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ECOO Support Series Spring Cathy Beach AKGTC_FR

Une bouffée d’air frais

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1 Session: mercredi, le 7 avril, 2021   7:00 – 8:00 pm ET

“Une bouffée d’air frais pour vous et vos élèves!” Programme gratuit de soutien aux enseignants de la maternelle à la 8e année
* Attention! Cet atelier se déroulera en anglais, avec une séance en petits groupes en français et en anglais. Voir ci-dessous.) 

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La fatigue vous déprime ? Laissez-nous vous aider!

Faites participer vos élèves à des tâches d’apprentissage passionnantes et authentiques ce printemps, mais sans tout le travail supplémentaire. Venez découvrir un programme gratuit d’aide aux enseignants et des activités préparées que le projet du Guide pour enfants du Canada offre encore une fois aux enseignants du primaire partout au Canada ce printemps.

Seize leçons de printemps et activités en classe prêtes à l’emploi seront offertes aux niveaux de la maternelle jusqu’à la 3e, de la 4e jusqu’à la 6e, ou de la 7e et de la 8e année pour aider les élèves à atteindre les attentes en matière de littératie, d’études sociales, de géographie, d’histoire et de littératie médiatique, tout en faisant du plein air et s’amuser un peu ! 

Ces activités sont conçues pour aider les élèves à explorer directement leur quartier, puis à publier ce qu’ils ont appris sur la carte interactive du Guide pour les enfants du Canada qui est créée PAR les enfants et POUR les enfants. Et nouveau ce printemps, des occasions de participer à des leçons en ligne et à des rencontres en classe seront offertes! 

Toutes les activités sont facultatives, disponibles en français et en anglais et conçues pour des situations d’apprentissage virtuelles et en personne.

Laissez-nous alléger votre charge de travail ce printemps! Découvrez comment vous pouvez établir des liens avec des enseignants aux vues similaires de partout au Canada pour quelques séances de plaisir et de soutien, et comment nous pouvons vous aider à créer un printemps d’expériences d’apprentissage amusantes et mémorables pour vos élèves.

* Pour les enseignants de la maternelle à la 8e année, tous les niveaux de compétence, tant dans les classes virtuelles qu’en personne

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ECOO Support Series Spring Cathy Beach AKGTC

A Breath of Fresh Air

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1 Session Wednesday, April 7, 2021   7:00 – 8:00 pm ET

A BREATH of FRESH AIR for You and Your Students: Free K-8 Spring Teacher Support Program 

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Fatigue getting you and your students down? Let us help you this spring! 

 Engage your students in exciting and authentic learning tasks this spring, but without all the extra work. Come learn about the free program of teacher support and student activities the Kids’ Guide to Canada project is offering elementary teachers across Canada again this spring.

 Sixteen ready-to-go spring lessons and class activities will be provided at the Kindergarten, Grade 1-3, 4-6, or 7-8 levels to help students achieve Literacy, Social Studies/Geography/History, and Media Literacy curriculum expectations – all while getting outdoors, and having some fun! These activities are designed to help students investigate their local neighbourhood first-hand, and then publish what they’ve learned on the Kids’ Guide to Canada interactive map, created BY kids, and FOR kids. And new this spring – opportunities will be offered to participate in online lessons and class meet-ups! 

 All activities are optional, available in French and English, and designed for both virtual and in-person learning.

 Allow us to lighten your workload this spring. Learn how you can connect with like-minded teachers from across Canada for a few sessions of fun and support, and how we can help you close out the year with fun and memorable learning experiences for your students.

 *  For K-8 Teachers, all skill levels, both virtual and in-person classes

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ECOO Support Series Spring Melissa Seco Lesley Pike _ Andrew McDonald Unplugged to Plugged

From Unplugged to Plugged Coding, featuring “Jabari Jumps”

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1 Session Wednesday, May 12, 2021   7:00 – 8:00 pm ET

In this session, Lesley, Melissa and Andrew will show you how to take your unplugged coding lesson and move it into a plugged coding activity using Scratch.  See both sides of the coding coin in this informative workshop. Handouts to help you implement both types of codes will be provided. 

