The theme of the 2016 Summit on Children and Youth Mental Health is “Moving From Policy to Practice through Collaboration”. Similar to the previous Summits, Thursday April 7, 2016 is the pre-Summit with half day intensive sessions and the main Summit begins on the Thursday night and all day on Friday April 8, 2016 with …
Student engagement is one of the hot issues in education and seems to be an enduring challenge. A recent Gallup poll in the US found the longer children are in school the less they want to be there. During this session participants will consider what it means to be intellectually engaged and will apply a …
This session is the second in a 3-part series entitled Creating a Thinking Math Classroom. Session 2: Teaching critical thinking in mathematics through the processes: how to provide students with the tools to make their mathematical thinking visible at all times. Critical thinking plays a significant role in mathematics. When faced with problems to solve …
For the past number of years, there have been many conversations about problem-solving in mathematics. In this session, educators will review the 3-part lesson plan and the appropriate use of open-ended questions. We will look at great resources from a variety of expert educators including Dan Meyer, Marian Small and Cathy Bruce. We will investigate …
For 2016, the Ontario Society for Environmental Education is hosting two events, both from 9am to 5pm: One east of Toronto on April 16 One west of Toronto on May 13 The first event is the OSEE PD Day at the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre in Peterborough. Attend hands-on workshops by educators, for educators. Build …
