mrs. Doubtfire, Karate Kid (1984), School of Rock, and Austin Powers. Any suggestions? nytimes.com/2020/03/19/opini…
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17 Mar 2020
With the province ordering schools suspending classes indefinitely - what does that mean for teachers & students? @TeriMooring @bctf joined me with her thoughts.
omny.fm/shows/steele-drex/a-…
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