KinderclassNPS
@kinderclassnps.bsky.social
A school librarian and FDK educator working in downtown Toronto 🏳️🌈
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ADHD can mean periods of hyperfocus OR task paralysis. And while task paralysis may mean a tendency to "doomscroll on our phones or stare out windows, [it] can also look like 'procrasti-activity, doing all the other less important things on the list.'"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #ADHD #AuDHD
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #ADHD #AuDHD
What the experts want you to know about these key ADHD symptoms
Some people refer to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as "a superpower" while others describe their ADHD symptoms as debilitating. Can both be true?
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
ADHD can mean periods of hyperfocus OR task paralysis. And while task paralysis may mean a tendency to "doomscroll on our phones or stare out windows, [it] can also look like 'procrasti-activity, doing all the other less important things on the list.'"
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #ADHD #AuDHD
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #ADHD #AuDHD
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What the Alberta government just did should worry all Canadians.
When they legislated striking teachers back to work, they went a step further:
They used the notwithstanding clause.
This is part of a worrying trend.
@emmettmacfarlane.com helped me break it down:
When they legislated striking teachers back to work, they went a step further:
They used the notwithstanding clause.
This is part of a worrying trend.
@emmettmacfarlane.com helped me break it down:
October 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What the Alberta government just did should worry all Canadians.
When they legislated striking teachers back to work, they went a step further:
They used the notwithstanding clause.
This is part of a worrying trend.
@emmettmacfarlane.com helped me break it down:
When they legislated striking teachers back to work, they went a step further:
They used the notwithstanding clause.
This is part of a worrying trend.
@emmettmacfarlane.com helped me break it down:
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Day 1 of facilitating with @codruc.bsky.social on Shaping Algebraic Reasoning with grade 7-10 teachers. Such a great PD on patterning and linear relations. Great activities to bring back to the class and do with students. @mrjasonto.com @tdsbmath.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Day 1 of facilitating with @codruc.bsky.social on Shaping Algebraic Reasoning with grade 7-10 teachers. Such a great PD on patterning and linear relations. Great activities to bring back to the class and do with students. @mrjasonto.com @tdsbmath.bsky.social
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The first episode of the return of Reading Rainbow! Congratulations, @mychal3ts.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHAI...
No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko
YouTube video by Kidzuko
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October 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The first episode of the return of Reading Rainbow! Congratulations, @mychal3ts.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHAI...
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It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!
Store details below!
I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!
Store details below!
October 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!
Store details below!
I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, binders, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, walking sticks, elbow braces, bags, back braces & more!
Store details below!
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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Can't speak highly enough of @queerasl.bsky.social. I've taken their 101-103 classes (and may well again, since I've lost a lot due to lack of practice--my fault) and found it a really wonderful, welcoming experience.
Can you benefit from learning ASL, for free, if needed? 👀
@queerasl.bsky.social is a queer + trans positive space for learning American Sign Language online! ✨️
QueerASL.com
They offer classes for QTBIPOC folx & for disabled folx, so please support them, as I cannot recommend them more highly! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@queerasl.bsky.social is a queer + trans positive space for learning American Sign Language online! ✨️
QueerASL.com
They offer classes for QTBIPOC folx & for disabled folx, so please support them, as I cannot recommend them more highly! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Can't speak highly enough of @queerasl.bsky.social. I've taken their 101-103 classes (and may well again, since I've lost a lot due to lack of practice--my fault) and found it a really wonderful, welcoming experience.
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BOOK TWO: I've joined TEAM GALAXY for Galaxy 2: Galaxy Harder (not the actual title). There are so many parts of this I'm over the moon about. First non-anthology work for DC? Check. Working with @kristyq01.bsky.social @planetx.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social? MEGA CHECK.
I've been waiting so long to talk about this, and I finally got the go-ahead! GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR is getting a sequel, GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN! The adventures of teen Galaxy continue, by me and the spectacular @ryehickman.bsky.social!
September 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
BOOK TWO: I've joined TEAM GALAXY for Galaxy 2: Galaxy Harder (not the actual title). There are so many parts of this I'm over the moon about. First non-anthology work for DC? Check. Working with @kristyq01.bsky.social @planetx.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social? MEGA CHECK.
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Why are some 'science of learning' people effectively telling me their subject can't be interesting or intrinsically motivating? That seems a really odd message. The point is you have to work at it, at all ages.
September 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Why are some 'science of learning' people effectively telling me their subject can't be interesting or intrinsically motivating? That seems a really odd message. The point is you have to work at it, at all ages.
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I've seen 3 year olds learn about the water cycle. Lots of under estimating of children going on in some of these narratives.
September 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I've seen 3 year olds learn about the water cycle. Lots of under estimating of children going on in some of these narratives.
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Something odd about our education system is the way that children get less agency and independence the older they get, rather than more. Maybe this is linked to the apparent drop off in intrinsic motivation as young people get older as well? 🤷♀️
September 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Something odd about our education system is the way that children get less agency and independence the older they get, rather than more. Maybe this is linked to the apparent drop off in intrinsic motivation as young people get older as well? 🤷♀️
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I drove my youngest to work yesterday morning, which meant I could go for a walk to explore Bickford Park and the surrounding area again. I was tracing the path of buried Garrison Creek, the waterway that once flowed under the Harbord Bridge before it was fouled by dumping, stuck in pipes, covered.
