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Professional Learning Webinars

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Please join us for some virtual professional learning webinars on a variety of topics to support distance learning.  Session topics and descriptions for the week can be accessed below. Microsoft Teams will be the platform used to facilitate the virtual learning sessions.

  • Click the following link to learn more about how to join the webinars:  Joining Webinars with Teams
  • Each session will be recorded and the session documentation will be posted to this site. 

Session Descriptions:

Monday, March 30
Time: Session Name / Description: Link to Webinar / Recording:     
10:00 am

Simplified login

1.2: Simplified Login

We will be looking at how to reset passwords using the password reset tool and the process of setting up a simplified login for K to 6 classes. 

Audience:  K-3
Format: Teams
Presenter: Andy Rogers - Technology Enabled Learning Contact 

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or call in:
1-705-482-7613
ID: 747900787#
 
11:00 am

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1.3: Clever Portal

This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress.

Audience:  K-3
Format: Teams
Presenter: Andy Rogers - Technology Enabled Learning Contact

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or call in:
1-705-482-7613
ID: 747900787#
 
1:00 pm

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1.4: Clever Portal

This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress.

Audience:  K-3
Format: Teams
Presenter: Andy Rogers - Technology Enabled Learning Contact

Join button
or call in:
1-705-482-7613
ID: 747900787#
 
2:00 pm

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1.5: Clever Portal

This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress.

Audience:  K-3
Format: Teams
Presenter: Andy Rogers - Technology Enabled Learning Contact

Join Meeting
or call in:
1-705-482-7613
ID: 747900787#
 
Tuesday, March 31
Time: Session Name / Description: Link to Webinar / Recording:     
9:00 am

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2.1: DreamBox Learning overview for new users 

The board is in the process of purchasing licenses for all K-6/8 students in the NNDSB.  DBL allows students to engage in lessons that are adapted to their learning needs and allows teachers the opportunity to access real-time data and assign specific lessons to students, which will be particularly useful for the duration of home learning.  This session will be geared towards teachers who are new to DreamBox Learning or would like a refresher on the teacher dashboard. 

Audience:  Grades 1-8
Format: Teams
Presenter: Melissa Peddie – Board Math Facilitator  

https://nndsb.clickmeeting.com/k-12-program
 
10:00 am

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2.2: Introduction to Office 365

This session will provide an introductory tour of Office 365.  Familiarize yourself with Outlook, class mailing groups, OneDrive, Calendar and Office productivity applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote)

Audience:  K-12
Format: Teams
Presenter: Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact

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or call in:

+17054827613
Conference ID: 196 154 008#
 
11:00 am

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2.3 Topic: Clever Portal 

This webinar will go over the basic components of the Clever Portal, our K to 3 landing page for Online Learning. Teachers will learn how to use the portal in conjunction with their preferred means of communicating with students and parents about learning activities and student progress. 

Audience:  K-3
Format: Teams
Presenter: Andy Rogers - Technology Enabled Learning Contact 

Join button
or call in:

+17054827613
Conference ID: 428 059 560#
 
1:00 pm

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2.4:  Edsby Overview

This session will introduce you to the basic tools found in Edsby.  Learn how you and your students/parents can access Edsby, explore the Edsby homepage, and learn about communicating through the activity feed.  We'll also cover the features available in an Edsby class (class setup, student information, calendar, journal, library).

Audience:  K-12
Format:  Teams
Presenter:  Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact 

 

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or call in:

+17054827613
Conference ID: 395 062 771#
 
2:00 pm

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2.5:  Getting to know the LMS / Communication / Content Management

This is an introductory look at the LMS.  Learn how to access and organize your LMS classes and communicate information through the activity feed.  We'll also discuss content management and explore what content currently exists in this virtual space. 
Audience: 4-12
Format:  Teams
Presenter:  Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact 

 

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or call in:

+17054827613
Conference ID: 127 499 513#
 
Wednesday, April 1
Time: Session Name / Description: Link to Webinar / Recording:     
9:00 am

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3.1: DreamBox Learning for Kindergarten

The board is in the process of purchasing DBL licenses for all Kindergarten students in the NNDSB.  DBL allows students to engage in lessons that are adapted to their learning needs and allows teachers the opportunity to access real-time data and assign specific lessons to students, which will be particularly useful for the duration of home learning.  This session will be designed specifically for kindergarten teachers, with a focus on making connections to ELK learning philosophy. 

