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Friday, March 20

Transforming Learning with iPads – BYOD (bring your own device)

Presenter: Sam Bruzzese. If you have just starting exploring the use of iPads in your classroom and would like to know more about how you can use the devices as a creation tool with your students, then this workshop is for you. Acquire classroom strategies for teaching with the iPad Learn organizational and workflow strategies …

Tuesday, March 24

Introducing Number Sense and Algebra With the 4-Part Math Lesson Framework

SERIES: Incorporating the 4-Part Math Framework Into Your Lesson In this OTF Connect Series, you will be introduced to a math lesson framework by Kyle Pearce that unpacks the Minds On, Action, and Consolidation from the well known 3-Part Math Lesson into four, more specific parts.  Each session will introduce a lesson exemplar that will …

Thursday, March 26

Effective Use of Google Apps for Education (GAFE) in the Classroom

You have started using GAFE with your students and feel comfortable with the tool. How else you can use the tool to enhance student learning and collaboration? This session provides suggestions and samples for the effective use of GAFE in K-8 classrooms. Participants will discuss how to build a literacy and numeracy workstation, cultivate a …

Friday, March 27

Why are so many teenagers unraveling?

Presenter: Dr. Rina Gupta The societal demands placed on our teens are greater than ever, and this is reflected in increasing rates of depression, anxiety, and addiction. This seminar is designed to help educators working with teens to understand their internal make-up, needs and abilities. Topics: Common stressors affecting our youth Emotional and physical needs …

Tuesday, March 31

Capturing Student Thinking in Math through BYOD

SERIES: Targeting the 6 C’s through BYOD In Intermediate Math This series will look at different digital tools which are appropriate for BYOD classrooms and which support rich student learning through problem solving. Creating interactive math classes and capturing student thinking can help support effective teaching through problem solving. The first two sessions will investigate …