Zélia Capitão-Tavares
@zeliamct.bsky.social
Artist | Mom | MEd | Elementary Teacher TorontoDSB | #PMawards | #tdsbdll alumni | #MIEE | #GoogleEI #TOR16 | #HPTeachingFellows | #KCJAmbassador | #TeachSDGs
Honoured to have author @karmicangel.bsky.social share her experiences as a young writer & goals as an author too
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Honoured to have author @karmicangel.bsky.social share her experiences as a young writer & goals as an author too
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
✏️finding inspiration
✏️pulling from real life (met or seen people)
✏️write with confidence, purpose & excitement; it's your story!
@tdsb.on.ca
@karmicangel author of angelamisri.com for joining us supporting our writers workshop series!
Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
@tdsb.on.ca
Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
@tdsb.on.ca
December 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
@karmicangel author of angelamisri.com for joining us supporting our writers workshop series!
Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
@tdsb.on.ca
Breaking it down > Five major elements of a story:
✏️character
✏️situation
✏️objective
✏️opponent
✏️disaster
@tdsb.on.ca
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech @katiecouchie
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech @katiecouchie
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
Grateful for the ongoing support from our class community of learned and guardian/parent volunteers 🧵🪡
#MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
Build Day 🤩 #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Build Day 🤩 #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb @TDSB_McMurrich
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
#Grateful for parent/guardian volunteers 😊
Build Day 🤩 blueprints clearly designed & labelled to support students in their build/creations #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Build Day 🤩 blueprints clearly designed & labelled to support students in their build/creations #DesignThinking fidget toy prototype > focus on user needs well-being & mental health #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #TeachSDGs @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
🌱’beading is medicine’
🌱when you first bead or try a new style of beading, it’s tradition to gift that first piece
🌱connections, focus on balance & symmetry in beading is similar to life & math #MathIsEverywhere #STEM #STEAM #MentalHealthWellBeing
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie for joining us today & sharing your knowledge & craft
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ᒮᒃᐌᒡ Miigwech Katie for joining us today & sharing your knowledge & craft
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
🌱@katiecouchie, Anishinaabe kwe, Oji-Cree, Nbissing
🌱Ode’imin Inde’ Designs (strawberry heart)
🌱"I bead to keep my ancestors stories & traditions alive"
Hey McMurrich 🤩 a new challenge!
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hey McMurrich 🤩 a new challenge!
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
How many of these riddles can you solve?!?
🔬📸Digital Microscope Photography project with riddles. How might you augment the extraordinary in the ordinary?
@tdsb.on.ca
🔬Part 1 of 4 workshops series with @uofttrashteam.ca 🤩
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🔬Part 1 of 4 workshops series with @uofttrashteam.ca 🤩
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
Learning about waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems
🚮 discuss impact of microplastics
🚮 identify types of plastic / waste
check out>Toronto Waste Wizard
toronto.ca/services-payme…
@mcm_btc organized our school community #WalkForWenjack @downiewenjack.bsky.social today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
@mcm_btc organized our school community #WalkForWenjack @downiewenjack.bsky.social today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
🟣Junior Classes walked 5km👟
🟣 Kinder & Primary classes walked 1-2km👟
Truly an honour to have Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree and Scottish heritage @mflowrites join our school community today! 📚
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Truly an honour to have Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree and Scottish heritage @mflowrites join our school community today! 📚
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Read aloud so the author Melanie for her book “Stolen Words”, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard.
Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree & Scottish heritage @mflowrites joins our school community today📚
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Melanie Florence, Canadian author of Cree & Scottish heritage @mflowrites joins our school community today📚
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
Sharing oral stories (eg. of many versions) of Turtle Island while highlighting Indigenous artists & trickster tales often convey cultural lessons about behavior/morality.
Free-rolling down a ramp to test our Rectangle Racerz wooden car🏎 chassis prototype from our #STEM build this week🗜🥽🪚with our Grade 1 #STEM Buddies 🤩 #DesignThinking #Mentoring #aweSTEM @LukePersaud Proud of student blueprint designs & mentoring buddies
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Free-rolling down a ramp to test our Rectangle Racerz wooden car🏎 chassis prototype from our #STEM build this week🗜🥽🪚with our Grade 1 #STEM Buddies 🤩 #DesignThinking #Mentoring #aweSTEM @LukePersaud Proud of student blueprint designs & mentoring buddies
Thank you for the mystery author visit @kevinarts🤩 great morning with guest author & illustrator✏️ Sharing stories behind old books & recently published books; & the inspiration behind his illustrations
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Thank you for the mystery author visit @kevinarts🤩 great morning with guest author & illustrator✏️ Sharing stories behind old books & recently published books; & the inspiration behind his illustrations
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
📚MsTavares is so very proud of everyone; growing our love of reading!
3/3
We are all creative! As an illustrator, change the way you think
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We are all creative! As an illustrator, change the way you think
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
✏️3 secrets to enjoy your drawing & get better at it too!
