🌈 Got your flags and your fabulous energy?🌈 Because Capital Pride Week is officially on in #OttCity, starting today, August 16! Enjoy a week full of exciting events, love, diversity and community spirit that makes #OttawaPride so special. Don’t miss the annual Pride Parade on August 24 at 1 pm!

Great overview of the recent history and debate around lowering the voting age in Canada - would be a great start to your civics or social studies course! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Nationwide Zoom Outage, everyone! 🥳

Tiny home for sale www.kijiji.ca/v-house-for-...

It's a good day to vote! Advance polls open till 8 pm! @craigshackleton.com #onpoli

Canada’s Fentanyl Czar

Thanks TVO for making time and space to talk about civic education! youtube.com/watch?v=4Hrt...

My favourite piece of Canadian art, hands down. Also a representation of history and it is in plain sight, you only need to look up to admire it. Understanding it could take a lifetime.

A List of Predictions Made in 1925 About 2025 🧵

National historic designations including designated National historic sites, national historic persons, and national historic events are fantastic resources for teaching #cdnhist parks.canada.ca/culture/desi...

Hey guess what? @ohassta-aesho.bsky.social is here! Let's connect! If you're an Ontario History or Social Science teacher, give us a follow!

Lower your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Soften your brow. Look up from your device. And breathe. You’re doing the best you can. And it’s enough. You’re enough. Keep going.

Thank you to Elections Canada for the opportunity to serve on its Advisory Circle of Educators - a dynamic community of educators from across Canada! #EduSky #abed electionsanddemocracy.ca/news/spotlig...

Fantastic fact-checking from a French Canadian source! Great tools to support teachers and classrooms en français! #EduSky #CanHistEdu

Le #DétecteurDeRumeurs est notre rubrique de vérification des faits sur des questions de #science! #FactChecking www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/detecteur-ru...

Inspiring words about civic education from @carlapeck.bsky.social! Read all about it in this blog post. electionsanddemocracy.ca/news/spotlig... (et aussi en français!) The Advisory Circle of Educators is a truly inspiring and motivating experience for all of us! #EduSky #CanHistEdu #SSchat

Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically

@sarahmurdoch.bsky.social nice to see you here!!

Are you one of the many profs assigning my article "Beyond Territorial Acknowledgments" in your class? Well I've got an updated version for you! apihtawikosisan.com/2024/11/revi...

Having some difficulty getting back to work after lunch. #WFH #cats

A brief thread on the origin of “balls to the wall.” But you can still do it with your testicles if you want.

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, a reminder: Trans Rights are Human Rights.

A quick read to help history teachers think about where our emphasis is in our teaching practice. Are we teaching students to cast a wide net and consider the evidence before developing the argument?

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

A thought to start the week. The root of assessment is ‘assidere’ (to sit beside). Students should have agency in their own assessment. #EduSky #education

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

Love Albert

Yes! Congrats to all laureates this year!

#EdCamp #Ottawa is happening on November 23rd! I'll be there talking about education and tools that we can make use of in education! It's totally free and always promises to be a great day! edcampottawa.weebly.com for more information!

To get on the tinyurl.com/edusky community spreadsheet > Please fill out this form docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... *The original thread became too much scrolling to keep up with. #EduSky

Also, cats! My other WFH team! 😺 ❤️

I can't believe it's been five years working at Elections Canada and making fun, interactive resources for classrooms! Very proud of my work and love my small but mighty team! #EduSky electionsanddemocracy.ca

Hey #EduSky Great article from CBC kids about lowering the voting age and a key move in Toronto. You can use it to spark classroom discussions tomorrow! www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos... #EduSky

Some great ideas in here for k-12 history teachers too

Very grateful for a spectacular week of learning with the Academy of Korean Studies with great colleagues! Plans already in the works to bring our excitement about Korean history and culture to Canadian classrooms!

Maori MPs in New Zealand's Parliament: 26.8% Indigenous MPs in Canada's Parliament: 3.25% #Canada has incredible Indigenous leaders like Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke. They don't get elected to Parliament. This needs to change.

Congratulations to the teacher recipients of the Governor General’s History Awards for Excellence in Teaching for 2024. A phenomenal group of projects. canadashistory.ca/explore/awar...