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Not “Just” Playing: Inquiry in the Early Years
In this session, we will dig in and celebrate the authentic & meaningful learning that happens every day in Kindergarten through play. A blend of both theory and practical classroom examples will encourage participants to think carefully about how observed behaviours, conversations, and actions that occur in play-based learning relate directly to the Ontario Kindergarten …
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Classrooms and Communities: Building Positive, Pro-Active Spaces for Learning
The act of documentation helps to highlight the authentic learning and meaningful curriculum outcomes that present themselves naturally in a play-based learning environment. In this session, teachers will: Consider what we can do to make our classrooms communities, and why this important Explore how providing students voice and choice in how we structure our learning …
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Pedagogical Documentation: Highlighting the Learning in Kindergarten
The act of documentation helps to highlight the authentic learning and meaningful curriculum outcomes that present themselves naturally in a play-based learning environment. In this session, teachers will familiarize themselves with the role documentation plays in a Kindergarten program, learn, and see examples of different forms of documentation from practice (photos, videos, student voice, learning …
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Learning through Math Games
Developing and playing games with young learners allows educators to naturally embed concepts, methods, and new vocabulary of mathematics into their play. Educators are able to create, adapt, and extend simple games to meet the needs of their classroom. In this webinar, we will look at practical examples that can be used to support student …
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Making Writing Genuine
Writing is a skill that students build in the early years. A blank notebook or sheet of paper may be intimidating for young learners! How can we as educators provide genuine opportunities in the context of play for children to write or document their learning? In this webinar, we will share practical examples and ideas …