Happy Friday to my MPP
@Sflecce
. I I’m leaving my house at 6:30am to meet a group of Gr .10s who need help shooting a scene for a short film they’re producing. Just thought I would help you
#knowmore
about what
#onted
teachers do to support their students.
@OECTAProv
.
@JimCarrey
A long shot I know. Regardless, reaching out from my Toronto classroom where I teach high school communications & media. By chance, would you be willing to speak to a group of students via Skype about your art and the importance of voice. We’re inspired! Warm thanks!
So humbled and proud to be part of this incredible
@TorontoStar
front page story with such inspiring young men. Thank you
@EVYSTADIUM
for giving the boys such a platform to share. Sharing voices such as theirs truly matters!
@TCDSB
@ChaminadeSchool
Oh my! Where did the time go? Happy first day to school! Wishing everyone the very best for a positive, healthy, productive and faith-filled school year.
#FirstDayOfSchool
@OECTAProv
Thrilled & Humbled: Today I was officially announced as the new Vice Principal of
@ChaminadeSchool
. It's a privilege to begin this new chapter at Chaminade & I look forward to serving the "brotherhood" to my fullest. Still processing... lots to be thankful for. Thank you!
@TCDSB
Watching the snow fall, I ponder: why takeaway the childhood joy of a
#snowday
with online synchronized instruction? Kids have already lost so much due to COVID. Let’s keep kids our focus - not curriculum or hours of instruction. Snow day = childhood memories!
#onted
For all the much deserved classroom teacher/educator love on Twitter, mad respect must also go to “brick & mortar” Ps/VPs who have carried a great weight on their shoulders this school year... doing the work no PQP has prepared them for.
Deepest thanks!
@CPCOofficial
#onted
So proud! After finishing Math homework, my little girl asked for poster paper, markers & went straight to work on her picket line poster. Tomorrow, she stands with her dedicated, passionate & empowering
@YorkOECTA
teachers. She gets it.
@Sflecce
do you?
@OECTAProv
#onted
Parent 😭:
My son’s amazing Gr. 2 teacher always makes the best of it; happiness / joy first & curriculum second. The way it should be. 🙏
A reminder that kids will remember how they felt in a teacher’s presence more than any one lesson.
@YCDSB
@SMSVaughan
@ChrisEvans
#onted
Dear teachers &
#education
workers, as you return to
#onted
schools today, please know that you are valued & appreciated. Focus not on perfection but on joy & balance in class and out. This will be a difficult year, so let love, patience and empathy guide you. Many blessings!
Think aloud:
A dear childhood friend is gay; he’s a staple in our family & one of the most actively engaged Catholics I know.
To those who wear Catholicism as a badge to enable hate & stigmatization of the LGBTQ+ community, you should be ashamed.
Catholicism = love
#onted
@scottderrickson
This looks amazing!
Long shot I know…. but here I go.
I’m a huge fan and as an educator, I’m wondering if you’d be interested in having a Zoom chat with high school film buffs about horror, your career etc.
Toronto based … looking to engage and excite students! 🙏
Today, I walked as an proud Catholic teacher and thankful for my wonderful colleagues
@ChaminadeSchool
. We walked for our students, children, nieces, nephews... ALL stakeholders.
@Sflecce
should know, we’re ready to do it again if called to. We are
@OECTAProv
!
#onted
Today is School Custodian Day... a day to remember the quiet heroes of our schools. People like my mother who cared for her school like it was her home. She encountered both great love & sadly disrespect. Remember, without people like her the learning can't happen.
#onted
The very best school administrators always remember that they started as and still are Ontario teachers. Big thanks to Chaminade College's principal Mr. Rossi for the warm up and sugar boost. Kind gestures at challenging times go a long way. In solidarity!
@OECTAProv
#onted
And that’s a wrap!
After nearly 3 years as study partners, my wife & I have submitted our final
@queensu
MEd assignments.
Big love to our kiddos who cheered us on & who patiently endured our workload as full-time working parents, part-time students & all things COVID!
