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Just Blend It! Inquiry and Blended Learning in the History and Social Science Classroom
Through a sampling of practical, hands-on, collaborative activities, we will explore blended learning pedagogy and technology options to use in your classes. These strategies, for teachers in grades 7-12, will be geared to support inquiry and critical thinking in history and the social sciences. Learn some new tools and strategies to engage your students in… Just Blend It! Inquiry and Blended Learning in the History and Social Science Classroom
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Edpuzzle: Promote questioning, with real life examples
Do you put out video lessons into the “cloud” and wonder/hope that your students are watching them? Well, wonder no longer! You can add questions (multiple choice, short answer) and notes to videos to allow for chunking & immediate consolidation of learning. I will walk you through the various data that Edpuzzle show you that is… Edpuzzle: Promote questioning, with real life examples
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Math Matters: Engaging Students in Meaningful Inquiries
In this webinar, teachers will learn some practical strategies for bringing math concepts to life through engaging questions and tasks. How can you tweak existing tasks to ‘bump up’ thinking and build self-regulation in thinking and learning? This webinar will help lead the way to small shifts that can make a big difference in student… Math Matters: Engaging Students in Meaningful Inquiries
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Nurturing Creativity – Going Deeper
The session will build on the previous webinar that introduced the core principals of teaching for creativity by focusing on practical ideas for a) framing tasks that invite creativity; b) using a sustained inquiry approach that allows students to “live with the creative challenge” over time; c) strategies to encourage fluency, flexibility and verification in… Nurturing Creativity – Going Deeper
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Nurturing World-Shapers Through Critical Inquiry
This webinar explores how to meaningfully integrate the active citizenship framework that is embedded in the new social studies/Canada World Studies curriculum as a means to nurture thoughtful, ethical and engaged citizens who use the critical inquiry process to make meaningful change in the world. Presenter: Maria Vamvalis Audience: Grades 5-12 Resources: Maria’s email: Maria on Twitter:… Nurturing World-Shapers Through Critical Inquiry