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Cultivating Community & Collaboration via Digital Media Literacy: A Project-based Approach to ENL1W
Presenters Alexandra (Xan) Woods [email protected] Blog: https://medium.com/the-reciprocal-teacher X handle: @xanwoods Amanda Potts [email protected] Blog: https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/ X handle: @ahpotts Summary The OTF Connects webinar entitled “Cultivating Community and Collaboration via Digital Media Literacy” was presented by Zan Woods and Amanda Potts. The session focused on integrating digital media literacy into the curriculum to enhance student …
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Reading for Intercultural Awareness in FSL
Many FSL teachers have questions about how to address the Intercultural Awareness expectations in the revised curriculum. In addition, we often struggle with how to enrich our students’ experiences with reading and go beyond simple comprehension to meet curriculum expectations. In this workshop, participants will discuss ways to deepen their students’ understandings of texts, and …
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Get Kids Talking using Tech Tools!
Let’s get students talking, explaining, creating and documenting their own learning! In this webinar, participants will learn about four iPad apps that we consider to be the most powerful and easy to use. These apps will provide learners with opportunities to practice essential skills for oral language development, print representation and storytelling skills. Use: Explain …
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Capturing Student Thinking in Math
So you took pictures of their math learning, now what? You want to capture their mathematical thinking with an app what could you try? How can we use tools like stop motion animation to engage all our learners in showing their thinking? Throughout this session as a community we will share our strategies for documenting …
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English Language Learners (ELL) Webinar Series – Part 5: Technology for ELLs
Teachers from Kindergarten to Grade 12 can benefit from these webinars. Created for the classroom teacher who has English-language learners in their class/course. Participants will: further their understanding of second-language learning share ideas and explore best practice with colleagues from around the province walk away with practical strategies and resource suggestions to help meet the …