Professional Learning for Ontario Educators – Program Archive
Updated: March 9, 2023
OECM, in collaboration with Dell Technologies, provided access to a series of free, high-quality Professional Learning (PL) webinar sessions, specially curated and designed by and for Ontario’s K-12 and post-secondary educators (i.e. faculty members, principals, teachers, coaches, classroom educators, etc.)
Recordings for several of these previously held webinars and workshop sessions are available and can be accessed here, for a limited time.
This program is offered by OECM through our End-User Computing Devices and Services agreement with Platinum Supplier Partner, Dell Technologies.
Presented between February 6, 2023, and March 8, 2023, these sessions and workshops were tailored to support educators’ specific teaching and learning goals. Sessions were facilitated by accomplished education leaders and organized in three pathways: Coding, Truth and Reconciliation, and Well-Being.
Vérité et réconciliation | Curiosité naturelle: L’importance du point de vue autochtone dans l’enquête dans l’environnment de l’enfant
February 6, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Chantal Larivière, EAO, accompagnatrice et facilitatrice l’école de la nature et de la forêt.
Well-Being | Leadership Strategies for Addressing Educator Burnout beyond Prescribing Self-Care February 15, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Dr. Katy Fodchuk is the Executive Director, Organizational Development at Advanced Learning Partnerships.
Coding | Coding micro:bit Sensors for Beginners February 21, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Lisa Anne Floyd is a PhD Candidate at Western University, focusing on K-12 Teacher Education related to Computational Thinking, Coding, and Mathematics Education.
Coding | Beyond the Basics with micro:bit – Exploring V2 Sensors and the Data Logger February 22, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Lisa Anne Floyd is a PhD Candidate at Western University, focusing on K-12 Teacher Education related to Computational Thinking, Coding, and Mathematics Education.
Truth and Reconciliation | Literature in Action: How Books that Centre Indigenous Voices Can Enact Change in the Classroom and Beyond February 23, 2023
Presenter(s):
Join the following three educators from the Laboratory School at the Dr. Eric Jackson Institute of Child Study, as they share how literature that centres Indigenous voices can enact change in the classroom and beyond.
• Norah L’Esperance (OCT) – Early Years Educator
• Ben Peebles (OCT) – Junior Grades Educator
• Krista Spence (OCT) – Teacher Librarian
Coding | Beyond the Basics with micro:bit (V1 or V2) – Collecting Data from a Remote micro:bit February 28, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Lisa Anne Floyd is a PhD Candidate at Western University, focusing on K-12 Teacher Education related to Computational Thinking, Coding, and Mathematics Education.
Well-Being | Reducing Burnout in your School and District: Practical Strategies for Education Leaders March 1, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Dr. Katy Fodchuk is the Executive Director, Organizational Development at Advanced Learning Partnerships.
Truth and Reconciliation | Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgments: Upholding Responsibilities to Truth and Reconciliation without Appropriation March 6, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Jade Harvey-Berrill is the Outreach Manager and Environmental Educator at The Outdoor Learning Store.
• Haley Higdon is the Program Director of Natural Curiosity at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School, University of Toronto.
Coding | Building an Awareness of Emerging Technologies in Grades 6-8 March 7, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Lisa Anne Floyd is a PhD Candidate at Western University, focusing on K-12 Teacher Education related to Computational Thinking, Coding, and Mathematics Education.
Coding | Scratch and Mathematics – Grades 4-8 March 8, 2023
Presenter(s):
• Lisa Anne Floyd is a PhD Candidate at Western University, focusing on K-12 Teacher Education related to Computational Thinking, Coding, and Mathematics Education.
Presented between August 30, 2021, and March 2, 2022, these sessions and workshops were tailored to support educators’ specific teaching and learning goals. Sessions were facilitated by accomplished education leaders and organized in three pathways: Social and Emotional Learning, Equity and Inclusion, and Achieving Excellence.
Atteindre l’excellence | Actionne ton idée** February 10, 2022 February 17, 2022 February 24, 2022
Presenter(s):
• André Savard, director of leadership and international programming with Idée Éducation Entrepreneuriale
Achieving Excellence | School Leader Series: Big Changes Start Small – Digital Hacks that have BIG impact!** February 10, 2022 February 24, 2022
Presenter(s):
• Brenda Sherry is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
Equity and Inclusion | Natural Curiosity: The Importance of Indigenous Perspectives in Children’s Environmental Inquiry** February 9, 2022 February 23, 2022
Presenter(s):
• Haley Higdon is the Program Director of Natural Curiosity at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School, University of Toronto.
Achieving Excellence | Dive into Data: Why? What? How?** February 1, 2022 February 8, 2022 February 15, 2022
Presenter(s):
• Isabelle Liu is a Science & Chemistry Teacher and an Educational Technology Innovation Director.
• Iniyal Inparajah is an Instructional Liaison Educational Partnerships & Digital Learning, TVO (on secondment from TDSB).
Achieving Excellence | Finding Your Way as an Occasional Teacher** January 20, 2022 February 10, 2022
Presenter(s):
• Beth Rayl is the Chief Academic Officer for Plymouth Community Schools.
