Face-to-face (for École Immaculée-Conception and École catholique de l'Enfant-Jésus) and virtual (for École catholique des Étoiles-du-Nord)
Presentation, guest speaker or organization :
Cédrick Jeanpierre
Caitlin Guarasci
Emily Drouin
Véronique Drouin
Stéphane Lachance
Description (learning methods, topics covered) :
AI for educational planning and assessment Discover how to integrate artificial intelligence into your educational planning and assessment process. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the use of Copilot in conjunction with curriculum to optimize the creation of learning units and assessment tools. Learn how to take advantage of these innovative technologies to enrich your teaching while gaining in efficiency.
Optimize diagnostic assessment in mathematics and other subjects Teachers and support staff will have the opportunity to explore innovative tools for diagnostic assessment in mathematics. This hands-on workshop will introduce school staff to the Taking Action kit, the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), and the Knowledgehook platform. Learn how to use these resources to accurately identify your students' needs, personalize your teaching and promote success in mathematics.
Differentiation through learning centers: from planning to implementation Teachers and support staff will have the opportunity to work out effective differentiated learning centers from their planning. This hands-on workshop will guide staff in creating learning centers adapted to the different levels and needs of your students, whatever their grade. Learn how to use your planning as a basis for designing varied and engaging activities, enabling successful differentiation within your classroom.
AI for educational planning and assessment Discover how to integrate artificial intelligence into your educational planning and assessment process. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the use of Copilot in conjunction with curriculum to optimize the creation of learning units and assessment tools. Learn how to take advantage of these innovative technologies to enrich your teaching while gaining in efficiency.
Optimize diagnostic assessment in mathematics and other subjects Teachers and support staff will have the opportunity to explore innovative tools for diagnostic assessment in mathematics. This hands-on workshop will introduce school staff to the Taking Action kit, the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), and the Knowledgehook platform. Learn how to use these resources to accurately identify your students' needs, personalize your teaching and promote success in mathematics.
Differentiation through learning centers: from planning to implementation Teachers and support staff will have the opportunity to work out effective differentiated learning centers from their planning. This hands-on workshop will guide staff in creating learning centers adapted to the different levels and needs of your students, whatever their grade. Learn how to use your planning as a basis for designing varied and engaging activities, enabling successful differentiation within your classroom.
As part of National Francophone Immigration Week, AFNOO invites you to an inspiring webinar on November 8, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m., to celebrate diversity and strengthen our ties.
With Dr. Diane Campeau, discover key moments in First Nations, Inuit and Métis history, and understand how, as a newcomer, you can play a role in reconciliation and intercultural understanding. An enriching evening that will open up new perspectives!
This webinar series, offered free of charge by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, helps parents better understand the concepts of positive parenting. The webinars will address some of the most common parenting issues and behaviours that families encounter. They offer brief support to parents who generally manage situations well, but have a concern or two about their child's behavior or development. They can also be a good introduction to positive parenting, encouraging parents to consider further, more in-depth Triple P interventions.
These webinars are aimed at parents or carers of children aged 2 to 12.
The series includes three webinars in English onlyEach session lasts 90 minutes, and parents are encouraged to attend all three.
The seminars will take place via Teams from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. :
The Power of Positive Parenting November 14, 2024
Raising Confident, Competent Children November 21, 2024
Raising Resilient Children November 28, 2024
For more information and free registration, please contact see the event link.
Collective support for immigrant fathers facing the challenges of integration
Taking care of your mental health as an immigrant father.
This webinar proposed by Parent Partners in Education addresses the unique mental health and integration challenges faced by immigrant fathers. It focuses on stress management, social and cultural pressure, and the importance of breaking down the stigma attached to expressing vulnerability. A space for discussion and support to help build a fulfilling life balance.
Moderators: Papa Ladjiké Diouf and Olivier Engoute, licensed psychotherapists
Procedure for ÉC Franco-Supérieur and ÉSC de La Vérendrye
Themes :
Universal design for learning
Framework programs
Planning and evaluation
Wellness and mental health
Organizing entity : Board administration
Face-to-face
Presentation, guest speaker or organization :
Team of pedagogical advisors :
Cédrick Jeanpierre
Caitlin Guarasci
Emily Drouin
Véronique Morin
Stéphane Lachance
Émilie Brochu
Star-Michelle Lepage, Safe School Coordinator
Denise Dumais, Attendance Advisor
Kate Massicotte, mental health worker
Danielle Bobrowski, Social Work Technician
Brooke Van Dyk, Social Work Technician
Description (learning methods, topics covered) :
"Quand l'intelligence s'amuse": Using students' uniqueness as an engine for learning - a.m. The heterogeneity of student groups is often identified as a challenge to achieving learning targets and developing learners' skills. What if, instead of seeing it as a hindrance, we used it as a lever, a driving force? This conference will take you on an exploration of the creative potential of this diversity, from the perspective of universal design for learning. Staff will be encouraged to reflect on the challenges facing their own environment, and to identify solutions that are truly applicable, all in a creative, collaborative and innovative exercise.
Workshop series afternoon (choice of 2 - 30 minutes each)
Copilot (all) Teachers and support staff will learn more about how Microsoft Copilot can make their lives easier! From annual and weekly planning to lesson plans, evaluation grids, correction and feedback, they'll discover how Microsoft Copilot can become an indispensable tool in their teaching practice.
