McGregor
@slmcgregor.bsky.social
BC Chemistry Teacher in the interior. Bring back Grade 12 provincial exams!
@torontobluejays.bsky.social Thank you for the hours of entertainment. You fought hard. Canada appreciates all of it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
@torontobluejays.bsky.social Thank you for the hours of entertainment. You fought hard. Canada appreciates all of it.
My cat thinks this game should be over by now.
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
My cat thinks this game should be over by now.
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Selkirk College to close one of its campuses in Nelson at end of academic year #NelsonBC
Selkirk College to close one of its campuses in Nelson at end of academic year - Nelson News
A college in Nelson is permanently closing a campus because of the financial effects of federal restrictions on international students.
www.castanet.net
October 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Selkirk College to close one of its campuses in Nelson at end of academic year #NelsonBC
Not enough people are talking about what it’s like in a third floor classroom, without air conditioning, during a heat wave. #bced #bcedchat @bctf.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Not enough people are talking about what it’s like in a third floor classroom, without air conditioning, during a heat wave. #bced #bcedchat @bctf.bsky.social
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🎯The best way to fix math anxiety is to teach math well. Great article from Jordana Hunter & Nick Parkinson from Grattan Institute.
www.abc.net.au/education/th...
www.abc.net.au/education/th...
The best antidote for maths anxiety is great teaching - ABC Education
Maths anxiety tends to develop early, so one of the best defences against it is early success in maths. That's why great teaching from day one of primary school is so important.
www.abc.net.au
September 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🎯The best way to fix math anxiety is to teach math well. Great article from Jordana Hunter & Nick Parkinson from Grattan Institute.
www.abc.net.au/education/th...
www.abc.net.au/education/th...
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😔🕯️A Canadian First Nations actor who opened doors for Indigenous actors in Hollywood, died September 1 in a Toronto hospital after a long illness. 72. “He was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be eternally missed,”
#Canada #FirstNations #Indigenous
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#Canada #FirstNations #Indigenous
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Graham Greene Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Was 73
Graham Greene, a trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor & 'Dances With Wolves' star who opened doors for Indigenous actors, died September 1, 2025.
deadline.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
😔🕯️A Canadian First Nations actor who opened doors for Indigenous actors in Hollywood, died September 1 in a Toronto hospital after a long illness. 72. “He was a great man of morals, ethics and character and will be eternally missed,”
#Canada #FirstNations #Indigenous
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#Canada #FirstNations #Indigenous
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
“ How sad it must be - believing that scientists, scholars, historians, economists, and journalists have devoted their lives to deceiving you, while a reality tv star with decades of fraud and exhaustively documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty."
“ How sad it must be - believing that scientists, scholars, historians, economists, and journalists have devoted their lives to deceiving you, while a reality tv star with decades of fraud and exhaustively documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty."
August 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Neil deGrasse Tyson
“ How sad it must be - believing that scientists, scholars, historians, economists, and journalists have devoted their lives to deceiving you, while a reality tv star with decades of fraud and exhaustively documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty."
“ How sad it must be - believing that scientists, scholars, historians, economists, and journalists have devoted their lives to deceiving you, while a reality tv star with decades of fraud and exhaustively documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty."
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British education minister Nick Gibb explains that England rose in international math and reading rankings by embracing the ideas of American leaders @dtwuva.bsky.social and ED Hirsch…
Both of whom are broadly ignored here in America.
fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
Both of whom are broadly ignored here in America.
fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
The U.S. ignores home-grown ed ideas that are accelerating progress overseas
One could argue that the University of Virginia cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham is one of the most influential Americans of the 21st century. Willingham has observed that we have learned more...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
British education minister Nick Gibb explains that England rose in international math and reading rankings by embracing the ideas of American leaders @dtwuva.bsky.social and ED Hirsch…
Both of whom are broadly ignored here in America.
fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
Both of whom are broadly ignored here in America.
fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
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Text from a friend just now:
"Why are “travel disruptions” the only part of this Air Canada story the CBC deems worthy of coverage? What about union busting & expecting a whole cohort of women workers to perform unpaid labour? WTF. How do these people think strikes work?"
#cdnpoli #aircanadastrike
"Why are “travel disruptions” the only part of this Air Canada story the CBC deems worthy of coverage? What about union busting & expecting a whole cohort of women workers to perform unpaid labour? WTF. How do these people think strikes work?"
#cdnpoli #aircanadastrike
August 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Text from a friend just now:
"Why are “travel disruptions” the only part of this Air Canada story the CBC deems worthy of coverage? What about union busting & expecting a whole cohort of women workers to perform unpaid labour? WTF. How do these people think strikes work?"
#cdnpoli #aircanadastrike
"Why are “travel disruptions” the only part of this Air Canada story the CBC deems worthy of coverage? What about union busting & expecting a whole cohort of women workers to perform unpaid labour? WTF. How do these people think strikes work?"
#cdnpoli #aircanadastrike
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When was the last time you've listened to Graceland. You might want to listen to Graceland again. It's really good.
