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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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Junior LITeracy: Tending the Fire
Lyndsay Buehler and Jehan Lalor give us a peek inside two Junior literacy learning spaces to see how two classroom educators are responding both to the 2023 Language curriculum and to the students who are bringing it to life. Summary The webinar, presented by Lyndsay Buehler and Jehan Lalor, focused on adapting teaching methodologies in response …
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Teach from Within: Embracing Being over Doing – A Transformative Workshop for Educators
In this immersive and thought-provoking workshop, educators will explore a groundbreaking approach centered on the power of their emotional state and presence in the classroom. “Teach From Within” focuses on how the state of being that teachers bring to their teaching environments significantly impacts student learning. Participants will delve into the crucial concept of prioritizing …
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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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Auschwitz Virtual Tour
While COVID-19 may have prevented travel to historical sites around the world, the virtual space has opened up to give viewers an alternative and unique perspective. November 9 – 10, 2021 marks the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht or Night of Broken Glass and we invite you to join Jerzy Wójcik, a guide at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum for over 14 years, who has created an innovative …