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Pathways to student success in Social Studies, History and Geography: Exploring engaging possibilities
In this webinar, participants will examine approaches, strategies, habits of mind and resources that lead to deeper learning, critical thinking and skill development in the areas of inquiry, historical thinking, and global competencies. Participants will also explore an approach and resources, developed by the Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers Association, that support learning through an …
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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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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 …
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Creating an Effective Critical Math Inquiry
How can we scaffold rich mathematical tasks that provide authentic and engaging entry points into mathematical concepts? This webinar provides intermediate teachers with the opportunity to reflect and explore the dimensions of a rich critical mathematical inquiry – an engaging challenge, an attention to the tools of thinking, and an explicit focus on nurturing the …
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Nurturing Quality Thinking in J/I Mathematics
Determining if solutions/strategies make sense, checking for reasonableness, asking meaningful questions and looking for patterns and relationships are just a handful of the habits of thinking demonstrated by successful mathematicians. How do we effectively support our students in developing the intellectual tools required to approach mathematics with confidence, open-mindedness and competence? This webinar provides an …