This will be a round-table format. All participants will bring examples of lesson plans, best practices, favourite units, tried and tested strategies to share. Photos of displays, projects, classroom set-up will be shared too. Participants may take part in one or both ECE/ELC workshops. If there is enough interest at both grade levels, we will separate into groups for the afternoon session. Suggested audience: ELC/ECE, Junior-kindergarten teachers, Kindergarten teachers
As teachers we want to create and maintain a safe, supportive pace where our students can take the risks necessary to develop new skills. In this session, the presenter, Rebecca, will share advice for building a learning community within your middle school or secondary classroom. Suggested audience: middle and senior school teachers.
An introduction to the concept of ‘ creatribution’. An overview of a schools for schools project, including a presentation of lesson plans and hands-on teaching tools that are integrated into curriculum. Suggested audience: junior and middle school teachers.
The workshop will focus on facilitating volunteer opportunities at the local level and on developing a culture of service through, in particular, a Peer Counselling program. Examples of leadership training exercises involving small and large groups will be explored as well as ways in which seniors students have played a part in the Health Education Program of younger peers. Suggested audience: all levels.
Anecdotes, stories, ideas for the last 5 minutes of class; how to enjoy 75-80 minutes classes by inserting fun activity breaks into the period. Suggested audience: middle and senior school students.
Ron teaches the difference between good and bad science, Internet fact and hearsay, all through the lens of a technology and Biomedical ethics course. In developing this course Ron has made use of the 'blended classroom' combining both traditional teaching styles and technology while growing a personal learning network (PLN). Ron will demonstrate some blended classroom techniques and show how teachers can construct their own PLNs through such things as RSS feeds and Twitter. Suggested audience: all teachers
Build community and celebrate individual family stories through this engaging whole school inquiry-based project. Examples, worksheets, photos and curricular outcomes will be provided. Suggested audience: all teachers.
Presentation of research supporting the use of very frequent, low stakes assessment to improve pupil attainment and track pupil progress. Workshop practical ideas of how these activities can be carried out in the classroom. Suggested audience: all teachers, administrators.
This will be a round-table format. All participants will bring examples of lesson plans, best practices, favourite units, tried and tested strategies to share. Photos of displays, projects, classroom set-up will be shared too. Participants may take part in one or both ELC workshops. Suggested audience: ELC, juior-kindergarten teachers.
Learn about a creative problem-solving tool that takes no more than a half hour. It is effective in getting "unstuck" from a problem. Solution Circles are tools of "community capacity". It assumes and demonstrates that teachers, parents and students have the capacity to help - if asked. It requires a person to ASK - not an easy thing to do in our culture of privacy and "do it alone". This tool puts all the values we espouse into practice and demonstrates that TOGETHER WE'RE BETTER. Suggested audience: all teachers, adminisitrators.
This presentation and workshop will explain social emotional learning, present some of the applied research and introduce two tools from the RULER SEL program. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss programs they have used and formulate recommendations for further investigation into SEL. Suggested audience: K10 teachers.
