How the Conference Works
General Sessions
Taking your Pedagogy Online - Elementary
Moving your pedagogy to remote, blended, online teaching involves both new tools and thinking how your pedagogy will work in these new environments. This session will introduce best practices for remote, or online components for elementary classrooms.
Dr Diana Petrarca with Olivia Rayner, Claudia Chiodo & Jessica Torrano
Moving your pedagogy to remote, blended, online teaching involves both new tools and thinking how your pedagogy will work in these new environments. This session will introduce best practices for remote, or online components for elementary classrooms.
Dr Diana Petrarca with Olivia Rayner, Claudia Chiodo & Jessica Torrano
Community Building in the Online Environment - General
"Students don't care what you know until they know that you care!" Effective teachers are masters at creating safe and caring classrooms where students are empowered to take risks. But how do you create this environment in an online classroom? This workshop will explore tips and tricks on how to build community virtually.
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz with Amy Bourdon & Emma Lauchlan
"Students don't care what you know until they know that you care!" Effective teachers are masters at creating safe and caring classrooms where students are empowered to take risks. But how do you create this environment in an online classroom? This workshop will explore tips and tricks on how to build community virtually.
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz with Amy Bourdon & Emma Lauchlan
Making Online Learning Fun with Bitmoji Classrooms- General
Bitmoji Classrooms are the current craze sweeping online education. Used correctly, they can increase engagement and make learning fun (for both teachers and students)! This workshop will look at creating and implementing your own Bitmoji classroom using platforms such as Google slides, Google Sites, Wix and Google Classroom . Make space in your Google Drive for the many resources we will share so you can start building your own right away!
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz with Brooke Arruda & Danika Dos Santos
Bitmoji Classrooms are the current craze sweeping online education. Used correctly, they can increase engagement and make learning fun (for both teachers and students)! This workshop will look at creating and implementing your own Bitmoji classroom using platforms such as Google slides, Google Sites, Wix and Google Classroom . Make space in your Google Drive for the many resources we will share so you can start building your own right away!
Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz with Brooke Arruda & Danika Dos Santos
Making Online Learning Accessible for All
This workshop will explore best practices that help to ensure that 'all' students are able to access online learning, with particular focus on students with learning disabilities. Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz with Amy Bourdon & Emma Lauchlan
This workshop will explore best practices that help to ensure that 'all' students are able to access online learning, with particular focus on students with learning disabilities. Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz with Amy Bourdon & Emma Lauchlan
Teacher Created Videos for Online and Blended Classrooms - General
Do you want learn how you can engage and motivate your online students using video? Interested in humanizing your virtual classroom? Overwhelmed by all of the online learning advice out there? In this workshop, participants will learn how to make teacher videos for both online and blended classrooms using best practices from educational research. We'll explore the key elements for designing effective teacher-developed videos, share practical and step-by-step advice, and experiment with some of the tools and apps of the trade to get you started right away. Goal: To increase your comfort level to get you started on video making and arm you with all of the resources you will need. The workshop instructor is a veteran secondary school film and media educator and PhD candidate with over 15 years of teaching and learning with film and video.
Alison Mann with Shane Hardy
Do you want learn how you can engage and motivate your online students using video? Interested in humanizing your virtual classroom? Overwhelmed by all of the online learning advice out there? In this workshop, participants will learn how to make teacher videos for both online and blended classrooms using best practices from educational research. We'll explore the key elements for designing effective teacher-developed videos, share practical and step-by-step advice, and experiment with some of the tools and apps of the trade to get you started right away. Goal: To increase your comfort level to get you started on video making and arm you with all of the resources you will need. The workshop instructor is a veteran secondary school film and media educator and PhD candidate with over 15 years of teaching and learning with film and video.
Alison Mann with Shane Hardy
Developing Feedback-based Gradeless Assessment Tools - General
Let's create assessment tools that we can use with our students, based on our Ontario curriculum expectations. We will begin by considering 12 models of gradeless assessment, and then choose one to develop one or more tools to use in our online, blended or F2F classroom. At the end of this session you will leave with customized forms to provide electronic feedback, task checklists, and both single-point and traditional 4-level rubrics to use with your students this year.
Terry Whitmell with Oliver Alexander
Let's create assessment tools that we can use with our students, based on our Ontario curriculum expectations. We will begin by considering 12 models of gradeless assessment, and then choose one to develop one or more tools to use in our online, blended or F2F classroom. At the end of this session you will leave with customized forms to provide electronic feedback, task checklists, and both single-point and traditional 4-level rubrics to use with your students this year.
