Vanier Ped Counsellors Tannia and Julia and the Intercollegiate Ped Days Planning Committee
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All in This Together: Making the Most of a Remote Situation Dear Vanier Teachers, Welcome to the first intercollegiate ped days program, which includes a day of Vanier-specific offerings. This event is designed to promote sharing among teachers; we invite you to learn from each other. Our aim is to strengthen intercollegiate professional development and collaboration among English-language Cégep teachers and pedagogical staff. The multi-day program offers a variety of pedagogical sessions to support your teaching practice including a keynote presentation and a variety of practical pedagogical sessions on course design, assessment, student engagement, techno-pedagogical tools, and wellness. Feel welcome to attend all sessions that suit your needs and your schedule. We hope you find something interesting, applicable, and regenerative here to help you start the Winter 2021 term. Looking forward to connecting with you, Vanier ped counsellors Tannia and Julia and the Intercollegiate Ped Days Planning Committee Instructions (updated January 7th) 1. Take note of the sessions that interest you and check the schedule for the session links. 2. Register early for capped sessions. You will find these registration links in the schedule. Spaces will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. All registered participants will receive the session link by email prior to the session. Please note that registration for Performa Sessions closed on Thursday, January 7th at 3pm. 3. Please note: while many intercollegiate sessions do not require pre-registration, some sessions will be capped at 100 participants due to Zoom capacity restrictions. We recommend arriving to sessions on time to avoid disappointment. 4. If you have questions about the event or registration, please contact ped counsellors Julia Hall ([email protected]) and Tannia Ditchburn ([email protected]). Thank you! 1 Schedule Thursday, January 7, 2021 10:00 - 12:00pm Performa Workshop #1a: Authentic Assessment (capacity 30)* Registration closed 1:00 - 2:30pm Performa Workshop #2a: Facilitating Live Online Sessions (capacity 40)* Registration closed Friday, January 8, 2021 10:00 - 12:00pm Performa Workshop #1b: Authentic Assessment (capacity 30)* Registration closed 10:30 - 11:30am Microsoft Teams NoteBook* Register here 1:00 - 2:30pm Performa Workshop #2b: Facilitating Live Online Sessions (capacity 40)* Registration closed Monday, January 11, 2021 10:00 - 11:00am Experiential Learning in Virtual Space** Register here 11:00 - 12:00pm Assessments in Moodle Zoom link 12:30 - 1:30pm Effective Online Teaching - Basic Principles Register here 1:00 - 2:30pm Performa Workshop #2c: Facilitating Live Online Sessions (capacity 40)* Registration closed 3:00 - 4:00pm Varied Student Assessment with Microsoft Digital Tools Teams link Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:00 - 11:00am Performa Workshop #1c: Authentic Assessment (capacity 30)* Registration closed Subject-specific VTE Labs: Innovative Practices in 2nd Language Pedagogy 11:00 - 12:30pm Register here (capacity 80)* ** 12:30 - 1:30pm Hatha Yoga Zoom link 12:30 - 2:00pm CourseFlow (capacity 30)* Register here Moving Beyond Discomfort: From Resistance to Connection and Agency in the 2:00 - 3:00pm Zoom link Social Justice Classroom 3:00 - 4:00pm Collaborative Learning Environment with Microsoft Teams Teams link Vanier Ped Day Wednesday, January 13, 2021 9:10 - 9:30 am Words of Welcome from the Academic Dean Teams link 10:00 - 12:00pm Keynote Presentation: Usha James Designing courses and assessments to maximize engagement and deepen Zoom Webinar Link learning 1:00 - 2:30pm Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned Zoom link 3:00 - 3:45pm Showcasing Various Partners of the College Network (Intercollegiate) Zoom link Thursday, January 14, 2021 9:00 - 11:00am Stress Management for Faculty (capacity: 20)* Register Here 9:00 - 10:30am Transformative Learning: Narratives about Covid-19’s Silver Lining** Zoom Link Design, Engage, and Assess: An Exchange in Your Discipline ● Science: physics, chemistry & biology Zoom Link ● Health Sciences: nursing, physical therapies, animal health, biomedical lab Zoom Link tech, etc. ● Social sciences & humanities Zoom Link ● Physical education Zoom Link 11:00 - 12:30pm ● English & Languages Zoom Link ● Fine arts, creative arts & media arts Zoom Link ● Business, management & marketing Zoom Link ● Performing arts Zoom Link ● Computer science Zoom Link ● Engineering & Architecture Zoom Link ● Caring: social service, special care counselling, early childhood, etc. Zoom Link 3:00 - 4:00pm Driving Student Engagement with Teams and Office 365 Teams Link 2 4:00 - 5:30pm Intro to Turnitin** (capacity 75) Zoom Link Friday, January 15, 2021 9:00 - 11:00am Performa Workshop #1d: Authentic Assessment (capacity 30)* Registration closed 1:00 - 1:45pm Subject-specific VTE Labs: Innovative Practices in Math* ** (capacity 80) Register here Asynchronous Sessions On demand Mindful movement exercise*** YouTube link On demand Grounding exercises*** YouTube link On demand Care visualization*** YouTube link On demand Equity & Accessibility YouTube link-Part 1 Accompanying PowerPoint: H21 Ped Week - Equity and accessibility.pdf YouTube link-Part 2 *Registration required. **This session will be recorded. Links will be made available following the event. ***These exercises can also be used with classes. 