You’ve had the time to try unplugged coding in your class, now is the time to get some questions you have answered. In this session, Lesley and Melissa will be on hand to answer any questions that you have in respect to implementing coding in your classroom. We can’t wait to hear about your coding adventures!
In this session, Lesley and Melissa will unpack the new coding curriculum expectations in the primary grades and highlight how to get started with unplugged coding in their classroom both face to face and virtually.
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A new program to support teaching the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through coding in your classroom! This program will connect you with like-minded individuals, develop your design thinking skills, deepen your understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and build the knowledge to teach these skills to your students. This program will dive right into learning the SDGs through coding the micro:bit.
As a learner, you will:
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Une discussion franche sur les échecs, les succès et les meilleures pratiques dans l’environnement de l’école virtuelle de la maternelle à la 3e année.
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Vos élèves, aiment-ils véritablement répondre à des questions de compréhension suite à une lecture? Est-ce qu’ils sont passionnés par l’écriture? Cherchez-vous une façon motivante et engageante de les évaluer dans les trois domaines en littératie? Dans cet atelier, vous apprendrez comment les élèves peuvent se servir d’une variété d’applications en ligne et sur iPad afin de démontrer leur compréhension d’un texte lu ou de rendre leurs textes écrits vivants. Les élèves exerceront leurs habiletés en planification, en collaboration, en créativité et en pensée critique tout en s’amusant. Nous vous présenterons des exemples de projets réalisés par des élèves de la maternelle jusqu’à la huitième année. Venez explorer Book Creator, Puppet Pals, Adobe Spark Video et Chatterpix avec nous!
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In this workshop, educators will explore the concepts of creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by tackling a real-world problem through ‘The SOAR Cycle’, an adapted design thinking model. By practicing solving a problem through design thinking, educators will learn how they can implement engaging design challenges in their own classrooms.
We will start with ‘The Challenge’. In groups, participants will collaborate to respond to the central question of ‘How might we reimagine ‘school’ to create innovative and sustainable learning environments that support the new normal of education?’. By the end of the evening, participants will have developed their own innovative solutions to support the future of education. This workshop is experiential with guided instruction. Participants will be actively participating in the learning throughout the two-hour session.
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A candid discussion of failures, successes and best practices in the Virtual School environment from Kindergarten to Grade 3.
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Have you heard the latest around Girls Who Game (GWG)? It’s been such a positive addition to the school year for many girls across North America!
This virtual program offers girls, and other underserved groups, the opportunity to use video games as a medium for learning. Will it result in a greater interest in STEM? Will it improve global competencies? Will it build the capacity of teachers to use game based learning strategies in their classrooms? How might mentorship inspire and inform education pathways?
If you are interested in finding out answers to these questions and learning more about the GWG initiative- come join us for an engaging and inspiring panel discussion with club perspectives from provinces and states across North America. You will leave this session empowered to address equity in both a meaningful and fun way – Game on!
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Are you teaching coding in your classroom? Most classrooms have learners with a range of needs. How do we ensure that ALL students are included in coding? This presentation will provide an overview of Debug’d, a new coding resource with a UDL approach that supports both teachers and students in exploring the wonderful world of learning to code. Participants will also have an opportunity to engage with an accessible coding software interface that will be freely available as a result of the Coding to Learn and Create project.
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The GamingEDUs invite you to drop in on Wednesday evenings to explore Minecraft in our welcoming environment. Play to Learn how you can use the immersive Minecraft platform to engage your learners. Although our time together can take direction from your specific needs, the rough outline for each two hour session will first feature an hour of scaffolded Minecraft exploration, followed by an hour to undertake a weekly Minecraft coding project using MakeCode.
This multi-part series session runs on Wednesday evenings:
Logics Academy will help participants of ECOO Winter Support Series to learn how to use Scratch 3.0 as it provides an interactive environment to create and explore while building coding literacy in a block-based coding platform. Participants will create their own video games in many unique ways by completing coding challenges, tutorials and various starter projects as they build their coding skills. Participants will also provide coding instructions for potential users of their games. In between sessions, participants will have the opportunity to integrate what they’ve learned at the end of each session into their classrooms with their own students. Finally, participants may present their video games through a Virtual Showcase by sharing pre-recorded videos on Flipgrid and playing each other’s video games in a Scratch studio.
Session Dates: This is a four part series. Register once to attend all four sessions)
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Logics Academy has developed a series of sessions that will allow participants in the ECOO Winter Support Series to create their own stories in many unique ways by completing coding challenges and puzzles as they build their coding skills. Participants will learn how to use Dash’s Neighbourhood as it provides a playful 3D environment to create and explore while building coding literacy in a block-based coding platform. In between sessions, participants will have the opportunity to integrate what they’ve learned at the end of each session into their classrooms with their own students. Finally, participants may present their stories through a Virtual Showcase by sharing pre-recorded videos on Flipgrid.
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A new program to support teaching the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through coding in your classroom! This program will connect you with like-minded individuals, develop your design thinking skills, deepen your understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and build the knowledge to teach these skills to your students. This program will dive right into learning the SDGs through coding the micro:bit.
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Leslie has worked with the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board since 2004. She currently is the Principal of Mary Immaculate School, but don’t let her role fool you; Leslie has a passion for educational technology, assistive technology, and integrating technology tools that enhance student learning.
Leslie has held many roles in which she has used technology to lead student learning, including, “Technology in Learning Consultant,” “Instructional Coach,” “Special Education Resource Teacher” and “Classroom Teacher.” She has facilitated workshops and PD sessions for teachers at her school, her board, at OTF’s Pedagogy B4 Technology conferences, Connect Conferences, at Bring It Together conferences, and loves to share her learning. Her favourite thing about education includes the people she meets and new ideas!
During our time together, we will take a look at how using the simple features of Book Creator will allow both you and your students to publish books and media that you are proud of and will want to share! Session will include:
Plus, as an added bonus, Leslie will also quickly demonstrate Chatterpix and PuppetEDU!
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Join PDSB educator, Timea Szoboszlai, for a showcase of student-approved choice boards that centralize wellness and deeper learning in the classroom. Built through a brain-targeted approach and student feedback, the samples cover a range of subjects and topics. From brain breaks, reflective boards to subject-specific boards, this session is geared towards any educator who wants to provide more voice and choice in their practice. Participants will also have time to consider choice board options for their specific contexts and needs.
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How do we provide learning experiences that appeal to a variety of learners and connect multiple subject areas when students are learning from home? How do we offer students and families options in how they engage in and demonstrate learning? Interactive choice boards/grids might be a place to start! During this session, Ontario educators Tina Zita and Melanie Mulcaster, will show us why and how they are using common digital presentation tools to design creative and engaging places for students to begin their learning. Suitable for any area: themes, inquiry, content topics, curated activities.
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