Blended Learning – Heather Rigby and Kyle Acres

How can face-to-face instruction be enhanced through the use of technology and richonline resources? This workshop will examine ways in which Greenwood College School is changing the way students learn and teachers teach. Join us as we examine structures that enable self-paced, self-directed, and personalizedstudent learning in the classroom.

Blog, Vlog, or Glog? Exploring the uses of the internet, technology, and social media in the classroom –  Daniel Gouveia

Explore uses for the internet, technology, and social media to augment best teaching practices and engage learners of all types.  In this hands-on workshop, you will learn about different types tools and investigate how you can effectively employ them in your classroom.  Special consideration will be given to augmenting traditional practices, measuring the success of using the internet and technology in the classroom, and creating a safe online learning environment while maintaining standards of professionalism.

Integrating Arts Through Contextualized Learning – Tracey Rombough

As  part of Ontario’s Specialist High Skills Major in the Arts, students complete Contextualized Learning Assignments (CLAs) to integrate their interest in the Arts with other core subjects such as English, Mathematics and Business Studies. These ten hour units allow the students to reinforce their understanding of other disciplines  through their area of strength: music, visual arts, drama, and photography. In this interactive workshop, Tracey will discuss her approach to poetry through multiple disciplines. If time permits, she will also cover approaches to feedback and assessment of the unit. (If you play an instrument, you may want to bring one along for the fun!

*Please note that  Tracey’s workshop is ideally suited for those wishing to teach at the intermediate/senior levels.

Surviving and Thriving When Teaching Multiple Grades - Mark Sonnemann

This workshop will explore the dynamics of split and multiple grade classrooms. Teacher candidates will be shown how to plan and teach for classrooms of this  kind, and will have an opportunity to create a lesson plan for use in a split grade classroom. Teacher candidates will also receive resources to assist in their professional development in this area.

*Please note that Mark’s workshop is ideally suited for those wishing to teach at the primary/junior levels.

Explore First, Explain Later - Eric Finn

A workshop where ideas and approaches to teaching science in an active and authentic manner to high school students will be discussed. Participants will be provided the opportunity to participate and reflect on a sample of activities that help students actively learn science.

*Please note that Eric’s workshop is ideally suited for those wishing to teach at the senior level.