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REGISTERED: Train Your AI Brain: Customizing AI for Planning and Productivity Confirmation - February 24, 2026

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REGISTERED: Train Your AI Brain: Customizing AI for Planning and Productivity Confirmation - February 24, 2026

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We learned how to personalize AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini to match our teaching style, workflow, and curriculum needs. We explored how to “train” your AI to anticipate your planning routines, resource preferences, and communication tone so it becomes your time-saving, thought-partnering, feedback-generating sidekick. I took away practical strategies and ready-to-use prompts to boost productivity.

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Outcome Based Grading - January 10, 2026

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Outcome Based Grading - January 10, 2026

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This session focused on implementation and communication, specifically how common myths take hold and what helps prevent confusion during outcomes-based grading work.

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Assessment that Inspires: Three moves to Boost Student Motivation - December 6, 2025

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Assessment that Inspires: Three moves to Boost Student Motivation - December 6, 2025

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Josh walked us through the three practical moves that reinvigorated his most apathetic classes and showed us how we could use them immediately to change our student motivation levels.

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AI Won't Pass THIS Test: How to Go From AI Cheating to Authentic Learning - November 15, 2025

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AI Won't Pass THIS Test: How to Go From AI Cheating to Authentic Learning - November 15, 2025

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I learned how to partner with AI to design tasks that make authentic learning visible. Led by veteran Canadian teacher Danielle Paloposki, I gained a clear process and a ready-to-use bank of AI prompts that help you design engaging, cheat-proof assessments for any learning outcome.

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Workplace Violence Prevention, Investigation and Reporting Training 2025-2026

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Workplace Violence Prevention, Investigation and Reporting Training 2025-2026

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 How to Give Better Feedback Without Burning Out - September 30, 2025

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 How to Give Better Feedback Without Burning Out - September 30, 2025

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Topics covered included:

✔︎ Reduce time spent on feedback while improving impact

✔︎ Use task-neutral criteria to increase clarity and consistency

✔︎ Build student ownership so feedback actually gets used

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Enhancing Classroom Practices with Generative AI - OTF Webinar - December 2, 2025

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Enhancing Classroom Practices with Generative AI - OTF Webinar - December 2, 2025

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Teacher-Librarian Deidre Harrington, shared her hands-on experience in enhancing classroom practices in the age of generative AI. This webinar focused on:

Academic integrity and ethics. Teaching critical understanding, including detecting AI-generated content and recognizing “AI slop”.

Reimagining assessment questions to discourage reliance on generative AI and promote intellectual autonomy.

Moving beyond traditional written responses by incorporating graphic organizers and visual thinking tools into assessments.

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3 Low-Effort, High-Impact Assessment Moves that Accelerate Learning webinar, Karley Alleyn - October 18, 2025

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3 Low-Effort, High-Impact Assessment Moves that Accelerate Learning webinar, Karley Alleyn - October 18, 2025

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Karley Alleyn presented 3 strategies to improve assessment and accelerate learning. The two that resonated with me were the 2-10 strategy and talk strategies. I also plan on registering for her course, "The Speaking and Listening Assessment Pathway", when it opens.

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Cyber Security Awareness Training, SCDSB - September 26, 2025

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Cyber Security Awareness Training, SCDSB - September 26, 2025

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The modules in the training cover the following topics:

Phishing

Social Engineering

Generative AI Attacks

Safe Web Browsing

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The Hybrid Grading Blueprint Webinar - August 30, 2025

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The Hybrid Grading Blueprint Webinar - August 30, 2025

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A simple 3-part framework to modernize grading, even when percentages are required.

How to balance compliance with integrity so grades reflect learning.

Simple phrases to inspire buy-in from parents, colleagues, and students.

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Toolkit for Librarians: Building community and science literacy through NASA citizen science projects - August 26, 2025

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Toolkit for Librarians: Building community and science literacy through NASA citizen science projects - August 26, 2025

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NASA sponsors dozens of research projects that invite everyone who’s interested to collaborate with scientists to investigate mysteries from how star systems form to how climate change impacts our planet. Some projects invite people to make observations with their cell phones, while others ask volunteers to examine fresh data from spacecraft like the James Webb Space Telescope. Project participants learned new skills and knowledge, and got to know scientists and other people around the world with similar interests.