Terry Whitmell with Oliver Alexander
The Future of Physical Education and Digital Technology: Designing a New Landscape for PHE
This interactive seminar is presented by Dr. Wendy Barber, award-winning educator and lifelong advocate for Physical and Health Education. Dr. Barber is a member of the PHE Research Council of Canada, and as a contributor to the Cross Canada PHE Teacher Education Research Group, she will share ideas and strategies for teaching PHE in a changing digital culture. Dr. Barber will be joined on a collaborative panel discussion of experts, featuring former Ontario Tech University B.Ed. grads currently working in fields across a variety of professions. Featured guests include Dr. Scott White (Chiropractor and Special Education/PE Teacher), Nicole Muchos (Kinesiologist and PE Teacher), Jeff Shepherd (PE Teacher and Coach in Upper Canada District School Board), Shannon Galea (Game Plan Specialist with the Canadian Olympic Committee/ Secondary PE Teacher). As unique leaders in sport, this team aims to provide rich discussion to empower participants to shift perspectives on PE, examine current research, and explore the future of Physical Education in a Digital World.
Dr. Wendy Barber
This interactive seminar is presented by Dr. Wendy Barber, award-winning educator and lifelong advocate for Physical and Health Education. Dr. Barber is a member of the PHE Research Council of Canada, and as a contributor to the Cross Canada PHE Teacher Education Research Group, she will share ideas and strategies for teaching PHE in a changing digital culture. Dr. Barber will be joined on a collaborative panel discussion of experts, featuring former Ontario Tech University B.Ed. grads currently working in fields across a variety of professions. Featured guests include Dr. Scott White (Chiropractor and Special Education/PE Teacher), Nicole Muchos (Kinesiologist and PE Teacher), Jeff Shepherd (PE Teacher and Coach in Upper Canada District School Board), Shannon Galea (Game Plan Specialist with the Canadian Olympic Committee/ Secondary PE Teacher). As unique leaders in sport, this team aims to provide rich discussion to empower participants to shift perspectives on PE, examine current research, and explore the future of Physical Education in a Digital World.
Dr. Wendy Barber
JK - Grade 3
Teaching Emergent Curriculum Inquiries in the Primary Classroom Online - JK - 3
This workshop will support primary teachers implementing inquiry-based learning in their online classrooms. The four components of emergent curriculum--inquiry design, design of the environment, documentation and conversation--will be introduced and online approaches will be explored.
Brenda Jacobs with Bryden MacDonald & Shangavi Raveendran
This workshop will support primary teachers implementing inquiry-based learning in their online classrooms. The four components of emergent curriculum--inquiry design, design of the environment, documentation and conversation--will be introduced and online approaches will be explored.
Brenda Jacobs with Bryden MacDonald & Shangavi Raveendran
Balancing the 4 frames: Kindergarten and Remote Teaching
This workshop will support Kindergarten teachers who may be facing remote teaching scenarios. Our interactive workshop features a small selection of tools that will support Kindergarten learners and their families. We will discuss professional advisory limitations, establishing social/emotional connections, privacy issues, learning resources and more. Join us as we explore and discuss the possibilities.
Lesley Wilton with Alexsis Theodore & Joey Vocino
This workshop will support Kindergarten teachers who may be facing remote teaching scenarios. Our interactive workshop features a small selection of tools that will support Kindergarten learners and their families. We will discuss professional advisory limitations, establishing social/emotional connections, privacy issues, learning resources and more. Join us as we explore and discuss the possibilities.
Lesley Wilton with Alexsis Theodore & Joey Vocino
Guided Reading in Distance Learning - General
Guided Reading is a powerful instructional strategy that bridges the gap between teacher modelling and student independence (Ontario, 2006). In this session, we will discuss how the four major components of guided reading (introducing the text, supporting effective reading, teaching processing strategies, and discussing/revisiting the text) can be implemented in a distance learning classroom using a blend of synchronous and asynchronous instruction (Denton, Fletcher, et al., 2014).
