Exploring transformative pedagogies using professional inquiry methods. Who should attend? • Elementary teachers of all grades who wish to explore how authentic inquiry is being applied across the curriculum • School administrators and system leaders who wish to support implementation of transformative pedagogies supporting engaged citizenship. Outcomes—through their participation, educators will: • Identify and address their individual …
Through discussions, workshops, and presentations, candidates in Reading Part 1 develop their capacity to help students from kindergarten through grade 12 learn to read, write, and learn. Candidates begin by studying the research about how we learn to read. Then candidates apply that knowledge to plan effective literacy assessment and instruction. They develop an increased …
This course consists of a series of lectures, seminars, laboratory activities, computer workshops, and guest speakers emphasizing learning expectations, teaching strategies, evaluation strategies, and the content of Intermediate Science, grades 7 to 10 inclusive. Six foci are: Science: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8Â, Science: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 and 10, creative lesson and unit …
This course provides an opportunity for participants to understand theories of giftedness and to explore a variety of pedagogical frameworks for teaching the gifted child in regular class environments as well as in specialized settings. Participants will develop an awareness of policies, procedures and legislation relevant to gifted education and will learn how to provide …
The Holocaust Educators’ Study Tour provides a unique opportunity to engage with sites of Jewish heritage, culture, and remembrance in addition to sites of destruction associated with the Holocaust. The 2016 program departs Toronto on the evening of July 5, arriving in Vienna on July 6. The program concludes in Warsaw, departing the morning of …
