Stacie Oliver
@stacieoliver.bsky.social
Secondary English teacher who loves literature, CRRP, UNgrading & amplifying student voice. She/her. 🇨🇦
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This is just about a perfect collection of personal essay #MentorTexts - a *wide* variety of topics from authors who are diverse in just about every way imaginable. Great work from @theguardian.com. #EduSky www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me | The Guardian
<p>Writers reflect on a moment when their life turned on its axis<br></p>
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June 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is just about a perfect collection of personal essay #MentorTexts - a *wide* variety of topics from authors who are diverse in just about every way imaginable. Great work from @theguardian.com. #EduSky www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Today 1 of my students told me that she is going to send me an email in a few years after she has become a teacher and taught her 1st #ungraded class. 😀
April 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Today 1 of my students told me that she is going to send me an email in a few years after she has become a teacher and taught her 1st #ungraded class. 😀
I introduced Gr 11s to Hexagonal Thinking (the gift that keeps on giving) last week & asked them to work together to find connections between the 'big ideas' they've found in their group novels so far. 1 student liked it so much he used the format for his post-activity reflection. Really cool!
April 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I introduced Gr 11s to Hexagonal Thinking (the gift that keeps on giving) last week & asked them to work together to find connections between the 'big ideas' they've found in their group novels so far. 1 student liked it so much he used the format for his post-activity reflection. Really cool!
1 of my Gr 9s has spent almost 2 months pretending to read during our daily 15mins of choice reading time. Hasn’t read a sentence.Today, we started Long Way Down as a class. At the end, he asked if he could use his 15 mins tomorrow to keep reading it. By George, I think we have a reader!!!
March 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
1 of my Gr 9s has spent almost 2 months pretending to read during our daily 15mins of choice reading time. Hasn’t read a sentence.Today, we started Long Way Down as a class. At the end, he asked if he could use his 15 mins tomorrow to keep reading it. By George, I think we have a reader!!!
Yesterday in Gr 9, we were talking about if, and/or how, the film Moana 2 challenges stereotypes. 1 student raised her hand and said, "Yes it does because she is her own hero." 😍
March 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Yesterday in Gr 9, we were talking about if, and/or how, the film Moana 2 challenges stereotypes. 1 student raised her hand and said, "Yes it does because she is her own hero." 😍
Jason, this is 🔥. Thank you, thank you, thank you. So many of us will benefit from your generosity here!
I posted this in the old place, and maybe it'll do some good for the #EduSky crowd. This is a collection of right around 300 #MentorTexts that I've curated in recent years. While they certainly betray my idiosyncrasies, I think there's a lot here that will speak to teens. padlet.com/himsjaso1809...
March 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Jason, this is 🔥. Thank you, thank you, thank you. So many of us will benefit from your generosity here!
Today was a GREAT day. Civil Rights activist, 2-time Emmy-Award winning writer, producer, director & educator Paul Saltzman came to work with Ss to identify ways to strengthen our school's sense of belonging & community. Ss were in awe of him (so were we). Action plan tomorrow! (Photo permission ✅)
February 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today was a GREAT day. Civil Rights activist, 2-time Emmy-Award winning writer, producer, director & educator Paul Saltzman came to work with Ss to identify ways to strengthen our school's sense of belonging & community. Ss were in awe of him (so were we). Action plan tomorrow! (Photo permission ✅)
Hey @theresameikle.bsky.social, look what arrived yesterday afternoon! Excited to share with colleagues. 😀
February 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Hey @theresameikle.bsky.social, look what arrived yesterday afternoon! Excited to share with colleagues. 😀
Another fantastic share from the always generous @jasonhimsl.bsky.social
Here's an article I would be all over if I was in a classroom right now.
✅ Effective expository mentor text
✅ Topic that is immediately relevant to teens
✅ Great examples of how to incorporate expertise and evidence into text
✅ Invites discussion about the relationship between commerce and media
✅ Effective expository mentor text
✅ Topic that is immediately relevant to teens
✅ Great examples of how to incorporate expertise and evidence into text
✅ Invites discussion about the relationship between commerce and media
Filthy buds look bad, impact sound quality and even risk infection. WIRED asked the experts how to correctly banish that ear gunk.
