Current Non-Credit Workshop Schedule


The Department of Professional Development in Education offers the following on-campus (Thunder Bay) workshops. Most of these workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate education students, educators, and interested members of the general public. Delivery of a workshop is dependant on registration numbers. Sign up early to guarantee a spot in courses as courses fill up quick and often have waiting lists. To see a list of all available courses click here

 Workshops will resume in Fall 2013.

 

EDUC 7135 WA Developing Oral Proficiency in Core French

This workshop will provide teacher candidates with practical strategies, games and activities that develop oral proficiency in the Core French classroom. All of the strategies are theoretically sound and dramatically improve student second language development in all language domains. Language strategies involving literature, music, dance, games and activities will be discussed and practiced.

Teacher candidates who plan to teach junior/intermediate Core French would most benefit from this workshop.  

This workshop is for university students contemplating a career in teaching French. It will include:

  • Overview of practical strategies 
  • Videos of students and teachers during lessons
  • Samples of student work and assessment
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EDUC 7014 National Coaching Certification Program - Part A

Certified by the Ontario Coaches Association, this workshop offers all recreational coaches and interested people a chance to improve their coaching skills.  Credit for this program is based on passing a workbook exam.  Topics covered include:

  • Ethical Coaching
  • Planning a Practice
  • Nutrition
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EDUC 7020 Tribes

Tribes is a cooperative learning and teaching approach to instruction and classroom management which has application to all divisions.  This is a twenty-four (24) hour, interactive, hands-on practical workshop that spans multiple days. Tribes is highly recommended by Principals, and administrators throughout Ontario as it shows that new teachers have had experience in developing a positive classroom environment.  

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EDUC 7031 Fun with Fractions for J/I & I/S Division

This workshop will provide teacher candidates the opportunity to increase their own understanding of fractions through hands-on experience and activities that can be used in your future school classroom.

Explore ideas using manipulatives and models, and build on these representations to develop procedures for adding and subtracting, division and multiplication.

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EDUC 7038 Communicating Effectively

This workshop will explore the many ways that teachers communicate with their students, colleagues, the school administration, the community and with parents. Participants will learn how to project a positive image to their school community, send clear and effective messages to their students, and maintain open and positive communication with parents and colleagues.

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EDUC 7049 National Coaching Certification Program - Part B

Certified by the Ontario Coaches Association, this workshop offers all recreational coaches and interested people a chance to improve their coaching skills.  Credit for this program is based on passing a workbook exam.  Topics covered include:

  • Designing a Basic Sport Program
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Basic Mental Health Skills 
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EDUC 7082 Math for Teaching (J/I) Part 2

The workshop is designed to give concentrated time on mathematics concepts that are both a part of the elementary curriculum, as well as the main concepts on the content exam. The major topic areas are reasoning and modeling to support understanding of whole numbers, whole number operations, fractions, fraction operations, and decimals. The class is designed for smaller numbers of preservice teachers to investigate the mathematics concepts in order to strengthen personal understandings and connect ideas. We will be discussing models and relationships among the concepts in order to increase understandings that go beyond simply knowing how to calculate answers. The workshop focuses on WHY procedures work and how to break down concepts to help see where classroom students are having difficulties as well as help support students in their understandings. These strategies will help as a classroom teacher, and are the strategies that are assessed on the content exam as well. 

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EDUC 7087 Math Games For P/J


What's the Big Idea?

Math games for Developing the Big Ideas in Number Sense and Numeration.

This interactive workshop promotes the use of math games for a variety of purposes: focused observation and formative assessment of student reasoning, scaffolding and challenging students' reasoning, promoting positive social interaction, promoting clear explanations of student reasoning and strategies, differentiated instruction, and practice for automaticity.

The workshop will include video clips of games in action in classrooms, hand-on experience with introducing, playing and modifying games.

Participants will be given the material and instructions required to use the games back in their classrooms.

A great workshop for teachers and parents too!

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EDUC 7089 Coaching in Ontario Schools

Developed by OFSAA to give teacher-coaches and community volunteers the special skill-set they need to coach effectively in the school environment. This workshop will assist in the development of core competencies that will increase the participant's effectiveness as a coach of school sport and help them have a meaningful impact on students-athletes.

 

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EDUC 7089 WA-O Coaching in Ontario Schools Orillia Campus
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EDUC 7096 Kindergarten: Benefits of Play

Kindergarten has had a makeover the past few years and the education system is seeing major shifts in instructional practices, the learning environment, as well as assessment of young children.

 

This exciting workshop will introduce the Full Day Kindergarten Program, play/inquiry based learning, as well as how to make this learning visible to parents, administrators and the children.

 

Children have an innate curiosity and sense of wonder of the world around them. Let us learn how to reveal all of the amazing things our youngest learners know!

 

At the end of this workshop, participants will have an understanding of what a successful play-based (Inquiry) Kindergarten program looks like and how to prepare for one.


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EDUC 7094 P/J Oral Language Games: Make & Take

 

Oral language is crucial to a child's literacy development, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.


This interactive and hands-on workshop will provide teacher candidates with their own hand-made 'Primary Oral Language Kit' full of exciting activities and ideas to use in the classroom. This kit is sure to get your students talking!


Get ready to be creative and get to work!


Registration includes all materials.

