Judy Ameline 🌻🇨🇦
@jamelin.bsky.social
Librarian. Chocoholic, Francophile, friend to animals. Covid cautious. I. am. Canadian. 🍁. I stand with 🇺🇦 🇬🇱
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“‘The feeling of holding a volume and reading it makes it much easier for the student to immerse themselves in the world of the book…’To see the words, how they are written, to feel the words, to feel the text in a different way.’”
We distracted from and desensitized children to reading.
We distracted from and desensitized children to reading.
Swedish schools said they didn’t need books. Pupils proved them wrong
Screen-based learning led to falling literacy rates, so the authorities are spending millions changing course. The children are delighted
www.thetimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
“‘The feeling of holding a volume and reading it makes it much easier for the student to immerse themselves in the world of the book…’To see the words, how they are written, to feel the words, to feel the text in a different way.’”
We distracted from and desensitized children to reading.
We distracted from and desensitized children to reading.
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Is ‘core’ or ‘rotary’ better for students? Why this teaching debate is bigger than the turmoil at one east-end Toronto school
Is ‘core’ or ‘rotary’ better for students? Why this teaching debate is bigger than the turmoil at one east-end Toronto school
Many Ontario schools have moved away from rotary model, where students move between classes taught by different teachers. But it has its supporters.
www.thestar.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Is ‘core’ or ‘rotary’ better for students? Why this teaching debate is bigger than the turmoil at one east-end Toronto school
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"Despite all the hype, AI just isn’t ready to take on the role of the physician. Patients need to be aware that asking a large language model about their symptoms can be dangerous, can give wrong diagnoses and can fail to recognize when urgent help is needed."
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
AI chatbots give bad health advice, research finds
Despite now being able to ace most medical licensing exams, artificial intelligence chatbots do not give humans better health advice than they can find using more traditional methods, according to a s...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 AM
"Despite all the hype, AI just isn’t ready to take on the role of the physician. Patients need to be aware that asking a large language model about their symptoms can be dangerous, can give wrong diagnoses and can fail to recognize when urgent help is needed."
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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The look on a girl's face when someone tells her she should smile more often.
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The look on a girl's face when someone tells her she should smile more often.
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Also, "underage women" isn't a thing. If they're under age, they're not women. That's what under age literally means.
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Also, "underage women" isn't a thing. If they're under age, they're not women. That's what under age literally means.
Sometimes, I guess, there just aren’t enough rocks.
- Forrest Gump
- Forrest Gump
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Sometimes, I guess, there just aren’t enough rocks.
- Forrest Gump
- Forrest Gump
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Today’s #HolocaustRemembranceDay. Listen to these Holocaust survivors. They’ve come together to send you a message that you won’t be able to forget.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Today’s #HolocaustRemembranceDay. Listen to these Holocaust survivors. They’ve come together to send you a message that you won’t be able to forget.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
I’d love to say never again, but it’s happening. Here, in the fucken USA.
Open your eyes. Stop this 💩 now.
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Why we must educate & not just school.
"A major new study has delivered an uncomfortable verdict for #right-wing movements in 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸: hostility to #immigration and #diversity is most strongly associated not with #poverty, but with low levels of #education."
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"A major new study has delivered an uncomfortable verdict for #right-wing movements in 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸: hostility to #immigration and #diversity is most strongly associated not with #poverty, but with low levels of #education."
dorseteye.com/damning-repo...
Damning Report Finds That Anti-Immigration Right-Wing Views Correlate Closely With Low Educational Attainment - Dorset Eye
A person with no educational qualifications had around 2 times the odds of voting for either the Conservatives or Reform UK than someone with a university degree or higher. A major new study has deli...
dorseteye.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Why we must educate & not just school.
"A major new study has delivered an uncomfortable verdict for #right-wing movements in 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸: hostility to #immigration and #diversity is most strongly associated not with #poverty, but with low levels of #education."
dorseteye.com/damning-repo...
"A major new study has delivered an uncomfortable verdict for #right-wing movements in 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸: hostility to #immigration and #diversity is most strongly associated not with #poverty, but with low levels of #education."
dorseteye.com/damning-repo...
