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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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Download RecordingJun 11, 2020
Level(s): Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Secondary, Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Presenter(s):
Rachel Collishaw;
Jan Haskings-Winner
Area(s) of Focus: Critical Thinking, Curriculum
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 …

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Download RecordingMay 26, 2020
Level(s): Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Presenter(s):
Leila Knetsch
Area(s) of Focus: Technology in the Classroom
Keyword(s): consolidation (9), Edpuzzle (1), engagment (1)
Creating, Making, Exploring: Using Digital Breakout Rooms to Encourage Global Competencies

This webinar will allow teachers the chance to see and create digital breakout rooms (think of the escape rooms that you’ve visited but online) that can be combined with a multitude of curriculum. These interactive and collaborative breakout rooms will empower students to be creators, deep thinkers, and to challenge their creative juices, while accessing …

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Download RecordingMay 24, 2018
Level(s): Elementary, Junior, Intermediate (Grades 7-8)
Presenter(s):
Cameron Steltman
Area(s) of Focus: Curriculum, Technology in the Classroom
Math Matters: Engaging Students in Meaningful Inquiries

In this webinar, teachers will learn some practical strategies for bringing math concepts to life through engaging questions and tasks. How can you tweak existing tasks to ‘bump up’ thinking and build self-regulation in thinking and learning? This webinar will help lead the way to small shifts that can make a big difference in student …

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Download RecordingApr 24, 2018
Level(s): Elementary, Primary, Junior, Intermediate (Grades 7-8)
Presenter(s):
Maria Vamvalis
Area(s) of Focus: Critical Thinking, Exploring Inquiry, Mathematics
Nurturing Creativity – Going Deeper

The session will build on the previous webinar that introduced the core principals of teaching for creativity by focusing on practical ideas for a) framing tasks that invite creativity; b) using a sustained inquiry approach that allows students to “live with the creative challenge” over time; c) strategies to encourage fluency, flexibility and verification in …

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Level(s): Elementary, Primary, FDK, Junior, Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Secondary, Intermediate (Grades 9-10)
Presenter(s):
Garfield Gini-Newman
Area(s) of Focus: Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Exploring Inquiry

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