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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I am excited, humbled and proud to share that we were recently honoured with the prestigious Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence, where, along with 20 other educators from across the country, we were distinguished for our contributions to teaching and learning. 🙌🏻❤️🇨🇦

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Toronto District School Board @tdsb.on.ca · 25/11/2025

Each year, the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence celebrate educators who go above and beyond. Congratulations to our five educators, Chey Cheney, Julie Found, Keith Hoare, Pawan Kaur Wander, and Stephen Wong, for being this year’s recipients! Learn more: bit.ly/3KqPMsJ

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

On ETT Teacher Talk, Betty Zhang shares why designing your own lessons fuels creativity & helps students connect to learning in new ways! 🎨 Listen 🎧 where you listen #TeacherTalk 🎙️

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

🥇 From the classroom to the page, Amplifying Our Practice has always been about celebrating the real, everyday brilliance of educators. Today, we are so honoured to win the 2025 ETFO Writers Award! Thank you, ETFO! 🙌🏽🙌🏻❤️📚 #TeacherVoices #ETFOAward

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The grade 8s are making great progress constructing the school and playground in Minecraft for our latest Geography unit. The likeness is astonishing and one group add me as the school “guardian”, exceptionally clever and humbling 🙌🏻

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

We built these race cars 🚘 with our STEAM TEAM, and my room is running out of quality space to display them, so we got clever and maximized this space just below the ceiling! There are still tons of 👀 looking and fingers pointing as they say their projects are on the wall!

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🚀 Our Grade 8s just dropped their Genius Hour websites — and WOW! From F1 racing to poetry, makeup tutorials to beat-making, cooking tips to new languages... these webpages are full of passion, purpose, and personality! 💻🔥 #GeniusHour #StudentVoice

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

If only my high school and elementary teachers could see me now! From a “behaviour class” and English grade 12 dropout to an award-winning writer. Some of us are late bloomers in the academic space - and for that reason, this award brings me great pride!

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Pav Wander @pavwander.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🏆✨ We are thrilled to share that Amplifying Our Practice has been awarded the 2025 ETFO Writers Award! After five years of immersion in the writing process, this recognition means the world to us, and we are so proud to celebrate the voices, learning and growth of teachers everywhere. 💙📚 #ETFO

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

After weeks of planning, designing, and building, our Grade 8s unveiled their famous building replicas made from popsicle sticks! 🏛️🗼 The creativity, persistence, and STEAM skills on display were incredible! #STEAMEducation #StudentBuilders

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Jackie Robinson on full display in the classroom for #JackieRobinsonDay “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” JR #42 🙌🏻⚾🧢

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I tip my cap 🧢 to the team, which committed to 8 practices a week for a month to improve their game and compete for a banner. They put in the work, improved immensely, and played phenomenal volleyball. Unfortunately, we lost today in the quarter-finals to end our season.

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Our Grade 8s are wrapping up Borders by Thomas King with a creative twist—designing personalized bookmarks that reflect the novel’s themes of identity, belonging, motherhood and Indigenous pride. The artistry and insight are next level! 🙌🏻 🔖

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Thrilled to share our Unleash Learning experience! We dove deep into @GoogleAI's Gemini & Notebook, exploring innovative ways to bring learning to life. 🎙️ We used Gemini's AI podcast creation to craft a 10-min summary of our picture book, "The Magnificent Microphone"! 🤯

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Is there a better way to start the afternoon then coffee and wedges from the grade 8s?! Teacher life 🙌🏻

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Sikh Heritage Month TDSB @shm-tdsb.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Season 3 for Episodes 7, 8 & 9 are now LIVE for the Sikh Heritage Month podcast for the @tdsb.on.ca Check out these awesome student-led conversations with Rosey Kaur, Tina Singh & Gurratan Singh Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1AWjrF4... 🧡💙

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

From the field to the front doors—our students are using Minecraft to build our school and yard in pixel-perfect detail! The project is packed with geography, math, and collaboration. The level of excitement and teamwork is unreal! 🏗️🌍 #MinecraftEDU

