Great Minds on:
AirPano created a breathtaking 360° interactive panorama of Egypt's Great Pyramids of Giza.
Great chart for Demographics and Urban studies
This should start a great deal of critical discussion
TDSB Learning Modules- on Key to Learn
Geography Applied- Support teachers of the TDSB Grade 9Applied Geography
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job imbedded learning for teachers of CGC1P (Geography of Canada). Have teachers commit to share and provide feedback as to how they have incorporated their learning into their practice by sharing at the end of the module.
Primary Focus: to increase achievement of students and credit accumulation through the use of literacy, numeracy and Geographical thinking skills, assessment for/as learning, teaching with technology and Differentiated Instruction in two mini modules, one in each semester. A teacher from Session 1 will then co-facilitate in Session 2.
Schools will cover day 2
1 Full Day (early October): Introduction literacy & numeracy frameworks (Ministry of Education) Geographical Thinking Concepts, Assessment for/as learning and Differentiated Instruction plus application of a range of Technologies
2 Full Day (Late October) Exploration Classroom (2 different locations) to be led by teacher experts
3 Full Day (November/December) sharing of learning and best practices, next steps
Ongoing – online conferencing module reference materials & school visits, as per requests
Follow-up –Conduct a needs assessment with the teachers to determine opportunity gaps and next steps
Target Audience & maximum size: Grade 9 CGC1P classroom teachers (10 each Semester)
Location:, online, school sites and TBA
Using Geotechnologies (Geo-Visual and Geo-Analytical) in Geographic Inquiry, Geography Grade 7-12 there are still a couple of spaces left
Grade 7-12 Geography teachers are invited to a 4-session module to train and support curriculum using geotechnologies to enhance the geographic inquiry process. Particular attention will be placed on teaching/learning strategies, classroom techniques, planning, and assessment as, for, and of learning. Session 1 and 2 will be taking place on October 17th & 18th. Please refer to Direct Line and Key to Learn.
Don’t forget the OAGEE conference!!
Cheers
Mark Lowry
Geography and Geotechnologies Instructional Leader
Social World Studies and Humanities
Toronto District School Board
1 Civic Centre Court
Toronto , On ,M9C 2B3
Tel; (416) 394-7269
Cell; (416) 576-4515
Fax; (416) 394-6420
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