 

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EDUC 7097 Using Restorative Circles in the Classroom

 

This workshop will cover the research behind Restorative Practice and Using Circles in the Classroom including the Restorative Questions used to foster understanding and repair harm.  Participants will learn how to facilitate successful and effective Circles in their classrooms to build community and enhance learning.


 

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EDUC 7098 safeTALK: Suicide Alertness For Everyone

safeTALK is a program developed by LivingWorks to train and certify suicide alert helpers.  As a preservice teacher, you will be trained with a much needed skill set for handling crisis as well as suicide intervention with students.  

  • Learn to recognize opportunities to help a person with thoughts of suicide
  • Develop skills to provide intervention and connect with community resources which can offer more specialized help.
  • Learn and practice skills (similar to First Aid/CPR courses) to confidently and competently respond to those at risk of suicide.

The benefits of this workshop are substantial and long lasting.  There are employment opportunities all over Canada and abroad.  It is a great addition to your resume as employers look for candidates who bring with them a diverse skill set and a passion for meeting the needs of their students.

Please visit Livingworks at http://www.livingworks.net for more information.

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EDUC 7084 Smartboard in the Classroom Part 1

Learn to use the SMART Board in the classroom.

The purpose of this workshop is to have learners become proficient on using the basic functions of the Smart Board so they are comfortable using it in their own classrooms.

Demonstrations will include the Board’s capabilities and functions as well as some basic trouble shooting.

The SMART Notebook software will be demonstrated and SMART Teacher exchange (where many valuable thousands of valuable lessons can found) will be introduced.

Participants will also be exposed to some fantastic interactive whiteboard sites that will prove invaluable in their future classrooms.

Finally, the facilitator will demonstrate a lesson that combines a variety of multimedia tools, student exemplars and the ideals found within the Growing Success document.

Note: The Apple Mobile Lab (20 Laptops) will be available, although Participants are welcome to bring their own as well.

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EDUC 7085 Smartboard: Hands-On Lesson Planning Part 2

This workshop will focus in the technical side of SmartBoard, demonstrations will include the boards capabilities, and functions, as well some basic troubleshooting.

Participants will have the opportunity for some hands on training and a chance to use the board.

The focus of the training will be more technical then pedagogical, aiming to give the participants a good understanding of how to use the board.

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EDUC 7120 Integrating Apple Technologies in the Classroom I

The presenter of this workshop has witnessed incredible growth and development in his students in reading, writing and oral language through the effective integration of Pages and Garage Band (Podcasting) within his classroom.

His intent is to share his experience, and teach beginning and experienced teacher how use these tools effectively in their own classrooms. To begin, the presenter will share many student created samples to demonstrate how Pages and Garageband are being effectively used to improve student reading, writing and oral language within his own classroom.

Next, participants will learn the basics of Pages and how to use the tools within the application to effectively differentiate to meet the needs of all their students. As well, participants will learn how to create simple Podcasts and then learn to take them to the next level by creating enhanced Podcasts.

Finally, the presenter will share how he uses the ideals of the Growing Success document while integrating Apple technologies within his classroom.

Participants will come away from the workshop with a general working knowledge of Pages and Garage Band (Podcasting) and great ideas for using them within their classrooms!

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EDUC 7121 Integrating Apple Technologies in the Classroom II

The presenter has had his students using both Keynote and iMovie as incredibly powerful individual and group presentation tools for three years within his classroom. He has also used iMovie to chronicle class field trips and excursions. Students are motivated and engaged when using these technologies and the end results are fantastic. 

His intent is to share his experience and teach beginning and experienced teachers how use these tools effectively in their own classrooms.

To begin, the presenter will share many student created samples to demonstrate how Keynote and iMovie are effectively used across many subject areas.

Next, participants will learn the basics of Keynote and how to use it within their own learning environments.

As well, participants will learn how to create a simple iMovies and add simple effects to them. Participants will come away from the workshop with a general working knowledge of Keynote and iMovie and great ideas for using them within their classrooms!

Finally, the presenter will share how he uses the ideals of the Growing Success document while integrating Apple technologies within his classroom.

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EDUC 7115 Teaching Students Digital Citizenship: A Cyber Bullying Initiative

This 2.5 hour interactive workshop is designed to give all teachers, regardless of stream, an overview of cyber bullying and criteria for embedding digital citizenship curriculum into their teaching praxis.

Participants will work together to create manifesto for their classrooms on Web 2.0 safe practices

  • Create a safe classroom digital citizenry manifesto.
  • Reflect on how bullying has impacted their life and the lives of those close to them.
  • Experiment with activities that can be used in their classroom to promote diversity.
  • Share knowledge through class discussion on strategies to protect oneself and others
  • Against peer to peer bullying.

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EDUC 7310 Perfecting A Solid Practicum

This practical workshop is designed for teacher candidates who want to improve their classroom teaching performance.

The instructor will take a systematic approach to critical reflection on and inquiry into the various components of the practicum: planning, assessment and evaluation, classroom management, differentiated instruction and establishing a positive classroom environment.

The instructor, Vicki Shannon, has extensive experience in both the elementary and secondary panels and has worked in staff and curriculum development. She will work both one-on-one and in a group setting to help participants to learn how to self-assess and identify their areas of growth.

This workshop will provide extra support for teacher candidates before the next practicum.

Note: The workshop is open to teacher candidates with permission from the Professional Experiences Coordinator Emilia Veltri, from the Department of Undergraduate Studies.

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