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Grading Streamlined Workshop - January 27, 2024

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Grading Streamlined Workshop - January 27, 2024

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Topics included:

-Assessing current grading practices based on time, depth of feedback, and timeliness

-Simplifying assessment, saving hours of time each week

-Customize two or more strategies to use within the classroom

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Stress-Free Systems Webinar - February 17, 2024

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Stress-Free Systems Webinar - February 17, 2024

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This workshop helped me discover practical strategies to streamline my workload and reclaim precious time and mental energy.

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Boundaries for Educators Workshop - December 16, 2023

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Boundaries for Educators Workshop - December 16, 2023

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Topics covered:

-Discuss how setting boundaries limits overwork as an educator

-Identify boundaries you’d like to set with your colleagues and/or administrators

-Learn immediately implementable strategies for setting and holding boundaries

-Create a personal boundary roadmap and leave with the tools to put it into practice

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Simplified Semester Prep Course - July 2025

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Simplified Semester Prep Course - July 2025

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A seven-module experience with bite-sized trainings, action steps, and community. I created a plan to complete your prep for the next semester during contract time.

The Simplified Semester Prep Program taught me exactly how to break down big projects (like back-to-school prep) into manageable chunks, helping me to prioritize the work, put my head down, and get it done as efficiently as possible.

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This webinar presents new and renewed features of Padlet, including AI, mapping, sharing with students, and teacher-only features to assist with planning.

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Behavior as Communication - January 23, 2025

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Behavior as Communication - January 23, 2025

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Solar Eclipse Classroom Investigations - PASCO - October 4, 2023

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Solar Eclipse Classroom Investigations - PASCO - October 4, 2023

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Solar eclipses are truly magical events that provide insight to phenomena far greater than what happens to sunlight down here on Earth. This 60-minute webinar provided ideas to plan for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 with methods to interest students in the world around them. Activities included:

Measuring how much cooling an eclipse provides

Modeling the change in light from the sun during an eclipse

Using a pinhole camera to image the sun

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Unleash the Power of Creative and Critical Thinking with AI in Highschools - June 15, 2023

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Unleash the Power of Creative and Critical Thinking with AI in Highschools - June 15, 2023

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Participants learned about the benefits and challenges of using AI tools in education, and explored best practices and implementation strategies for integrating these tools into the classroom. The 4-hour conference included keynote speeches, panel discussions, small group discussions, and hands-on exploration sessions.

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Relationships & Reciprocity: Indigenous Mathematics and Education Conference - April 28 & 29, 2023

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Relationships & Reciprocity: Indigenous Mathematics and Education Conference - April 28 & 29, 2023

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With guidance and mentoring from Elders, knowledge keepers and leaders, educators and administrators from across the province, the conference provided an opportunity to explore and discuss the First Nations & Métis Math Voices Project. The purpose was to develop relationships, and share experiences, practice, knowledge and ideas about connections between the mathematical content knowledge of the Ontario curriculum and the mathematics inherent in Indigenous technology, design, and artistry. Although the content focus for this conference was centred on mathematics instruction, consideration was given to how this work can be extended more broadly in education.

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Coding and Engineering Design Process - March 2, 2023

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Coding and Engineering Design Process - March 2, 2023

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This interactive webinar introduced basic coding with Micro:bits and how to use it in the classroom to solve problems and model concepts. We considered how to incorporate and assess the Engineering Design Process.

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OTF 2023 Webinar - 9 Destreamed Science_ Coding and Engineering Design Process

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Let's Talk Science: Empower Students in Their Design Thinking Journey - January 25, 2023

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Let's Talk Science: Empower Students in Their Design Thinking Journey - January 25, 2023

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I explored the process in detail and had the opportunity to examine various learning strategies and scaffolds at various stages in the Design Thinking process.

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SNC1W Professional Learning Community - funding was made available to support teachers of the same section of courses. The focus was on revisiting assessment to align with current assessment APMs. We choose to align our essential assignments, and create common summative assessments.

