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| Professional Development Workshops for EducatorsSagonaska Demonstration School offers a number of professional educator workshops throughout the school year. There are no workshops currently available - Please check back soon.The following are examples of past workshops:Past Workshop DescriptionsAssistive Technology: OverviewBelleville: SFriday, April 16, 2010 This workshop provides an overview of assistive technology used by staff and students at Sagonaska. It includes:
Assistive Technology: Assistive Technology: Dragon IBelleville: S Friday, April 16, 2010 This workshop provides hands-on learning with the new Dragon Naturally Speaking version 10. This software takes speech and converts it into text anywhere a keyboard would be used. This workshop will demonstrate teaching techniques using Dragon Naturally Speaking in classroom and small group settings. Sagonaska Literacy ExperienceBelleville: STuesday, April 20, 2010 This morning session is for participants to come and
see our Literacy Program. Participants interact with
students, watch a PHAST lesson, tour the residence,
and try out our new Technology Literacy Centre. Click here to download a flyer in PDF format. iPods in the Class room? Of course?Belleville: SFriday, May 7, 2010 In this workshop, participants explore, hands-on, the world of possibilities afforded by the iPod. Topics include SMART Board applications, audio books, eBooks, text to speech (TTS) and speech to text (STT), calculators, dictionaries, mathematics, science, current events and mind mapping. Bring your imagination, and we supply the iPod – for the day! Hello, I am a MacBelleville: SFriday, May 21, 2010 Come and try hands-on some of the newest iMac assistive technology features, including text to speech, convert to audio file, summarize, voice-over, voice commands, dictionary and finder functions. While we have you here, you will explore the many unique presentation possibilities of the iMac environment. Assistive Technology: Smartboard 1Belleville: SWednesday, May 26, 2010 This workshop provides participants with an in depth, hands-on knowledge of SMART Notebook software and its use with the SMART Board. Participants gain insight into how to develop lessons in various subjects for use with the SMART Board. JUMP Math: John MightonBelleville: SFriday, May 28, 2010 John Mighton is a mathematician, author, playwright, and the founder of JUMP Math. He is the lead curriculum developer for the JUMP Math resources 1-8 and is a frequent speaker at educational conferences across Canada and internationally. He is currently a Fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences and has taught at the University of Toronto. John has received a variety of prestigious awards including the Governor General’s Literary Award and an Ashoka Fellowship. He has written two books on mathematical literacy: The Myth of Ability and The End of Ignorance. New work in cognition has shown that mathematical abilities can be developed in all students - even ones who have traditionally struggled at school. The brain is not static; it continues to change and develop throughout life. Steady, incremental learning based on guided practice can result in the emergence of new abilities. In this Professional Development session, John Mighton will talk about how JUMP Math’s carefully designed instruction and resources support recent discoveries in cognitive science. He will present a number of proven methods that teachers can use to engage all of their students in learning mathematics. Click here to download a flyer in PDF format.
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