❤️❤️
Dear Mayor
@JohnTory
... let's clarify. If the Christmas holiday is "extended" it does not mean school is not occurring. Rather, teachers & students will be online together for "remote learning." School in the summer won't be needed. Please correct the messaging.
#onted
A Wednesday post-detention duty surprise: Since it says so on the door, I guess it’s really official now. Humbled and so blessed ... it’s been an incredibly positive start to an inspiring new journey.
#onted
Not one Union/Association has said kids won’t be in class. Don’t confuse Strike Votes for Strikes. Kids ARE in class, us teachers want to be in class & we want you to bargain in good faith/practice. Pls, less CP24 & more critical conversations w/ Ed partners.
@OECTAProv
#onted
Contrary to the political spin of “every three years,” by my MPP
@Sflecce
, this snowy Monday is the 1st time in my proud 15 years of teaching that I’m acting on an “Administrative Job Action.” I stand for all Ed stakeholders including my own children.
@OECTAProv
#onted
#knowmore
It's not cancel culture to pause, reflect & put away the fireworks this
#CanadaDay
.
This
#CanadaDay2021
let's take the time to understand our shared past, be a community in the present & work to a future with a sincere & actionable commitment to truth & reconciliation.
.
#ProudDad
moment! 10yrs ago today my wife & I welcomed a fireball into the world. “Small” but spunky, she is a force of nature! She continuously inspires me..reminding me that being a present dad is what she needs & what I should be. She is my gravity. Love you Emma!
#thankful
Are we in the Twilight Zone? Rather than invest in our world class publicly funded Education system
@Sflecce
works to BRIBE Ontario parents. As a parent - I'm not fooled. Call the Minister's Constituency Office. Demand him to negotiate fairly & fund public ed.
@OECTAProv
#onted
BREAKING: Education Minister
@Sflecce
says the
@OntarioPCParty
government plans to reimburse parents up to $60 per day for child-care costs in the event of strikes in elementary schools or child-care centres located in schools.
#onted
#onpoli
As we walk today, I'm calling ALL
@OECTAProv
teachers, especially residents of the King-Vaughan riding of
@Sflecce
to join me in demanding Mr. Lecce's resignation. As our MPP he has broken the public trust. Read. Sign. Share.
#onted
#OSSTF
#OECTA
#Ontario
After 16 amazing years
@TCDSB
, today I say farewell with wholehearted gratitude.
Next:
Truly humbled & excited for
#NewBeginnings
with
@DPCDSB
as Acting Elementary Principal
@StAndrewdpcdsb
✝️.
Much love to TCDSB & heartfelt thanks to DPCDSB for this incredible honour 🙏.
With less than one month left in our MEd program, my wife & I finally had an opportunity to visit our school.
A pure joy to walk the
@queensu
grounds with our kiddos; it’s been 3 yrs of part-time studies along with full-time teaching & parenting.
❤️❤️ Best study buddy ever! ⬇️
Proud of my administrators who remember that they started as & still are Ontario teachers. We’re all in this together & stand united to protect publicly funded education! Kids deserve nothing less.
@Sflecce
must know: we won’t back down. We know education - he doesn’t.
#onted
Last night during a PT meeting with my son’s teacher, I was so moved by her warmth, care & COVID heroics. It was a reminder that schooling is not about curriculum but human connection - making kids feel safe, empowered, cared for & valued. From this, the skies the limit.
#onted
As a proud dad of these two kiddos & on behalf of all stakeholders, I call for the resignation of my King-Vaughan MPP
@Sflecce
. He has broken the public trust in his disservice of
#Ontario
kids. Read. Sign the petition:
@OECTAProv
@maritstiles
#onted
The
@tcdsbvs
team admin team of
@PrincipalJRusso
@FigueiredoOdile
and I are so inspired by today's equity and anti-racism conversation. Thank you to the nearly 500 VS teachers and the
@TCDSB
Equity team for making today so powerful. Today was only the beginning.
#onted
Like to so many
#onted
educators, I can’t believe
#thanksgiving
is already here. Let’s give teachers, administrators, custodians & all who support students/schools real thanks spoken by action - not words. Show respect, dignity, care, love & kindness. Happy
#Thanksgivingweekend
!