3 Vanier Ped Day Wednesday, January 13, 2021 9:10 - 9:30am Words of Welcome from the Academic Dean 10:00 - 12:00pm Keynote Presentation: Usha James Designing courses and assessments to maximize engagement and deepen learning How do we motivate students to engage meaningfully with each other and with the course content in the context of remote learning? This interactive session will explore powerful but feasible ways to tweak course structures and assessment methods to increase student engagement and deepen learning. You may wish to keep your course outlines and assessments handy as there will be opportunities to adapt ideas and integrate them into your planning. About our keynote speaker Usha James spent 12 years as a secondary teacher and five years seconded to OISE at the University of Toronto, as an instructor in the Initial Teacher Education Program and Director of the Secondary Program. She has co-authored textbooks, teachers’ resources, course profiles and ministry documents with the aim of providing practical strategies for teachers seeking to refine their practice. Usha has contributed to The Critical Thinking Consortium for many years as a resource writer and reviewer and as a speaker and facilitator. Usha has worked with teachers of kindergarten to post- secondary students, supporting their efforts to improve the quality of their students’ thinking. She has seen how an understanding of critical thinking can deepen teacher understanding and practice of assessment, instruction, curriculum design, literacy, numeracy and differentiation. Recently, Usha has also worked extensively with principals and superintendents particularly with the aim of helping them support teachers shifting towards a critical thinking pedagogy. For more information on Usha James and The Critical Thinking Consortium, visit www.tc2.ca 1:00 - 2:30pm Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned This small-group exchange session will give teachers an opportunity to share stories about their experiences of teaching and supporting students through the pandemic. Moments of triumph and moments of struggle are up for discussion, as are the lessons that have been learned and the strategies you never dreamed of before COVID that now you can’t imagine teaching without. 4 Session Descriptions Thursday, January 7, 2021 10:00 - 12:00pm Performa Workshop #1: Authentic Assessment (capacity 30)* Maggie McDonnell This 2h workshop will focus on authentic assessment, with consideration for the online (University of environment. Beginning from a multi-disciplinary perspective, teachers will work with Sherbrooke) peers from a variety of disciplines to explore the principles of authentic assessment. Participants will then work within their own disciplines to develop authentic assessments for their online teaching and learning environment. 1:00 - 2:30pm Performa Workshop #2: Facilitating Live Online Sessions (capacity 40)* Lorelie Bouchard Teaching in a classroom comes naturally to even the beginner teacher as we have spent (University of years in classrooms of various shapes and sizes. Few of us however were familiar with Sherbrooke) the digital classroom when we transitioned to online learning and fewer still have been taught how to conduct a live online class. This 90 minute workshop will build upon our new experiences of teaching live synchronous classes. We will identify strategies to capture and hold students’ attention and explore the features of some free online tools that can be used to supplement web conferencing platforms. Friday, January 8, 2021 10:30 - 11:30am Microsoft Teams NoteBook Andrea Cooperberg Microsoft Teams NoteBook is a very good tool to organize your courses. Learn how to Laura Shillington create a personal workspace for every student, a content library for handouts and a (John Abbott) collaboration space for lessons and group work. 10:00 - 12:00pm Performa Workshop #1b: Authentic Assessment (capacity 30)* Maggie McDonnell See description above. (University of Sherbrooke) 1:00 - 2:30pm Performa Workshop #2b: Facilitating Live Online Sessions (cap. 40)* Lorelie Bouchard See description above. (University of Sherbrooke) Monday, January 11, 2021 10:00 - 11:00am Experiential