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Professional Development
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Workshops at the University of Ottawa
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SMART BOARD Technology and Other Resources
This workshop introduced teacher candidates to SMART BOARD technology at the University of Ottawa. It overviewed the basics on how to connect and use SMART BOARD technology with other applications.
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Learn More: https://training.smarttech.com
OCT Presentation
Five key speakers came to present their experiences as teachers, principles, and administrators in Ontario Schools.
Federation Day Workshop
During the Federation Day presentation at your faculty of education, you will hear about OSSTF/FEESO and what it will mean to be a member of the best and strongest education union in Canada, and about the services you will get for your union dues, we believe in and practice grass roots democracy, with expert advice available whenever members ask for it.
Teachers and education workers need the protection of a strong collective agreement, actively enforced, through grievance whenever necessary. OSSTF/FEESO collective agreements guarantee that you will be treated fairly by your employer, including negotiated protections for how you will be evaluated, your salary and benefits, and all-important workload provisions which protect learning conditions for all secondary students.
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InterActive for Life Workshop
The IA4L team led the comprehensive school health cohort through a series of research-informed, relational physical inter-activities designed to warm up and develop relational, social and emotional awareness.
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Learn More: the-interactive-for-life-project
Health and Physical Education on the Brain
Interested in comprehensive school health and developing healthy school communities? Whether it’s lesson plans, supplementary resources, activities, or programs you’re looking for, we have the resources for you! In this session you’ll learn about Ophea’s many resources, programs, and services available to Ontario educators. You’ll leave knowing where to find what you need to support your teaching practice and with ideas on how to implement these resources in your classroom.
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Learn More: https://www.ophea.net
Managing Challenging Behaviours through Supportive and Effective Classroom Management
This practical workshop focuses on effective classroom management and highlights the key elements for Classroom Management in the elementary classroom. Participants will explore practical strategies on how to develop positive relationships with students while adapting the curriculum to create an inclusive, engaging learning environment.
Negotiating A “Right” Kind of Curriculum in Populist Times: Diversity, Hyph-E-Nations, and Equity
This worksop focused on culturally responsive pedagogy in relation to racism and our positions as Canadian citizens.
Indigenous Perspectives Worksop
This worksop led by Tricia McGuire-Adams & Keri Cheechoo dived into the differences between western research and Indigenous ways of knowing. They discussed the importance of community and gaining knowledge through relationship building. They also discussed Indigenous systems of increasing health and wellbeing.
Seize the pen! Writing Workshop.
This workshop emphasized the idea of having rough ideas and putting the pen to paper. Some of the best creative writing can happen when words are vomited onto the page. We need to allow room for creativity before we can edit.
The Shaping of a Teacher’s Identity Using the Idea of Status
Subtleties that we communicate in verbal and body language indicate the status or power we assume in society. Students tune into this and through these subtleties negotiate status. This workshop shows one how to move up and down on the status scale.
Counselling in Education – Solution Focused Model (Secondary)
Mental Health and Strategies for Teachers
Supporting Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in our schools and classrooms
Individual Education Plan (IEP) Workshop
Ophea Cross-Ontario Check-In Session During the Pandemic
Practice strategies to resolve school conflicts quickly with brief, positive interventions. Explore solution focused communication skills to promote respectful interactions and provide effective support to your students.
Personal wellness and thriving matters. We as teachers may face burnout and there are ways to deal with this to the best of our ability. There are strategies to reduce stress, and limit burnout (5 tips). Take advantage of supports in the community.
70% of students with ASD spend their time in a regular class with regular students. ASD is a neurodevelopment disorder - meaning that information is processed in a different way. Autism is a spectrum so no one cookie-cutter program works. The reality of teaching is that some children require a lot of support while others only need a little bit. Tips for universal design include: use concrete language, foster consistency, create a predictable routine, simplicity is key, be specific, structure the day, provide supervision, give time to process, and value team work.
This workshop introduced us to IEPs and how to understand and create them.
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Learn More: iepresguid.pdf
During the pandemic, Ophea held many cross Ontario zoom chats with educators in Ontario and other organizations like OASPHE and SMHO. These sessions allowed teachers to compare notes and strategies for teaching through a pandemic. We discussed trauma-informed approaches, assessment and evaluation practices, and teaching strategies.
Backward Design to Support Planning: A&E for Changing Contexts
This was a professional development session hosted by Ophea to support elementary and secondary educators with Assessment & Evaluation in changing contexts.
Cross-Ontario Chat for ALL Educators on Social-Emotional Learning & Living Skills
A presentation by SMHO about self-care and resiliency as a teacher, the ABC's of of creating a mentally healthy return to school, social emotional management, and strategies for embedding these practices in the classroom.
Teaching with a Trauma-Informed Lens by Jess Whitley
In this workshop we were asked to examine the role of trauma informed practice in teaching and in our responsibilities required under the OCT Standards of Practice, especially commitment to student learning. We discussed strategies for mental well-being and the relationship between mental health and the initiatives promoted in schools and the community.
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Online Modules
OPHEA's Implementing Ryan’s Law: Ensuring Asthma Friendly Schools
The Ministry of Education’s revised Policy/Program Memorandum No. 158 (2019): School Board Policies on Concussion recognizes the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education’s Concussion Protocol as the minimum standard for school boards. The Concussion Protocol was developed in partnership with Parachute and aligns with the Berlin Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport and the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport.
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Learn More: https://safety.ophea.net/concussions
OPHEA's Concussion Identification, Management, and Prevention in Schools
This e-Learning module is intended to assist all school staff in understanding and implementing Ryan’s Law in their school to guarantee the safety and well-being of students with asthma. Throughout this module, participants will engage in a variety of learning tasks using text, video, and illustrations.
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OPEN Phys. Ed. Online Course on Academic Language in Invasion Games
Here’s an essential concept for any physical educator working to elevate a PE program to Core Subject Status – Academic Language. Academic Language is a term that is often associated with the current College and Career Ready movement. In the context of physical education, we can think of it as the language that our students must speak and navigate in order to become physically active and healthy for a lifetime. This language includes PE-specific vocabulary as well as the understanding of activity-specific symbols and signals.
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Learn More: https://openphysed.teachable.com/