Please excuse this proud teacher-dad moment. My Gr. 5 daughter is sitting at the kitchen table moderating a Google Meet; she organized it, gave her classmates the meeting code and has a doc prepared to share. My grade 5 self wasn’t this motivated. In awe... kids today!
#onted
1/2. Twitter is positively abuzz with teachers sharing & connecting. I’ll just give this unsolicited advice: when it comes to tech-enabled Ed, sometimes less is more. Remember, distance learning during a pandemic is new to all of us especially the students and their families.
This is bombastic! In the midst of
@CUPEOntario
strike, after promoting the will negotiate 24/7 my MPP
@Sflecce
finds himself with our absent premiere at a party last night. I stand in solidarity with CUPE; stand your ground!
@krushowy
#onted
Dear Ontario voters: this is not new. Teachers, like me, HAVE been teaching students about digital literacy & the realities of Web 2.0. Also, know that “curriculum” is the end result - the journey (the content) is shaped by the teacher - not government.
@OECTAProv
#onted
In September, Ontario schools will now teach students about the implications of social media, their online safety, and their privacy. Do you agree with this new addition to the school curriculum? Sign your name:
My goodness, the pseudo-expertise is nauseating. Online, self-directed professional (by teacher choice) PD is NOT the same as MANDATORY eLearning for students still growing as young learners. This argument is ridiculous and empty of logic.
@OECTAProv
#onted
For a union that hates online learning for Ontario students
@OECTAProv
really seems to like it for their teacher members.
Check out their course registration offerings...online, online, online....
#onpoli
#strikeshurtkids
To my dear
@TCDSB
administrators, as today marks the return to school for many school teams, please know you are deeply valued. Be safe, well and many blessings for a positive, mindful and Christ-centered school year! Remember to pause - find time for you!
@CPCOofficial
#onted
An
#onted
note: Waking up this morning to my kiddos asking to go on a family walk because “we don’t spend time with you anymore.” A heartfelt reminder to be kind to each person who is part of your COVID altered school reality. Celebrate the good & be graceful with the challenges.
I can’t believe this little guy is going into Gr. 2. Thank you in advance
@SMSVaughan
for all of your hard working getting ready. Teachers, admin, custodians and all are so deeply appreciated. Best wishes for a positive school filled with hope and love.
@YCDSB
Just received some great news on this pandemic Saturday from my
@ChaminadeSchool
colleague Ms. Georgescu. Gr. 12 STEAM students are 1st Place winners of the
@NASA
Settlement contents with over 2,600 entrants. Proud VP - BIG congrats to all!
@TCDSB
#NASA
18 years ago today on a very tight college budget I watched
#SpiderMan
come to life on the big screen for the very first time with a lovely girl named Susan. Who would have known that so many years later we’d be
#COVID
ー19 self isolating with these two gems.
#sundayvibes
#blessed
Please indulge this "proud dad" moment. My little Emma is on the cover of the June edition of
@OECTAProv
"Catholic Teachers" Magazine; celebrating
#catholic
education
@SMSVaughan
. The art work from Ms. Marcello's Gr. 3 class looks great! Thxs
@OECTAProv
for this keepsake.
@ycdsb
@kristynwongtam
@misterdebuono
@TCDSB
As a proud Catholic educator, administrator, husband, parent, brother, uncle, friend & neighbour, I send this “signal” as an ally in full support of
#LGBTQ2S
students/staff. So proud of the TCDSB positive steps taken... now let’s raise the Pride flag come June.
@StanChoMPP
@ToddSmithPC
Actually, the LCBO and Beer Store is perfectly convenient. How about the convience of a health care system that works, education for all, support for the most vulernable, the planting of trees and other environmental initiatives? Just thinking; work on what matters! Shame!
Wow & Wow!! What a surprise this morning! Hand delivered door to student door by
@Kennedy451S
of
@SMSVaughan
who epitomizes what it means to be a Catholic teacher. Deepest thanks and appreciation from the Perrotta family! We’re blessed !!