Sandra Filetti & Lori McCaw
Guided Reading is a powerful instructional strategy that bridges the gap between teacher modelling and student independence (Ontario, 2006). In this session, we will discuss how the four major components of guided reading (introducing the text, supporting effective reading, teaching processing strategies, and discussing/revisiting the text) can be implemented in a distance learning classroom using a blend of synchronous and asynchronous instruction (Denton, Fletcher, et al., 2014).
Sandra Filetti & Lori McCaw
Coding in Your Math Class - Elementary
Learn how to use coding to teach math. Try out some simple coding challenges that you can use with your students and see just how much fun and effective it is to learn in this way. For some of the session, teachers will work in small groups (breakout rooms) with support them coding solutions to their first math challenges. We will be using the online program, Scratch. If you do not have a Scratch account, you can sign up for free at http://scratch.mit.edu. Be sure to confirm your account from your email to get full functionality.
Iain Brodie, Diane Tepylo & Team
Learn how to use coding to teach math. Try out some simple coding challenges that you can use with your students and see just how much fun and effective it is to learn in this way. For some of the session, teachers will work in small groups (breakout rooms) with support them coding solutions to their first math challenges. We will be using the online program, Scratch. If you do not have a Scratch account, you can sign up for free at http://scratch.mit.edu. Be sure to confirm your account from your email to get full functionality.
Iain Brodie, Diane Tepylo & Team
Virtual Making Session: Bloxels - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about Bloxels and how to incorporate Bloxels into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Laura Morrison, Dr. Janette Hughes, Margie Lam & Jennifer Robb
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about Bloxels and how to incorporate Bloxels into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Laura Morrison, Dr. Janette Hughes, Margie Lam & Jennifer Robb
Virtual Making Session: CoSpaces Edu - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn how to incorporate CoSpaces EDU into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Jennifer Robb, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Margie Lam
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn how to incorporate CoSpaces EDU into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Jennifer Robb, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Margie Lam
Virtual Making Session: MakeCode - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about MakeCode and how to incorporate MakeCode into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies, in general. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (G 1 - 8).
Margie Lam, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Jennifer Robb
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about MakeCode and how to incorporate MakeCode into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies, in general. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (G 1 - 8).
Margie Lam, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Jennifer Robb
Grades 4-6
How to Build a "Blended" Comprehensive Math Program - Grades 4-6
Come and explore how to blend technology and live learning into your comprehensive math program. Participants will be guided through how to prioritize math expectations and plan interactive opportunities online to engage in math through the use of Jamboard, Flipgrid and many other digital platforms.
Kim Hutt-Sullivan with Marylou Malicdem & Jintaek Kim
Come and explore how to blend technology and live learning into your comprehensive math program. Participants will be guided through how to prioritize math expectations and plan interactive opportunities online to engage in math through the use of Jamboard, Flipgrid and many other digital platforms.
Kim Hutt-Sullivan with Marylou Malicdem & Jintaek Kim
Coding in Your Math Class - Elementary
Learn how to use coding to teach math. Try out some simple coding challenges that you can use with your students and see just how much fun and effective it is to learn in this way. Teachers will complete some easy math challenges in breakout rooms with peer and facilitator support before getting supports to continue playing and learning on their own. We will be using the drag & drop program, Scratch. If you do not have a Scratch account, you can sign up for free at http://scratch.mit.edu. Be sure to confirm your account from your email to get full functionality.
Iain Brodie & Diane Tepylo
Learn how to use coding to teach math. Try out some simple coding challenges that you can use with your students and see just how much fun and effective it is to learn in this way. Teachers will complete some easy math challenges in breakout rooms with peer and facilitator support before getting supports to continue playing and learning on their own. We will be using the drag & drop program, Scratch. If you do not have a Scratch account, you can sign up for free at http://scratch.mit.edu. Be sure to confirm your account from your email to get full functionality.
Iain Brodie & Diane Tepylo
Enhancing Critical Thinking in Mathematics through 3-Act Lessons Asynchronously and Synchronously using Desmos - Grades 4 -8
3-Act tasks provide engaging, thought-provoking contexts for mathematical inquiry. Act 1 shows the context for the inquiry provides opportunity for students to generate questions. It prompts students to notice and wonder. Act 2 ask students, what additional information would be helpful to know? With the given information, students choose a strategy(s) and calculate before the solution is revealed in Act 3. By "doing the math", participants will develop their own pedagogical content knowledge and increase their efficacy on ways to embed estimating, modelling, inferring, reasoning, proving and other critical thinking skills into their comprehensive math classroom.
