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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…

Day 159 (of 2024/25) #TCAF #booktok share: Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks @faitherinhicks  Another of the First Round of Featured Guests coming to Toronto Comic Arts Festival,  she has also written Adventures of Superhero Girl, Pumpkinheads, One Year at Ellsmere, and Ride on. But the most recent is Hockey Girl Loves…

Day 158 (of 2024/25) #TCAF #booktok share: Ducks by Kate Beaton @kate.beaton @beatonna  Excited to be getting closer and closer to the Toronto Comic Art Festival ~ where I am excited to share the work I’ve done, and results I’ve seen to have a Comic Book library in my online school’s physical building in Powell…

Day 157 (of 2024/25) May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia #idahobit Who are the people in your neighbourhood – a great song and saying I still remember from my early years watching Sesame Street.  Despite significant progress, LGBTQIA+ people continue to face challenges in accessing their basic rights. The last…

Day 156 (of 2024/25) MooseHide Day Are you fasting? This is one way to show support. Are you walking? This is another way to show support. Are you wearing a piece of MooseHide? This too is a way to show support. Are you thinking about ‘why’ this day happens? On May 15th we come together…

Day 155 (of 2024/25) can we talk about mental wellness without using screens? I know school jurisdictions everywhere are implementing “bans” on personal screens in the hope that it would make things better – yet I do not see a sharp/any decrease in mental wellness concerns – bullying is still a regular topic… counselling resources…

Day 154 (of 2024/25) I love clickbait like this: 18 Basic Life Skills Schools Don’t Teach Anymore Let’s take a look at this ‘article’ about the remarkable transformation education has undergone…spoiler: more of a wish-it-was than ‘actuallities’  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/lifestylegeneral/18-basic-life-skills-schools-don-t-teach-anymore/ss-AA1yEUlY?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=d24b434f4ac84a94a72a408d273d5c85&ei=72#image=1 Is there something from the before times that you wish schools still taught to all? What is…