Learning Together: A Teachers’ Guide to Combined Grades offers practical strategies, clearly defined criteria and sample templates which support the successful organization and management of combined grade classes. This online Book Club will provide educators with a framework for teaching combined grades and provide a chance for members to come together to build on their …
4th Foundation is a Simon Fraser University based social enterprise developing curricula in K-12 coding and technology skills through teacher training and after school programs. This online information session will be scheduled from 12:00-1:00 p.m. To register, please visit http://www.4th.foundation/pages/information-sessions. Discover our first online courseware offerings at http://www.4th.foundation/ We are particularly interested in finding teachers …
This webinar will focus on supporting teachers with ways to infuse indigenous histories into learning opportunities for intermediate and secondary students (7-12). More specifically, we’ll uncover how the history of settler colonialism in North America has created various systemic crises within indigenous communities. We’ll explore how my book, Signs of Your Identity (FotoEvidence Press, 2016), …
During this webinar, participants will: Understand how Inquiry Based Learning Model can support student learning and assessment; Understand the role of Global Competencies in classroom and school programs; Discover how 6 + C’s (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, character education, creativity, community, citizenship) are integral to developing global competencies; Explore some of the world’s greatest challenges …
What is Deep Learning? This session will look at Ontario’s 21st Century/Global Competencies and the 7 Principles of Innovative Learning Environments (OECD, 2015) to self-assess the learning experiences we already create for students. After discussing some examples of learning experiences where deep learning is supported, we will brainstorm ways to improve or build on learning …