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Our class graphic novel study of Borders has been a sensational hit. We explored themes of identity, motherhood, and perseverance. The class culminated their learning with personalized bookmarks 🔖 Creativity activated and unlocked 🙌🏻

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

It was great to get back into the coaching space this March (first time post-COVID) and support a great group of motivated grade 8s in improving their volleyball 🏐 skills and knowledge! We played great all day, finished second in our pod and earned a birth at quarter finals

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Pav Wander @pavwander.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Getting ready to kick off Sikh Heritage Month w/ 3 new Eps of the SHM Podcast. This student-led series now boasts 9 episodes featuring incredible guests, amazing student talent & valuable teacher resources to support teaching & learning across the system! 🧡💙 @tdsb @TDSB_SHM

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Zélia Capitão-Tavares @zeliamct.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Excited to listen to Grade 8 podcast members sharing🎧🤩 🎙️organizing topics & facilitating recordings 🎙️editing 🎙️Host of Sikh Heritage Month Podacts 🎙️Host on premier episode of the snack program Can’t wait to launch our class podcast series soon 🤩 @cheycheney.bsky.social @pavwander.bsky.social

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

A huge thank you to the organizers of #DigitalFluencyForum for giving us the stage to share our journey with podcasting, storytelling, and digital equity in education. Honoured to be part of a community that values amplifying voices and meaningful innovation. 🙌🏻🎙️

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Still buzzing from an incredible experience keynoting the #DigitalFluencyForum! We are grateful for the chance to share our journey, connect with passionate educators, and reflect on how technology isn’t the innovation—what we do with it is.🚀🎙️ #EdTech #AmplifyVoices

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Can’t wait? 📖 The English version of The Magnificent Microphone is already available on Amazon! 🛒 But if you’re looking for a free digital copy in Tamil, Urdu, or Punjabi, stay tuned—our 🚨giveaway🚨 is launching soon! 🎙️ #TheMagnificentMicrophone 🙌🏻

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We are culminating our class novel study of Borders by Thomas King with four custom bookmarks acknowledging four critical themes the story illuminates. We are doing a hybrid of digital and paper constructions, and students are off and running 🙌🏻

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Pav Wander @pavwander.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

BIG NEWS! We are excited to be KEYNOTING the upcoming Digital Fluency Forum with the TDSB. As active classroom teachers, it's rare that current teacher voices are asked to Keynote educational conferences, but we are humbled by the invitation and keen to share our experiences. 🔥🙌🏽

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

HUGE NEWS We are excited to be KETNOTING the upcoming Digital Fluency Forum with the TDSB. As active classroom teachers, it's rare that teacher voices are asked to Keynote educational conferences, but we are humbled by the invitation and keen to share our experiences.

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Technology isn’t the innovation—what we do with it is. A mic, a laptop, a digital tool—none of it matters if it doesn’t elevate learning, amplify voices, and build connections. 🙌🏻

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We believe stories should be accessible to every child—and we’ve taken a BIG step to make that happen! 🌍 Our book about podcasting 🎙️is now available in 5 languages! Stay tuned for details on how to get your FREE digital copy!

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

The best PD isn’t in a binder or sitting in a crowd; it’s in a conversation. Podcasting has connected us with educators worldwide, reminding us that the best learning happens when we listen, question, and share. 🎙️

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Toronto District School Board @tdsb.on.ca · 12/03/2025

Behind every great school community are dedicated individuals who go the extra mile. Nominate an outstanding educator, staff member, or support worker to shine a light on their impact! Learn more: www.tdsb.on.ca/excellence

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Our class novel study 📚 of the graphic novel Borders by Thomas King has sparked some tremedous conversation and learning. Themes of resilience, pride and motherhood manifested in our small group discussions 🙌🏻

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Representation matters. 🙌🏽🙌🏻 We wanted The Magnificent Microphone 🎙️to reach more families, so we’ve translated it into Tamil, Urdu, and Punjabi, alongside English & French! 🇨🇦🇱🇰🇵🇰🇮🇳 Stay tuned for details on how to get your FREE digital copy! #InclusiveBooks

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

🚍✨ New episode of The Bear Cave! 🐻 Our student council dives into the highs and hiccups of field trips and transportation—what works, what doesn’t, and how we can make them even better! Tune in & hear their takes! 🗣️🎧 #TheBearCavePod #StudentVoice

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Pav Wander @pavwander.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Today @BeaumondeBHJMS celebrated Itn’l Women’s Day w/our Girls STEAM Team showcase! Classes visited us in the Library Learning Commons to learn about IWD & the amazing shoebox repurpose projects by OUR incredible young women! The projects & infographics evoked much convo! 🚺

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Pav Wander @pavwander.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Balancing teaching, podcasting, presenting, and writing isn’t easy—but the classroom will always be my first love. Every day, I see the power of education firsthand, and that’s why I share these stories beyond my four walls. #TeacherLife #EducationMatters

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I've spent almost the entirety of my career in education as a middle school homeroom teacher. However, I was a centrally assigned learning coach for a brief one-year stint. As Pav and I reflect on those roles, we share how they can be used as agents for change. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Our school's Black History Month assembly was last week, and my class contributed some wonderful Google Draw mosaics of inspiring leaders to highlight black joy, brilliance and resilience.

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

📖 Teaching full-time while writing a book about teaching pushed us to the limit but kept our writing grounded in reality. Amplifying Our Practice and Magnificent Microphone resonate with classroom and teacher authenticity.

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Pav Wander @pavwander.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

📢 Did you know? Amplifying Our Practice is more than just theory; it’s a bridge between academic concepts & real classroom experiences. We take big ideas & show how they come to life with students every day. Grab your copy & see it in action! 📚✨ #AmplifyingOurPractice

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

What if we stopped thinking of education as "preparing students for the future" and instead helped them engage with the present? Their voices matter now. Their impact starts today.

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Teaching is storytelling. Whether it’s through a lesson, a podcast, or a conversation in the hallway, we are shaping narratives and guiding perspectives. What stories are you telling in your classroom today?

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Happy Book Birthday 🎉 📖 Amplifying Our Practice turns ONE today! This book was built on years of learning, unlearning, and classroom experience. We are humbled by the educators who have embraced it and grateful for every conversation it has sparked. THANK YOU! 🎙️📚 #AmplifyingOurPractice

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

We are one week away from our car races 🏁 This week students finished blueprints, tinkered with their designs, tested their builds. Our combined grade 8 STEAM classes and producing high engagement and productivity. 🚘 🙌🏻🛠⚙️

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Jen Roberts, NBCT @jen.litandtech.com · 22/02/2025

🤖 AI Writing Feedback in Action! What happened: The "I'm done" problem solved? Not replacing teacher feedback, just amplifying it 📝 Students kept revising (willingly!) Immediate suggestions when stuck 36 students all actively writing buff.ly/3O7rmTj #EduSky #EduSkyAI

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AI as a Writing Coach: Transforming Student Writing Revision

Discover how AI feedback tools can motivate students to revise and improve their writing with less teacher intervention

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Danny Brown (he/him) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇦 🎤 🎧 @dannybrown.me · 24/02/2025

Love this from Dave Campbell - a new online magazine dedicated to the Canadian podcast/podcaster scene! This looks like it could be a great resource for this oft-overlooked space - well done, mate! #podcasting #podcast #canada #CanadianPodcasts truemediasolutions.ca/canadian-pod...

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I love seeing students engage with My Maps for the first time! Some had never used a digital mapping tool before, but they were zooming in, adding markers, and debating mystery locations within minutes. "Wait, this is in the middle of nowhere?!" 🔎📍

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Chey Cheney @cheycheney.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

It's tough to gauge how content landed in the immediacy of giving a presentation. Questions and participants staying back to chat are things we use as clues. And we are adding someone who had our book and asked for a signature Our second year of @PodCampToronto in the books

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