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Rethinking Literacy Instruction in our Digital World
Literacy has always been defined by technology. And as we reflect on what it means to be literate today, and consider the value and complexity of teaching and learning in digital spaces, how are we transforming literacy instruction to meet the needs of today’s learner? This webinar is designed to provide an introduction to New …
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Exploring Patterning and Movement on a Grid Through Coding
Find out how you can help primary students to learn about patterning and positional language by moving through a grid in a beginners’ coding app geared towards our youngest learners, ScratchJr. Coding can help support development of spatial reasoning skills, which is important for children’s future success in school. ScratchJr is a sandbox-style (an exploration-based …
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Technology Integration in Mathematics
In this session, elementary educators explore a variety of ways to incorporate the use of technology into their mathematics classroom. Whether they have one device, or many, participants will learn how to make the most of what they have. The session will take a closer look at some technology integration models, SAMR and TPACK, and venture into ways to …
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Creating Digital Stories using iPad and iPhone Apps
Do you have iPads and iPhones in your classrooms? Are you interested in discovering how to engage students in learning and achieving some assessment goals? Using some amazing Apps, you can learn the basics of creating digital stories, newscasts, personal narratives, using green screen techniques and simple animations. This session will provide participants with many …
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Making with Minecraft
In this session participants will explore curriculum connections to the popular game Minecraft. Do you have access to technology? iPads, PCs, Windows tablets? All of these devices are capable of playing the game. Together, we will explore how to get set up so your students can begin creating content to support our curriculum. Curriculum connections will be demonstrated …