Destreaming Education: Our Two Cents - E048

The EduGals Podcast

In this episode, we are talking all about destreaming education. We'll get into why academic streaming needs to go, as well as share out some potential solutions and approaches on how to successfully destream your courses.
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• Ontario destreaming - starting with grade 9 math next year
• Streaming contributes to systemic discrimination in our system
• What does UDL and differentiation look like in your classroom?
• Now is a great time for reflection around streaming and teaching approaches
• Big Takeaway: Meet your students where they are at! And collaborate with SPED & ESL teams
• Instructional Videos - upload to YouTube to take advantage of CC translation tools
• Consider creating content in multiple modalities - video with chapter links, audio, written to provide student choice
  • Tip: Create transcripts for your videos using voice typing in Google docs while playing your video
  • Try Mote with transcripts
• Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy
  • Use lived experiences and prior knowledge of your students
  • Question your thoughts - use brain science (think... yes, AND...)
  • Don't use past marks to judge a student's ability to achieve
  • Strong relationships support student achievement
  • Consider getting SPED/ESL qualifications

Useful Resources

• Choice Board on Destreaming from TDSB
• Jason To's 3 part series on destreaming - Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
• Modern Classrooms Podcast - Q&A Episode
• OnEdMentors Podcast - Grade 9 Destreaming Episode
• 10 Things About Childhood Trauma Every Teacher Needs To Know (Article)

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