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ECOO Support Series Spring Jen Giffen Sketchnoting

Sketchnoting 101, with Jen Giffen

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1 Session Wednesday, March 31, 2021   7:00 – 8:30 pm ET

Curious about sketchnoting but not sure where to start? Are you stuck because you keep saying “I can’t draw”; don’t worry! Sketchnoting is not creating a lifelike representation of reality, it is a way to embrace all literacies while creating something that makes sense for YOU. Sketchnoting increases retention and focus, improves memory, is a great way to synthesize information and helps with concentration, stimulates neural pathways, and quite literally makes us smarter. Come join a 90 minute hands-on session for beginner sketchnoters.

 Participants will need (low tech option) paper and a writing utensil OR (high tech option) a tablet with a stylus.

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ECOO Support Series Spring Lisa Noble #EDUKnits

Less stress with sticks and string: An introduction to knitting and its health benefits.

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1 Session Thursday, April 22, 2021 7-8 pm ET

Thinking about a new hobby, now that you’ve perfected your sourdough? Why not try knitting? Join me to learn a few basics (casting on, knitting, and maybe purling, depending on time). I’ll try to point you in the direction of some good resources, and share some ideas about how crafting can help you reduce your stress level. #EDUKnits

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ECOO Support Series Spring Klara Redford _ Michelle McKay #ECOOEarlyYears

#ECOOearlyYears Series: Building a Maker Mindset in the Early Years Learning Environment

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4 Sessions (Register once, attend all four sessions)

  • Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7-8 pm ET (session recording below)
  • Tuesday, April 20, 2021 7-8 pm ET  (postponed)
  • Tuesday, May 4, 2021 7-8 pm ET
  • Tuesday, May 18, 2021 7-8 pm ET

Description: Dedicated to Early Years educators, this multi-session support series will begin with a look back at the joyful journey that many Kindergarten students undertook this past year as part of their exploration and inquiry into “Making” in the Kindergarten virtual learning environment (VLE). 

Sessions will rotate bi-weekly between speaker presentations and sharing sessions. Speaker presentations will be focused on sharing information about getting started with making in a virtual Kindergarten learning environment and extending opportunities for children to make while learning online in a responsive way. During sharing sessions, you will have the opportunity to collaborate and discuss with other educators your experiences and plan next steps that can be used within your practice. Our last session will focus on how we can continue as a community to support one another in our maker journeys, and beyond! #ECOOEarlyYears

  • 60-minute sessions
  • Tuesday nights (7:30 – 8:30 pm)

April 6th: Setting Sail with Making in the Virtual Kindergarten Classroom
Mentor texts, technology and artifacts of student learning will be shared to exemplify and amplify student voice and choice as our learners planned, created, innovated, failed up, persevered, collaborated and communicated their ideas and maker journeys – an example of the sincere JOYS of learning while at home! Educators will be invited to integrate some of this new learning into their current practices and share their experiences during the next session, April 20. 

April 20th – Reflection/Chat/Community Building

May 4th: Cruising with Creating in the Early Years Classroom

This session will follow-up on educator experiences in Session #1 and 2 and how we can extend our understanding of making and the maker mindset through cross-curricular experiences. We will look at deepening our understanding of how ‘making’ naturally links to computational thinking and all of the math processes. Student examples of ‘making’ linked to coding and spatial reasoning will be shared. Educators will be invited to integrate some of this new learning into their current practices and share their experiences during the next session, May 18th.

May 18th – Reflection/Chat/Continuation of Community Building

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Afternoon Tea with the Canada Tea Institute

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1 Session: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 2-3 pm ET

Join us for a cup of tea! 

As avid tea drinkers we want to share the ritual, health benefits and the rich traditions surrounding tea. We hope you will attend as we come together around the kettle, enjoy a cup of tea and take pleasure in a quiet moment of reflection.

Lilian Xia, President, and Jasmine Meng, Secretary-General, Canada Tea Institute.

Our hosts, Lilian Xia and Jasmine Meng, will welcome us and introduce us to the Canada Tea Institute. Lilian and Jasmine will review how to make a good tea, and as we all enjoy our tea, they will share with us the traditions of this historic beverage.

Feel free to bring your favourite tea. If you wish to order something new, the Canada Tea Institute has a number of gift boxes and packets available for you to choose from.

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ECOO Support Series Spring Sandbanks Winery

Savour the Moment with Sommelier Aimee

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1 Session: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 3-4 pm ET

Join us virtually in Prince Edward County as Aimee takes us through a tasting experience that encompasses the varied wines at Sandbanks Winery in Wellington. 

Aimee will lead us through 6 different tastings leaving time between each tasting for questions and ideas for meal pairings. 