Brian Errey
3-Act tasks provide engaging, thought-provoking contexts for mathematical inquiry. Act 1 shows the context for the inquiry provides opportunity for students to generate questions. It prompts students to notice and wonder. Act 2 ask students, what additional information would be helpful to know? With the given information, students choose a strategy(s) and calculate before the solution is revealed in Act 3. By "doing the math", participants will develop their own pedagogical content knowledge and increase their efficacy on ways to embed estimating, modelling, inferring, reasoning, proving and other critical thinking skills into their comprehensive math classroom.
Brian Errey
Online Inquiry-Based projects for Grades 3 to 8 - Science Focus with Interdisciplinary Links
This presentation will guide teachers to develop online inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating the findings for real world events. Be it in grade 3 or grades 8, these inquiry processes develop tech-savvy learners and builds important habits of minds. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open-ended projects online.
Dr. Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo with Shannon Hill
This presentation will guide teachers to develop online inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating the findings for real world events. Be it in grade 3 or grades 8, these inquiry processes develop tech-savvy learners and builds important habits of minds. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open-ended projects online.
Dr. Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo with Shannon Hill
Virtual Making Session: Bloxels - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about Bloxels and how to incorporate Bloxels into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies in general. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (G 1 - 8).
Laura Morrison, Dr. Janette Hughes, Margie Lam & Jennifer Robb
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about Bloxels and how to incorporate Bloxels into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies in general. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (G 1 - 8).
Laura Morrison, Dr. Janette Hughes, Margie Lam & Jennifer Robb
Virtual Making Session: CoSpaces Edu - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn how to incorporate CoSpaces EDU into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Jennifer Robb, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Margie Lam
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn how to incorporate CoSpaces EDU into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Jennifer Robb, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Margie Lam
Virtual Making Session: MakeCode - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about MakeCode and how to incorporate MakeCode into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Margie Lam, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Jennifer Robb
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about MakeCode and how to incorporate MakeCode into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Margie Lam, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Jennifer Robb
Grades 7 & 8
Creating Virtual Literature Circles: Community, Courageous Conversations and Student Choice - Grade 7 & 8 Language
A wide body of research has long shown that classroom literature circles can build community, develop critical thinking, oral communication and listening skills, and deepen understanding of books through ongoing conversations. But, what happens in an online environment? How can teachers build community, facilitate meaningful discussion, and gather authentic assessment data when students are meeting virtually instead of face to face? During this session we will share strategies as to how teachers can foster a sense of community, encourage reflection and rich dialogue on a variety of text forms including fiction and non-fiction books, poetry, graphic novels and others, while providing opportunities for students to creatively demonstrate their knowledge in digital forums on topics that reflect their own interests and passions. A number of formative and summative assessment strategies will conclude the session. Participants will receive an abundance of fresh ideas, activities, and resources that support virtual literature circles and how they can be used to tackle a number of important issues within our society and globally. Join us for discussions about integrating inclusive texts into our classrooms, modernizing the literature circle, embracing perspectives and narratives of those marginalized in society, and providing a forum where our students can share their thoughts, and have their voices heard and acknowledged.
Stephanie Thompson with Jennifer Birnie, Emma McWatt & Nicholas Rita
A wide body of research has long shown that classroom literature circles can build community, develop critical thinking, oral communication and listening skills, and deepen understanding of books through ongoing conversations. But, what happens in an online environment? How can teachers build community, facilitate meaningful discussion, and gather authentic assessment data when students are meeting virtually instead of face to face? During this session we will share strategies as to how teachers can foster a sense of community, encourage reflection and rich dialogue on a variety of text forms including fiction and non-fiction books, poetry, graphic novels and others, while providing opportunities for students to creatively demonstrate their knowledge in digital forums on topics that reflect their own interests and passions. A number of formative and summative assessment strategies will conclude the session. Participants will receive an abundance of fresh ideas, activities, and resources that support virtual literature circles and how they can be used to tackle a number of important issues within our society and globally. Join us for discussions about integrating inclusive texts into our classrooms, modernizing the literature circle, embracing perspectives and narratives of those marginalized in society, and providing a forum where our students can share their thoughts, and have their voices heard and acknowledged.
