Adobe Express: Every Student, Every teacher can Create!
Adobe’s creativity tools are the gold standard for creative professionals across the globe. Adobe Express uses graphic design, video, and web pages. They are powerful, user-friendly tools that can be used by students in their academic journey, moving them from content consumption to content creation, giving them a voice. Teachers can use these tools for […]
Improving Literacy of EAL Students Through Guided Reading
Guided reading is a key strategy for differentiating reading instruction. This session discusses key features of effective guided reading lessons. Two guest speakers with extensive EAL teaching experience will explore strategies and educational resources that can be used to support EAL learners, to provide you with practical tips when implementing the right tools and EdTech […]
Back to School: Re-Educating Parents to Build Collective Understanding of Early Years Pedagogy
Teaching isn’t what we were taught, so how can we support parental understanding of current Early Years pedagogy? Using visuals/infographics to explain the importance of learning through play and inquiry, the value of outdoor learning, the benefits of a multiage classroom approach and other topics to build a bridge between home and school. Rethinking parent […]
Teaching Science through Video Analysis
Many real-life concepts are within the reach of students as they interact with their environment using this tool. Students can make measurement son videos just like they would do in reality, measuring angles, and speeds of moving objects and developing models themselves.
Invisible Children and the world of SEND
The role of community and project-based learning in transforming education for differently able students.
The International HPE MEd Cohort: What’s it all about?
Have you ever wondered about pursuing a graduate degree in HPE? This session will provide an overview of the benefits of a grad degree as professional learning and outline some available options. We will also create space to discuss your needs, contexts and the opportunity for a ‘bespoke’ MEd program for International School educators such […]
Reflecting on, and for, Meaningful PE
Teachers are often told that reflection is important to the ongoing development of our practice – at least that’s what they said in teachers’ college! But, once we get into the daily chaos that is teaching in schools today, how can we meaningfully engage in critical reflective processes? Perhaps more importantly, how might those processes […]
What can PE Learn from Google to Ensure all Students Reap the Benefits of Physical Activity?
International research clearly indicates that students from certain backgrounds are far more likely to reap some of the multiple and well-documents benefits that physical activity brings to a person’s life. Despite huge investment in time and resources from various agencies, including schools, progress towards genuinely inclusive practice is slow. In this session, Greg will turn […]
Swim Around The World
This performance-based project is related to the socio-cultural aspects of swimming, helping students understand the health, social and mental benefits of swimming through inquiry. How is swimming related to physical fitness is one of the essential questions that are leading the students to learn different aspects of enduring understanding. Related to Learning Standard: NY State […]
An Aquatic Management Model/ The Aquatic “ABC” Guidelines for School Leaders
Risk Management; Certifications; Prioritized Aquatic Curriculum; Pool Capabilities; Types of Aquatic Activities, Staffing; Grading System/Policy; Careers in Aquatics.