pmauld @pmauld

Finally, some class. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Elizabeth May @ElizabethMay

2 years ago

Please read my statement on Prime Minister Trudeau's announcement this morning.

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.@ABDanielleSmith must have a department in charge of developing regressive ideas… #ableg #yyc #yeg

Amarjeet Sohi @AmarjeetSohiYEG

2 years ago

We were informed today that the Government of Alberta is discontinuing funding their portion of the Low Income Transit Pass program in Edmonton and Calgary. Each month, this program is accessed by over 25,000 low-income Edmontonians, Students, and Seniors who require public

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You work hard for your pension. It’s yours. Not the UCP’s. Teachers deserve better. All Albertans deserve better. Say it with me: HANDS OFF OUR CPP! (And don’t forget to grab a lawn sign at albertasfuture.ca/hands-off-our-… 🪧) #ableg #abed

#LevelUpCalgary Season 3: Parks & Portals session is recorded and ready for release at #CCTC2024! @yyCBEdu educators: pop by and say hi in the pre-function area at Telus Convention Centre Feb 15 & 16 and take the new Season 3 #minecraftedu world for a spin. See you there!

Join CAST's @ksuding and @susan__shapiro as they describe how #assistivetechnology is a powerful tool for building access and agency into #literacylearning in our upcoming webinar! Register for free: ow.ly/T3Gs50PLS0O

📚 Getting ready for the new school year? 🏫 Check out our webinar archive on Implementing #UDL in School Districts. Get valuable insights to make this school year inclusive for all students. Watch now: ow.ly/abaQ50PH1Fs #BackToSchool #UDL #inclusion

Power out at Red Deer Hospital for over five hours today, and still out, back up generators failing, critical life-saving surgeries are canceled, and being diverted to Calgary and Edmonton. My relative on life-support is now being sent to Calgary. Healthcare is in crisis in AB.

As someone who taught reading intervention at middle school in a school that focused on a phonics-centric Science of Reading approach, here are a few concerns I see with this new trend and how it might be applied to older students: 1. I worry that we will focus so much on skill development that we fail to see the need for reading for pleasure in order to develop reading endurance. At the middle school level, one of the key elements in helping students increase their reading scores was the role of endurance. 2. An emphasis on phonics, blending, and phonemic awareness at the middle school level sometimes fails to recognize the role of critical thinking, vocabulary, and prior knowledge in reading comprehension. I’ve seen highly fluent readers fail reading tests for these reasons. 3. The one-size-fits-all systematic approach that rejects balance might work at younger levels but the reasons a 13 year old is behind will often be far more varied. 4. I’m really worried that some of the people screaming the loudest about research haven’t read the research in-depth and seen the limitations in actual studies, the nuances in the finding, and the context of the studies (rarely about middle school) 5. I want to make sure we are paying attention to accessibility. I know many people who are dyslexic and became avid readers once they could use voice-to-text and audio readers. My fear is that readying will be defined solely as decoding written text and certain people who might thrive as readers will be forced to do drills where they lean into their weakness without learning about assistive technology. I’m no expert in early literacy but I am concerned with prescriptive approaches that treat middle school students in the same way as a second graders. I’m worried about prescriptive, singular solutions.

We’ve only gone and done it again! 👇. So pleased for all the team.

Amarjeet Sohi @AmarjeetSohiYEG

2 years ago

We were informed today that the Government of Alberta is discontinuing funding their portion of the Low Income Transit Pass program in Edmonton and Calgary. Each month, this program is accessed by over 25,000 low-income Edmontonians, Students, and Seniors who require public

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@AnthonyBass52 @united A problem of the rich and entitled, thinking other people should clean up their messes. Most pregnant women work full time jobs, clean their own houses, look after and “clean up” after their children and teach them to clean up after themselves. It’s just respect for others!

The amazing pupils @CCJacademy showing how @texthelp Read&Write is supporting reading and comprehension skills - always wonderful to see impact like this!

Department for Education @educationgovuk

3 years ago

Pupils at @CCJacademy love reading 📚❤️ The school uses technology to help the children develop their reading and comprehension skills. Find out how your school can use technology to support your students: ow.ly/zPHc50N6eXs #WorldBookDay

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Researchers from @UCalgaryEduc piloting scanning pen assistive educational technology to better understand how they can be used to enhance literacy learning within Canadian correctional facilities ow.ly/PGbT50MTFJT #UCalgary

If you are presenting the course selection steps to your school, you can download and customize this presentation. It includes the step-by-step process with screenshots of the student account. myblueprint.ca/support/resour…

UPDATE: a beautiful family from Okotoks dropped off the truck today making a little guy very happy. This website can actually do some good sometimes! And we do live in a place where people care for one another. Never forget that.

Naheed Nenshi @nenshi

3 years ago

I have a 9-year old pal with special needs who loves his truck. But it has stopped working and they don’t make them anymore. Anyone have one they would be willing to part with to make him happy?

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There is more than one way to solve a maths problem. That’s because we all learn and think differently. Join @texthelp Mission Maths event and discover how to support students with dyslexia and dyscalculia through technology. text.help/OgVLdB #dyslexia #dyscalculia #STEM

My latest @edutopia article discusses the importance of teaching students about the #accessibility features of their device. It also highlights helpful #iPad, #Google, & #Microsoft accessibility features. edutopia.org/article/tech-a… #EdChat #EduTwitter #EdTech #AppleEDUChat #UDL

.@ABDanielleSmith is the snowpack that melts into the headwaters that become Southern ABs drinking water contaminated by coal mines? Apparently @Alberta_UCP knows, but won't release the data. What are you hiding? #ableg #abpoli #MountainsNotMines #yql lethbridgeherald.com/news/national-…

Important new paper about the considerations in advancing accessibility in higher education and redesigning courses to increase inclusiveness. @AACing_it @attipscast @mmatp #UDL #ATchat @PatinsIcam @CAST_UDL

Dr. Eric J Moore 🌱 @InnospireEdu

4 years ago

Really cool paper referencing the approach @jodieblack32 and I advocated in #UDLNavigators! #UDLHE #UDL #HigherEd @CAST @UDLIRN Link: journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjea…

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Google has opened an Accessibility Discovery Centre in London. The centre aims to provide a space where engineers, researchers, product teams and partners can build new kinds of accessible technologies Find out more about this UK first below 👇 bit.ly/3WhI7xn

You really won't want to miss learning with the authors of Inclusive Learning 365! To get access to this incredible series hosted by CITES at CAST, join the CITES Community of Practice. Here's how 👉 ow.ly/UWHs50LPl91 @possbeth @attipscast @KarenJan @mmatp