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An education professor urges readers to be cautious about introducing AI into the classroom and to rely instead on tried and true, research-supported practices
theconversation.com/the-one-chat...
#EduSky #TLSky
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#EduSky #TLSky
The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.
theconversation.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
An education professor urges readers to be cautious about introducing AI into the classroom and to rely instead on tried and true, research-supported practices
theconversation.com/the-one-chat...
#EduSky #TLSky
theconversation.com/the-one-chat...
#EduSky #TLSky
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A study examined why some math teachers are more effective than others and found that the better teachers used more mathematical terminology in their lessons: Words Matter: Teachers Who Use Math Vocabulary Help Students Do Better in Math
#EduSky
www.kqed.org/mindshift/66...
#EduSky
www.kqed.org/mindshift/66...
Words Matter: Teachers Who Use Math Vocabulary Help Students Do Better in Math | KQED
Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices.
www.kqed.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
A study examined why some math teachers are more effective than others and found that the better teachers used more mathematical terminology in their lessons: Words Matter: Teachers Who Use Math Vocabulary Help Students Do Better in Math
#EduSky
www.kqed.org/mindshift/66...
#EduSky
www.kqed.org/mindshift/66...
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The CRAAP test is no longer as useful for evaluating websites, the SIFT process is much more effective for handling today's information landscape: Closing the Media Literacy Gap: Why Adults Need SIFT as Much as Students.
#EduSky #TLSky
www.techlearning.com/technology/s...
#EduSky #TLSky
www.techlearning.com/technology/s...
Closing the Media Literacy Gap: Why Adults Need SIFT as Much as Students
The SIFT method asks readers to Stop, Investigate the source, Find better coverage, and Trace claims to their original context.
www.techlearning.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
The CRAAP test is no longer as useful for evaluating websites, the SIFT process is much more effective for handling today's information landscape: Closing the Media Literacy Gap: Why Adults Need SIFT as Much as Students.
#EduSky #TLSky
www.techlearning.com/technology/s...
#EduSky #TLSky
www.techlearning.com/technology/s...
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Alberta school boards remove dozens of library books as provincial ban takes effect
Edmonton and Calgary’s public boards didn’t disclose titles to me (or other media I’m assuming), and neither did Edmonton Catholic.
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Edmonton and Calgary’s public boards didn’t disclose titles to me (or other media I’m assuming), and neither did Edmonton Catholic.
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Alberta school boards remove dozens of books as new provincial rules in effect
EDMONTON - Alberta's two biggest school divisions say dozens of library books have been taken off the shelves as the province's ban on sexually explicit material officially took effect this
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Alberta school boards remove dozens of library books as provincial ban takes effect
Edmonton and Calgary’s public boards didn’t disclose titles to me (or other media I’m assuming), and neither did Edmonton Catholic.
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Edmonton and Calgary’s public boards didn’t disclose titles to me (or other media I’m assuming), and neither did Edmonton Catholic.
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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This is what Finland is able to smartly do, while we have to put kids through active shooter drills.
Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This is what Finland is able to smartly do, while we have to put kids through active shooter drills.
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School libraries have changed a LOT since I was a student, but their value to students and schools remains constant: More Than ‘Dusty Books’: Why School Libraries Are Essential Infrastructure
#EduSky #TLSky
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
#EduSky #TLSky
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More Than ‘Dusty Books’: Why School Libraries Are Essential Infrastructure (Opinion)
Administrators wrestling with learning loss rarely turn to librarians. That’s a strategic mistake.
www.edweek.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
School libraries have changed a LOT since I was a student, but their value to students and schools remains constant: More Than ‘Dusty Books’: Why School Libraries Are Essential Infrastructure
#EduSky #TLSky
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
#EduSky #TLSky
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
December 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. https://to.pbs.org/47QKUGn
Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools
Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. As more school districts integrate AI into learning, we hear from parents and teachers ...
www.pbs.org
December 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. https://to.pbs.org/47QKUGn