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A Little Inspiration...

TED Talk: The Surprising Truth About Learning in Schools

What are the conditions that need to be present for kids to learn in a 'sticky' way?

~ Will Richardson

Modern Learning...

Clockwise (from top Left): Students using Makey Makey kit & Scratch; Student created recipe website for final evaluation; Teacher learning about coding with Lightbot; Teachers exploring 'Build with Chrome'; Students creating infographics for geography assignment.

Learning Systems Updates...

Teachers can copy all assignment and question grades for a class to a spreadsheet.

Teachers can now create their own awards & badges for students. These can be awarded to students when they accomplish a specific task, master a certain skill, or anything else deemed worthy.

Teachers and students can use 'Sway' to create interactive reports, presentations, and other digital content; which can be easily shared & viewed on ANY device.

Upcoming Professional Learning...

Spark #Peel21st

An evening of inspiration and networking!

It is our very first night of a mix of networking along side some quick paced 5 minute Ignite style chats. Hope you join us!

Numbers will be limited so stay tuned to #peel21st on Twitter

As well, the event will only be as great as the stories shared. So please sign-up below and share YOUR story!

Connect Conference

CONNECT is Canada’s largest education technology conference, where educators from across the province, country, and world, come together to share practices & strategies for modern learning.

The Innovator's Mindset Online Book Club

An across Ontario online book club with the #Innovatorsmindset. If you haven't read George Couros' new book it is definitely worth a read! Engage in this great learning opportunity to discuss innovation and our practice with some great folks from across the province. Jump in with one of the many opportunities for collaboration.

You can find more on the ossemooc page.

Some Tools & Strategies to Explore...

Why not unleash the creativity amongst your students? Have them create sketchnotes of what they learn!

Do you like THIS presentation format for conveying information? Then check out Adobe Slate!

Looking for a tool that allows your students to draw, sketch, graph their learning? Check out 'Formative' which allows for device neutral assessment

Thanks!

Be sure to connect with your ITRT if you have any questions you want to explore.

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