CPSN Workshop (virtual) : Apprendre les sciences en fabriquant et en bricolant – Catherine Emond

L'artisanat et le bricolage sont souvent la partie la plus attendue et la plus appréciée de toute session pour les jeunes participants. Mais comment s'assurer que le plaisir créatif inclut un contenu éducatif, et que l'imagination des participants n'est pas freinée par les exigences de l'évaluation ? Cette session propose des conseils d'animation pour vous […]

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CPSN Workshop (virtual) : Designing Learning Spaces – Gustavo Borba and Melissa Lesnovski

How can we improve spaces to make us feel more connected to each other? How can physical spaces help spark ideas and promote creativity? In this webinar, we will discuss the philosophy behind mindful design of learning spaces and provide an opportunity for participants to share both their successes and challenges in designing learning spaces […]

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(In-Person/Hybrid) CPSN Workshop : Playful Design Thinking – Gustavo Borba and Melissa Lesnovski

University of Ottawa 100 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 9N3, Ottawa, Canada

We are thrilled to receive Gustavo and Melissa in Ottawa during their North American Trip! This workshop will be available to participants on-campus at CRX 322 (attached to the Faculty of Education building) as well as online. Using playful design principals, participants will learn how to provoke creativity and ideas from their students using innovative […]

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CPSN Webinar: Nurturing a Culture of Play – Jess Amato and Yolanta Krawiecki (for system leaders and administrators)

This webinar is tailored for system leaders and administrators. The Ottawa Catholic School Board and Platform to Play have worked closely with 30 schools over the past two years to create a platform for nurturing a culture of play. Fifty K-6 educators have been engaged in professional learning and development, networking and collaboration, individualized coaching, […]

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CPSN Workshop (Virtual) : Let’s talk about networks! How to design, implement and sustain professional learning networks for schools and system leaders – Danette Parsley

In this session, join CPSN co-leads Andy Hargreaves and Trista Hollweck as well as International Advisor and professional learning network expert Danette Parsley as they discuss what they’ve learned from their research and practice experience of designing, implementing and leading networks. Using examples from the CPSN and other networks they have been a part of […]

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CPSN Workshop (Virtual): Creating a Culture of Play – Jess Amato

Over the past two years, Platform to Play has worked closely with 50 K-6 educators across 30 schools throughout Ottawa to create a culture of play. Join us as we connect with the founder, Jess Amato, to discuss the barriers faced and build sustainable strategies for integrating play and recreation based activities in the classroom. […]

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Atelier RCÉL (Virtuel): La BD au primaire : un outil puissant pour lire, écrire et communiquer oralement – Marie-Hélène Marcoux

Au cours des 20 dernières années, la BD pour les enfants a pris un véritable envol au Canada. Considérée comme un « médium » dans lequel s’inscrivent plusieurs genres, la BD est une œuvre littéraire au même titre qu’un roman ou un album. La démarche que nous proposons dans cet atelier est d’articuler des activités […]

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CPSN Workshop (Virtual): The Hybrid Mind: How nature connection and outdoor classrooms build cognitive development and creativity, reduces Attention Deficit Disorder, and raises test scores – Richard Louv

The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need. For every dollar our schools spend on the virtual, they should spend at least another dollar on the real – through experiential education, particularly though the natural world. The ultimate multitasking is to live simultaneously in both the digital and the physical world, using […]

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