University Professor/Instructor friends: what are exams looking like these days in your undergrad courses? Still traditional paper and pen exams? Time limits? Something else entirely? Jan Cami Laura Parker Kari Dalnoki-Veress Dr. Sarah Gallagher Ken Waller

'Grades are information. Grade inflation distorts the information and degrades the quality of the information,'

This is a very real issue in #OntEd , and it’s harming students and their learning.

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Let's keep sharing this great volunteer opportunity! Can you think of something better to do with your time than talk to amazing young people about SCIENCE?!?
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Simcoe County District School Board Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board Pretty River Academy #science #scdsb #smcdsb #simcoe

My hot take is that most of us have not adequately processed the trauma of the pandemic. And our sprawling, unprocessed trauma chews away at our brains in myriad ways that make us anxious about why we can’t seem to live our lives as instinctively or as joyously as we did in 2019.

Teachers wishing summer was a little bit longer does not mean that they hate their students and being a teacher.

Just like when parents can’t wait for their child to go back to school doesn’t mean that they hate their child and being a parent.

I’m a rebel: I take derivatives with disrespect to x

Every month is pride month in my classroom! #d17pride #SafeSpacesForAll

Am I the smartest? No. Am I the fastest? No.
I am really good at crying and working at the same time over and over again.✨

My new attitude as a teacher in 2022: I'm replaceable at school. I'm not replaceable at home.

It’s very difficult being an introverted educator because you have to force yourself to be “on” every day. Almost every aspect of your work involves doing the thing that requires most of your energy - interacting with people.

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How many of us are playing the ‘is this Covid, seasonal depression, or existential dread’ game?

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⚠️ UPDATE: ALL SCDSB SCHOOLS CLOSED ⚠️
Due to current road conditions and the forecast for poor weather to continue throughout the day, all SCDSB schools will be closed (Jan. 17). Students will move to remote learning where possible. The Learn@Home program will run as scheduled.