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Professional Learning Opportunity: Strand A: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Skills, Careers and Connections - January 10, 2023

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Professional Learning Opportunity: Strand A: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Skills, Careers and Connections - January 10, 2023

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A professional learning opportunity focusing on Strand  A: STEM Skills, Careers and Connections, facilitated by science and technology leaders with opportunities to co-plan and co-create classroom resources. The focus was on coding, scientific research, experimentation, and engineering design processes; careers and connections; and programming for the needs of leaners with varying readiness for new content.

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School-Based PLC on Assessment,  Evaluation and  Reporting - September 2022 - March 2023

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School-Based PLC on Assessment,  Evaluation and  Reporting - September 2022 - March 2023

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I participated in a school-based PLC, led by Sarah Macleod, focusing on professional learning and implementation of the revised APM A1460 - Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting. Three half-day (0.5) release days were provided. The PLC focused on creating assessment-rich classrooms that aligned  with APM A1460, as well as Growing Success.

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Lessons from Beyond - FNMIEAO & OTF Connects - November 30, 2021

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Lessons from Beyond - FNMIEAO & OTF Connects - November 30, 2021

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This webinar provided an overview of the Lessons from Beyond resource, including tips and strategies on how to use it in the classroom. This resource works from the understanding that Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Western science can reflect, resonate with, and reinforce one another, affirming each other as valid, valuable, and vital.  Building on the work of the Indigenous Knowledge and Mathematics Community of Practice, led by the FNMIEAO, this resource aims to revitalize Indigenous Knowledge systems in order to advance all of society in the fields of STEAM.

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Animals, People & Planet Conference - University of Guelph (OAC) - November 26, 2021

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Animals, People & Planet Conference - University of Guelph (OAC) - November 26, 2021

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A professional development event for educators designed in partnership with Agscape to provide insight and resources connected to animal agriculture. We learned about the relationship between animals, people, and the environment by hearing from experts and researchers and left with resources for the classroom.

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Are EDI Initiatives Enough in Charting New Futures in Education & Schooling - University of Toronto - November 18, 2021

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Are EDI Initiatives Enough in Charting New Futures in Education & Schooling - University of Toronto - November 18, 2021

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Professor Ann Lopez examined equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives in educational organizations. She discussed what is needed to chart new futures in education and schooling and answered questions from the group to help educators take first steps in this journey of change.

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Reconciliation Education - First Nations University of Canada - November 12, 2021

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Reconciliation Education - First Nations University of Canada - November 12, 2021

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A self-paced multi-media course provided a basic, foundational knowledge on truth and reconciliation that nearly all Canadians missed during their education journey, and was intended for Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners.

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Bring It Together #vBIT21 - November 5 & 6, 2021

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Bring It Together #vBIT21 - November 5 & 6, 2021

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#vBIT21 is a fantastic opportunity for educators to meet with colleagues and peers in education and ICT to further understand both the needs and challenges for learning and technology in the classroom — and the infrastructure required to support student success in learning.
Sessions attended:
* D2L: Reimaging Student Engagement and Success with D2L Ontario Digital Resources
* Virtual Simulators as Formative Assessment in Science
* Diary of a Plastic Water Bottle
* Books over Breakfast and a Beverage?
* Google: Coding Made Easy with CS First
* Assessing problem-solving through computational thinking with coding and robotics
* Tech Tools and Strategies for Experiential Learning

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Indigenous Canada - University of Alberta - July 2021

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Indigenous Canada - University of Alberta - July 2021

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A 12-week MOOC from the Faculty of Native Studies that explored Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explored key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.

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Teaching in Wild Times Workshop Series - May 2021

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Teaching in Wild Times Workshop Series - May 2021

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The Beanstalk Project provided 3 weeks of workshops on ways to work smarter and give yourself a break: Understanding Pandemic Burnout, Less Prep, Less Marking, More Fun, and Teach Better with Tech (Without Doing More) by Joel Hilchey.

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The Festival of Literary Diversity 2021 - May 1 - 15, 2021

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The Festival of Literary Diversity 2021 - May 1 - 15, 2021

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Participated in the 2 week conference, including the following sessions: Ask Eden Robinson, Tough Topics for Teens, Off Script with Marci Ien, Big and Beautiful Bodies, The Power and Possibility of Fiction, Behind the Story of Dwayne DeRosario, Horror Writing and Indigenous Storytelling.

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Equity in Action: Fostering an Antiracist Library Culture - February 23 - March 9. 2021

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Equity in Action: Fostering an Antiracist Library Culture - February 23 - March 9. 2021

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An interactive online classroom environment with personal coaching from an expert in the field, with access to a series of webinars from Library Journal and School Library Journal contributors along with rich supporting materials in the form of readings, activities, and videos. Completed assignments to build my own equity-based initiative.

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Certificate of completion - Wendy Bumstead

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Bring it Together #vBIT21 - February 26 & 27, 2021

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Bring it Together #vBIT21 - February 26 & 27, 2021

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#vBIT21 provided workshops on the needs and challenges around learning and technology in the classroom — and the infrastructure required to support student success in learning. Sessions attended:
* Using WeVideo for Student Engagement
* Optimizing Student Engagement in Virtual Learning
* Building Community in the Virtual Classroom
* Google Forms: Assessment, Self-Marking Tests and Beyond!
* Classroom web apps--the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
* Virtual Maker Learning in the Library Learning Commons

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ABA for Educators Level 1 - December 2020

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ABA for Educators Level 1 - December 2020

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Introduced the theory and history of ABA with an emphasis on how to apply evidence-based strategies to teaching situations and program development for students with ASD.

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Soil, Life's Main Ingredient - Nutrients For Life & STAO - November 3, 2020

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Soil, Life's Main Ingredient - Nutrients For Life & STAO - November 3, 2020

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This workshop offered ways to implement soil science and bring it to life in the classroom. The presentation included 8-10 hands-on activities and highlighted how some of these activities could work in the new normal of education with virtual learning.

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The Patron Loyalty Program - Inviting Incentive to Engage Library Patrons webinar - November 5, 2020

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The Patron Loyalty Program - Inviting Incentive to Engage Library Patrons webinar - November 5, 2020

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In this webinar, participants learned:

Coordinating the program to the incentive

A new interaction at the circulation desk

Layering the customer experience

Ideas to implement a rewards program

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This virtual event replaced the cancelled Connect 2020 Conference with the theme “Empowering Future Ready Teaching & Future Ready Skills”. It spotlighted how education systems can re-design themselves to better support teachers to empower students with the skills they need to thrive in life in any learning environment.

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Prepared to Learn - A Virtual PD Series -  August 3 & 4, 2020

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Prepared to Learn - A Virtual PD Series -  August 3 & 4, 2020

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The teams at Pear Deck, Screencastify, Book Creator, and Google for Education delivered interactive webinars over two days of learning and discussion.

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Prepared to Learn_ Certificate of Attendance

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This course is designed for teachers to deliver lessons about working in the agriculture and food industry as well as fostering critical thinking on a variety of agri-food topics. Part 2: Comprehensive builds on the Essentials in Part 1 for a deeper understanding and global outlook.

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Tech Tools to Increase Student Engagement in Secondary Classrooms - June 9, 2020

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Tech Tools to Increase Student Engagement in Secondary Classrooms - June 9, 2020

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This OTF workshop demonstrated specific ways to use tech tools (Kahoot, ScreenCastify, BoomWriter, EdPuzzle, EduFlow/PeerGrade, GooseChase, Science Journal, Google Forms) to improve student learning and assessment practices. All the modeled tools are useful in both a distance learning situation and in a traditional classroom setting.

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Tech Tools Collection Workshop - OTF Webinar 2020

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Ontario Association for Mathematics Education 2020 Conference - May 2020

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Ontario Association for Mathematics Education 2020 Conference - May 2020

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Attended sessions on Markless Classrooms, Concussions and Learners, Blended Learning and Mysterious Fractions. Online format due to COVID-19.

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The Business of Food 101 - August 3, 2019

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The Business of Food 101 - August 3, 2019

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The e-learning course provided educators with the knowledge and confidence to effectively deliver lessons on agri-food topics in the classroom and develop food literacy skills in their students.

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Business of Food 101 Certificate of Completion_The Business of Food 101_Bumstead

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Shared my experiences developing a cross-panel Coding Challenge Day for the board, using Sphero robots and block coding.
https://sched.co/GVEv

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6Social - online - November 2017 - May 2018

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6Social - online - November 2017 - May 2018

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Working with peers in a collaborative online environment, I gained new skills and ideas that empowered me to engage even the most difficult to reach students.

6Social is a flexible problem finding and solving process that you can use to connect curriculum to real world problems that are important to your students, while tapping into their love of technology.

Skilled facilitators and design thinking and technology experts facilitated the program over a 6 month period.

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Embracing Technology - Intermediate Conference - May 30, 2018

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Embracing Technology - Intermediate Conference - May 30, 2018

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This conference built educator capacity in the area of technology. Carlo Fusco presented Podcasting to Get the Message Out, as an addition to PA broadcast announcements. Shane Stagg, a secondary Teacher-Librarian, demonstrated how Online Research Databases support student inquiry.

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This workshop provided strategies to enhance well-being and foster resilience and positive mental health. The symposium included a keynote and a workshop presentation.

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2017 Security Awareness Training - February 2018

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2017 Security Awareness Training - February 2018

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This course helps to identify the signs of phishing emails as well as other social engineering schemes.

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Teacher Learning and Leadership Program (TLLP) - 2016 - 2017

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Teacher Learning and Leadership Program (TLLP) - 2016 - 2017

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The Teacher Learning and Leadership Program (TLLP) is a project-based professional learning opportunity for experienced classroom teachers.

Funds are provided for proposals from classroom teachers seeking peer leadership roles in curriculum, instructional practice or supporting other teachers. The program has three goals:

Create and support opportunities for teacher professional learning

Foster teacher leadership; and

Facilitate the sharing of exemplary practices with others for the broader benefit of Ontario's students.

Follow us @GBDSS_TLLP

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TLC provides an opportunity for teachers to become involved in collaborative learning, research and leadership. All projects are developed through an inquiry approach and culminate in a resource/product/presentation that can be shared with other teachers in Ontario and online as an OTF resource document - http://bit.ly/2lpcimr.

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Bring It Together 2017 - November 8-10, 2017

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Bring It Together 2017 - November 8-10, 2017

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Bring IT, Together is a 3-day conference hosted by ECOO and OASBO-ICT. Also know as BIT, the conference is Ontario’s premier educational technology conference. Hundreds of educators from all over the province get together annually to learn and share best practice for the use of computing technology in the classroom. I presented at the full-day, Minds On Media at BIT17 (http://bit.ly/bit17mom)

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Bring It Together 2016 - November 9-11, 2016

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Bring It Together 2016 - November 9-11, 2016

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Bring IT, Together is a 3-day conference hosted by ECOO and OASBO-ICT. Also know as BIT, the conference is Ontario’s premier educational technology conference. Hundreds of educators from all over the province get together annually to learn and share best practice for the use of computing technology in the classroom. I presented at an Innovation Station at BIT in 2016.
(http://bit.ly/2lrmjiZ)

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OTF Summer Institute - EdTech Camp 2016 - July 2016

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OTF Summer Institute - EdTech Camp 2016 - July 2016

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Learned, explored and shared educational technology tools that transform teaching and learning. Participants were taught how to use these tools in the classroom setting, how to identify tools that can enhance their teaching practice, and contribute to the curation of available edtech tools for all educators.

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Mental Health - Let's Act Workshop - April 28, 2016

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Mental Health - Let's Act Workshop - April 28, 2016

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The newest OSSTF workshop provides members with an opportunity to better understand the importance of mental health, the impact of mental illness and offer strategies about how each of us can respond to the reality of mental health in education today. Relevant skills & resources were also provided to workshop participants.

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iPad 101: Learn the Basics - October 9, 2016

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iPad 101: Learn the Basics - October 9, 2016

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Covered iPad Hardware, the Native Apps, Accessibility Features such as Speech to Text and Text to Speech, Saving Files, Uploading to Google Drive, Using the Camera/Screen Captures.

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safeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone - April 15, 2016

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safeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone - April 15, 2016

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safeTALK prepares participants to recognize thoughts of suicide and connect a person to intervention resources.

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The Engaged Librarian: Connections and Collaborations - February 11, 2016

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The Engaged Librarian: Connections and Collaborations - February 11, 2016

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This webinar shared strategies that that can be used to spark connections and collaborations among a school’s students, teachers and administrators.

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The goal of STEAM education is to give students an opportunity to build skills across subject areas while applying those skills to authentic tasks. This one-day PD session was used to prepare our team for this collaborative inquiry at MSS.

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Compassion Fatigue Workshop - September 4, 2015

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Compassion Fatigue Workshop - September 4, 2015

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This session speaks to the importance of being protective of one’s own mental health and well-being in preventative ways. participants will be further able to advocate for their mental health and well-being.

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Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change, MOOC-Ed - Fall 2014

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Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change, MOOC-Ed - Fall 2014

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The purpose of this course was to enhance my digital learning content knowledge and further develop coaching strategies.

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Mental Health Workshop - November 17, 2014

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Mental Health Workshop - November 17, 2014

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OSSTF D17 hosted this workshop that provided members with information, understanding, and awareness about the mental health issues of their students, colleagues, and themselves.

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The provincial Educational Services Committee hosted this professional development conference that provided participants with information that enlightened and encouraged OSSTF/FEESO members in their varied educational roles. Topics included child homelessness (Home Safe), Kidding Around: A New Slant on Mental Health, Compassion Fatigue Awareness and Living with Bipolar. Motivational speakers touched on work and life stress and ways to cope.

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Occasional/Supply Teaching Workshop - 1997

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Occasional/Supply Teaching Workshop - 1997

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The role of an occasional teacher, including the procedure for applying to school boards to be part of the occasional teacher pool, pay, benefits and duration, were all covered. Co-presented by OPSTF, OSSTF and OECTA.

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Michael Tudor presented practical strategies for teaching critical skills that will empower students in grades 5 to OAC, who find it difficult to survive in school.

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Polaroid Education Program Workshop - 1996

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Polaroid Education Program Workshop - 1996

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Ross Knechtel led a workshop of the uses of a Polaroid camera in the classroom, by both students and teachers.

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Eight week course with seminars on the basics of composting to how to educate the public about composting.

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Public Presentation Skills Workshop - 1993

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Public Presentation Skills Workshop - 1993

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A Georgian College workshop, on presentation styles, preparation and writing.

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An activity-based workshop on wildlife and resource preservation and conservation.

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An activity-based workshop on the wise use of fish resources.

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Agriculture and the Environment Conference, Regina - 1996

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Agriculture and the Environment Conference, Regina - 1996

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A week-long education conference, focused on the most up-to-date information regarding agricultural issues in the prairies. Topics included potash mining, beef farming, crop protection, PMU production, and the Hutterite lifestyle.

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A Close Up on Struggles in the Classroom - 1996

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A Close Up on Struggles in the Classroom - 1996

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An interactive session on how effective teachers prevent and respond to power struggles in the classroom.

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Student Led Parent-Teacher Conferences - 1996

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Student Led Parent-Teacher Conferences - 1996

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This workshop introduced an exciting alternative to traditional parent-teacher interviews, the student led parent-teacher conference. This involves all parties to give a clear picture of the student's achievements.

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Australia First Steps Reading Workshop - 1996

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Australia First Steps Reading Workshop - 1996

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An innovative reading program adopted by the City of York Board of Education.

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First Steps Literacy - Steps Resources - The Department of Education

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First Steps Third Edition materials are made up of four interwoven strands of literacy: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Viewing, which symbolise the interrelatedness of literacy learning. All strands are threaded with practical, accessible, classroom-tested teaching procedures and activities.

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For the Love of Science and Sciencing - 1996

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For the Love of Science and Sciencing - 1996

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Irwin Talesnick provided a demonstration of a variety of laboratory activities in areas relating to both the physical and life sciences.

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Kathleen Dawson, from the ROM, held this workshop in which we investigated how clothing could be a form of wearable art.

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Held at the Ontario Science Centre, the workshop provided a variety of exciting demonstrations on physical, chemical and biological science activities for the classroom.