Stephanie Thompson with Jennifer Birnie, Emma McWatt & Nicholas Rita
How to Incorporate the Best Practices with Blended or Online Learning Tools for your Grade 7 or 8 Math Class
Given the uncertainty with the 2020-2021 school year, math teachers need to be prepared for face-to-face, blended and online learning. This session will discuss best practices in blended and online learning as they relate to grade 7 & 8 mathematics teaching and learning. Participants will explore effective strategies for moving their pedagogy and assessment online as well as tools to make this happen.
Diane Tepylo & Iain Brodie with Joy Benjamin
Given the uncertainty with the 2020-2021 school year, math teachers need to be prepared for face-to-face, blended and online learning. This session will discuss best practices in blended and online learning as they relate to grade 7 & 8 mathematics teaching and learning. Participants will explore effective strategies for moving their pedagogy and assessment online as well as tools to make this happen.
Diane Tepylo & Iain Brodie with Joy Benjamin
Coding in Your Math Class - Elementary
Learn how to use coding to teach math. Try out some simple coding challenges that you can use with your students and see just how much fun and effective it is to learn in this way. For some of the session, teachers will work in small groups (breakout rooms) with support them coding solutions to their first math challenges. We will be using the online program, Scratch. If you do not have a Scratch account, you can sign up for free at http://scratch.mit.edu. Be sure to confirm your account from your email to get full functionality.
Iain Brodie, Diane Tepylo & Team
Learn how to use coding to teach math. Try out some simple coding challenges that you can use with your students and see just how much fun and effective it is to learn in this way. For some of the session, teachers will work in small groups (breakout rooms) with support them coding solutions to their first math challenges. We will be using the online program, Scratch. If you do not have a Scratch account, you can sign up for free at http://scratch.mit.edu. Be sure to confirm your account from your email to get full functionality.
Iain Brodie, Diane Tepylo & Team
Enhancing Critical Thinking in Mathematics through 3-Act Lessons Asynchronously and Synchronously using Desmos - Grades 4-8
3-Act tasks provide engaging, thought-provoking contexts for mathematical inquiry. Act 1 shows the context for the inquiry provides opportunity for students to generate questions. It prompts students to notice and wonder. Act 2 asks students, what additional information would be helpful to know? With the given information, students choose a strategy(s) and calculate before the solution is revealed in Act 3. By "doing the math", participants will develop their own pedagogical content knowledge and increase their efficacy on ways to embed estimating, modelling, inferring, reasoning, proving and other critical thinking skills into their comprehensive math classroom.
Brian Errey
3-Act tasks provide engaging, thought-provoking contexts for mathematical inquiry. Act 1 shows the context for the inquiry provides opportunity for students to generate questions. It prompts students to notice and wonder. Act 2 asks students, what additional information would be helpful to know? With the given information, students choose a strategy(s) and calculate before the solution is revealed in Act 3. By "doing the math", participants will develop their own pedagogical content knowledge and increase their efficacy on ways to embed estimating, modelling, inferring, reasoning, proving and other critical thinking skills into their comprehensive math classroom.
Brian Errey
Minds-on, Online: A Look at Data - Grade 7 & 8 interdisciplinary
This workshop will look at how question-posing and visual approaches can help learners become critical readers and consumers of data, including through the creation of infographics, in an online setting. In this workshop, we will explore different activities and technologies through which students can develop critical reasoning skills related to collecting, questioning, and communicating data. The workshop will focus on connections to the new math curriculum.
Dr. Ami Mamolo & Nkechi Ibeh
This workshop will look at how question-posing and visual approaches can help learners become critical readers and consumers of data, including through the creation of infographics, in an online setting. In this workshop, we will explore different activities and technologies through which students can develop critical reasoning skills related to collecting, questioning, and communicating data. The workshop will focus on connections to the new math curriculum.
Dr. Ami Mamolo & Nkechi Ibeh
Online Inquiry-based projects for Grades 3 to 8 - Science Focus with Interdisciplinary links
This presentation will guide teachers to develop online inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating the findings for real world events. Be it in grade 3 or grades 8, these inquiry processes develop tech-savvy learners and builds important habits of minds. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open-ended projects online.
Dr. Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo with Shannon Hill
This presentation will guide teachers to develop online inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating the findings for real world events. Be it in grade 3 or grades 8, these inquiry processes develop tech-savvy learners and builds important habits of minds. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open-ended projects online.
