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Coding and Engineering Design Process in SNC1W: Practical strategies for classroom teachers
The new Grade 9 de-streamed Science (SNC1W) curriculum incorporates new areas of learning: Coding and the Engineering Design Process, both of which signal an increased STEM focus. Join us for this webinar in which we will learn basic coding with Micro:bits and how to use it in your classroom to solve problems and model concepts. …
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OTF Connects Presents: In Conversation With…Éric Gauthier
Our expert facilitator Joanne Myers will explore and celebrate phenomenal teaching and learning with outstanding teacher Éric Gauthier Éric Gauthier is a high school science teacher who loves to invent all sorts of new classroom contraptions for every possible educational occasion. Having grown up on a small farm as the youngest (and smallest) of four siblings, …
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Lessons From Beyond – FNMIEAO
Lessons From Beyond is a comprehensive digital resource that engages students in learning about the mysteries of the cosmos through Indigenous knowledge systems. The ongoing impacts of colonization have led to the destruction and fragmentation of Indigenous knowledge systems, methodologies, pedagogies, and epistemologies. As a result, First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education Association of Ontario has reached out across the …
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Google Apps and Extensions
In this webinar, participants will learn about a variety of apps and extensions that are available in the Chrome browser which give students choice, the ability to differentiate and a chance to enhance their work. Apps include: Floorplanner, Canva, Piktochart, Lucidpress, Powtoon and WeVideo. These apps give students the opportunity to develop their work on a …
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STEAM Learning in the Early Years
In this webinar, participants will explore each content area of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) and explore what STEAM learning looks like in an early years classroom. We will share ideas that will help participants broaden their students’ interests and deepen their understanding about things they wonder about and wish to investigate. By …