@KateLyonPR

Learner. Educator. Literacy Coordinator & Teacher Librarian. Public Library Trustee. Working toward equity in education.🇨🇦

 Kxeen, Ts’msyen Territory
Joined November 2016
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10 years ago: 0%. Today: 73%. When Dyslexia Canada was founded in 2016, no province or territory required evidence-based reading screening in schools. This fall, 73% of K–2 students, or 800,000+ children, will be screened. We’ve come a long way. And we’re not done yet. ❤️
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Anna Stokke
@rastokkeAug 24
🎯 Nidhi describes developing teaching expertise as a moral imperative. The stakes are high because effective teaching has a profound impact on students' lives, especially struggling students. A very moving clip!
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Fantastic insights from the Yukon First Nations School Board. Melissa’s voice is a powerful one!💪🏽 #BCEd
IDA Ontario@IDA_OntarioAug 10
In this week's #ReadingRoadTrip episode, @thismomloves welcomes Melissa Flynn, Executive Director of the FNSB Yukon, and literacy coach Kayla Abrams to discuss how authentic relationships, community partnership, and evidence-based literacy instruction are driving meaningful change for learners. Melissa and Kayla share FNSB’s journey from balanced literacy to structured literacy, the importance of screening and assessment data, transparent communication with families, and the ways local cultures, languages, and communities are reflected in literacy learning. Listen on your favourite podcast app or at podcast.idaontario.com/
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Anna Stokke
@rastokkeAug 10
Problem solving matters, but so does the sequencing. Start by building knowledge and fluency. Starting with problem solving is likely to be ineffective if students don't have the tools to be successful. 🎧 Full episode below #MathEducation #ScienceOfLearning #ChalkandTalk
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Anna Stokke
@rastokkeAug 9
💡 Rosenshine's Principles are a great place to start if you're interested in learning about evidence-based teaching strategies! 📺 Check out my math education myth-busting episode on YouTube below Or listen on your favourite podcast platform!
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ONlit.org@ONlit_socialAug 7
Camp ONlit is almost here, and the schedule is packed. From August 10 to 21, join us for 30 free virtual sessions for Ontario educators, with learning for Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Grades 7 and 8, and Grade 9. Grab your spot. Camp starts Monday! onlit.org/camp-onlit/
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Dylan Wiliam@dylanwiliamAug 3
Can we please stop talking about "summer learning loss"? If students had in fact learned something, then what we are seeing is a reduction of retrieval strength. Storage strength is very unlikely to be affected, and our teaching strategies should reflect this.
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Student assessment is part of a child's educational story and identity. Parents should have timely access to this information so they can support their child's growth and understand how it may influence future learning opportunities. #BCEd
Anna Stokke
@rastokkeJul 21
Are we being honest with parents about how their children are doing? In my latest conversation with Rachel Canter, we discuss why schools shouldn't be afraid to tell parents the truth about student progress and why honest reporting is essential to helping children succeed. 🎧 Link below #Education #ParentEngagement #StudentSuccess #ChalkandTalk
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Another "must read." #bced The healthiest professional cultures are those in which educators can question long-held assumptions, change their minds without losing the respect of their colleagues, & see intellectual humility as a sign of professional strength rather than weakness.
Nidhi Sachdeva, PhD@nsachdeva2019Jul 21
*New post on substack* @JimHewittOISE open.substack.com/pub/scienc…
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MSVU MA in School Psychology student is recruiting participants from across Canada. Will help to better understand the social-emotional experiences of children with dyslexia in 🇨🇦 . Please share widely - thank you!
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Powerful food for thought here. Time for those of us in teacher ed to turn a critical lens on our practices & engage in deep reflection about what we need to learn, de-implement & shift. “If we don’t know how we learn, how on earth do we know how to teach” (Rafael Reif). #bced
Nidhi Sachdeva, PhD@nsachdeva2019Jul 19
Instructional equity: The lesser discussed educational equity gap. Winning the teacher lottery isn't equity! @DrJimHeal & I explore this theme in our recent blog written for @AcademicaUoAS academica-group.com/en/knowl…
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Pamela Snow
@PCSnow1604Jul 21
I wrote about this in a 2023 blogpost. I was astounded at the pushback from people wanting to blame parents for children’s reading difficulties 🤷🏻‍♀️ share.google/7XEi8vDTxY7T58L…
Christopher Such@Suchmo83Jul 19
When someone says, "Almost all kids will have no problem learning to read if we just ensure they are motivated and love books," this is an ill-informed slap in the face to the parents and teachers who have done plenty to build motivation and yet still see some kids struggle.
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Professional growth begins with reflection. This article is a timely reminder for BC educators (and beyond) that evidence informs our practice, but self-reflection is what turns knowledge into meaningful change. #BCEd #TeacherEquity #StudentEquity
Nidhi Sachdeva, PhD@nsachdeva2019Jul 21
*New post on substack* @JimHewittOISE open.substack.com/pub/scienc…
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#BCEd 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Join the conversation…this is especially important as we head into an election year in #BritishColumbia
Anna Stokke
@rastokkeJul 21
Are we being honest with parents about how their children are doing? In my latest conversation with Rachel Canter, we discuss why schools shouldn't be afraid to tell parents the truth about student progress and why honest reporting is essential to helping children succeed. 🎧 Link below #Education #ParentEngagement #StudentSuccess #ChalkandTalk
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Pamela Snow
@PCSnow1604Jul 18
This is a fabulous episode but you need to suspend your frustration and disbelief about the mindsets that allowed Mississippi children to underachieve for so long, simply on the basis that they were poor. The Mississippi story shows conclusively that it’s instructional rigour not post/zip-codes that should determine students’ success at school.
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Anna Stokke
@rastokkeJul 19
Parents can't advocate for their children in school if they don't know there's a problem. In this clip, Rachel Canter explains why keeping parents informed was a key part of Mississippi's literacy reforms. 🎧 Link below #ChalkandTalk #Education
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Effective literacy instruction doesn’t rely on a single body of research. It’s built on the science of reading, learning, teaching, and implementation—working together to turn evidence into real classroom practice. Get more insights: hubs.li/Q04pbbBj0
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#BCEd 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Nidhi Sachdeva, PhD@nsachdeva2019Jul 19
Instructional equity: The lesser discussed educational equity gap. Winning the teacher lottery isn't equity! @DrJimHeal & I explore this theme in our recent blog written for @AcademicaUoAS academica-group.com/en/knowl…
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Susan Neuman@SusanBneumanJul 16
Replying to @SusanBneuman
We’ve made such strides in promoting evidence-based curriculums at the grade school level, we can’t leave our preschoolers behind. substack.com/home/post/p-201…
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Anna Stokke
@rastokkeJun 30
"If a medical school knowingly taught future physicians treatments that had been disproven decades ago, we would not call it academic freedom. We would call it malpractice. Yet in teacher preparation, programs can continue teaching methods that contradict the best available evidence" This excellent article by @HeatherPeske focusses on reading, but the same is happening (maybe even worse) in math education. nctq.org/research-insights/w…
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