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Providing Subject-Focused Leadership on Current Issues
The Ontario Family Studies Home Economics Educators’ Association (OFSHEEA) recognizes that the world is changing at a faster rate than curriculum documents can be updated. In order to support the educators in our subject area, we have been developing advisory documents to support curricula related to topics such as diet culture, First Nations, Métis, and …
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Diverse Identities and Voices in the Classics Classroom
The ancient Greek and Roman worlds were highly diverse and included a wonderful spectrum of cultures, peoples, religious beliefs, and identities, a variety which is often misunderstood or underestimated today. This webinar will explore elements of the curriculum in Latin and Classics with a particular focus on identifying key opportunities to discuss diversity in gender …
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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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Inquiry-based learning with practical lessons using GIS in the geography indoor and outdoor classroom
This webinar will explore various lessons for the Grade 9, 11 and 12 geography curriculum and classroom. Topics will include food waste and litterless campaigns, neighbourhood thematic land use, climate change walks and Indigenous communities and water issues. Participants will come away with ready-to-teach lessons and assignments for the balance of semester two. Zoom …
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Strategies for Student Ownership of Learning – Part 1 of 2
As Math teachers, we want our students to love math and to be fully engaged in learning. In our almost 50 years of collective teaching practice we have recognized that in order to make this happen, we needed to change and augment our teaching practice. In part 1 of this two-part interactive webinar series, we …