The new Grade 9 de-streamed Science (SNC1W) curriculum incorporates new areas of learning: Coding and the Engineering Design Process, both of which signal an increased STEM focus. Join us for this webinar in which we will learn basic coding with Micro:bits and how to use it in your classroom to solve problems and model concepts. (more…)
This webinar is designed to increase teachers’ confidence in navigating the revised Science and Technology curriculum, including cross-curricular instruction and culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy. Join us as we explore resources created by Ontario teachers which provide examples of promising practices in elementary science and technology for grades 1-8. Among the free, practical resources, are (more…)
Join two dynamic educators in this webinar as they lead you through some hands-on learning that will equip and empower you with new skills, tools and ideas that can enhance engagement in any class. Explore how student choice leads to enhanced intrinsic motivation in a variety of curricula and contexts including language, math, and coding. (more…)
Minecraft is an engaging platform to explore many different program areas. In this session, we’ll look at how MakeCode and the Minecraft Codebuilder can be used to explore coding concepts from the Grades 1-8 Math curriculum. We’ll look at the various event structures (sequential, concurrent, repeating, nested), conditionals, and controls referenced in the document and (more…)
Data analysis is becoming a common theme in many curriculum areas, including Mathematics, Business Studies, Science, Social Studies, History, Geography, Sociology, and others. In this webinar, we will have a look at how Colab, Google’s implementation of Jupyter Notebooks, can be used in these curriculum areas. We will address what Colab is, how to input (more…)
