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Thursday, February 12

Creating Interactive Math Classes through BYOD

ClassFlow is a free, online tool that works on almost all devices. Imagine a lesson where teachers push slides, websites, PDFs and interactive activities right to student devices (tablets and laptops). Teachers can then annotate and share student responses. This tool is useful for all ages where students have devices in pairs or individually. Differentiation …

Friday, February 13

Save Your Sanity

A professional development workshop focusing on practical strategies for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Oppositional Behaviour. Please visit website for additional information and registration.

Tuesday, February 17

Moving Beyond The “Curriculum Checklist”

When looking at curriculum documents, it may seem like there’s a never-ending number of expectations. How can we be sure to properly address all of them? How do we do so using an inquiry approach? If you are concerned that an inquiry approach requires more thinking and questioning time, you may wonder how you will …

The Vitruvian Teacher: Effective planning and teaching for stickability

Presenter: Ross Morrison McGill. Ross Morrison McGill, creator of @TeacherToolkit will introduce you to 100 Ideas for Outstanding Lessons and how to keep perfectly stuck in the classroom! Make instruction highly engaging and active for students Simplify lesson planning. Improve marking so that students act on feedback Design assessments that require student responsibility Set inspiring; …

Wednesday, February 18

The Best Web 2.0 Apps for the Classroom

Web 2.0 tools are websites that allow for student and teacher collaboration, communication and creation. In this session, we will explore some of the best Web 2.0 tools for your classroom – websites that are accessible not only from any computer but many from iPads and other mobile devices as well. Come and learn about …