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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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OTF Connects: Empowering Students in Mathematics
Mathematics is often a difficult sell for many students, and in the wake of the global pandemic, more students than ever are questioning the purpose of school in general and mathematics in particular. In this session, we will share strategies that can be used to not only help re-engage students in mathematics education, but to …
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Faire ce que l’on peut
Ce webinaire présentera une perspective réaliste de ce que c’est l’enseignement pendant cette pandémie de la Covid-19. Yves Durocher a plus de vingt ans en salle de classe, mais n’a jamais enseigné à distance ou par moyen électronique. Certes qu’il est conscient et qu’il utilise la technologie à tous les jours pour enseigner les matières …
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Inquiry & Multimedia: Are Students Really Constructing Knowledge?
Find out how journal writing, collaboration, scaffolding and information technologies can be brought to bear on student inquiry and knowledge construction. You will learn many techniques to develop students’ deep understanding of the content and of their thinking processes. Many students are engaged in inquiry-based projects and in creating ‘multimedia presentations’ to report their project findings. These …
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The Role of Questioning in Inquiry: let’s question questioning!
Who asks the questions? What are excellent questioning strategies for teachers? How might this accommodate each and every student’s voice? How do we support students in developing ‘fat’ and ‘skinny’ questions? What kinds of questions are there? Planning. Monitoring. Reflecting. These metacognitive elements are essential in any inquiry-based approach to learning. What kinds of questions …