Dr. Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo with Shannon Hill
Virtual Making Session: Bloxels - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about Bloxels and how to incorporate Bloxels into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Laura Morrison, Dr. Janette Hughes, Margie Lam & Jennifer Robb
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about Bloxels and how to incorporate Bloxels into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Laura Morrison, Dr. Janette Hughes, Margie Lam & Jennifer Robb
Virtual Making Session: CoSpaces Edu - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn how to incorporate CoSpaces EDU into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Jennifer Robb, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Margie Lam
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn how to incorporate CoSpaces EDU into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (grades 1 - 8).
Jennifer Robb, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Margie Lam
Virtual Making Session: MakeCode - Elementary STEAM
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about MakeCode and how to incorporate MakeCode into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies, in general. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (G 1 - 8).
Margie Lam, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Jennifer Robb
Ontario Tech's Award winning STEAM3D Lab presents this interactive session to help educators learn about MakeCode and how to incorporate MakeCode into online or blended learning environments. The session will highlight best teaching and learning practices as they relate to the tools, online learning and maker pedagogies, in general. The session will also highlight examples of various curriculum expectations that can be covered when developing activities and lessons associated with the tools (G 1 - 8).
Margie Lam, Dr. Janette Hughes, Laura Morrison & Jennifer Robb
Secondary
Taking your Pedagogy Online - Secondary
Moving your pedagogy to remote, blended, online teaching involves both new tools and thinking how your pedagogy will work in these new environments. This session will introduce best practices for remote, or online components for secondary classrooms.
Dr Robin Kay
Moving your pedagogy to remote, blended, online teaching involves both new tools and thinking how your pedagogy will work in these new environments. This session will introduce best practices for remote, or online components for secondary classrooms.
Dr Robin Kay
The Olden Days to Online Days: Centring Untapped History's in Online Learning Environments - I/S History
"Have you ever asked what our history teachers didn’t tell us or what stories our textbooks left out? In this presentation, we will shake up the history classroom by looking at ways we can leverage social media and online resources to explore untapped histories. This will focus on getting students engaged in activism and historical inquiry that fosters critical thinking in online learning environments. Our goal is to encourage teachers to engage students in history that encapsulates diverse perspectives, multiple narratives, and ways to use our understanding of the past to examine the present, and imagine the future.
David Bussell with Emma Myers, Jennifer Birnie & Nicholas Rita
"Have you ever asked what our history teachers didn’t tell us or what stories our textbooks left out? In this presentation, we will shake up the history classroom by looking at ways we can leverage social media and online resources to explore untapped histories. This will focus on getting students engaged in activism and historical inquiry that fosters critical thinking in online learning environments. Our goal is to encourage teachers to engage students in history that encapsulates diverse perspectives, multiple narratives, and ways to use our understanding of the past to examine the present, and imagine the future.
David Bussell with Emma Myers, Jennifer Birnie & Nicholas Rita
Online Book Clubs - Secondary English
This workshop will explore how teachers can recreate book clubs (literature circles) in an online environment. We will consider the entire process from book selection to mini-lessons, discussion, and assessment. The focus will be on using the various features in D2L and other available software to support student learning and conversation.
Additional time will be spent discussing alternatives to book clubs which meet similar curriculum expectations.
Christine Senior with Katie Richmyre
This workshop will explore how teachers can recreate book clubs (literature circles) in an online environment. We will consider the entire process from book selection to mini-lessons, discussion, and assessment. The focus will be on using the various features in D2L and other available software to support student learning and conversation.
Additional time will be spent discussing alternatives to book clubs which meet similar curriculum expectations.
Christine Senior with Katie Richmyre
Online Tools in Secondary Science
Providing meaningful, engaging science instruction in a distance learning model requires educators to embrace the "5Cs" - confronting challenges with curiosity, creativity and community (Ferlazzo, 2020). In this session, we will discuss how educators can cultivate each of these in their classrooms. The session will focus on practical take-aways that apply in both synchronous and asynchronous online environments.
Diane Tepylo with Hope Medema & Michelle Greydanus
Providing meaningful, engaging science instruction in a distance learning model requires educators to embrace the "5Cs" - confronting challenges with curiosity, creativity and community (Ferlazzo, 2020). In this session, we will discuss how educators can cultivate each of these in their classrooms. The session will focus on practical take-aways that apply in both synchronous and asynchronous online environments.
