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Resources to Support Instruction

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Elementary Classroom

Elementary ESL Education

Elementary ESL Education

Highlights materials, suggestions, and reflections for supporting learning with students in regular classrooms. Focuses on general education (e.g., literacy) and topics in the Ontario curriculum content (e.g., ancient civilizations).

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Elementary ESL Education

Elementary ESL Education

Elementary ESL Education

Highlights lessons, suggestions, and other materials that focus on supporting young ESL learners. Covers topics ranging from daily use (e.g., family), general education (e.g., school subjects), and Canadian culture (e.g., provinces and territories) content language.

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Adult ESL Education

Elementary ESL Education

Adult ESL Education

A mixture of worksheets, lesson plans, and other materials to support adult English as a Second Language learners.


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Resources to Support Educators

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Mentorship

Communicating with Families

Communicating with Families

Administrative materials, discussion guides, and other resources prepared and collected to support the mentorship of high school placement students, student educational assistants, and student teachers.

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Communicating with Families

Communicating with Families

Communicating with Families

Communication templates, program handouts, discussion outlines, and various resources compiled to facilitate communication with parents and guardians of students.

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The Educator's Dictionary

Communicating with Families

The Educator's Dictionary

The lexicon in education is constantly evolving and changing. This page was created to collect key words and phrases that are used in teacher training programs and materials. 

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Mental Health & Education

Communicating with Families

The Educator's Dictionary

The daily and long-term pressures on educators continue to lead to burnout, exhaustion, and a growing disillusionment with the profession. Yet, it can be difficult to find support tailored to the specific experiences and limitations of this career. Some of these resources were collected while I was on medical leave, and I continue to add 

The daily and long-term pressures on educators continue to lead to burnout, exhaustion, and a growing disillusionment with the profession. Yet, it can be difficult to find support tailored to the specific experiences and limitations of this career. Some of these resources were collected while I was on medical leave, and I continue to add to the list while progressing through recovery and working on prevention.

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Mini Projects

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Time Capsule

Canadian Research

Canadian Research

A collection of resources and Ontario curriculum documents from previous years. The originals have been recycled, but this collection has been preserved in case someone is researching the history of education in the future.

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Canadian Research

Canadian Research

Canadian Research

PD days and professional texts often focus on research from south of the border. These blog posts and resources aim to highlight Canadian-focused studies by researchers here in the True North.

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