Diagnostic resources - Knowledgehook (K-6/7-10) Discover Knowledgehook, an innovative mathematics diagnostic assessment platform for K-10 teachers. This powerful tool effectively assesses students' prior learning and instantly provides a detailed analysis of their strengths and challenges. Based on this data, the platform proposes targeted intervention strategies to close the identified gaps. This tool will enable you to better target your interventions and help you improve your students' performance.
EAV/Padlet PACIC and Intranet (all) This workshop introduces the new resource-sharing tool in EAV, adapted to different learning domains. Participants will explore the PACIC Padlet to familiarize themselves with its content and operation. The workshop will also enable participants to discover the Intranet's functionalities, organization and various pedagogical uses. Essential training for mastering these collaborative tools and optimizing their use in an educational context.
Take Action Kit This workshop presents the Taking action for reconciliationA tool available in schools for integrating Aboriginal perspectives into teaching. The resources, designed in a magazine format for students, offer a variety of inquiry-based learning approaches that can be adapted to the specific needs of learners. Essential training to enrich teaching practices in Aboriginal education.
Well-being and school attendance (all) This workshop will enable staff to explore the essential role of school personnel in promoting school attendance. Concrete strategies and tools to support students with attendance difficulties will be presented. Participants will also discover the resources available on the attendance web page of the Conseil's website. A relevant training session for developing effective approaches to regular attendance.
Digital awareness toolkit (all) Come explore how École branchée offers resources to help meet today's challenges of digital integration in the classroom (cybersecurity, AI, screen time, etc.). All French schools in Ontario subscribe to École branchée magazine.
Assessing in 2024: tips and challenges (7th to 12th) Collecting learning records, competency-based assessment, artificial intelligence, educational differentiation... It's not always easy to assess in 2024! Yet a host of sometimes unsuspected uses for your digital tools open up a whole new world of possibilities. The aim of this workshop is to provide you with food for thought, as well as concrete solutions to help you advance your vision of assessment. You'll also find out how you can do this in your own particular context.
Response to intervention and assistive technology (all) In this hands-on workshop, there will be an exploration of essential digital tools to facilitate reading and writing for students:
the Lexibar tool for its free word prediction and text-to-speech features
Microsoft Word's immersive reader for more comfortable, personalized reading of documents
Word's Dictation function to transform speech into text
Edge's immersive reader, a practical tool for reading web pages
Identifying and supporting students with mental health difficulties Schools are often the first point of access to help for young people in Ontario. This workshop aims to equip school staff to identify and support students facing mental health challenges.
This webinar series, offered free of charge by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, helps parents better understand the concepts of positive parenting. The webinars will address some of the most common parenting issues and behaviours that families encounter. They offer brief support to parents who generally manage situations well, but have a concern or two about their child's behavior or development. They can also be a good introduction to positive parenting, encouraging parents to consider further, more in-depth Triple P interventions.
These webinars are aimed at parents or carers of children aged 2 to 12.
The series includes three webinars in English onlyEach session lasts 90 minutes, and parents are encouraged to attend all three.
The seminars will take place via Teams from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. :
The Power of Positive Parenting November 14, 2024
Raising Confident, Competent Children November 21, 2024
Raising Resilient Children November 28, 2024
For more information and free registration, please contact see the event link.
Breaking financial taboos, preparing for an enlightened economic future! A webinar offered as part of the Financial Literacy Month.
As part of Literacy Month 2024, this webinar is part of the "Let's talk about money" theme. It aims to break the taboos around financial conversations, recognizing the urgency of addressing this topic in the current Canadian economic context. The workshop aims to do this by blending stories and generations, and encouraging participants to :
- Reflect on their parents' financial legacy
- Share their own experiences and business realities
- Preparing their children for an ever-changing financial future
The discussion will recognize the diversity of experiences, whether in Canada or elsewhere, and encourage the sharing of varied cultural perspectives on financial management.
Join Parents Partners in Education for a unique opportunity for resilient leadership development : Discover how to navigate adversity and transform obstacles into real opportunities for personal, family and social growth.
The aim of this workshop is to discuss resilience as an essential skill for leading a successful life despite challenges, particularly those faced by French-speaking immigrant parents in Ontario. This skill is fundamental to overcoming obstacles of all kinds, supporting one's family and integrating positively into a society undergoing profound change. Resilient leadership is the ability to navigate, embrace adversity and then bounce back, making it an ally in personal, professional, social and family growth.
This webinar series, offered free of charge by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, helps parents better understand the concepts of positive parenting. The webinars will address some of the most common parenting issues and behaviours that families encounter. They offer brief support to parents who generally manage situations well, but have a concern or two about their child's behavior or development. They can also be a good introduction to positive parenting, encouraging parents to consider further, more in-depth Triple P interventions.
These webinars are aimed at parents or carers of children aged 2 to 12.
The series includes three webinars in English onlyEach session lasts 90 minutes, and parents are encouraged to attend all three.
The seminars will take place via Teams from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. :
The Power of Positive Parenting November 14, 2024
Raising Confident, Competent Children November 21, 2024
Raising Resilient Children November 28, 2024
For more information and free registration, please contact see the event link.
Find out how online testing fits into the curriculum and how you can support your child!
In this workshop, parents will learn more about the Education Quality and Accountability Office's (EQAO) Ontario-wide tests, including how to interpret the results of last spring's tests. Topics covered will include the purpose of the provincial assessments; what the new online tests are and how they relate to the Ontario Curriculum; how the results are used to improve learning in public schools; and how parents and guardians can support their children.
Come and ask your questions live and explore the testing platform!
