Process Art as a Literacy Strategy
There are many barriers to teachers delivering process art activities: Non-specialists are often intimidated because “I’m just not creative!” Homeroom teachers fear the chaos and the mess, and administrators would rather see “serious” work going on in the classrooms to bump up those all-important grade sheets. In this presentation, you will learn the hacks to […]
Empowering Individuals through Consent Education to Prevent and Address Sexual Harassment and Relationship Abuse
Sexual violence is prevalent across the world and breaks barriers of background, ethnicity, economics etc. The health and social impact for people who have been through sexual violence can be huge. It is important that we teach young people to be safe but more importantly not to harm each other. Define consent and when it […]
Friendships & Relationships
A focus on why relationship education is so vital within a comprehensive health program. To understand the importance of teaching relationships To explore the different stages of relationships Recognise there is no blueprint and different relationships progress at different stages.
Quality Physical Education: Curriculum, Pedagogy, & Assessment
Physical education (PE) is a complex subject area and it can, if done with quality, legitimately achieve a wide range of educational outcomes for school-age children & youth (Kirk, 2013). A quality PE programme is one that has high quality: curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment (Penney et al, 2009). The multi-activity sport-based curriculum model found in […]
Tracing Stories of Innovation: A Human-Centered Approach to Computer Science
In this session, we will explore how human needs are at the heart of every technological tool by tracing how humans (throughout history) have met those needs using available resources in innovative ways. Tracing past iterations and looking closely at their benefits and limitations, can help us predict and design future ones! Participants will experience […]
Innovation Academy Online: Connecting Students and Teachers Around the World Through Meaningful Learning Experiences
Since July 2020, we have connected more than 250 students and dozens of teachers around the world through interdisciplinary, project-based online courses. While most of us prefer to learn in person, this workshop will highlight the many affordances of going remote. From breaking free of scheduling constraints and giving students more agency over their learning, […]
The Transfer of Fundamental Movement Skills & Strategic Thinking in Primary PE
This workshop will review the planning and teaching of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS), looking at how many and which FMS are best learnt using a Game Based Approach. In this way students are are better prepared to apply FMS in sports as they have developed the complementary pairs (Pill, S. 2011) of movement skills and […]
Midland School – Intentional Community & Connection to Place
Can you imagine a school in this day and age where students willingly turn in their cell phones on arrival, and don’t see them again until the next vacation? Midland School in California has been all about building intentional community since its founding in 1932. Today that means making sure students stay connected to each […]
Fire, Axes, and Adolescent Leadership: An Approach to Healthy Risk-Taking
Some assume the merits of risk to be self-evident (no A’s without F’s). Yet, this isn’t a commonly shared value among students, parents, or even peer educators; they often don’t understand risk and rarely advocate for it, seeking only “safe” opportunities. All students must embrace risk if they want to reach their potential and be […]
Be An Explorer! Bring the World to Your Classroom with Google Geo Tools
Geography crosses many disciplines. In this session, you’ll explore Google Geo tools for lessons, activities, and student content creation. We’ll explore Google Earth Projects, Google My Maps, Google ExpeditionsPro, Google Arts & Culture, and 360° imagery with Google Story Spheres. These tools give students enriched learning experiences that opens minds, teaches perspective, and sparks curiosity. […]