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Pb4T2 PROGRAM
Day 1: Wednesday, August 23, 2017
9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Registration
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Boxed lunch
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. - Welcome and Introductions
Once participants have registered and had a light lunch, the conference will commence with greetings and introductions. This will be followed by a thought-provoking and entertaining keynote by Taylor Mali, internationally renowned poet.
12:30 -1:15 p.m. - Taylor Mali’s Opening Keynote
1:15 -1:30 p.m. - Taylor Mali Book signing
1:45 - 3:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions A
A1
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Great (Technological?) Poetry Prompts |
Taylor Mali
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A2
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How does reading look in 2017? |
Alanna King |
A3
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Too Expensive to Travel: Bringing Global
Learning into the Classroom
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Cameron Steltman |
A4
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Mindomo: More than just Mindmapping |
Leslie Boerkamp |
A5
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Using Office 365 Tools to Foster Literacy Skills |
Jim Pedrech |
A6
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#CDNcraft - A Story of Global Learning |
Julie Balen |
A7
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Blogging for Literacy |
Marie Swift |
A8
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Making Feedback Meaningful (with a little digital
help)
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Lisa Noble |
| A9 |
Creating and Building a Learning Community with Minecraft
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Andrew Forgrave |
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. - Break
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. - Breakout Sessions B
B1
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Digital Citizenship and Creative Commons
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Sarah Ashwood
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B2
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Pixton - Comics & Storyboards
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Ray Mercer
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B3
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Virtual Reality
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Tim King
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B4
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Digital Math Tools to Support Problem Solving -
Whole Numbers
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Greg Clarke
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B5
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Design and 3D Printing: Programming and
Makerspaces - Solving Real World Problems
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Heather Durnin
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B6
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How Twitter Makes You Smarterer
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Andrew Campbell
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B7
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Using GIS Mapping and Interactive Timelines to
Enhance Social Studies, History, and Geography
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James Steeves
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B8
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Media Literacy & Critical Thinking
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Chelsea Attwell and Michelle Solomon (AML)
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4:30 p.m. - Recessed for the evening/Free time!
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Day 2: Thursday, August 24, 2017
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast and sign-in
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. - Morning MoM and Don't Wait! Innovate! Keynote
In the morning the 'beginners' will attend Minds On Media while the 'advanced' engage in Don't Wait! Innovate!. Then switch in the afternoon!
Minds On Media (Beginner)
Imagine a room full of teachers who are experts in the effective integration of technologies into their classrooms. What could you learn from them? Join Jaclyn Calder as she hosts this fabulous OTF event! Minds On Media is a half day BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) workshop with a variety of hands-on learning centres focusing on teaching and learning with technology.
What will you learn?
That is up to you! Visit one of the 15 centres or visit them all! You choose the ‘entry point' that works for you. Build your own plan for the day or be led by one of our facilitators. Learn about:
- Global Projects
- Makerspaces/Coding/3D Printing
- Blogging
- Media Literacy
- Virtual Reality
- Green screen/video
- TVO Digital Resources
- mathies.ca
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- Inquiry/Visible thinking
- All things Google
- All things Office 365
- Digital Citizenship
- XpressLab
- Mindomo
- Social Media
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Don't Wait! Innovate! - Keynote
The secret to successful learning and teaching has always been through innovating the curriculum and knowing our students! Digital technologies provide opportunities to transform our learning environments in the service of deeper and more authentic learning. In this session we’ll uncover pedagogies that harness the power of technology to foster 21st century global competencies that help our students thrive as critical thinkers and participating members of the global community.
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10:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Morning MoM and Don't Wait! Innovate! Keynote continues
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. - Don't Wait! Innovate! Keynote and Afternoon MoM
Don't Wait! Innovate! - Keynote
The secret to successful learning and teaching has always been through innovating the curriculum and knowing our students! Digital technologies provide opportunities to transform our learning environments in the service of deeper and more authentic learning. In this session we’ll uncover pedagogies that harness the power of technology to foster 21st century global competencies that help our students thrive as critical thinkers and participating members of the global community.
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Minds On Media (Advanced)
Imagine a room full of teachers who are experts in the effective integration of technologies into their classrooms. What could you learn from them? Join Jaclyn Calder as she hosts this fabulous OTF event! Minds On Media is a half day BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) workshop with a variety of hands-on learning centres focusing on teaching and learning with technology.
What will you learn?
That is up to you! Visit one of the 15 centres or visit them all! You choose the ‘entry point' that works for you. Build your own plan for the day or be led by one of our facilitators. Learn about:
- Global Projects
- Makerspaces/Coding/3D Printing
- Blogging
- Media Literacy
- Virtual Reality
- Green screen/video
- TVO Digital Resources
- mathies.ca
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- Inquiry/Visible thinking
- All things Google
- All things Office 365
- Digital Citizenship
- XpressLab
- Mindomo
- Social Media
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2:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Break
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Don't Wait! Innovate! Keynote and Afternoon MoM continues
4:00 p.m. Recessed for the evening/Free time!
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Day 3: Friday, August 25, 2017
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast and sign-in (please check-out of your hotel room)
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. - Breakout Sessions C
C1
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Digital Math Tools to Support Problem Solving - Fractions
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Greg Clarke
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C2
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Digital note-taking and managing larger inquiry projects online
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Alanna King
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C3
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An Introduction to Arduinos
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Peter Beens
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C4
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Inquiry-Driven Projects for Social Change
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Sarah Ashwood
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C5
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Makerspaces
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Ray Mercer
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C6
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Empowering Your Students’ Voices
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Andrew Forgrave
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C7
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Bringing the Museum to the Classroom through Virtual Exhibits, VR Visits, and 3D Image Scanning
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James Steeves
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C8
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Media Literacy & Privacy
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Chelsea Attwell and Michelle Solomon(AML)
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10:15 - 10:45 a.m. - Break (last chance to check out of your hotel room)
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions D
D1
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Digital Storytelling
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Leslie Boerkamp
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D2
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Getting Coding with Google CS First and Scratch
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Cameron Steltman
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D3
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Assessment Practices that Make Sense in Global Learning
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Julie Balen
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D4
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Classroom Management in the Digital Age
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Marie Swift
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D5
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The Book Thief Project - Collaborative Literacy Projects
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Heather Durnin
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D6
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Making Our Learning Visible
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Lisa Noble
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D7
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How launching a Video Channel Teaches Questioning, Active Listening, and Presenting Skills
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Jim Pedrech
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D8
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Die Newsletters!! Die!!
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Andrew Campbell
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Jennifer Kranenburg’s Closing Keynote
An inspirational and informative closing keynote will be provided by Jennifer Kranenburg, one of our own Ontario education leaders.
But, don’t go away after that, because you would miss the Smackdown and the PRIZES!
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Smackdown and PRIZES!
2:30 p.m. - Adjournment
