Past Events

Click Here to see the web version | View this message in your mobile | Forward to your friends   OVERVIEW: Everyone knows what the Holy Grail of education is: schools and classrooms that help all students get the best grades they can AND build genuinely useful, transferable real-world capabilities and dispositions at the same time. We know that a key set of these attitudes and dispositions predict success in life more powerfully than test scores. They include not just resilience,…

Hello everyone, It is that wonderful time of year again...SENIA Conference registration!    This year's conference theme is 'Bridging the Gap' and the scheduled sessions will provide a wonderful opportunity for educators in any role to add new strategies to their practice for supporting diverse learners. Here is a quick clip of what you can expect to experience by attending the SENIA conference:   https://youtu.be/bjHvkwzCBTU   The conference will be online from December 4th - 6th.    If you are interested in…

Click Here to see the web version | View this message in your mobile | Forward to your friends OVERVIEW: In the true spirit of inquiry Kath has been working hard to develop an online workshop that will ensure teachers continue to have access to practical, professional learning that deepens understanding for classroom and online inquiry.   TIME INVOLVED: 4 x 2 hour interactive sessions with Kath over two consecutive days.   PLATFORM, MATERIALS AND RESOURCES: Participants will connect through the…

Hi all, One of my former colleagues sent me a bunch of webinars and this one caught my eye.  Sharing in case you think it would be helpful:  Here is the link. -- Merissa Bush Middle School Learning Support  

Reinvigorate 2021 with Practical Online SEL Professional Development for Your Classroom  IFSEL offers online courses to empower educators, administrators, counselors, and advisors to transform their schools into caring, inclusive communities: Grades K-6 Paving a Path for all to Thrive - 4 Session Course Offered in January, June & August Grades K-12 Nurturing a Whole-Community Approach to SEL - 5 Session Course Offered in June & August Check-In Workshop - Offered in February & August SEL Induction for New Faculty and Staff Workshop - Offered in August Grades 3-12 Catalyzed by…

JANUARY WORKSHOPS 2021 (Click on each workshop for more information)   Coping with Stress in a Stressful World: Teaching Students How to Manage Their Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors By Howie Knoff 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th January 2021 The Power of Making Thinking Visible Online Workshop By Ron Ritchhart & Mark Church 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th January 2021 Differentiating Instruction: An Online Hands-On Workshop By Carol Ann Tomlinson 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th January 2021 An Introduction to Math Workshop Using a…

  Overview Over the last decade there has been in explosion of interest in how teachers can best build a culture of thinking in their classrooms, nurture students as powerful thinkers and learners, and make thinking visible. These goals are more important in times of disrupted learning than ever. Through their research and writing Dr. Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church have been leaders in advancing this important work. Their book Making Thinking Visible, co-authored by Karin Morrison, did much to popularize…

21CLHK Online Conference Multiple forces around the world and across society are impacting education at the moment and there has never been a more opportune time to bring our events together in one virtual space. Covid-19 has meant schools, education systems and qualification authorities have been forced to radically rethink how they operate; everything from assessment, design of learning spaces, online learning, scheduling to pastoral care programs. What lessons can we learn from our response to this crisis that will endure?…