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Central to the Economy: Bank of Canada Education Resources for Financial & Economic Literacy
Economic and financial literacy are core competencies for good citizenship but can be very puzzling to teach. The Bank of Canada is here to help. Representatives from the currency and museum departments will highlight activities, lesson plans, and resources for K-12 teachers and students, produced by educators for educators. They’ll highlight their most popular entry …
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Let’s Solve this Problem! Shifting our International Languages Classes from Spoken Production to Interaction
The revised (2016) curriculum for International Languages finally has a focus on interaction, which represents the vast majority of real-life language use that our students will continue to use in their personal and professional lives. Whether our students learn Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin, or any of the other 72 International Languages offered in our …
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Building Student Confidence and Participation in Core-FSL
In 2013, the Ontario Ministry of Education published ““A Framework for French as a Second Language in Ontario Schools”, intended to guide the development of FSL programs across the province. This document identifies goals for FSL education in Ontario which include greater student confidence and proficiency, and increased retention to Grade 12. In this webinar, …
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A Closer Look at the Listening Strand in the Core French Classroom
In this webinar, participants will: Have a deeper understanding of the listening strand in the revised FSL curriculum Will be able to see how technology can be used to enhance the way we get our students listening to oral texts Look at several examples of potential listening tasks Collaborate with others to discuss and share …
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The French Revolution: Using Technology to Redefine the Core French Classroom
Having access to technology increases our students’ “talk-time” and access to real-time authentic resources. This webinar will focus on the most effective ways to use different technological tools to reinforce the new FSL Curriculum. It will highlight a variety of strategies to use devices and apps to engage students and get them conversing in meaningful …