We can’t be away for the Spring Break but we hope this is one way you can enjoy a taste of the County in your own home. 

Order online. Pop into your local LCBO and pick up one or two of the choices. Sit back with a cup of tea and enjoy the company and the food pairing ideas shared for each of the wines. Whatever you like. Once you have registered, you will receive the Zoom meeting link. The decision is yours how much or how little you want to try on the afternoon of the tasting. The session will be recorded so you can go back anytime to try another! 

The six wines we will be tasting are:

  • Pinot Grigio
  • Riesling Gewurztraminer
  • Entre Nous Chardonnay
  • Route 33 Red
  • Baco Noir Reserve
  • Rosé

A hard choice but we can recommend others as well if you need to fill your cart. 🙂

Ordering options will be visible once you have registered for the event.

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Let’s Get Growing: Nursery Tour/Gardening night with Tillsonburg Garden Gate

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1 Session: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 7-8 pm ET

Eager to get out in the garden and get growing? 

Join our hosts: Matt & Linda Fenn from Tillsonburg Garden Gate, as they talk about tropical plants and how to care for them, how to plant the vegetable garden that is best suited for your yard based on conditions, the best plants to grow and the benefits of growing your own vegetables. 

You’ll be blooming with great gardening ideas!

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ECOO Support Series Spring Caro L.Milo Artshine FAMILIAL

Une soirée artistique avec Caro

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1 Session: Thursday, May 6th, 2021 7-8 pm ET

Venez jouer les contrastes de la précision géométrique et des fondus de couleurs marines, avec le tutoriel TORTUE DE MER donné par Caro L.Milo, artiste visuelle pour Artshine Inc. Nous réaliserons un joyau de la mer simplissime avec lumière et ombre, suivi d’une technique super amusante de transfer d’encre !

 Matériel :

  • Crayon à mine et feuille de papier blanc
  • Marqueurs de couleurs au choix
  • feuille d’aluminium(ou cellophane) et bol d’eau

Il s’agit d’un événement familial ECOO. Veuillez faire participer vos enfants avec vous!

 

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ECOO Support Series Spring Taryn Klinkman Artshine Family

Art Night with Taryn

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1 Session: Thursday, April 29, 2021 7-8 pm ET

Come and explore colour, contrast and texture with Artshine. Owls are often heard and not seen in nature; not this time! We will give these two owls a rainbow pop that will be sure to brighten your day. Whether you are a seasoned artist or a first time artist you will be thrilled with what you are able to create with simplified step by step instructions.  

  • Materials:
  • White paper
  • Sharpie marker
  • Multi-coloured pencil crayons

This is an ECOO family event. Please have your kids participate along with you!

 

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ECOO Support Series Spring Darrell Wakelam Family

RE-Making with UK Artist Darrell Wakelam

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1 Session: Thursday, April 15, 2021 2-3pm ET

Have you been following Darrell on Twitter? @DarrellWakelam If so, you cannot miss this opportunity to ‘re-make’ with Darrell live in virtual person in this workshop.

If you don’t know Darrell, now’s your chance. You’re gonna love what he does. Here’s a sneak peak!    https://www.darrellwakelam.com/downloads

So. What do you need for the workshop?
Raid your recycling and pull out those toilet paper tubes, (who doesn’t have a closet full of them?), cardboard, cereal boxes, maybe some paper plates. Grab some tape and scissors and you and your family are set for an afternoon of making and sharing while listening to a quirky UK guy try to figure out how to say masking tape. 

Darrel has been providing tailor-made art workshops, projects and staff training sessions for schools, museums, theatres and other educational organisations for almost 30 years and in his words, he says;  “I enjoy working with children, I admire their adaptability and resourcefulness, I appreciate their honesty and I am always amazed by their energy and enthusiasm. In return I try my best to match these attributes.”

Come join us for an afternoon of making and enthusiasm.

This is an ECOO family event. Please have your kids participate along with you!

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ECOO Support Series Spring Rob Dunlop Happiness

A Conversation about Happiness with Rob Dunlop

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1 Session: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 7-8pm ET

Join us as we talk Happiness with Rob Dunlop, author of Strive for Happiness in Education. We will be discussing the importance of making happiness a priority and how we can be happier during the tough times. We encourage that you come with questions and be ready to jump into this conversation as we would love this to be interactive, as well as informative. Make your happiness in education a priority, you deserve it!

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