@OECTAProv
@YCDSB
@abfalconi
To all teachers juggling the realities of Covid & the increasing demands of these challenging times, thank you for your resilience, innovation, dedication & commitment to students. Although, it’s made to look easy, the weight is real more now than ever. 🙏
#WorldTeachersDay2020
@RealGDT
This is amazing. Presenting REAL CINEMA (a media literacy workshop) in the "Hammer" tomorrow at Brock University Hamilton Campus; working with teacher candidates to explore the importance
#medialiteracy
as cultural literacy. "Shape of Water" is on the syllabus!
As a parent & teacher, I’ll PROUDLY fighting for the publicly funded education of my children & students. I’ll be losing a regular day of pay, managing child care etc. Often people (including
@Sflecce
) forget teachers are parents / caregivers too.
@OECTAProv
@maritstiles
#onted
Mr. Lecce, have you ever taught a full credit online course, developed online curriculum or administered online programs at a system level? I have & can attest that eLearning is NOT for every student & that education is about more than “economy.”
#onted
@maritstiles
@OECTAProv
@ava
Kids need to see
#BlackPanther
. Leverage the latest
@TIME
to provoke an enriched conversation about why
#BlackPanther
is not just a movie. Remember: movies ARE cultural artifacts. Coming Feb. 20: Black Panther: A FREE
#medialiteracy
Teaching Companion. RT
This is salt on a growing wound. For me & my wife, this is nearly $4,000 a year in addition to the personal monies that we quietly spend running our classrooms (like so many do). Will I be guarnetted a spot? Paying = expected service. There must be other ways!
@OECTAProv
Peel Public Health announced today that beginning tomorrow, April 6, all K-12 students in the In-Person Learning model, including those in Special Education, will learn remotely this week. Students learning online will continue with their regular school routines.
Think aloud: More now than ever teachers must focus on balance, mindfulness & wellness. Be truthful to yourself and your students. 10 years from now students won’t remember how fast you marked an assignment... but they will remember YOU. So, I say take the week 😉✅
#onted
Does everyone respond/mark/grade to students work all in the same day? Within 48 hours? Or do you give yourself the week?
Asking for a friend.
Okay. I am the friend.
I’m asking for me. Trying to figure out this virtual work/life/my own school balance.
It’s that most spookiest day of the school year ….
Happy Halloween Friday to all of
#onted
….
You deserve an extra fun day (put the curriculum away).
#halloween2021
Dear
@Sflecce
, what’s unfair is jamming students into classes, eliminating electives in high school, under funding students at risk, eliminating funding for parent groups, making students take online classes and using pseudo-education expertise to shape policy.
@OECTAProv
#onted
Calling all teachers & critical thinking voters in Vaughan to call and/or visit their MPP
@Sflecce
. Ask him to bargain in good faith & to not attempt to create fear in the hearts of parents. Parents - advocate for your kids by standing with/for their teachers.
@OECTAProv
#OntEd
We're going live with
@TCDSB_StAnne
in 10 minutes. Place join us for an opening meet and greet before live sessions with
@TCDSB
teachers begin at 10:00am by grade.
.
#MondayMotivation
!
Nearly 3 years ago, my wife & I began our
@queensu
part-time MEd studies together.
After 9 courses each, family hardships, parenting, full-time teaching & COVID, we begin our last course this week!
We hope our kiddos see our love of learning!
#onted
The Board of Trustees has voted in favour of proclaiming Pride Month every June starting in 2021; & that the Pride flag be flown at the Board office & all
#TCDSB
schools for the month of June.
.
#homeschooling
just got real! Here's what happens when a 9 & 6yr old sis/bro duo get hold of a video camera, green screen & bribe dad (me) with hugs, kisses &
@ChipsAhoy
😉. From Emma & Marco comes their first ever animated film:
@Barbie
's Family Vacation Pt 1. Pure Joy!
Happy Weekend!
