Principal, Author, Math Enthusiast, Dog Lover, Forever Fan of Great Teaching!
Ontario, Canada
Joined March 2009
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Joanne Simmons retweeted
.@DRPS is alerting parents, caregivers, and community members to an emerging online threat involving coordinated groups known as “The Com” (short for the Community).
For more info: vimeo.com/1162560368?fl=pl&f…
Joanne Simmons retweeted
Here's a better article from CTV News, published today.
ctvnews.ca/canada/article/wh…
I'm attending the 2026 Make Math Moments Virtual Leadership Summit from @makemathmoments #MMMLeadershipSummit2026 RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 leadership.makemathmoments.c… #MMMLeadershipSummit2026
Joanne Simmons retweeted
At Holland Bloorview, we believe autism deserves respect and a nuanced and evidence-based understanding. Our experts have responded to the U.S. Government's claims with clarity and care.
Read more: bit.ly/3IwBKVB
ALT Exterior view of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital with a modern architectural design and the hospital's name displayed in white text on a green background.
I'm attending the 2025 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit from @makemathmoments #mmmsummit2025 RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 summit.makemathmoments.com #mmmsummit2025
Joanne Simmons retweeted
Really great blog!! Important for intermediate teachers to know! @SWLiteracy
Why do so many older students struggle with reading—and what can we do about it?
At the Sounds-Write Symposium, two compelling talks got us reflecting deeply on the hidden literacy challenges facing upper primary and secondary learners. In this blog, CEO and Sounds-Write founder John Walker pulls together insights from Dr. Tim Mills and Dr. Rebecca Sutherland on decoding, fluency, and what really makes reading tick. If you work with older learners or care about literacy outcomes, this one’s for you. 👇
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#SoundsWriteSymposium #LiteracyMatters #DecodingFirst
Joanne Simmons retweeted
When instruction is guided by cognitive science, high-impact strategies, and the belief that every student is capable, we give them a shot at reaching their pinnacle of success. Thank you @SciInTheMaking this is why we fight for evidence-based instruction #ScienceofLearning
Joanne Simmons retweeted
Teaching area formulas as how the shape is related to a rectangle helps build conceptual understanding.
Here's how to derive the area formulas of a parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, kite, regular hexagon, and even a circle from the area formula of a rectangle:
Happy π Day!!
The meaning of π using pizzas.
Cutting and laying the crust of a pizza across four others with the same radius, youl'll find that the crust spans a little more than 3 pizzas or ~3.14
[📹Alex Kontorovich]
#piDay2025
Joanne Simmons retweeted
God Damn, @ArleneDickinson is on a roll, much respect for that woman. Sure hope she considers running for public office, Canada needs more Arlene, less @kevinolearytv.
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Joanne Simmons retweeted
The smaller circle rolls inside the bigger circle, while the four points actually just move in a straight line. 😲 [shorturl.at/e7reI]
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The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is always 180°: a visualization.
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Joanne Simmons retweeted
What an exciting day - as well as WiM 2024 launching today (tinyurl.com/WiM-2024) - my article with Donna Fernandez, sharing our Indigenous Mathematical Art initiative is out in NCTM's journal. Enjoy! 😀💜pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/… #MTLTPK12, #MTBoS, #iteachmath, #T2T, #math, #mathed
Joanne Simmons retweeted
Week of Inspirational Maths (Wim) 2024 is here! The perfect start to the school year - planned for you! Set up a mindset culture, encouraging student thinking - with a range of new tasks & more! youcubed.org/week-inspiratio… #weekofinspirationalmath #weekofinspirationalmaths #math