September 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I drove my youngest to work yesterday morning, which meant I could go for a walk to explore Bickford Park and the surrounding area again. I was tracing the path of buried Garrison Creek, the waterway that once flowed under the Harbord Bridge before it was fouled by dumping, stuck in pipes, covered.
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I got outside today 😊
September 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I got outside today 😊
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Education Minister Calandra now 100% confirming Trustees will be eliminated by the end of the year, says his incompetent Ford crony supervisors will do a better job, again calls students “products” 🤮 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #topoli #onpoli #onted
Ontario will have a plan to get rid of school trustees by end of year: minister | CBC News
Ontario's education minister says he'll have a plan by the end of the year to possibly eliminate trustees from school boards across the province.
www.cbc.ca
September 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Education Minister Calandra now 100% confirming Trustees will be eliminated by the end of the year, says his incompetent Ford crony supervisors will do a better job, again calls students “products” 🤮 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #topoli #onpoli #onted
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I really don’t know how this silly Barbapapa sippy cup that I bought at a vintage shop in Sweden circa 2006 has survived my many purges but somehow it’s still in my tea cupboard.
Clickety click Barba trick!
Clickety click Barba trick!
September 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I really don’t know how this silly Barbapapa sippy cup that I bought at a vintage shop in Sweden circa 2006 has survived my many purges but somehow it’s still in my tea cupboard.
Clickety click Barba trick!
Clickety click Barba trick!
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Back to School 4x4 Sudoku with Pictures!
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#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool #logicpuzzle #sudoku
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#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool #logicpuzzle #sudoku
July 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Back to School 4x4 Sudoku with Pictures!
mathequalslove.net/back-to-scho...
#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool #logicpuzzle #sudoku
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#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool #logicpuzzle #sudoku
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It's been a while since I shared a new pentominoes puzzle. Here's a printable swan puzzle for you!
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#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzleclassroom #logicpuzzle
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#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzleclassroom #logicpuzzle
August 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It's been a while since I shared a new pentominoes puzzle. Here's a printable swan puzzle for you!
mathequalslove.net/pentominoes-...
#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzleclassroom #logicpuzzle
mathequalslove.net/pentominoes-...
#mtbos #iteachmath #puzzleclassroom #logicpuzzle
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The importance of mingling math and play - [Image - two young children sitting on the floor playing with block-like toys]
Could Play Boost Students’ Math Performance? - EdSurge News
Research has linked long term development of math skills with certain kinds of play. For some researchers, it’s clear that American students don’t ...
www.edsurge.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The importance of mingling math and play - [Image - two young children sitting on the floor playing with block-like toys]
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Look! It's a bird! At a stop light [seriously, that's what the image is] [courtesy of Clive Thompson's Linkfest - and I'll post that link in a comment below]
A Hawk in New Jersey Figured Out Traffic Signals and Used Them to Hunt
An urban raptor learns to hunt with help from traffic signals and a mental map.
www.zmescience.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Look! It's a bird! At a stop light [seriously, that's what the image is] [courtesy of Clive Thompson's Linkfest - and I'll post that link in a comment below]
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How should we teach math?
How Should We Teach Math? General and Special Ed. Researchers Don't Agree
The divide makes it less likely that students who struggle will get access to proven strategies, researchers argue in a new study.
www.edweek.org
August 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
How should we teach math?
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Grounding Math Lessons in Picture Books
Grounding Math Lessons in Picture Books
Starting lessons with a read-aloud can boost engagement and inspire students to make personal connections to math concepts.
www.edutopia.org
September 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Grounding Math Lessons in Picture Books
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Self Care September - Day 1: Find time for self-care. It’s not selfish, it’s essential actionforhappiness.org/self-care-se... #SelfCareSeptember
September 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Self Care September - Day 1: Find time for self-care. It’s not selfish, it’s essential actionforhappiness.org/self-care-se... #SelfCareSeptember
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[New Post] Ontario Math Links - My favourite #math related links from this week:
ontariomath.blogspot.com/2025/08/math...
Links and help from @calarmstrong.bsky.social @howiehua.bsky.social @edutopia.org @lindsaykittens.bsky.social and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath
ontariomath.blogspot.com/2025/08/math...
Links and help from @calarmstrong.bsky.social @howiehua.bsky.social @edutopia.org @lindsaykittens.bsky.social and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath
August 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
[New Post] Ontario Math Links - My favourite #math related links from this week:
ontariomath.blogspot.com/2025/08/math...
Links and help from @calarmstrong.bsky.social @howiehua.bsky.social @edutopia.org @lindsaykittens.bsky.social and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath
ontariomath.blogspot.com/2025/08/math...
Links and help from @calarmstrong.bsky.social @howiehua.bsky.social @edutopia.org @lindsaykittens.bsky.social and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath