Thursday October 29, 2020 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Teaching & Learning with G-Suite - Grade 4-8
Join us for an interactive session on how to integrate the G-Suite apps into your teaching and learning practices. The G-Suite apps we will focus on include: Jamboard, Slides & Forms. While teachers may be familiar with the traditional uses of the tools, our session will focus on how to ‘hack’ them for more personalized and creative purposes.
(Maximum 50 participants)
Laura Morrison with Devin Flynn & Christian Whelan
Join us for an interactive session on how to integrate the G-Suite apps into your teaching and learning practices. The G-Suite apps we will focus on include: Jamboard, Slides & Forms. While teachers may be familiar with the traditional uses of the tools, our session will focus on how to ‘hack’ them for more personalized and creative purposes.
(Maximum 50 participants)
Laura Morrison with Devin Flynn & Christian Whelan
From Classroom to ZoomRoom - Secondary
Closed- see Nov 5th)
Kayla Burtch
Closed- see Nov 5th)
Kayla Burtch
Introduction to Online Inquiry-based Science Projects: Part 1 - Secondary
This session will assist teachers explore some science investigative strategies with greater collaborative discussions. This presentation will guide teachers to develop online real inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve identifying research topics, constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating findings for real world events. Be it in grade 9 or grade 12, inquiry based learning develops research skills in problem based learning and solving by learning to do hands-on investigation. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open -ended projects online.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo & Shannon Hill
This session will assist teachers explore some science investigative strategies with greater collaborative discussions. This presentation will guide teachers to develop online real inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve identifying research topics, constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating findings for real world events. Be it in grade 9 or grade 12, inquiry based learning develops research skills in problem based learning and solving by learning to do hands-on investigation. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open -ended projects online.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo & Shannon Hill
Thursday October 29, 2020 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Going "live" - Synchronous Secondary School Classes - Secondary
Join Dr. Terry Whitmell, a principal of an online secondary school and Alison Mann, a seasoned online secondary school teacher and PhD. candidate with a background in online learning, for an engaging and enlightening workshop for teachers new(ish) to the online learning environment. In this workshop, we will share best practices directed at supporting online teachers design and deliver effective secondary school courses. We will discuss how to plan courses with a clear and consistent structure and workflow directed at maintaining student engagement, motivation and interaction. The facilitators will model a synchronous online secondary class, with participants experiencing the roles of both students and facilitators. We will also discuss some guidelines pertaining to e-professionalism in online contexts to be shared with teachers. We will be using Google Classroom for this workshop, but the concepts shared are transferrable to other platforms.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Alison Mann & Terry Whitmell
Join Dr. Terry Whitmell, a principal of an online secondary school and Alison Mann, a seasoned online secondary school teacher and PhD. candidate with a background in online learning, for an engaging and enlightening workshop for teachers new(ish) to the online learning environment. In this workshop, we will share best practices directed at supporting online teachers design and deliver effective secondary school courses. We will discuss how to plan courses with a clear and consistent structure and workflow directed at maintaining student engagement, motivation and interaction. The facilitators will model a synchronous online secondary class, with participants experiencing the roles of both students and facilitators. We will also discuss some guidelines pertaining to e-professionalism in online contexts to be shared with teachers. We will be using Google Classroom for this workshop, but the concepts shared are transferrable to other platforms.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Alison Mann & Terry Whitmell
Community Building in the Online Environment - General
"Students don't care what you know until they know that you care.' Effective teachers are masters at creating safe and caring classrooms where students are empowered to take risks. But how do you create this environment in an online classroom? This workshop will explore tips and tricks on how to build community virtually.
(Maximum 75 participants)
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz
"Students don't care what you know until they know that you care.' Effective teachers are masters at creating safe and caring classrooms where students are empowered to take risks. But how do you create this environment in an online classroom? This workshop will explore tips and tricks on how to build community virtually.
(Maximum 75 participants)
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz