- Kath Murdoch
1st - 2nd May 2021
In the true spirit of inquiry Kath has been working hard to develop an online workshop that will ensure teachers continue to have access to practical, professional learning.
There has been growing interest in ‘personalised learning’ for many years now. Increasingly, schools are making arrangements to provide more opportunities for learners to learn to be self-directed and to have their needs and interests met through the curriculum.
- Carol Ann Tomlinson
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th May 2021
The goal of the four-session workshop is to guide teachers in planning differentiated instruction in their classes for a unit in progress or a unit that will be coming up shortly.
Jay will present ideas from his latest book, Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects (ASCD, 2020). This session will explore a variety of practical and proven tools for the development of performance tasks to engage students in meaningful learning and for assessing important learning outcomes (e.g., 21st century skills) that often fall “through the cracks” of conventional testing.
- Jay McTighe
8th, 15th & 22nd May 2021
Established Standards provide a clear set of worthy educational outcomes. However, the Standards are not curriculum. Educators must use the standards as a basis for designing high-quality curricula and assessments to support impactful teaching for effective learning.
- Dylan Wiliam
8th, 15th, 22nd May & 5th, 12th June 2021
Embedding Formative Assessment - There is now a large and growing evidence base that helping teachers develop their use of minute-to-minute and day-by-day assessment is one of, if not the most powerful ways to improve student learning.
- Anne Van Dam
15th & 22nd May 2021
This online workshop explores the variety of ways early childhood educators document young children’s learning. A growing body of research points at the importance of documenting, monitoring and interpreting learning as it supports our intention to plan in response to children evolving understanding and questions.
- Jay McTighe
5th & 12th June 2021
What is deeper learning and why is it important? How does deep learning occur? How should curriculum be framed to promote deeper learning? How should deeper learning be assessed? What kinds of instruction are needed to help students learn deeply?
There has been growing interest in ‘personalised learning’ for many years now. Increasingly, schools are making arrangements to provide more opportunities for learners to learn to be self-directed and to have their needs and interests met through the curriculum.
- Kath Murdoch
14th - 15th August 2021
In the true spirit of inquiry Kath has been working hard to develop an online workshop that will ensure teachers continue to have access to practical, professional learning.
- Anne Van Dam
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th September 2021
Throughout this online workshop, participants will have an opportunity to experience the planning process of Anne van Dam and her colleagues at an inquiry based school in The Netherlands.
- Carol Ann Tomlinson
7th, 14th, 21st, 28th September 2021
The goal of the four-session workshop is to guide teachers in planning differentiated instruction in their classes for a unit in progress or a unit that will be coming up shortly.
The Cultures of Thinking Project is a global initiative under the direction of Dr. Ron Ritchhart, a Principal Investigator and Senior Research Associate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- Carl Anderson
11th, 18th, 25th September & 2nd October 2021
As a writing teacher, you know that your students are at different levels and have different needs. How can you provide just the right instruction that will help all of your students move forward as writers?
- Ron Ritchhart & Mark Church
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd October 2021
Over the last decade there has been in explosion of interest in how teachers can best build a culture of thinking in their classrooms, nurture students as powerful thinkers and learners, and make thinking visible.
- Carol Ann Tomlinson
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th October 2021
While there is a great deal of conversation in schools about formative assessment, it is relatively rare to see it implemented in classrooms as it ought to be if the goal is to improve teaching and learning.
Increasingly, we are recognizing the importance of the culture of the classroom as foundational for learning. And yet, we often don’t give teachers many tools for or understanding of how to create group culture that can foster deep learning and build understanding.
- Dan Feigelson
9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th October 2021
While teachers must of course cover end-year expectations in reading for their particular grade, it is also important to teach students to come up with ideas about what they read independently - and how to back up these ideas with evidence.
- Anne Van Dam
9th and 23rd October 2021
Throughout this online workshop, participants will construct understandings around children's identities and rights and how these beliefs influence the educational context they create for their students.
- Susan Harris Mackay & Matt Karlsen
19th, 26th October & 2nd, 9th November 2021
This series, designed for educators working with children ages 3-8, explores the theory and practice of Story Workshop - a playful approach to literacy that prioritizes opportunities for making meaning, sharing stories, play, and the arts.
- Susan Harris Mackay & Matt Karlsen
23rd, 30th October & 6th, 13th November 2021
This series, designed for educators working with children age 3-11 in a range of contexts, explores theory and practice in a way that invites teachers to imagine and investigate implications to their practice.
- Anne Van Dam
30th October, 6th, 13th, 20th November 2021
This online workshop explores the variety of ways early childhood educators document young children’s learning. A growing body of research points at the importance of documenting, monitoring and interpreting learning as it supports our intention to plan in response to children evolving understanding and questions.
Increasingly, we are recognizing the importance of the culture of the classroom as foundational for learning. And yet, we often don’t give teachers many tools for or understanding of how to create group culture that can foster deep learning and build understanding.
- Carol Ann Tomlinson
1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd November 2021
The goal of the four-session workshop is to guide teachers in planning differentiated instruction in their classes for a unit in progress or a unit that will be coming up shortly.
- Ron Ritchhart & Mark Church
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th November 2021
Over the last decade there has been in explosion of interest in how teachers can best build a culture of thinking in their classrooms, nurture students as powerful thinkers and learners, and make thinking visible.