Category: Innovation

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.

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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.

 

Teacher Feature: Becky Versteeg Makes the Top 100 Classroom Blogs & Websites on the Web

AMDSB’s Becky Versteeg was recognized for her work being named to Feedspot’s Top 100 Classroom Blogs and Websites for Classroom Activities. Becky Versteeg joins 99 innovative and influential educators around the world like Cathy Cassidy, Edudemic, We Are Teachers, and Vicki Davis (a.k.a Cool Cat Teacher).

 

CONGRATULATIONS @iAMbecky_ann

The Best Classroom blogs were chosen from thousands of top Classroom blogs in Feedspot’s index using search and social metrics. Data is refreshed once a week!

The Top 100 Blogs and Websites are ranked based on following criteria:

  • Google reputation and Google search ranking
  • Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter and other social media sites
  • Quality and consistency of posts.
  • Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review

Congratulations again for our very own Becky Versteeg for your commitment to student learning and community building in AMDSB. And thank you for your willingness to share your learning journey with us. #YouRock

Connect with Becky Versteeg

Class Blog: Team2Eagles    |   Twitter: iAMbecky_ann