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Métis Days of Significance
Métis Days of Significance Dive into the rich history, culture, and resilience of the Métis people with this engaging presentation created by the Métis Nation of Ontario’s K-12 Education Initiatives Team. Explore a carefully curated selection of Days of Significance that hold deep meaning for the Métis community, offering educators a meaningful way to incorporate …
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Strategies for Student Ownership of Learning – Part 2
As Math teachers, we want our students to love math and to be fully engaged in learning. In our almost 50 years of collective teaching practice we have recognized that in order to make this happen, we needed to change and augment our teaching practice. In part 2 of this two-part webinar series, we will …
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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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Inuit in Canada: From Dog Teams to the Internet; Resiliency and Change (FNMIEAO)
The purpose of this workshop is to provide an introduction on the Inuit in Canada in order to bridge cultural differences and create a deeper understanding about the Inuit in Canada. Topics such Inuit history, political structures, perspectives on health, housing, food security as well as Inuit Qaujimajatugangit (Inuit Traditional Knowledge) will be discussed. Zoom …
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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 …