Discover how Hapara can transform your classroom, no matter the grade level! Join us for a session where you’ll explore our division’s library of resources and learn to effectively use pre-built workspaces - or even create your own! This opportunity is designed for educators of all Hapara experience levels, from beginners to seasoned users. *Please bring a laptop or Chromebook
Trying to implement place-based pedagogy into your teaching practice but feeling a bit isolated? Come meet a group of likeminded educators who are looking to collaborate to improve their practice together. We will start off with an open discussion aimed at exploring place-based learning and how it can improve outcomes for kids. We will then explore how we can infuse a place conscious lens into our teaching practice. Participants are encouraged to bring lesson plans or unit plans that we can help each other spruce up by adding place conscious content and activities that are directly tied to curricular outcome. The ultimate goal of the session will be to link participants into a group where they feel that they have resources and a network of colleagues who can help each other incorporate place-based pedagogical approaches in their classrooms and communities.
If you're interested in using Peter Liljedahl's Building Thinking Classrooms to increase student engagement and performance in your math lessons, but haven't had a chance to attend any in service then this session is for you. You will have the opportunity to participate in a few quick activities and get a brief overview of BTC, so you can make a more informed choice as to whether to further pursue this exciting structure as an addition tool in your teaching pedagogy.
In this session, we will share schoolwide and classroom initiatives that we have implemented in the Crowsnest Pass (eg: LAND/WILD Days, connection will elders, Place Triangle, local to global community projects) as well as our participation at the Teton Science Schools Conference in Jackson, Wyoming.
Join us for an engaging session on bringing creativity and exploration into your classroom through coding! We'll dive into the basics of Scratch and Scratch Jr., powerful tools for introducing coding concepts to students. You'll learn how to use these platforms to enhance learning and boost student engagement. By the end of the session, you'll have the foundation to design your first coding lesson for the classroom. Please bring a browser-capable device and an open mind—let's start exploring!
Dive into an Alberta-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative in partnership with Lethbridge Polytechnic that enriches K-12 education with practical trades experience. The session features an interactive opportunity for you to be in your students’ shoes to explore and engage with our free digital and hands-on resources. We'll start with a brief overview of the project and its connections to the mathematics and science curricula and industry. You will then spend the majority of the session interacting with the activities and resources that can be immediately implemented into your practice. We will seek your feedback on classroom application and potential resources. You’ll leave better equipped to answer the question of “Why do I need to learn this?” by connecting mathematics and science concepts to students’ everyday lives.
Are you struggling with teaching English as an Additional Language students and engaging them at their proficiency level? This session will equip you with ideas, strategies and tools to help you reach all of your students, including EAL learners!
Participants will learn why Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model, that focuses on the neurobiological impacts of chronic stress and trauma, has been teamed together with the Collaborative Problem Solving Model (Dr. Stuart Ablon, Thinkkids.org) to explore key factors of effective supports and strategies to help individuals who experience social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. This comprehensive approach seeks to change the traditional paradigm of how challenging behaviors are understood and what to do about them. The training is designed to provide staff with an overview of some of the most important aspects of these models that can help guide interventions that help build resiliency, coping and skill development, whether you're an expert in CPS, or brand new to the model. *Must attend all 3 sessions*
AMII Training (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) - The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is one of Canada’s three centres of AI excellence as part of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy. We're an Alberta-based non-profit institute that supports world-leading research in artificial intelligence and machine learning and translates scientific advancement into industry adoption.
Trying to implement place-based pedagogy into your teaching practice but feeling a bit isolated? Come meet a group of likeminded educators who are looking to collaborate to improve their practice together. We will start off with an open discussion aimed at exploring place-based learning and how it can improve outcomes for kids. We will then explore how we can infuse a place conscious lens into our teaching practice. Participants are encouraged to bring lesson plans or unit plans that we can help each other spruce up by adding place conscious content and activities that are directly tied to curricular outcome. The ultimate goal of the session will be to link participants into a group where they feel that they have resources and a network of colleagues who can help each other incorporate place-based pedagogical approaches in their classrooms and communities.
High Level Strategies to Support English as an Additional Language Learners We are welcoming more English as an Additional Language (EAL) Learners to our schools and classrooms than ever before. What do we need to know about our newcomer students and what are some of the very best strategies and supports we can provide for them? Please join me as I will share the latest research based practical ideas that I have found most successful and some of my favourite anecdotes from my years of working with these amazing students.
You've been to Building Thinking Classrooms sessions and are using it in your math classrooms. Bring the successful lessons you have run in your classroom to share with others. Come with questions as to how to incorporate BTC in teaching other outcomes and we'll use our collective knowledge to see what we can come up with. This working session will allow like minded educators the opportunity to share their expertise in the area of BTC.
Dive into an Alberta-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative in partnership with Lethbridge Polytechnic that enriches K-12 education with practical trades experience. The session features an interactive opportunity for you to be in your students’ shoes to explore and engage with our free digital and hands-on resources. We'll start with a brief overview of the project and its connections to the mathematics and science curricula and industry. You will then spend the majority of the session interacting with the activities and resources that can be immediately implemented into your practice. We will seek your feedback on classroom application and potential resources. You’ll leave better equipped to answer the question of “Why do I need to learn this?” by connecting mathematics and science concepts to students’ everyday lives.
Are you struggling with teaching English as an Additional Language students and engaging them at their proficiency level? This session will equip you with ideas, strategies and tools to help you reach all of your students, including EAL learners!
Learn how to use Hapara to support student learning and classroom management. In this session, you’ll discover how to monitor student computer screens, freeze browsers to minimize distractions, and leverage other tools to support student learning. Whether you’re new to Hapara or have experience, this session will equip you with practical strategies to support students effectively in any grade level. *Please bring a laptop or Chromebook*
Combine your love of traveling and teaching! ATA Educator Exchange Programs are a great opportunity to immerse yourself in a cultural experience while reigniting your passion for teaching. In this session, you’ll learn more about my experience during an Educator Exchange Program in Germany and the other opportunities available for teaching exchanges. You’ll find out how to apply for an exchange and some tips for making the most out of your exchange experience!
We will look at a variety of ways for students to practice strategies to improve their additive thinking. We will examine resources and structures that encourage students to better communicate their addition and subtraction strategies and that allow them to better visualize those strategies.
Dive into an Alberta-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative in partnership with Lethbridge Polytechnic that enriches K-12 education with practical trades experience. The session features an interactive opportunity for you to be in your students’ shoes to explore and engage with our free digital and hands-on resources. We'll start with a brief overview of the project and its connections to the mathematics and science curricula and industry. You will then spend the majority of the session interacting with the activities and resources that can be immediately implemented into your practice. We will seek your feedback on classroom application and potential resources. You’ll leave better equipped to answer the question of “Why do I need to learn this?” by connecting mathematics and science concepts to students’ everyday lives.
