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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, intercultural understanding, and you
This workshop will explore who you are as an educator and how your identities influence your pedagogies and relationships with learners. Join expert teacher Karen Devonish-Mazzotta on a journey into Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy. Together, we will take a deep dive into Intercultural Awareness and Understanding and explore the important connections between the tenets of …
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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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Amplifying Promising Practices in Elementary and Secondary Health and Physical Education
Ophea and OASPHE (Ontario Association for the Support of Physical Health and Educators) work collaboratively to build understanding, change attitudes, support teaching practices, and enhance student well-being across the province. In this webinar, we’ll explore Ophea’s curriculum-aligned resources (including lesson plans, and program planning tools) and pedagogical approaches that support the delivery of a safe, …
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Being, Becoming, Belonging: Equity and Inclusive Education in Kindergarten – Part 2
Join us for Part 2 of this two-part OTF Connects Webinar in which we use the documentary film “Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years” as we explore the four goals of anti-bias education (Identity, Diversity, Justice and Action) and co-create an understanding of what this means for practice by sharing practical ideas for the classroom. We …