• Brenda Sherry is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
Equity and Inclusion | Natural Curiosity: The Importance of Indigenous Perspectives in Children’s Environmental Inquiry December 7, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Haley Higdon is the Program Director of Natural Curiosity at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School, University of Toronto.
Social and Emotional Learning | Rest, Learn, Play November 23, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Dean Shareski is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
Achieving Excellence | Developing Cross-Curricular and Culturally Responsive Approaches to Coding in the New Math Curriculum** November 1, 2021 November 8, 2021 November 15, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Brenda Sherry is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
Equity and Inclusion | Canoes, Food and Water – A story of trade, relations and culture October 25, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Sylvia Plain is an Anishinaabe Kwe from Aamjiwnaang First Nation and Coordinator of the Great Lakes Canoe Journey Program.
Equity and Inclusion | Getting back to Land-Based Learning – Respecting Protocols and Methodologies when entering an Indigenous learning environment October 18, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Sylvia Plain is an Anishinaabe Kwe from Aamjiwnaang First Nation and Coordinator of the Great Lakes Canoe Journey Program.
Apprentissages socioémotionnels | Apprentissage par le jeu** October 14, 2021 October 28, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Dominic P. Tremblay, Education Consultant and LEGO Education Academy Certified Teacher Trainer
Social and Emotional Learning | Using Games & Play to nurture SEL in Junior/ Intermediate Classroom (online, F2F)** October 13, 2021 October 27, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Zoe Branigan-Pipe is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships. She is also a special education teacher at the Hamilton-Wentworth School District as well as a Pre-service instructor at Brock University @zbpipe
Achieving Excellence | The Oft Untapped Potential of Assessment: It’s Not Just About Measuring Learning** October 19, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Steven Joordens, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Advanced Learning Technologies Lab, University of Toronto Scarborough (www.altlab.ca)
Equity and Inclusion | The “How-To” of Reconciliation October 7, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Danielle Larouche, retired teacher and First Nations, Métis and Inuits Curriculum Coordinator
• Mélanie Smits, First Nations, Métis and Inuits Curriculum Coordinator at Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord.
Atteindre l’excellence | Actionne ton idée October 7, 2021
Presenter(s):
• André Savard, director of leadership and international programming with Idée Éducation Entrepreneuriale
• Jean-Sébatien Reid, directeur général adjoint, Idée Éducation Entrepreneuriale
Achieving Excellence | Managing Flow and Letting Go October 5, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Alex Overwijk is a 30-year mathematics teacher at Glebe Collegiate Institute in the Ottawa Carleton District Board.
Achieving Excellence | Digital Storytelling: Tools & Ideas October 4, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Jennifer Casa-Todd is a teacher-librarian (YCDSB) and author.
Equity and Inclusion | Indigenous Technology through the lens of the Wiigwaas Jiimaan (Birch Bark Canoe) October 4, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Sylvia Plain is an Anishinaabe Kwe from Aamjiwnaang First Nation and Coordinator of the Great Lakes Canoe Journey Program.
Équité et inclusion | Comment vivre la réconciliation September 30, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Danielle Larouche, retired teacher and First Nations, Métis and Inuits Curriculum Coordinator
• Mélanie Smits, First Nations, Métis and Inuits Curriculum Coordinator at Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord.
Achieving Excellence | Spiraling Curriculum with Activity Based Learning September 28, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Alex Overwijk is a 30-year mathematics teacher at Glebe Collegiate Institute in the Ottawa Carleton District Board.
Equity and Inclusion | Amplify student voice using Flipgrid September 27, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Jennifer Casa-Todd is a teacher-librarian (YCDSB) and author.
Apprentissages socioémotionnels | Apprentissages socioémotionnels en mathématiques September 23, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Jackie Leardi est la directrice d’une école élémentaire dans le Sud-Ouest ontarien avec le CSC Providence et membre du CA de l’AFEMO (Association francophone pour l’enseignement des mathématiques en Ontario).
Equity and Inclusion | Indigenous Education through Inquiry** September 22, 2021 September 29, 2021 October 6, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Pamala Agawa is an Anishnaabe Kwe currently on secondment with the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Achieving Excellence | Building a Thinking Classroom September 21, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Alex Overwijk is a 30-year mathematics teacher at Glebe Collegiate Institute in the Ottawa Carleton District Board.
Social and Emotional Learning | Shift to Positive: Create a better world with social media and technology September 20, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Jennifer Casa-Todd is a teacher-librarian (YCDSB) and author.
Achieving Excellence | Long-term planning for a thoughtful integration of coding September 2, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Dominic P. Tremblay, Education Consultant
Achieving Excellence | Empowering Students as Assessors of their own Learning September 1, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Dean Shareski is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
• Brenda Sherry is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
Atteindre l’excellence | Pour une intégration réfléchie du codage dans notre planification annuelle August 31, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Dominic P. Tremblay, Education Consultant
Achieving Excellence | Empowering Learners Synchronously and Asynchronously August 30, 2021
Presenter(s):
• Dean Shareski is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
• Brenda Sherry is a consultant with Advanced Learning Partnerships.
