The Ontario Kindergarten Program is viewed through the lens of Four Frames of Learning. In this session, participants will dig deep into one of these frames: Problem Solving & Innovation. What does the frame look like in our classrooms? How can we facilitate purposeful, inquiry-based learning to strengthen problem solving skills? How can we document, observe, and assess innovation as it appears naturally in children’s play? Through both an exploration of the front matter of the program and practical examples from the classroom, this session will provide participants with an opportunity to think carefully about the frame of Problem Solving and Innovation in Kindergarten.
Presenter: Joel Seaman
Audience: Kindergarten
- The Kindergarten Program (Ministry of Education)
- Getting Started with Student Inquiry (Ministry of Education)
- Natural Curiousity (2nd Edition)
- Engaging Children’s Minds: The Project Approach (Lilian Katz)
- Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children (Lisa Daly)
- STEM Play: Integrating Inquiry into Learning Centres (Deirdre Englehart)
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- @JoelSeaman
- @IPSKindergarten (#Room109)
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