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Media Literacy and Serious Fun in the K-12 Classroom
How do our learners navigate and understand news on social media? How might dis-information impact their understanding of race relations? Of pandemic science? Of their own culture? This webinar will use a cross-curricular approach to focus on practical, stimulating, and critical thinking strategies for embedding media literacy frameworks into any curriculum. We will focus on …
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Pathways to student success in Social Studies, History and Geography: Exploring engaging possibilities
In this webinar, participants will examine approaches, strategies, habits of mind and resources that lead to deeper learning, critical thinking and skill development in the areas of inquiry, historical thinking, and global competencies. Participants will also explore an approach and resources, developed by the Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers Association, that support learning through an …
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Elections by The Numbers: Inquiry and Blended Learning
How does youth voting compare to that of other age groups? Find out how Elections Canada’s newly updated resource Elections by the Numbers can help your students understand this question by exploring the representation of data. This critical thinking activity has students collaboratively analyze data and communicate a creative message about voter turnout. In this …
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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 …
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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 …