Creating the Caring Classroom

Presented by the Ontario Association of Junior Educators (OAJE)

Saturday March 3, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Charles Sturt University,

860 Harrington Court, Burlington ON

$35 for Educators, $20 for Teacher Candidates - Includes a light lunch

8:30-9:30 Registration, Vendors and Publishers

9:30-10:15 Keynote: Creating the Caring Classroom (Larry Swartz – OISE/UT)

10:30-11:45 Session 1 Workshops

More Than a Play (Larry Swartz – OISE/UT)

This practical workshop will provide drama strategies using script as sources for dealing with social justice issues that help young people build better - caring - relationships. Handout provided

The New Pencil (Shaun Else and Cameron Steltman - HDSB Teachers)

Using web 2.0 tools to promote engagement in the caring classroom.

Bullying and Leadership (Scott Graham, author and founder of Kids 4 Kids)

Bestselling author Scott Graham presents a highly energetic, informative workshop on student leadership and the importance of empowering students so they are equipped to help themselves and others deal with bullying. You will learn practical anti bullying strategies that work. Scott is also the founder of the Kids 4 Kids Leadership Program and Summer Camps that is celebrating its 20th year this summer.

Three Part Lesson Design and Making Math More Problematic (Kris Langdon, HDSB Teacher)

Come join us as we learn how to use the three part lesson design in creating and consolidating rich, meaningful tasks.  In this workshop, you will collaborate with others in posing and solving mathematical investigations that allow, through rich questioning, your students to make math more problematic.  Take away numerous problems and the confidence to allow your students to guide the mathematics.

11:45-12:45 Lunch, Vendors, Publishers, Door Prizes

12:45-2:00 Session 2 Workshops

Citizenship through Social Studies (Kevin Phillips, TDSB Teacher)

Discover how you can create a classroom that cares about the world. Through social studies students can develop the knowledge and values needed to become responsible, active, and informedCanadian citizens in the twenty-first century.

Technology within a Caring Classroom (Ian McLain and Todd Orr - HDSB Teachers)

Using web 2.0 tools for the caring classroom that promote collaboration, creativity and individual spirit.

Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy (Antonino Giambrone, Instructional Leader, Equity TDSB)

Make your classroom a caring classroom by identifying and nurturing the strengths that students bring to school. Explore ideas that utilize these strengths to promote student achievement.

Collaborative Inquiry in the Junior Classroom (Beth Hudson and Holly Moniz - HDSB Teachers)

How can teachers integrate Collaborative Inquiry as part of a Balanced Literacy Program? The session includes an overview of the Collaborative Inquiry Model, a sample TLCP & Unit Plan, a sample Assessment and Instruction Plan, various support Graphic Organizers to be taken away for classroom use, and a Q&A session. Student testimonials and work exemplars reflecting on the process will be sure to capture how engaging and powerful this form of learning is on the young minds of today!