February 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Another fantastic share from the always generous @jasonhimsl.bsky.social
Introducing UNgrading to 9s & all week. 1 Ss' body language has strongly suggested they are not overly impressed. As they left today, I commented that it seemed the 'struggle is real' & the response was a vehement, 'Every Day!' But then they added: 'But this is inspiring me.' I was shocked!
a blue background with yellow letters that read happy day
Alt: a moving two-tone blue background with white and yellow letters that read "Happy Day"
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February 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Introducing UNgrading to 9s & all week. 1 Ss' body language has strongly suggested they are not overly impressed. As they left today, I commented that it seemed the 'struggle is real' & the response was a vehement, 'Every Day!' But then they added: 'But this is inspiring me.' I was shocked!
This is great!
Took a detour from #MoreThanWords from @biblioracle.bsky.social to read Nick Cave's discussion of creativity and ChatGPT. English teachers out there should give it a look - I bet it would make for some fascinating classroom discussions. #EduSky
www.theredhandfiles.com/chatgpt-maki...
www.theredhandfiles.com/chatgpt-maki...
Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #248 - I work in the music industry and there is a lot of excitement around ChatGPT. I was talking to a songwriter in a band that was using ChatGPT to write his ...
Dear Leon and Charlie, In the story of the creation, God makes the world, and everything in it, in six days. On the seventh day he rests...
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February 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is great!
Gr 11 Enriched went to Library today. Librarian pulled books - contemporary, challenging, high-interest, etc. I mentioned there was talk about classics. Led to discussion about Wuthering Heights & how we might read it differently now vs when we were Ss' age. We now have a book club with us & 7 Ss 😍.
February 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Gr 11 Enriched went to Library today. Librarian pulled books - contemporary, challenging, high-interest, etc. I mentioned there was talk about classics. Led to discussion about Wuthering Heights & how we might read it differently now vs when we were Ss' age. We now have a book club with us & 7 Ss 😍.
At this point in the year, I usually post a whack of links to student portfolios (with permission). Due to unforseen events (👀 at you never-ending sinus infection), it won't be possible this time. To make up for it, see 1 from Y12 Enriched. Brilliance. I could never do this! tinyurl.com/2937un9b
English Portfolio
Course Reflection
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February 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
At this point in the year, I usually post a whack of links to student portfolios (with permission). Due to unforseen events (👀 at you never-ending sinus infection), it won't be possible this time. To make up for it, see 1 from Y12 Enriched. Brilliance. I could never do this! tinyurl.com/2937un9b
During our #ungrading intro, I always show Ss a clip of Tomi Adeyemi talking about her writing process www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mVZ...
I ❤️ how much it resonates with them. This is the moment where they start to understand that any good writing starts as a "deformed potato"...even for the pros.
I ❤️ how much it resonates with them. This is the moment where they start to understand that any good writing starts as a "deformed potato"...even for the pros.
January 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
During our #ungrading intro, I always show Ss a clip of Tomi Adeyemi talking about her writing process www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mVZ...
I ❤️ how much it resonates with them. This is the moment where they start to understand that any good writing starts as a "deformed potato"...even for the pros.
I ❤️ how much it resonates with them. This is the moment where they start to understand that any good writing starts as a "deformed potato"...even for the pros.
This cracked me up. 😂
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This cracked me up. 😂
Student portfolios are in & now the fun of going through them all begins. Starting with Grade 11 College Prep students today.
Had to lol at 1 response to the ?: "Have I seen a difference in my work because of feedback?"
Had to lol at 1 response to the ?: "Have I seen a difference in my work because of feedback?"
January 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Student portfolios are in & now the fun of going through them all begins. Starting with Grade 11 College Prep students today.
Had to lol at 1 response to the ?: "Have I seen a difference in my work because of feedback?"
Had to lol at 1 response to the ?: "Have I seen a difference in my work because of feedback?"
