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Tuesday, October 14
Friday, October 17

“Grit” and school success: helping students develop perseverance

Presenter: Dr. Karen Gazith. By the end of this session, teachers will be able to: Understand the psychological trait that is known as “grit” Develop classroom practices that foster perseverance Use Carol Dweck’s concept of “growth mindset” in planning learning Teach students how the brain processes information in order to gain more control over their …

Saturday, October 18

It’s Elemental; Lessons that Engage!

The Ontario Orff Chapter presents “It’s Elemental: Lessons that Engage” with the clinicians Don Dupont and Brian Hiller. This workshop will provide motivating lessons which focus on the process approach to teaching musical skills and concepts, while at the same time maintaining an aesthetic and creative classroom environment. Using a developmental, step by step teaching sequence …

Tuesday, October 21

Time to Tune Up Your Google Drive

If you are still new to Google Drive’s host of tools or if you are just looking to tune up your skills, this session is the place for you. Walk away with practical projects for use in the classroom along with samples of student work. This session will focus on some unique ways to use …

Wednesday, October 22

Working the Math Processes through BYOD – Part 1

In this session series, participants will investigate a variety of tools that can be used to support the math processes in a BYOD environment. BYOD environments pose challenges in choosing tools that work on all or many types of devices for little or no cost. Please join in this collaboration centred around high-yield digital tools …