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Exploring Engagement and Empowerment in a Culture of Thinking
Feb
10
to Feb 11

Exploring Engagement and Empowerment in a Culture of Thinking

Engage and empower student thinking, not just deliver information. This workshop helps educators shift from a culture of "just getting through the curriculum" to fostering engagement with ideas and one another, and to be empowered to take action. Conversations and reflections will be grounded in creating and sustaining a classroom culture that values powerful thinking, deep understanding, and student ownership of learning.

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7 Mighty Moves to Unlock Reading Success
Apr
3
to Apr 4

7 Mighty Moves to Unlock Reading Success

Come learn about the seven, science based, moves teacher and author, Lindsay Kemeny, made in her classroom to ensure reading success for all her students. She will share seven ways teachers can modify what they are currently doing to transform their reading instruction. Each “mighty move” focuses on a critical area of foundational reading, from the most efficient ways to teach phonemic awareness and phonics to how to boost comprehension.

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Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics
Nov
11
to Nov 12

Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics

Busy classrooms are not necessarily thinking classrooms. Join Peter to experience some of the 14 thinking practices that emerged out of over 15 years of research into how teachers can transform their classrooms from a space where students mimic, to where students think. 

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Multilingual Learners in the Lower School Mainstream
Nov
16
8:30 AM08:30

Multilingual Learners in the Lower School Mainstream

Do your multilingual learners need some additional scaffolding and support in your homeroom classes? Do you wonder what to do when the English Language Specialist is not in the classroom?  This one-day session will provide practical strategies that support multilingual learners in every part of the mainstream curriculum from reading and writing to maths and unit of inquiry.

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Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals
Nov
14
to Nov 15

Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals

Experienced multilinguals may sound orally proficient, but when they read complex texts or write discipline-specific papers, they may still need support to reach grade-level expectations. If this sounds like many of your students, then this workshop is for you! You will learn practical strategies for supporting these students across content areas. You will also have time in the workshop to redesign a summative assessment with appropriate scaffolds and develop a supportive daily lesson for that unit.

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Motor Remedial Teaching Workshop 2022 (Dutch)
Apr
1
8:30 AM08:30

Motor Remedial Teaching Workshop 2022 (Dutch)

This one-day course equips attendees with the skills to run a Motor Remedial Teaching (MRT) programme. The training focuses on screening and testing students, organising small MRT groups with individual attention and programme developed for each student, evaluating the results of the training and playground activities.

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Motor Remedial Teaching Workshop 2022 (English)
Mar
31
8:30 AM08:30

Motor Remedial Teaching Workshop 2022 (English)

This one-day course equips attendees with the skills to run a Motor Remedial Teaching (MRT) programme. The training focuses on screening and testing students, organising small MRT groups with individual attention and programme developed for each student, evaluating the results of the training and playground activities.

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