Description: By now we all know that MaiaLearning is a new tool that we get to use for the benefit our students, but what all does it do? Exactly how will teachers use it? What do teachers need to know for Advisory? What is the process for student letters of recommendation and evaluations? In this session we will explore MaiaLearning from the perspective of the Advisory teacher, university recommender, parent, and student to empower the adults in our high school community to build their comfort level and understanding of the platform, and to ultimately maximize the benefit for our students. This will be a hands-on workshop, so bring your laptop and your questions! (Most beneficial to staff from the secondary division, but all are welcome)

Description: Our self-efficacy and expectations about our performance are directly influenced by the environment in which we operate. Social Learning theory (SLT) suggests that we all have the capacity to learn regardless of the presence of rewards or punishments. As teachers we can either attempt to understand the true motivation of students or we can safely offer them reinforcements that they may or may not care about. This presentation will broach these topics and invite dialog from fellow professionals.

Description: Student group work is often cited as a cooperative learning technique that helps students with negotiating, sharing information, team building. However, in the best cases, students do eventually produce the task, possibly at a lower standard than imagined, but often bypassing the process that is intended to help all the students grow. In the worst cases, the group may come to a standstill because of conflict or personal differences. Teachers often feel frustrated with not being able to see the benefit of this strategy. In this workshop, I am going to propose some techniques that hopefully will help participants frontload their teaching of groupwork practices, so that it is more beneficial to students and teachers.

Description: In preparation for the new Star Wars movie that is coming out soon, we will take a look at a few Jedi related concepts that align with quality teaching and classroom environment.

Description: Co-Teaching is becoming a more common occurrence in international schools as teachers and administrators understand the value of having two professionals - either another certified teacher or non-certified teaching assistant - to share (or support) in instructional planning, teaching and meeting the various educational needs of students in the classroom. Research shows that students with disabilities benefit from teachers working together to make the curriculum more accessible to them. Co-teaching also increases opportunities for differentiated learning by giving students more time to review learned material while providing them with additional explanations and support from two different teachers. The goal of this workshop is to learn about eleven effective co-teaching strategies that will capitalize on your mutual strengths and transfer to effectively planned lessons that support learning - for all types of learners - in the classroom.

Description: Ever wish someone would have provided training on a better way to help students write expository pieces? The Jane Schaffer writing program helps students to organize their thinking on paper. It's like a recipe, and with repetition, students will understand the structure of an expository piece to where they will grow to learn how to gather information and support their positions in a successful way. The Jane Schaffer writing program also ties beautifully into 6-traits of writing. Martin and Shannon Butler have used this method in their teaching programs for over a decade and find it to be a successful program.

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