Wednesday October 28, 2020 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Making Online Learning Accessible for All - General
This workshop will explore best practices that help to ensure that 'all' students are able to access online learning, with particular focus on students with learning disabilities. You will need a Google Account and Chrome installed. Screen reader support enabled.
.(Maximum 75 participants)
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz
This workshop will explore best practices that help to ensure that 'all' students are able to access online learning, with particular focus on students with learning disabilities. You will need a Google Account and Chrome installed. Screen reader support enabled.
.(Maximum 75 participants)
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz
GAFE for HIGH school Teachers - Part 1 Secondary
Want to spend some time looking at Google Apps for Education (GAFE) available in your GSuite and maybe some add-ons that you can use tomorrow in any of your classes? From Science to Drama to Gym to Transportation Tech, there is something for every teacher, teaching in a high school. We will look at not only software but ideas of how to implement into your classroom with all learning levels. Learn how to be more organized with Google Keep, Google Calendar, and Planboard. We will look at ways new ways to think of Google Slides for online and in-class learning, with help from "Ditch that textbook" and "Hyperdocs". We can get you of of the jam not allowed to put kids in groups by showing you Jamboard. Lastly let's cram in how to mark all this cool stuff by using Google new Rubric builder that can even link into your schools LMS or see how to use the ministry licensed software of Markboard for all your marks and anecdotal notes.
(Maximum 100 participants)
Melissa Oliver
Want to spend some time looking at Google Apps for Education (GAFE) available in your GSuite and maybe some add-ons that you can use tomorrow in any of your classes? From Science to Drama to Gym to Transportation Tech, there is something for every teacher, teaching in a high school. We will look at not only software but ideas of how to implement into your classroom with all learning levels. Learn how to be more organized with Google Keep, Google Calendar, and Planboard. We will look at ways new ways to think of Google Slides for online and in-class learning, with help from "Ditch that textbook" and "Hyperdocs". We can get you of of the jam not allowed to put kids in groups by showing you Jamboard. Lastly let's cram in how to mark all this cool stuff by using Google new Rubric builder that can even link into your schools LMS or see how to use the ministry licensed software of Markboard for all your marks and anecdotal notes.
(Maximum 100 participants)
Melissa Oliver
You’ve Got This--Let the Learning Drive the Technology - Grades 4-6
Closed- see Nov 4th
Diana Petrarca with Olivia Rayner, Claudia Chiodo, Jessica Torrano
Closed- see Nov 4th
Diana Petrarca with Olivia Rayner, Claudia Chiodo, Jessica Torrano
Teaching Emergent Curriculum Inquiries in the Primary Classroom Online - JK - Grade 3
This workshop will support primary teachers implementing inquiry-based learning in their online classrooms. The four components of emergent curriculum--inquiry design, design of the environment, documentation and conversation--will be introduced and online approaches will be explored.
(Maximum 40 participants)
Brenda Jacobs with Bryden MacDonald & Shangavi Raveendran
This workshop will support primary teachers implementing inquiry-based learning in their online classrooms. The four components of emergent curriculum--inquiry design, design of the environment, documentation and conversation--will be introduced and online approaches will be explored.
(Maximum 40 participants)
Brenda Jacobs with Bryden MacDonald & Shangavi Raveendran
Meeting the New Coding Expectations through Art & Storytelling Activities - Grades 4-6
New coding environments have lots of possibilities for creative expression. Come explore art, animation and language activities that meet all the coding expectations within the new curriculum. After our creative explorations, we will discuss the curricular connections embedded in these activities. This session is suitable for beginning coders.
(Maximum 40 participants)
Diane Tepylo with Mandi Touma and Bryden MacDonald
New coding environments have lots of possibilities for creative expression. Come explore art, animation and language activities that meet all the coding expectations within the new curriculum. After our creative explorations, we will discuss the curricular connections embedded in these activities. This session is suitable for beginning coders.