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Micro Science Techniques for Transitional Years Science - 1996

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Micro Science Techniques for Transitional Years Science - 1996

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Al Slater led a session illustrating how experiments can be done with less expensive micro equipment and readily available chemicals.

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Dr. John Percy provided great ideas and examples on how astronomy can be used to motivate and inform students at the intermediate level.

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One day workshop on the differences between teaching adults and teaching students of regular school age.

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Norma Lux and Les Asselstine shared methods and examples of centres, samples of assessment and evaluation, and innovative ways to organize the classroom environment.

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Agricultural Issues in the Classroom - 1997

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Agricultural Issues in the Classroom - 1997

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Dr. Frank Glew, from OMAFRA, highlighted the importance of modern agriculture in Ontario, technology, teaching resources and techniques for teaching issues associated with agriculture.

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Creating Safe, Non-Polluting Home Environments - 1997

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Creating Safe, Non-Polluting Home Environments - 1997

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A hands-on workshop investigating the healthy alternatives to the typical mix of household cleaners and pesticides. Facilitated by Colleen Cirillo and Rich Whate.

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Donna Rice explored the connections to nature that inspire some to become so committed to the cause.

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University of Toronto Faculty of Education provided a workshop on ways to meet the unique challenges in occasional teaching.

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Graham Pike spoke on human rights, gender equity, resource exploitation and world trade.

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Workplace safety training, delivered by David Quinlan, SCDSB.

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Honour Specialist: Biology - Summer 2000

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Honour Specialist: Biology - Summer 2000

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Biology specialist AQ course.

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A half-day workshop the introduce high school teachers to the PSW program at the college level.

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, EQAO - Summer 2001 & 2002

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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, EQAO - Summer 2001 & 2002

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Multi-day marking of standardized grade 9 mathematics tests, trained and organized by EQAO.

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McGraw-Hill Ryerson Science Focus Group - Summer 2002

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McGraw-Hill Ryerson Science Focus Group - Summer 2002

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Group discussed the development of potential Applied level Science resources.

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Science Teachers Association of Ontario Conference - 2001 - 2003

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Science Teachers Association of Ontario Conference - 2001 - 2003

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The premier professional development event for Ontario science teachers.

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Science Teachers' Association of Ontario / L'Association des professeurs des science de l'Ontario

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Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) Pilot Project - December 2, 2011 & March 21, 2012

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Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) Pilot Project - December 2, 2011 & March 21, 2012

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The Ministry of Education was assisting school boards with enhancements to the TPA and Annual Learning Plan (ALP) processes. Teachers were invited to provide input during these sessions.

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Action Research PD for Secondary Department Chairs and Administrators - October 29, 2010

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Action Research PD for Secondary Department Chairs and Administrators - October 29, 2010

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To support department chairs and administrations in the implementation of the Action Research Framework, this full day in-service was planned to introduce teams of department chairs and administrators to Action Research.

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Teachers were invited to spend a half day in the workplace visiting an employer in a sector of interest to understand the essential skills that students will need for future employment. I spent the day at Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre.

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The Wye Marsh nature reserve which is located in Midland, Ontario (Georgian Bay area), offers Canadian wildlife at its best.

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Technology that Supports the English Language Learner - January 30, 2009

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Technology that Supports the English Language Learner - January 30, 2009

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Participants learned how to create and use Wikis, blogs, and other strategies for English Language Learners.

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Next Steps to Support the OSSLT - February 6, 2013

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Next Steps to Support the OSSLT - February 6, 2013

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This was a planning session focused on specific targeted actions to support the writing of the OSSLT.

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Uploaded by Simcoe County District School Board on 2013-12-16.

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Families of Schools Information Technology Session - February 9, 2012

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Families of Schools Information Technology Session - February 9, 2012

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FOSIT contact teachers met to continue work of the SCDSB ICT Strategic Plan. The intent was to strive to build the capacity of the teaching staff regarding the use of information and communication technology to improve student achievement.

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Professional Learning Opportunities for In-School Coaches and Teacher-Librarians - 2012-2013

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Professional Learning Opportunities for In-School Coaches and Teacher-Librarians - 2012-2013

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The focus was on deepening the understanding of essential practices and continuing the work of collaborative inquiry from the previous year.