Connections-based Learning (CBL) – Leigh Cassell Consulting

An Invitation to Join OnEdMentors Connect

Since January 2018 we have been building a vision for a community where teachers learn from each other in a personalized, non-hierarchical, open and self-directed way. Today we would like to extend an invitation to you to join the OnEdMentors Connect (OEMConnect) community.

OnEdMentors Connect began as a way to build mentorship relationships to help cultivate a culture of learning and build teacher capacity for improved student achievement and well-being. We partnered with voiced Radio as a platform for sharing, reflection and learning that could further amplify our responsiveness to the needs of mentors and mentees within this inclusive and evolving space.

In phase one, we invited mentors to build their profiles in Digital Human Library. Then, we invited a handful of mentees in their first and second year of teaching to search for and find a mentor that suited their learning needs. As the excitement continued to build (just like the Dating Game!) we openly discussed the process and our learning on the weekly OnEdMentors Show on voicEd radio. Our final show is scheduled for November 15th when we will hear back from our mentors and mentees about their overall experience.

As we gear up for Phase 2 launching in January 2019, we are ready to enlist a larger community of mentors and mentees.

Learn more and Register for OnEdMentors Connect

We hope you will find out more, share our tweets and consider becoming part of this community. The time commitment is minimal and it’s an opportunity for you to learn and grow with other educators. We all have something to teach, and we all have something to learn. Now, we all have a shared space to do this together.

Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us!

Leigh Cassell & Noa Daniel

web: bit.ly/OEMConnect
tweeps: @OEMConnect #OEMConnect

Announcing Live Learning Canada and FREE Educational Live Streaming Pilot Program

Toronto, CA (April 12, 2018)

The Digital Human Library, Streamable Learning, Royal Botanical Gardens, The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, the Royal BC Museum and Central Okanagan Public Schools are excited to announce a partnership to provide and promote live streamed interactive educational programming to Canadian Schools and homeschool families.

“The goal of the partnership is to empower schools and districts to participate in the next stage of distance learning, and support modern classroom initiatives, such as global education, blended learning, experiential learning, and project-based learning, among other modern educational initiatives.” said Mark Hauk, Teacher and Virtual Field Trip Coordinator, Central Okanagan Public Schools.

“We are happy to join with our Live Learning Canada partners to bring our programming and the larger Digital Human Library and Streamable Learning content community to the Canadian K-12 education community,” said Liz Crocker, Learning Program Developer, The Royal BC Museum.

“We believe our content community’s amazing subject matter experts, unique locations and passion for education can provide valuable supplemental curriculum support to our schools,” said Leigh Cassell, Founder and President, Digital Human Library. “The partnership also hopes to generate increased interest from Canada-based content providers and help live video programming play a greater role in their educational missions,” said Doug Ashton, President, Streamable Learning.

“As one of the early organizations to embrace distance learning as part of our educational outreach, we are excited to participate in the innovative use of video-based learning and in methodologies that can play a role in expanding access to the Canadian’s school population,” Karin Davidson-Taylor, Education Officer, Royal Botanical Gardens.

“Having played a pioneering role in the development of classroom-based video learning, it was a natural next step to join this partnership and help expand access not only to our content but also the content of our current and future content partners,” said Megan McLauchlin, Distance Learning Coordinator, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. .

The Live Learning Canada FREE pilot program is available to Canadian public and private schools as well as Canadian homeschool families through the end of our 2017-2018 live streaming calendar of events (June 11, 2017). For more information, including how to get started with the pilot program, contact me or visit www.livelearning.ca.

About Live Learning Canada

Live Learning Canada is a partnership whose mission is to provide and promote the use of live and interactive educational video programming in Canadian schools, districts and homeschool families and promote the production of live and interactive content among Canada-based educational organizations.

September #AMDSBKidsChat: Growth Mindset

Welcome to another exciting year with #AMDSBKidsChat!

If you are joining us again, we are thrilled to have you back! If you are new to #AMDSBKidsChat (Twitter in the classroom), let me tell you a little bit about our chat! #AMDSBKidsChat is a Twitter chat for K-8 students in the Avon Maitland District School Board. #AMDSBKidsChat is a place for students to connect with their peers, creatively share ideas, improve literacy skills by communicating and collaborating with others, and develop citizenship and character. Everything you need to get started can be found here! Watch the video(s), answer the questions ahead of time, and join us to share your ideas and learn with other K-8 students throughout #AMDSBLearns!

#AMDSBKidsChat is kicking off the year with a chat about #GrowthMindset on September 26, 2017 from 12PM – 1PM.

Please note our new time slot!

Our team is happy to answer any questions you may have and in-class support is available! We host a new chat every month so feel free to join us anytime! Please contact Leigh Cassell for all your Twitter needs!

Videos:

Ormie the Pig (Primary)

Keep Moving Forward (Junior)

The Story of Nick Vujicic (Intermediate)

Questions:

What do you do that makes you feel smart?
What do you do that is really challenging/ makes you really think?
Describe a time you wanted to give up but kept going.
Describe a time you took a risk to try a new idea. Were you successful? What did you learn?
What mistake have you made that taught you something? What did you learn?
What will you do next to challenge yourself?

Additional Resources:

Growth Mindset Questions to Ask Children

Mindset Survey

Growth Mindset Online Assessment: Learn students’ mindsets in 5 minutes!

Reflection/ Mindset Exit Card

Bienvenue pour cette nouvelle année excitante avec #AMDSBKidsChat !

Si vous êtes de retour, nous sommes très contents de vous revoir ! Si c’est votre première expérience avec #AMDSBKidsChat (Twitter pour la salle de classe), laissez-moi vous parler un peu de notre forum de discussion! #AMDSBKidsChat est un Twitter forum de discussion pour les élèves de la maternelle à la 8e année d’Avon Maitland District School Board. #AMDSBKidsChat est un lieu où les élèves peuvent entrer en contact virtuel avec leurs pairs, partager leurs idées de façon créative, améliorer leur alphabétisation en communiquant et collaborant avec les autres, et développer leur civisme et leur caractère. Tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour commencer se trouve ici ! Regardez les vidéos, répondez aux questions en avance; joignez vous à nous pour partager vos idées et apprendre avec les autres élèves de la maternelle à la 8e année en utilisant #AMDSBLearns !

#AMDSBKidsChat commence l’année avec une discussion à propos du #GrowthMindset le 26 septembre, 2017 de 12h-13h.

Veuillez noter notre nouvelle heure !

Cela nous fera plaisir de répondre à vos questions, l’assistance est disponible dans votre salle de classe ! Il y a un nouvelle discussion chaque mois, donc n’hésitez pas à nous joindre quand vous le désirez. Veuillez contacter Leigh Cassell pour tous vos besoins Twitter !

Questions :

Quelle activité te fait sentir plus intelligent ?
Quelle activité trouves-tu vraiment difficile ou te force vraiment à persévérer ?
Décris un moment où tu étais prêt à abandonner ce que tu faisais, mais tu as persisté.
Décris un moment où tu as pris le risque d’essayer une nouvelle idée. As-tu réussi ? Qu’est-ce que tu as appris ?
As-tu commis des erreurs qui t’ont appris quelque chose de nouveau ? Qu’est-ce que tu as tiré de cela ?
Que ferais-tu différemment la prochaine fois , face à un nouveau défi ?

French Translation by #AMDSBLearns Brian Arens, Lisa Ilowski, & Sophie Capron