Diane Tepylo with Hope Medema & Michelle Greydanus
How to Incorporate Best Practices with Blended & Online Learning Tools for your Secondary Math Classes
Given the uncertainty with the 2020-2021 school year, math teachers need to be prepared for face-to-face, blended and online learning. This session will discuss best practices in blended and online learning as they relate to secondary mathematics teaching and learning. Participants will explore effective strategies for moving their pedagogy and assessment online as well as tools to make this happen.
Diane Tepylo with Vic Beaumont
Given the uncertainty with the 2020-2021 school year, math teachers need to be prepared for face-to-face, blended and online learning. This session will discuss best practices in blended and online learning as they relate to secondary mathematics teaching and learning. Participants will explore effective strategies for moving their pedagogy and assessment online as well as tools to make this happen.
Diane Tepylo with Vic Beaumont
Enhancing Critical Thinking in Mathematics through 3-Act Lessons Asynchronously and Synchronously using Desmos - Secondary
3-Act tasks provide engaging, thought-provoking contexts for mathematical inquiry. Act 1 shows the context for the inquiry provides opportunity for students to generate questions. It prompts students to notice and wonder. Act 2 asks students, what additional information would be helpful to know? With the given information, students choose a strategy(s) and calculate before the solution is revealed in Act 3. By "doing the math", participants will develop their own pedagogical content knowledge and increase their efficacy on ways to embed estimating, modelling, inferring, reasoning, proving and other critical thinking skills into their comprehensive math classroom.
Brian Errey
3-Act tasks provide engaging, thought-provoking contexts for mathematical inquiry. Act 1 shows the context for the inquiry provides opportunity for students to generate questions. It prompts students to notice and wonder. Act 2 asks students, what additional information would be helpful to know? With the given information, students choose a strategy(s) and calculate before the solution is revealed in Act 3. By "doing the math", participants will develop their own pedagogical content knowledge and increase their efficacy on ways to embed estimating, modelling, inferring, reasoning, proving and other critical thinking skills into their comprehensive math classroom.
Brian Errey
Assessment, Feedback, and Evaluation in Math - New Realities
Imagine you are taking math. You have just completed Chapter 5 and now you are facing the Chapter 5 test. Does that feel familiar?
The Ontario Ministry of Education's Growing Success document (2010) outlines what balanced assessment, evaluation, and reporting should look like. However, ten years later, many math teachers continue to struggle with diversifying assessment and evaluation beyond traditional means. The online learning environment of the spring of 2020 made the validity of marks obtained only through "pencil-and-paper" tests seem suspect. How can teachers revisit assessment to make a smoother transition to future online learning? In this workshop we will explore alternate ways of creating a trail of evidence of student learning that can be used in an online, a face-to-face, or a hybrid environment.
Judy Mendaglio & Heather Theijsmeijer
Imagine you are taking math. You have just completed Chapter 5 and now you are facing the Chapter 5 test. Does that feel familiar?
The Ontario Ministry of Education's Growing Success document (2010) outlines what balanced assessment, evaluation, and reporting should look like. However, ten years later, many math teachers continue to struggle with diversifying assessment and evaluation beyond traditional means. The online learning environment of the spring of 2020 made the validity of marks obtained only through "pencil-and-paper" tests seem suspect. How can teachers revisit assessment to make a smoother transition to future online learning? In this workshop we will explore alternate ways of creating a trail of evidence of student learning that can be used in an online, a face-to-face, or a hybrid environment.
Judy Mendaglio & Heather Theijsmeijer
Online Inquiry-based Projects for Secondary Science
This presentation will guide teachers to develop online inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating the findings for real world events. Be it in grade 9 or grade 12, inquiry based learning develops research skills in problem based learning and solving by doing an investigation. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open -ended projects online.
Dr. Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo with Shannon Hill
This presentation will guide teachers to develop online inquiry activities to build critical and creative thinking. Inquiry activities involve constructing knowledge, developing research strategies, and communicating the findings for real world events. Be it in grade 9 or grade 12, inquiry based learning develops research skills in problem based learning and solving by doing an investigation. This approach develops curiosity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, stewardship and genuine care for society, and will prepare learners for our ever changing world of technology. Teachers will gain strategies to organize skill development and do real projects that matters to students. Participants will receive access to an e-book on facilitating inquiry projects in their classes. Learn to facilitate students doing open -ended projects online.
Dr. Gabriel Roman Ayyavoo with Shannon Hill