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Day 169 (of 2024/25) thinking about comics… Reading Scott McClouds Reinventing Comics and saw this panel and made a quick connection… Earlier this week I passed on a limited edition superman comic to a superman fan but have since heard that they haven’t read it yet – they don’t want to take it out of…

Day 168 (of 2024/25) Highlighting #tcaf Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics #tcaf2025 So many great guests that I’m hoping to see! Can’t wait to see who emerges as my favourite(s) ⬆️(On my ‘hope to find the location’ list of things to start with!)⬆️ And an amazing program schedule (not even counting the many booths that…

Day 167 (of 2024/25) Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, #booktok share by @thierck and Jane Bluestein Happy to have read and be able to recommend the latest book by Tom Hierck and Jane Bluestein – a great dive into the elements that change the environment and climate of schools around the broad concepts of ‘safe schools’.…

Day 166 (of 2024/25) Grade 7 camps… and track meets… and graduations… traditions & attendance… Who should and should not attend, that is the question. Whether it’s nobler to acknowledge the attempt or believe that there’s a quest that needs to be solved and resolved first… Hmmm should things like this; https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSNj2yVE/ lead to cancelling…

With Canada post possibly going on strike and end of year messages from/to schools a reminder of the subtleties of some scams… and why to never default to clicking on something that looks legit. Always check the email address – Amazon email is not Amazon.ci347b6g.ru or something weird or unexpected. Take the extra moment to…

Day 164 (of 2024/25) soft banning… Too many great authors that I am looking forward to seeing at TCAF are likely over aware of some of the “soft banning” that occurs all too regularly… strategies that start on focusing on “age appropriate books” (and while I’ll push boundaries… I also have guidelines I trust –…

Day 163 (of 2024/25) National AccessABILITY Week in Canada #naaw2025 Time for an equity scan on able-ism! And can be tricky as some schools were built prior to a focused consideration of inclusion…. Just looking at the physical makeup of many Canadian buildings sees more stairs than ramps; an emerging trend of adding braille to…

Day 162 (of 2024/25) #tcaf #booktok – closing keynote share on Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth: Sex Is A Funny – and Complicated – Word Got a copy of the book of the Closing Keynote on the Toronto Comic Art Festivals “Education Day” (when I’m talking about our school’s Comic-Con and Comic Book Library!) Teaching…

Day 161 (of 2024/25) @pie_partners Comic Con 2025 update! #tcaf  Things are getting busy – in a good way: for the second year in a row, there is growing excitement and enthusiasm for winding down the learning year with a comic-con! I’m excited to do a broader share of how the comic-con and a physical…

Happy Update: found and connected with home and supports!! Not a blog as much as a serious request to keep your eyes a bit more open… today it was reported that one of our home learners is missing… https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2087&languageId=1&contentId=87909 but it is positive to see the inter-agencies get to work. I’ll have fun from time…