Audience:  Kindergarten
Format: Teams
Presenter: Melissa Peddie – Board Math Facilitator  

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10:00 am

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3.2 Office 365 Collaboration

This session will explore opportunities for collaboration within the Office 365 platform.  We'll discuss setup and use of Class Notebook as well as Microsoft Teams.

Audience:  K-12
Format: Teams
Presenter: Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact

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11:00 am

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3.3: Support for non-virtual learners

With an expansive geographic region and many rural communities, the NNDSB would like to offer some support for teachers designing lessons/learning activities through a non-virtual platform. This TEAMS discussion is focused around the development of learning activities that can be executed using ‘at-home’ experiences, utilizing familiar capture methods.  

Audience: K-12
Format: Teams
Presenter: Lisa Spencer - Coordinator of Student Success and Gap Closing 

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1:00 pm

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3.4:  Edsby Groups / Gradebook / Portfolio / Evidence of Learning

This session will cover creating, using and joining groups in Edsby to support collaboration.  We'll also dive into the gradebook and discuss ways that students can upload evidence of their learning through online submissions, the student portfolio and the evidence of learning system.

Audience:  K-12
Format:  Teams
Presenter:  Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact 

 

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2:00 pm

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3.5:  Online Content Development / Management and Sharing Opportunities 

There is an abundance of existing content available online, but let's be honest, not even Salman Kahn can explain things the way you do.  In this session we'll share tools and strategies focussed around content creation (screen recordings, videos) and where to upload and share the personalized content.

Audience: 4-12
Format:  Teams
Presenter:  Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact 

 

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Thursday, April 2

 

Time: Session Name / Description: Link to Webinar / Recording:     
9:00 am

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4.1: Mathology Little Books and Mathology.ca for K-3 

Mathology is a resource by Pearson that includes a series of “Math First” readers for K-3 students.  Our board has purchased this for all kindergarten classes in the NNDSB and a pilot group of 5 schools for grades 1-3.  With the current situation, Pearson has made the resources freely available to educators, including digital Mathology readers along with digital and home tasks.  This session will familiarize K-3 educators with this resource and will allow for discussion on how to best leverage it for home learning. 

Audience:  K-3
Format: Teams
Presenter: Melissa Peddie – Board Math Facilitator   

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10:00 am

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4.2: Planning for math learning at home 

This session will be an opportunity for educators to review and discuss quality resources and tasks for planning their weekly lessons for learning at home.  We will focus on grades K-8 from 10-10:30 and grades 9-12 from 10:30 – 11.   

Audience:  K-8 and 9-12
Format: Teams
Presenter: Melissa Peddie – Board Math Facilitator

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11:00 am  
1:00 pm  
2:00 pm

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4.5 LMS Discussions / Assessment / Feedback Opportunities 

Learn how to setup discussions in the LMS including video post opportunities.  We'll also explore assessment and feedback opportunities including Dropbox, Grader App, Online Annotations and Portfolio.

Audience: 4-12
Format:  Teams
Presenter:  Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact 

 

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Friday, April 3
Time: Session Name / Description: Link to Webinar / Recording:     
9:00 am

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5.1 DreamBox Learning - Assign Focus

Assign Focus is a tool in DBL that allows teachers to select lesson groups that are specifically targeted at Ontario math expectations for their students.  This session will review this feature for teachers (K-8) and will provide an opportunity for discussion about how best to use Assign Focus with consideration for home learning. 

Audience: K-8
Format: Teams
Presenter: Melissa Peddie – Board Math Facilitator  

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10:00 am

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5.2:  Office 365 Q & A 

Ask questions about any of the products in Office 365.  Microsoft Forms, One Note, Class Notebook, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, Sway, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Audience:  K-12
Format: Teams
Presenter: Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact

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11:00  
1:00 pm

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5.4: Edsby Q & A

Join us to ask questions you have about Edsby and share in the discussions that develop.  We'll also address some frequently asked questions.

Audience:  K-12
Format:  Teams
Presenter:  Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact 

 

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2:00 pm

LMS Q&A

5.5: LMS Q & A

General question and answer session for any wonderings you have about the LMS platform.

Audience: 4-12
Format:  Teams
Presenter:  Justin Hawn - District eLearning Contact  

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