Devon and Leah offer a variety of presentations and workshops for educators. Contact us to book a session.
Ready, Set, Connect!
Successful teaching and learning are dependent on healthy, connected relationships. In this workshop, we’ll share practical, easy–to–implement strategies to foster deeper, more authentic connections. Applicable to a variety of curricular areas and supported by technology, these strategies will strengthen your relationships with the learners you teach. You’ll get fun and engaging activities that help build strong connections with students of any age. You’ll also have time to try out the strategies and connect with other educators to share ideas and get inspired!
Creating in the Classroom: 3 Tech-Infused Projects to Engage Your Learners
Experience 3 of our favourite tech-infused learning activities for engaging students in creating with technology. Use these 3 activities to support students in creating digital products while providing opportunities to demonstrate their skills and knowledge. Check out examples from different grade levels and subject-areas and participate in hands-on creation.
The Connected Classroom
Working in a connected classroom enhances teaching and learning by sharing with a real-world audience, fostering collaboration and improving communication. Explore technology tools and learning activities that will promote collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. Find out how and why teachers and students are using social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in education.
Coding and Computational Thinking in the Classroom
Engaging learners in coding and computational thinking activities can promote the development of important skills, giving students a foundation for success in their current learning and in their futures. Find out how coding and computational thinking can be introduced, using a variety of student-friendly activities and tools.
Powerful Projects
Supported by today’s technology, project-based learning is engaging and exciting for students and teachers. Good project based learning provides opportunities for meaningful and authentic learning, while promoting the development of important timeless skills. Powerful projects help students meet curricular outcomes while they are making a difference in the world. This is an opportunity to hear about powerful projects that learners have led and learn how to guide successful project based learning in your classroom.
Creating in the Classroom
Support learners in creating with technology. Engage learners in publishing books, filming videos, coding characters and more with these ideas for creating in the classroom. Explore tools to share your students’ work with a real audience and connect your classroom to the world.
Math Everywhere
How can teachers provide engaging and developmentally appropriate programs while managing a multitude of other requirements? The secret lies in what you do every day. In this practical session, explore innovative and creative tech-infused strategies for teaching and assessing numeracy throughout the school day.
More than Just Slides
Tools like Google Slides and Powerpoint can do more than just slideshows. Join this session to explore ideas and examples for students and teachers to create with slides.
Health & Happiness for Educators
You’ve been through a lot as an educator, but the result does not have to be ongoing exhaustion, anxiety and stress. We’ve been in this profession for many years and we’ve developed some practices to help us show up as our best. This session is focused on strategies for being a happier & healthier educator. We’ll share 5 simple ways you can focus on your health and happiness as you wrap up the school year.