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Mental math in the new curriculum: What, how, and why
Are you wondering how to teach mental math? This session will investigate how to use number talks in your classroom to address mental math expectations. Whether you are new to number talks or have been using them regularly in your practice, we will provide practical tips that any teacher can use. Marc Husband Marc …
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Addressing Hate: Understanding Contemporary Antisemitism and its Historical Roots
This workshop is being jointly offered by OTF and Facing History and Ourselves. Antisemitism is a grave threat to students’ safety and to human rights, and left unchecked, becomes a harbinger for persecution against other minorities, intolerance and the corrosion of democracy. This past year alone has seen a marked increase in antisemitism and related …
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Big Ideas for Teaching Financial Literacy!
During this webinar, attendees will be introduced to resources, activities, and lesson ideas to prepare them to teach financial literacy in the new Mathematics Grades 7 and 8 curriculum. Learn how you can incorporate the concepts of currency conversion, simple and compound interest, and financial goal setting in a fun and engaging manner. Zoom Webinar …
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Science and Technology Inquiries for the FSL Remote Learning – (session bilingue)
Calling all FSL teachers ~ Curious about how to engage your students in Science and Technology in a remote learning environment? Are you finding it hard to think of ways to do science experiments safely and remotely? Check out our STAO’s Project Innovation French as a Second Language Science and Technology Inquiries. French teachers from …
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Learning to code, Coding to Learn (with Scratch and Makecode)
Many teachers organized exciting “Hour of Code” explorations for their students in December 2019. How might you turn the “hour of code” into “the year of learning” for your students? How can learning to code support the development of mathematical processes? How do students learn through the act of coding? If you’re interested in learning …