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Turning the Page – Highlighting Key Resources from the Right to Read Writing Project
The literacy pendulum has often swung from science of reading to whole reading. The recent shift back to the science of reading is essential, but the OHRC’s Right to Read Literacy Report talks about more than just the building blocks of words – it talks about words as building blocks for identity, equity, and access …
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It Starts with Words…Commemorating the Holocaust
January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. In this webinar you will be guided through Liberation75’s new 3-module classroom-ready student program, Surviving the Holocaust, By Chance Alone: Max Eisen’s Story. Designed to support Holocaust curriculum in Ontario classrooms, this program can be integrated into a variety of grades …
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Building integrated curriculum to support intermediate literacy and Language skills
Olivia Pellegrino will provide an overview of how to integrate the new grades 7 and 8 Language curriculum into cross-curricular teaching. Strategies will be provided for best practices in teaching literacy, including reading and writing, across subject areas with a focus on Math and Science. Olivia is a Special Education teacher and educational researcher …
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Problem Based Learning: How to solve real world issues in today’s classroom – Part 2
In this second session, teachers will continue to build their capacity to facilitate problem based learning in their classrooms and engage students in addressing a relevant social or environmental issue. This session focuses on how to build in cross curricular tasks while meeting curriculum expectations in multiple strands. This webinar is relevant to teachers of all grades and …
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Problem Based Learning: How to solve real world issues in today’s classroom – Part 1
In this session, teachers will gain an understanding of how to facilitate problem based learning in their classrooms at any grade level. Discover how to engage students in addressing a relevant social or environmental issue while meeting curriculum expectations in multiple strands. Teachers will learn how to develop an effective research question, create an action …