School calendars

Face-to-face

ÉCOLE CATHOLIQUE FRANCO-SUPÉRIEUR

Themes : 

• Literacy
• Mathematics

Organizing entity : School board administration

Presentation, guest speaker or organization : 

• Morning: Cédrick Jeanpierre, educational consultant in language skills
• Afternoon: Jules Ducharme

Description (learning methods, topics covered) :

• Morning:
  • Trousse de progression des acquis langagiers en français de l'Ontario (TPALF) (French only)
    This training will enable teachers and support staff to explore the Trousse de progression des apprentissages langagiers en français de l'Ontario by grade, the oral communication, reading and writing continuums, and the assessment tasks and language learning progressions proposed by the resource. Staff members will be able to create individual and class language profiles that will enable them to diagnose and monitor student progress.
  • Science of reading
    This training course is designed to introduce staff members to the science of reading. Participants will gain an understanding of the issues involved in this evidence-based approach recommended by the Ontario Ministry of Education and supported by years of research. Staff will explore new resources created specifically for francophones and endorsed by leading professionals in the field.
• Afternoon: Let's explore the evolution of reasoning from counting to proportional reasoning and beyond!
  This workshop will take teachers and support staff on a journey through the evolution of mathematical reasoning from kindergarten to grade 6 and beyond. Teachers and support staff will discover how reasoning begins with counting in kindergarten and grade 1.^re year, and evolves to reasoning about relationships in 6^e grade. Between these stages, we'll also explore additive, multiplicative and proportional reasoning.

ÉSC DE LA VÉRENDRYE (grades 7-8)

Themes : 

• Mathematics
• Aboriginal education

Organizing entity : School board and school administration

Presentation, guest speaker or organization : 

• Morning: Jules Ducharme
• Afternoon: Kairos

Description (learning methods, topics covered) :

• Morning: Exploring high-impact practices for all subjects!
  This workshop will enable staff members to discover how to integrate high-impact teaching strategies and the 6Cs into all your subjects, for dynamic, deep learning. We'll share practical tools to engage every student and enrich your daily pedagogy.
• Afternoon: Blanket exercise
  This participatory workshop will lead staff to understand the impact of the colonization of the land we know today as Canada, on the people who lived there long before the pioneers arrived. In this exercise, participants will explore the nation-to-nation relationship between Canada's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, and how this relationship has deteriorated over the years. They will also determine how they can work towards reconciliation.

ÉSC DE LA VÉRENDRYE (grades 9 to 12)

Themes : 

• Assessment
• Aboriginal education

Organizing entity : School board and school administration

Presentation, guest speaker or organization : 

• Morning:
  • Caitlin Guarasci, educational consultant
  • Emily Drouin, Educational Consultant
  • Nancy Fournier-Leclerc, Educational Consultant
  • Erin Couture, Assistant Director of Educational Services
• Afternoon: Kairos

Description (learning methods, topics covered) :

• Morning: Triangulation in action!
  Assessment in education, with clear objectives, varied methods and precise criteria, guides teaching. Engaging students in the assessment process, gathering evidence through observation and conversation, is crucial. By using triangulation, teachers refine their practices. The results guide the next steps, improving teaching effectiveness and promoting the success of every student through constant reflection and adaptation of teaching practices. This workshop, in the form of a pedagogical conversation, will be interactive and engaging for all!
  
• Afternoon: Blanket exercise
  This participatory workshop will lead staff to understand the impact of the colonization of the land we know today as Canada, on the people who lived there long before the pioneers arrived. In this exercise, participants will explore the nation-to-nation relationship between Canada's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, and how this relationship has deteriorated over the years. They will also determine how they can work towards reconciliation.