August 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
When was the last time you've listened to Graceland. You might want to listen to Graceland again. It's really good.
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94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
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I have a new op-ed out today about how new proposals at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species can help protect sharks! Please read and share. therevelator.org/cites-sharks/ 🧪🦑🌎🦈
Can a Powerful International Wildlife Conservation Meeting Help Save Sharks? • The Revelator
Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
therevelator.org
July 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I have a new op-ed out today about how new proposals at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species can help protect sharks! Please read and share. therevelator.org/cites-sharks/ 🧪🦑🌎🦈
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This silky shark has had a notch chiselled into its face. How did it survive? Scientists found that genes linked to sharks’ immune systems, which evolved over the last 400 million years, have been modified. Explaining how, even in bacteria-laden ocean water, their wounds heal quickly.
📷: chris_rasta
📷: chris_rasta
July 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This silky shark has had a notch chiselled into its face. How did it survive? Scientists found that genes linked to sharks’ immune systems, which evolved over the last 400 million years, have been modified. Explaining how, even in bacteria-laden ocean water, their wounds heal quickly.
📷: chris_rasta
📷: chris_rasta
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Happy Shark Awareness Day!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
July 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Shark Awareness Day!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
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At the same time, you can feel the tension in the document. Imagine thinking that decoding & fluency are opposed to the "enjoyment of reading, writing", when, of course, decoding & fluency are the very basis of such enjoyment. Old whole language prejudices die hard, I suppose. #bcedchat #bced
June 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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As I retire from the teaching profession in #bced, I'm happy to see BC's MoE *finally* release a scope & sequence (ie. "learning progressions") for K-4 ELA. This should have been done a decade ago. Kudos to the teachers who pushed for it. #bcedchat curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curric...
curriculum.gov.bc.ca
June 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
As I retire from the teaching profession in #bced, I'm happy to see BC's MoE *finally* release a scope & sequence (ie. "learning progressions") for K-4 ELA. This should have been done a decade ago. Kudos to the teachers who pushed for it. #bcedchat curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curric...
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Heatwave?
We did nothing to clean the air in classrooms from Covid 4 years ago.
We did nothing to clean the air in classrooms from Covid 4 years ago.
June 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Heatwave?
We did nothing to clean the air in classrooms from Covid 4 years ago.
We did nothing to clean the air in classrooms from Covid 4 years ago.
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Should there be an independent audit of Interior Health?
Should there be an independent audit of Interior Health? - Poll
Despite growing calls for an independent audit of Interior Health, the government is sticking with its Provincial Health Services review.
www.castanet.net
June 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Should there be an independent audit of Interior Health?
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I know this is positioned for student success but I’ve been thinking, speaking and writing more about rekindling joy for faculty. Connections can cultivate that joy in a landscape of burnout.
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Data Shows Attendance Improves Student Success
Faculty say attendance is known to promote learning and improve student outcomes. Students say they want more flexibility to manage outside pressures.
www.insidehighered.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I know this is positioned for student success but I’ve been thinking, speaking and writing more about rekindling joy for faculty. Connections can cultivate that joy in a landscape of burnout.
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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In the midst of a very dark news cycle, here’s a Wholesome Thing from small town B.C. :)
June 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
In the midst of a very dark news cycle, here’s a Wholesome Thing from small town B.C. :)
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#Burnout is an ever-present & seemingly ever-increasing threat for school leaders as @strickomaster.bsky.social knows all too well. He discusses his own experience & offers school leaders six ways to reduce burnout buff.ly/Pbes9Ab #schools #teaching #education #edusky
Six ways to reduce burn-out for school leaders - SecEd
This article by Sam Strickland offers practical advice for reducing burn-out for school leaders and headteachers
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May 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#Burnout is an ever-present & seemingly ever-increasing threat for school leaders as @strickomaster.bsky.social knows all too well. He discusses his own experience & offers school leaders six ways to reduce burnout buff.ly/Pbes9Ab #schools #teaching #education #edusky
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Schools are like a charity in BC @davidebybc.bsky.social are you not embarrassed? #bcpoli
A heartfelt thank you to the Surrey Fire Fighters and Mayor Locke for your generous paper donation to our classrooms. Your continued support reminds us that we’re stronger when we stand together in solidarity for our community’s kids.
surreystudentsdeservebetter.ca
#bced #bcpoli #surreybc
surreystudentsdeservebetter.ca
#bced #bcpoli #surreybc
May 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Schools are like a charity in BC @davidebybc.bsky.social are you not embarrassed? #bcpoli
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Our most recent podcast:
Are special needs being over-diagnosed? A chat about how ASD, ADHD, SEMH, diagnoses are affecting schools, also a look into how autism has changed with a look into the diagnosis of women and girls. With @didau.bsky.social and me: www.youtube.com/live/ni3tfQV...
Unmet Needs - Is There an Overdiagnosis Crisis?
YouTube video by It’s Your Time You’re Wasting!
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April 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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