Jennifer Nieradka, a behaviourist Analyst with #OCSB @ocsbABA, shares Functions of Behaviour, reducing challenging behaviour through behaviour strategies and a skill-based approach. Listen to learn more about the 7 dimensions of #ABA to address behaviour that is observable, based on research. Goals have to be practical and meaningful for the students. The importance of the De-escalation plan to prioritize safety, relationships, Happy, Relaxed and Engaged in preventability as a starting point. Focus on the environmental variables for the learning context and identify the skills. #compasion #dig ..read more

Dr. Lyn Sharrat is a widely published researcher and author. She focuses her time and efforts on increasing each student’s growth and achievement by working alongside leaders and teachers to put FACES on their data, taking intentional action to make equity and excellence a reality for all students. Dr. Lyn Sharratt shares the importance of providing learning to everyone by ensuring where students are in our care in order for them to grow and lead ..read more

Tom D'Amico, the Ottawa Catholic School Board director of education, shares that Iterative improvements are important to set yearly goals and improve yearly to continue learning. Transformative learning is important to challenge the status quo that is not serving everyone; the goal and the outcome are equality and social justice. Ethical leadership is important to have trust, support the dignity of every human being and create conditions to have a platform for all voices ..read more

Livia has so much passion for leading with joy. Self-awareness is the foundation, and it is important to understand who you are, bringing strengths to anchor your values and beliefs. Believe in ourselves and meaningful connections, be compassionate leaders, and discover challenges as opportunities. Atomic interactions, small interactions of kindness, recognizing everyone, insightful reflections and emotional contagiousness for making a difference in people's lives ..read more

Kim Lockhart shares the importance of the Science of Reading in a second language. The phonemic awareness of reading through all subjects in French and seeing learning through the Science of reading. Explicit instructions and explicit systematic instructions. Beefing up tier 1 instructions to the whole class is important. As educators, we need to give students more opportunities to practice ..read more

The deep learning movement fosters all learners contributing to the common good. The progressions contribute to deep discussions used for peer assessment and self-assessment. The progressions are a way to anchor reflective conversation—a pedagogical transformation of a classroom culture where each student's voice is heard. The educators are adapting to the learning environment for stimulating learning through the 4 elements. Educators are learners who embed the experience to adapt when lessons are not working. They listen to the pros and cons, constantly observing and assessing themselves and ..read more

Sean Kelly is a superintendent of Intermediate and Secondary Student Success at the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Sean shares the importance of building relationships through active listening. He emphasizes the importance of giving opportunities to educators to be creative and passionate by highlighting the process and the next steps. Leaders need to recognize what needs to be prioritized for the benefit of the schools and the system. When leaders are creative, they bring everyone else with their creativity ..read more

With the learners, give them a chance to ask questions & listen to understand than to respond! The curriculum goes hand in hand with building relationships & connections with the students. "Your story is the Soul in each lesson," centering students' voices & stories. Building with them learning based on their voices by tailoring & tweaking activities & tasks, is a vulnerable part of education, not just how, but the WHY. Getting to the why of learning tasks, what are the connections between the task to move students forward? To reach Tu https://twitter.com/tu_vuong. https ..read more

The adults need to feel comfortable speaking their minds by creating shared agreements. Employers are happier when they express their needs, when everyone comes together and co-creating with the leaders. Article to steps for the shared agreement. Empathy for perspective taking. https://www.edutopia.org/article/shared-agreements-working-together-benefit-teachers-and-administrators SEL skills will be uplifted through PBL. Explore the topic, contact experts to seek advice, create solutions, and call to action by inviting others. https://bit.ly/3fx8Ky6 Environmental Science for Grades 6-12 PBL for ..read more

Community building is the essence of empowering the teachers, the students and the parents. Having the vision to have the confidence of empowering innovative progress through personalized comprehensive support of unlearning and relearning. A School wide initiative of Gratitude Attitude by thinking globally and acting locally. " Good leaders create great leadership with others ..read more