There are always moments during the semester when I wonder whether #UNgrading is "working" for Ss. Sometimes it's really hard to tell & I start to question myself. And then portfolios start rolling in. These snippets from the "Learning Journey" stories of a few 9s help reinforce that it is.
January 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There are always moments during the semester when I wonder whether #UNgrading is "working" for Ss. Sometimes it's really hard to tell & I start to question myself. And then portfolios start rolling in. These snippets from the "Learning Journey" stories of a few 9s help reinforce that it is.
👇,👇, and more 👇 please. SO good.
"Schools were built for a time that no longer exists, and school leaders must widen their perspectives from the constant and specific demands they’re facing to consider bigger questions—much bigger questions..."
My new piece with Homa Tavangar in NAIS Magazine. #education
My new piece with Homa Tavangar in NAIS Magazine. #education
NAIS - The Big Questions: Designing an Updated Educational Model and Student Experience
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January 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
👇,👇, and more 👇 please. SO good.
An important part of our Gr 12 seminar process is the peer feedback requirement. Presenting groups receive pages and pages of thoughtful, constructive, and genuine comments on their work, while audience develops their ability to provide effective feedback. A valuable exercise for all.
January 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
An important part of our Gr 12 seminar process is the peer feedback requirement. Presenting groups receive pages and pages of thoughtful, constructive, and genuine comments on their work, while audience develops their ability to provide effective feedback. A valuable exercise for all.
Revisited @iamnoadaniel.bsky.social's assessment ep ft. @raspberryberet3.bsky.social, (me) & 3 of my former Ss. Listening 2 it a year later was surreal. Great reminder to keep fighting 4 change. & my Ss? CHEF'S KISS 🥰. Work doesn't get easier, but does feel like it's worth it. tinyurl.com/2854l8om
Proficiency Scales Instead of Grades - voicEd
All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will now be assessed with a proficiency scale instead of letter grades.A statement from the Education Ministry says that st...
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January 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Revisited @iamnoadaniel.bsky.social's assessment ep ft. @raspberryberet3.bsky.social, (me) & 3 of my former Ss. Listening 2 it a year later was surreal. Great reminder to keep fighting 4 change. & my Ss? CHEF'S KISS 🥰. Work doesn't get easier, but does feel like it's worth it. tinyurl.com/2854l8om
Day 1 of Grade 12 Enriched seminars. Goal is to connect core class novel (Beartown) to another text from "The Canon" 🙄 (Ss choices = 1984, Crime & Punishment, Dorian Gray, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Anna Karenina, Huck Finn, The Odyssey, Passing, Dracula, Handmaid's Tale, Maurice). Bar was set high!
January 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Day 1 of Grade 12 Enriched seminars. Goal is to connect core class novel (Beartown) to another text from "The Canon" 🙄 (Ss choices = 1984, Crime & Punishment, Dorian Gray, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Anna Karenina, Huck Finn, The Odyssey, Passing, Dracula, Handmaid's Tale, Maurice). Bar was set high!
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So why do education systems and practices that alienate, isolate, burn-out, and dehumanize persist? Who does that benefit? And why can't we seem to do better?
December 12, 2024 at 3:03 PM
So why do education systems and practices that alienate, isolate, burn-out, and dehumanize persist? Who does that benefit? And why can't we seem to do better?
1 thing I really appreciate in @theresameikle.bsky.social's Assessment in Action is how authentic it is, just like the author herself. Centring students from start to finish, the evidence-based strategies in this book help educators empower Ss to become invested & engaged in learning. A great read!
January 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
1 thing I really appreciate in @theresameikle.bsky.social's Assessment in Action is how authentic it is, just like the author herself. Centring students from start to finish, the evidence-based strategies in this book help educators empower Ss to become invested & engaged in learning. A great read!
Gr 9s are developing their annotation skills as we prepare to move into literary paragraphs next week. Some great critical thinking skills from many students!
January 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Gr 9s are developing their annotation skills as we prepare to move into literary paragraphs next week. Some great critical thinking skills from many students!