✏️stick figures but bend one line
✏️stick figures, bend all the lines
✏️all of the above, joints, layer tracing
@kevinarts
2/3
Inquisitive minds & great questions asked by students, & tips for us as writers:
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Inquisitive minds & great questions asked by students, & tips for us as writers:
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
✏️How do you get ideas? As a writer, being observant of the world around us
✏️Take a closer look at the ordinary/extraordinary
✏️Think of someone/thing you can’t lose
1/3
3/3 Surprise visit & inspection 😅 Titia shares a few tips & reminds us of functions/constraints/objectives 👍 #DesignThinking all smiles here!
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
3/3 Surprise visit & inspection 😅 Titia shares a few tips & reminds us of functions/constraints/objectives 👍 #DesignThinking all smiles here!
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
Students: ‘MsTavares, seriously you missed Titia! How is that possible!’
😉 we must have just missed each other
🛠🪚 @tdsb.on.ca #STEM #STEAM
2/3 It's always great when students see their plans coming together! Using their detailed blueprints to build Rectangle Racerz wooden toy car prototype #STEM #tdsbdll #DesignThinking and considering how they might team up with their STEM Buddies to build too @tdsb.on.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
2/3 It's always great when students see their plans coming together! Using their detailed blueprints to build Rectangle Racerz wooden toy car prototype #STEM #tdsbdll #DesignThinking and considering how they might team up with their STEM Buddies to build too @tdsb.on.ca
1/3 students in action 🤩
🗜Building our Rectangle Racerz wooden chassis car prototype
✏️📏”measure twice, cut once"
We are in full build mode now! Students continue to review their blueprint & budget #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies
⚙️🛠 #STEM #STEAM
@tdsb.on.ca
🗜Building our Rectangle Racerz wooden chassis car prototype
✏️📏”measure twice, cut once"
We are in full build mode now! Students continue to review their blueprint & budget #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies
⚙️🛠 #STEM #STEAM
@tdsb.on.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
1/3 students in action 🤩
🗜Building our Rectangle Racerz wooden chassis car prototype
✏️📏”measure twice, cut once"
We are in full build mode now! Students continue to review their blueprint & budget #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies
⚙️🛠 #STEM #STEAM
@tdsb.on.ca
🗜Building our Rectangle Racerz wooden chassis car prototype
✏️📏”measure twice, cut once"
We are in full build mode now! Students continue to review their blueprint & budget #DesignThinking #GlobalCompetencies
⚙️🛠 #STEM #STEAM
@tdsb.on.ca
Students continue to review their blueprint & budget as they finalize planning for their #STEM build next week: Rectangle Racerz car build prototype. #DesignThinking @tdsb.on.ca #MathIsEverywhere
November 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Students continue to review their blueprint & budget as they finalize planning for their #STEM build next week: Rectangle Racerz car build prototype. #DesignThinking @tdsb.on.ca #MathIsEverywhere
Virtual assembly 💻 Student leaders @mcm_btc organized our school community Walk for Wenjack @downiewenjack today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca #WalkForWenjack #DoSomething
November 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Virtual assembly 💻 Student leaders @mcm_btc organized our school community Walk for Wenjack @downiewenjack today. #mcmbtc & staff support in guided resources to talk/action about residential schools & the story of Chanie Wenjack #TRC @tdsb.on.ca #WalkForWenjack #DoSomething
Students coding an escape game using “forever”, "repeat until" and “or” blocks to engage/avoid the sprite interaction with other sprites in the game; add a timer to control the sprite chaser and add a high score variable and so much more! #coding @googleforedu.bsky.social #scratch @tdsb.on.ca
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Students coding an escape game using “forever”, "repeat until" and “or” blocks to engage/avoid the sprite interaction with other sprites in the game; add a timer to control the sprite chaser and add a high score variable and so much more! #coding @googleforedu.bsky.social #scratch @tdsb.on.ca
Introduction to #iMovie #TodayAtApple
💻editing of footage
💻include text & audio
💻transitions & effects
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
💻editing of footage
💻include text & audio
💻transitions & effects
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Introduction to #iMovie #TodayAtApple
💻editing of footage
💻include text & audio
💻transitions & effects
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
💻editing of footage
💻include text & audio
💻transitions & effects
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
Where are you learning & being creative today? Introduction to #iMovie @Apple #TodayAtApple
💻editing our footage
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
💻editing our footage
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Where are you learning & being creative today? Introduction to #iMovie @Apple #TodayAtApple
💻editing our footage
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
💻editing our footage
🎥create our PSA > building understanding & sharing about the #TruthAndReconciliation Commission 94 calls to action & #Treaties
@tdsb.on.ca @NTRC_UM
Looking at ceramic art, use of colour, patterns @AgaKhanMuseum @tdsb taking in the beauty of illustrations & calligraphy in books 🌱 geometry tile patterns and so much more!
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Looking at ceramic art, use of colour, patterns @AgaKhanMuseum @tdsb taking in the beauty of illustrations & calligraphy in books 🌱 geometry tile patterns and so much more!