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Making your Early Years STEM

In a typical school year, Kindergarten Inquiry works best outdoors, where natural cycles can spark great questions and discoveries. The onset of distance learning requires us to find new ways to capture our students’ curiosity by bringing the inquiry home.  This webinar will take you through a process of adapting available resources for both Inquiry …

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Download RecordingMay 19, 2020
Level(s): FDK
Presenter(s):
Ray Mercer
Area(s) of Focus: Exploring Inquiry, Kindergarten, Mathematics, Technology Tools for Teachers
Keyword(s): inquiry (42), technology (23), Kindergarten (19), STEM (2)
Framing Learning: Problem Solving and Innovation in Kindergarten

The Ontario Kindergarten Program is viewed through the lens of Four Frames of Learning. In this session, participants will dig deep into one of these frames: Problem Solving & Innovation. What does the frame look like in our classrooms? How can we facilitate purposeful, inquiry-based learning to strengthen problem solving skills? How can we document, …

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Download RecordingMay 8, 2018
Level(s): FDK
Presenter(s):
Joel Seaman
Area(s) of Focus: Critical Thinking, Exploring Inquiry, Kindergarten
Honouring Teacher Well-Being – Part 2: A New Slant on Teacher Mental Health and Well-Being ×

In this session, participants are provided with a framework of understanding for mental health, mental illness and well-being. This is followed by an exploration of activities for participants that focus around seven key areas which can be applied in their daily lives: happiness, laughter, comedy, mindfulness, gratitude, forgiveness and support systems. Click here for resources from Part 1: …

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Download RecordingApr 26, 2018
Level(s): Elementary, Primary, Junior, Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Secondary, Intermediate (Grades 9-10), Senior
Presenter(s):
Sue Stephenson
Area(s) of Focus: Health and Wellness, Wellness
Keyword(s): mental health (7), Wellness (2), wellbeing (1)
Plotting an Engaging Lesson in Math Through Coding-Coordinate Systems

Plotting in math can be as engaging as it is when storytelling. Working with coordinate systems can be more interactive and purposeful when students are coding. Participants in this session will be introduced to coding challenges in Scratch (a free web-based application) that help to enhance student understanding of the coordinate grid in math class. …

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Level(s): Junior, Intermediate (Grades 7-8)
Presenter(s):
Lisa Floyd
Area(s) of Focus: Coding, Mathematics, Technology in the Classroom
Stress Behaviour vs. Misbehaviour

Stress Behaviour vs. Misbehaviour: Supporting students in becoming self-regulated learners The Kindergarten Program, 2016 recognizes that self-regulation is central to a child’s capacity to learn. In fact, one quarter of the kindergarten program is dedicated to helping students develop this essential skill. But what is self-regulation? In this session participants will be introduced to Shanker …

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Download RecordingDec 7, 2017
Level(s): FDK
Presenter(s):
Becky Kennedy
Area(s) of Focus: Kindergarten
Keyword(s): self-regulated learners (1), Five steps Shanker Self-Reg (1), Five Domains of Stress (1), Stress Response System (1), misbehaviour and stress behaviour (1)

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