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A Kids’ Guide to Canada
A Kids’ Guide to Canada project is a national teacher-led initiative which has been organized by elementary teachers across Canada to provide rich and meaningful educational activities for K-8 students marking Canada150th+. All K-8 students are invited to help create Canada’s first ever multi-lingual, multi-cultural interactive guide to Canada made by kids and for kids, …
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A Kids’ Guide to Canada
A Kids’ Guide to Canada project is a national teacher-led initiative which has been organized by elementary teachers across Canada to provide rich and meaningful educational activities for K-8 students marking Canada150th+. All K-8 students are invited to help create Canada’s first ever multi-lingual, multi-cultural interactive guide to Canada made by kids and for kids, …
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Getting Started with Play and Inquiry
In this webinar, participants will be able to: set the stage for a successful play and inquiry-based classroom by examining the classroom environment, schedule, and partnership between students, parents, and other educators in the room; begin with inquiry-based learning by looking at the inquiry process, provocations, and observations (noticing and naming the learning); document and …
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Problem-Solving in Mathematics
For the past number of years, there have been many conversations about problem-solving in mathematics. In this session, educators will review the 3-part lesson plan and the appropriate use of open-ended questions. We will look at great resources from a variety of expert educators including Dan Meyer, Marian Small and Cathy Bruce. We will investigate …
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Fostering Critical Thinking in Elementary Math
How can critical thinking help your students learn mathematics? This session investigates ways teachers can use different types of critical challenges to engage diverse learners in reasoning and communicating about mathematics. Explore the power of critical thinking to support self-regulated learning and build students’ confidence in using a strategic approach to posing and solving mathematical …