(Maximum 40 participants)
Diane Tepylo with Mandi Touma and Bryden MacDonald
Wednesday October 28, 2020 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Creating Virtual Literature Circles: Community, Courageous Conversations and Student Choice - Grades 7-8
A wide body of research has long shown that classroom literature circles can build community, develop critical thinking, oral communication and listening skills, and deepen understanding of books through ongoing conversations. But, what happens in an online environment? How can teachers build community, facilitate meaningful discussion, and gather authentic assessment data when students are meeting virtually instead of face to face? During this session we will share strategies as to how teachers can foster a sense of community, encourage reflection and rich dialogue on a variety of text forms including fiction and non-fiction books, poetry, graphic novels and others, while providing opportunities for students to creatively demonstrate their knowledge in digital forums on topics that reflect their own interests and passions. A number of formative and summative assessment strategies will conclude the session. Participants will receive an abundance of fresh ideas, activities, and resources that support virtual literature circles and how they can be used to tackle a number of important issues within our society and globally. Join us for discussions about integrating inclusive texts into our classrooms, modernizing the literature circle, embracing perspectives and narratives of those marginalized in society, and providing a forum where our students can share their thoughts, and have their voices heard and acknowledged.
(Maximum 60 participants)
Stephanie Thompson with Jennifer Birnie, Emma McWatt & Nicholas Rita
A wide body of research has long shown that classroom literature circles can build community, develop critical thinking, oral communication and listening skills, and deepen understanding of books through ongoing conversations. But, what happens in an online environment? How can teachers build community, facilitate meaningful discussion, and gather authentic assessment data when students are meeting virtually instead of face to face? During this session we will share strategies as to how teachers can foster a sense of community, encourage reflection and rich dialogue on a variety of text forms including fiction and non-fiction books, poetry, graphic novels and others, while providing opportunities for students to creatively demonstrate their knowledge in digital forums on topics that reflect their own interests and passions. A number of formative and summative assessment strategies will conclude the session. Participants will receive an abundance of fresh ideas, activities, and resources that support virtual literature circles and how they can be used to tackle a number of important issues within our society and globally. Join us for discussions about integrating inclusive texts into our classrooms, modernizing the literature circle, embracing perspectives and narratives of those marginalized in society, and providing a forum where our students can share their thoughts, and have their voices heard and acknowledged.
(Maximum 60 participants)
Stephanie Thompson with Jennifer Birnie, Emma McWatt & Nicholas Rita
Fear of Coding? Fear No More - Grades 4-6
Are you thinking, "How am I ever going to teach my students to code when I know so little about it myself?" If you are, you are not alone. In this session, we will walk through the specific curriculum expectations and how to use Code.org to support yourself and your students in this journey. We will discuss what is coding, how it connects to math and other subject areas, and provide you with the tools you need to get started and continue.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Joy Benjamin
Are you thinking, "How am I ever going to teach my students to code when I know so little about it myself?" If you are, you are not alone. In this session, we will walk through the specific curriculum expectations and how to use Code.org to support yourself and your students in this journey. We will discuss what is coding, how it connects to math and other subject areas, and provide you with the tools you need to get started and continue.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Joy Benjamin
Teacher Created Videos for Online and Blended Classrooms - General
Do you want learn how you can engage and motivate your online students using video? Interested in humanizing your virtual classroom? Overwhelmed by all of the online learning advice out there? In this workshop, participants will learn how to make teacher videos for both online and blended classrooms using best practices from educational research. We'll explore the key elements for designing effective teacher-developed videos, share practical and step-by-step advice, and experiment with some of the tools and apps of the trade to get you started right away. Goal: To increase your comfort level to get you started on video making and arm you with all of the resources you will need. The workshop instructor is a veteran secondary school film and media educator and PhD candidate with over 15 years of teaching and learning with film and video.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Alison Mann with Shane Hardy, Samantha De Sousa & Juliet Zein
Do you want learn how you can engage and motivate your online students using video? Interested in humanizing your virtual classroom? Overwhelmed by all of the online learning advice out there? In this workshop, participants will learn how to make teacher videos for both online and blended classrooms using best practices from educational research. We'll explore the key elements for designing effective teacher-developed videos, share practical and step-by-step advice, and experiment with some of the tools and apps of the trade to get you started right away. Goal: To increase your comfort level to get you started on video making and arm you with all of the resources you will need. The workshop instructor is a veteran secondary school film and media educator and PhD candidate with over 15 years of teaching and learning with film and video.
(Maximum 30 participants)
Alison Mann with Shane Hardy, Samantha De Sousa & Juliet Zein