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Math Matters: Engaging Students in Meaningful Inquiries
In this webinar, teachers will learn some practical strategies for bringing math concepts to life through engaging questions and tasks. How can you tweak existing tasks to ‘bump up’ thinking and build self-regulation in thinking and learning? This webinar will help lead the way to small shifts that can make a big difference in student …
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Nurturing World-Shapers Through Critical Inquiry
This webinar explores how to meaningfully integrate the active citizenship framework that is embedded in the new social studies/Canada World Studies curriculum as a means to nurture thoughtful, ethical and engaged citizens who use the critical inquiry process to make meaningful change in the world. Presenter: Maria Vamvalis Audience: Grades 5-12 Resources: Maria’s email: Maria on Twitter: …
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Nurturing Habits of Mind through Intermediate Math Inquiries
In this webinar, participants explore how to effectively support students in developing the key habits of mind needed to engage in sound mathematical thinking – perseverance, attention to detail and flexible-mindedness. Examining how to frame the specific questions and tasks that support the surfacing, nurturing and assessment of these habits of mind will be the …
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Developing Conceptual Understandings Across the Curriculum
In this webinar, participants will be supported their efforts to engage students and nurture thoughtful decision-makers and problem-solvers across grade levels and subject areas by exploring practical ideas and effective pedagogical choices for nurturing deep understanding of big ideas and core concepts. Participants will learn how to employ concrete strategies for developing critical, creative and …
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Nurturing Quality Thinking in Mathematics
What does thinking look like in mathematics? How can we explicitly teach for it, and how do we assess and nurture it? This webinar provides an opportunity for junior and intermediate teachers to consider a powerful framework of quality thinking that can support their efforts to engage students in meaningful mathematical inquiries and tasks, cultivate …