Before Saturday errands begin, I just needed to share my JOY as the new incoming Vice Principal of
@romeroraiders
Warm thanks to
@TCDSB_AJBRIA
for this incredible opportunity &
@PrincipalCarey
for already being a wonderful mentor.
Romero is one great place!
So proud to be the
@tsuOECTA
staff rep for Chaminade College School & stand along side such dedicated and passionate Ontario Catholic Teachers as they engage with parents this morning. We stand united in our fight to protect publicly funded education!
@OECTAProv
#onted
#Ontario
As a former Principal of a Cont. Education eLearning program & as a dedicated full credit teacher in the summer, I can attest that for so many students full credit online courses is not the right fit. Mandatory is not the way - it will displace & disenfranchise. Research matters!
The government says requiring students to take four mandatory e-learning courses will improve achievement. But where is the research to back that up? Conversely, Ontario researcher Beyhan Farhadi found e-learning is NOT a replacement for classroom instruction🤔
#onted
#onpoli
As an
#ontario
teacher w/ a college diploma & university degree, I’m now officially stunned that the Ford led gov. is suggesting primary students don’t need University educated teachers. Seriously?! All voters be worried! Talk about this
@mattgallowaycbc
@metromorning
#onted
Dear
#AvengersEndgame
fans! Help a dad out. My 5yr old
#CaptainAmerica
wanted to share this special bday party invite with
@ChrisEvans
. He's prepared for rejection but insisted I share anyway. He's been battling
@thanos
& I know a shout out would blow his mind. Thxs!
@Avengers
Happy Wednesday ..... how’s your Spring Break
#onted
?
Today is “Yes Day” for my kiddos ... with guidelines of course. They deserve it!
Wish mom and dad luck ... we’ll need it! 🙏🙌
#yesdaychallenge
As September looms with so many incredibly stresses, I found this read compelling. Have You Checked on Your Principal Lately? Pandemic Planning Taking a Toll on Mental Health
#onted
@CPCOofficial
An Open Letter: With dedicated
#onted
educators spending today preparing for tomorrow's start to
#distancelearning
, know it's not business as usual. It’s okay to be nervous & to tread slowly. Be Human. We all are. Read here:
@maritstiles
@CarolCampbell4
Happy Birthday to the legendary
@joe_dante
! Now online
@NOFSpodcast
is my retrospective, featuring excerpts from my chat with Mr. Dante. It was a fan boy's dream come true & a real movie education! Warm thanks Mr. Dante!
#horror
#medialiteracy
#Gremlins
Wow.... incredible student and teacher talent coming from Chaminade lunch 3C for the first ever “Open Stage” happening 1st and last Friday of every month. Big thanks to all students & teachers for sharing their talents!
@TCDSB
Oh my! What is this government’s obsession with beer? Whoever values beer politics over cancer screenigs, supporting the most vulnerable, education & the environment , should not be leading a province. Shame on
@fordnation
& MPPs like my
@Sflecce
who blindly follow.
#ontpoli
BREAKING:
@fordnation
has ordered all PC MPPs to drive to their local variety store and take super casual and non-weird pictures of shelf space where the booze could be. (Bonus points for pics with employees?)
Your provincial government, inaction.
#onpoli
Mr. Ford needs to know that teachers ARE the union leadership. We voted for our overwhelming strike mandates. Union Presidents lead by serving the membership. We’re not in the Conservative cactus ... memebership voices matter.
@OECTAProv
#onted
"I support the hard-working men and women that teach our children every single day," says Premier Doug Ford. "I think they don't have good leadership at the head of the unions."
#onpoli
#onted
To my MPP
@Sflecce
, I currently sit away from my family on a Sunday (not at a $600 a plate dinner) listening to
@OECTAProv
President
@OECTAprez
speak about the deep care
#onted
teachers have for students. Remember... my kids & students are human beings who deserve more not less.
Now cuts to OSAP. Education for ALL = a better Ontario! As
#OSAP
dependent nearly 20 years ago, I wouldn't be where I am today without those funds, which I paid back 7 months after being fully out of school. Conservative MPPs wake up!
#onted
#ONpoli
@OECTAProv
@krushowy