#learningfair2013

If you follow me on Twitter, you have likely seen that I am at the UGDSB Learning Fair.  The Learning Fair is a great way to circulate around, hear what colleagues are doing & also get inspired for the new school year.  Here's a summary of Day 1:

Keynote Speaker:

Candy Palmater (@TheCandyShow) 

Candy spoke about her childhood, her background, her education and her life.  Her discussion was emotional, hysterical and interesting.  She made us think about the impact we, as teachers, have on our students.  

Session 1:  The Power of Blogging in the Classroom - Lisa Unger & Sarah Le (ODSS)

www.socrative.com - A great way to get instant feedback from students and to start a discussion.

#commentsforkids - Recommended hashtag to Tweet out links to students blogs

UGCloud Blogger - An application available through UGCloud.  Easy to set up, either setting up individual student blogs or setting up students as co-authors on the same blog.

Idea Site - Rhymes with Orange

Great Video for introducing Blogging to your students or staff:

UGCloud Blogger - An application available through UGCloud.  Easy to set up, either setting up individual student blogs or setting up students as co-authors on the same blog.

Session 2: 
Engaging Students and Teachers Through Inquiry
- Gina Betts, Andrew Cloutier, Kate Creery 
& Ashley Standen

Video Introduction:

Recommended Reading:

Capacity Building Series - Six Tips

Presentation Slideshow

Natural Curiosity Document & Website

Session 3: How do we move from collaborative learning to a community of learners? - Amie Willoughby

A great resource brought forward during the discussion - Regarding Accountable Talk:

Grand Conversations - Primary

Grand Conversations - Junior

Another Great Resource from Day 1:

Guiding Our Guided Reading Website 
Intermediate Teachers - Carrie Nethery, 
Shari Roberts & Catherine Andrews share their adventures in Intermediate Guided Reading