Some days, teaching just doesn't seem worth it. Other days are today. #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

Whenever my students have a Math or Science test after my class, I feel like just quitting for the period. They are so panicked and obsessed with that assessment that it's almost impossible for them to - God forbid - read a poem and talk about how it makes them feel. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖

Expanding my suite of tactile, multimodal literacy approaches for next year. Embodying English is no easy task, but I think it's more important than ever! @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖

Three Gr 11 students clearly used AI to generate fake quotes from a text...but then theb analyzed those fake quotes (poorly). Is this cheating? Misunderstanding? Or honestly believing the AI had the answer? All of it trends towards sad, mad, and bad 😡 😭 😳 #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖

"Books are a rich source of learning new words, and if kids don’t have that experience reading at home, they’re likely to come to school [with] less vocabulary – and that makes a big difference in how successful you’re going to be [in school]." - Dr. Dawna Duff www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

NBE3U impressed with their tactile paragraphs. They were challenged to communicate analysis through touch, after examining con/sub/text & deno/connotation. Lots of prewriting before "writing" their (AI-proof!) thoughts. @elanontario.bsky.social #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖

Ludonarrative texts continue to be a rich source for NBE3C. Here they critiqued representation in Indigenous-made video games on itch.io, through a public blog. The further I move away from "traditional" English class, the better the engagement. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 @elanontario.bsky.social

Today after school, a student was walking around drinking water out of a construction pylon, singing "construction cone wateeeerrrr" in a gorgeous, operatic tenor. I love how WEIRD high school can be. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

when you teach students to write like robots to get into college why wouldn’t they use robots to write once they’re there

Au revoir to my handy dandy notebook from 2019. Got me through two schools, two plays, a global pandemic, a Master's degree, and thousands of student conferences. Well used and well loved. #iteachEnglish📖 #EduSky #onted

NBE3U watched Alanis Obomsawin's "My Name Is Kahentiiosta" from the NFB as an example of FNMI media narratives, and were shocked. Lots of discussion around how this is still happening in the current political climate. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted www.nfb.ca/film/my_name...

Great PD at @mcmichaelgallery.bsky.social learning how Indigenous art can educate on the interplay between land, mental health, and responsibility. Hearing @davidarobertson.bsky.social speak was inspiring, as always. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

For their daily writing prompt, ENL1W had some fun adapting this Shel Silverstein poem to the modern age. They were amazed it was written 40+ years before ChatGPT! #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

Very excited to explore some new Indigenous graphic novels with NBE3C. The medium has been a real hit, and fascinating to teach. Thank you Toronto Public Library for the haul! 📚 ❤️ 🦹‍♂️ #EduSky #onted #iteachEnglish📖

Today NBE3U & NBE3C used the classic @devpeacedpcc.bsky.social Cookie Mining game, plus a Mentimeter reflection, to learn about displaced people, corporate greed, and cultural demolition. 🍪⛏️ #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖

Never thought that deradicalization would be part of my job as a high school English teacher... ... but hey, welcome to 2025, I guess 😔 #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖

"The impacts of neoliberal policies have translated into [...] the marketization of education as a private investment for individual students, as opposed to a public good." No surprise that the ppl making the cuts are the same ones pushing AI as a solution. theconversation.com/students-che...

Children's books are "written from an adult to a child, from an adult to the adult who will be reading to that child, and [...] from the child that the author once was to the adult that they now are." Beautiful and true. thewalrus.ca/made-a-diffe... #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #BookSky

"Experts should [...] promote initiatives that encourage digital literacy [and] urge netizens to [...] verify information sources." Yet another example of why developing media literacy skills is the English's teacher's most critical role. #EduSky theconversation.com/better-digit...

ENL1W1 submitted their culminating portfolios today. Some really thoughtful, evidence-based reflection on their development as readers and writers over the semester, using a growth mindset 📚 📝 #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

In their reflections, a non-zero number of students described the process of writing their literary essays as "really fun!" (exclamation mark theirs). I'm either doing something really right, or something really wrong. Still not sure which. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

Fantastic #multimodal work from NBE3U 👏 Prompt: Create a physical piece that synthesizes your learning in this course. Make concise, original connections between course concepts and your work. Justify your choices. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted 🧵/1

Today a student in NBE3C volunteered to lead a group playthrough of the intro to "inFANMOUS: Second Son", so we could critique the Indigenous representation 🎮 📺 Ludonarrative, multimodal work that is rich in skill development. Absolutely looking for more. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

This is my dream course, in multiple ways 🍕 📖 🖋️

Just signed up for this fantastic opportunity through @thefoldcanada.bsky.social My students LOVE "Scarborough" and "Kilt Pins", so who better to learn from than Catherine Hernandez? Can't wait to share with them! ✍️ 📚 #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 14/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

Ludonarratives are an untapped textual gold mine 🎮 I've been using "Games for Change" for years, but have recently experimented with Indigenous games like "Never Alone" for NBE3C. Great article. #EduSky #iteachEnglish📖 #OntEd

How I’m teaching game design for hope in the Ella classroom: movingwriters.org/2024/12/10/t...

This is what's so baffling about so many suggestions for AI in the humanities classroom: they mistake the product for the point. Writing outlines and essays is important not because you need to make outlines and essays but because that's how you learn to think with/through complex ideas.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 13/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish📖 #onted

My rainy day bookstore wandering turned up this awesome graphic novel adaptation of Thomas King's "Borders", which we already use in NBE3U. Will make an interesting bridge to my NBE3C course, which focuses more on graphic text. #iteachEnglish📖 #EduSky #BookSky #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 12/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 11/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Today NBE3C examined Indigenous media representation through video games - specifically with Pinnguaq, a STEAM makerspace focused on Inuit youth in Nunavut 🎮 pinnguaq.com #EduSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 10/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 9/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Our NBE3U class was honoured to speak with Indigenous Canadian author Drew Hayden Taylor today. We shared thoughts on authorship, the value of stories...and why getting a tattoo makes you a better writer! #EduSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Teaching these days is navigating a small boat in dark, turbulent seas. But every now and then, you get some light and calm. Overall I've been blessed with wonderful humans this year 😊 #EduSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 8/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 7/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 6/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Thank you @kidshelpphone.bsky.social for this incredible package of #mentalhealth resources designed for #Indigenous youth. #NBE3C are using it as a mentor text to inspire their own resource creation & distribution 🧠 ❤️ #EduSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Anyone have experience with specifications grading, specifically Linda Nilson's work? Is it just slapping on a coat of gamification? Or does it produce genuine change in outcomes? #EduSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 5/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 4/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 3/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 2/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted

What I hate the most about AI writing is that it makes me think the worst of my students. I don't look at good work and think "good for them, they did really well!" I think "is this fake, and how do I prove it is/isn't". Just robs me of what little joy there is left in assessment 😡 #EduSky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. Day 1/20 #EduSky #BookSky #iteachEnglish #onted