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OTF Connects: Empowering Students in Mathematics
Mathematics is often a difficult sell for many students, and in the wake of the global pandemic, more students than ever are questioning the purpose of school in general and mathematics in particular. In this session, we will share strategies that can be used to not only help re-engage students in mathematics education, but to …
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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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Going Global In Your Classroom
In this session, teaches will discover free tools that enable collaboration on a global scale, explore online sites and spaces where educators can find others to connect with and gain an understanding of the power of collaborating globally with other educators/students. You will hear some specific examples of lessons and ideas and take away resources …
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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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Curating for the Classroom
Have you ever walked into an Art Gallery and wondered how or why the curator put the collection together just so? As educators, we are constantly trying to help students get to just the right resource to spark their inquiry. How can we curate resources for our own learning, for our collective learning, or our …