This webinar will help you get started using this excellent tool remotely.
-set up classes
-easily enroll students
-troubleshooting log in issues
-create and share first assignment for students

Summary:
PWIM – Picture Word Induction Model is an inquiry based language arts strategy that uses pictures to elicit words from children’s vocabulary. It begins with what students already know and allows them to hear and see words many times. It allows the development of sight word vocabulary and provides opportunities for various word work activities using the student generated words.

This article examines how teachers can actively use assessment data to improve their teaching practice, and ultimately improve student learning.

"Abstract
Fundamental to teachers becoming responsive to student learning needs is the availability of detailed information about what students know and can do. High-quality assessment data can provide that information, but much more is needed to improve teaching practice in ways that have a substantive impact on student learning. A set of conditions are identified that result in such an impact, based on a synthesis of the international literature on professional development that has
demonstrated a positive impact on student outcomes and a professional development program in over 300 New Zealand primary schools. This professional development program is focused on the interpretation and use of assessment information, building relevant pedagogical content knowledge in literacy and developing leadership for the change management process. These developments occurred within systematic inquiry and knowledge-building cycles based on assessment data for both teachers and leaders. Student achievement gains in reading and writing have accelerated at a rate averaging more than twice that
expected, with even greater gains for the lowest-performing students. Both the projects have led to the identification of a set of conditions in improved teaching practice."

"The Common Framework of Reference (CFR) is a criterion-referenced performance scale that supports educators as they work with a growing demographic of learners that require English as an Additional Language (EAL) supports. In order to ensure that such learners attain high levels of achievement across the Saskatchewan curriculum, the use of reference scales and corresponding resources is valuable to teacher planning and development of:
effective strategies to support English language learners; consistent approaches to instruction and assessment based on language needs; and, ongoing monitoring of student progress over time.
The Common Framework of Reference (CFR) is a well-established language framework that identifies ways in which learners at various levels of proficiency use language to perform meaningful, authentic tasks. The descriptors within the CFR identify observable behaviours that can be structured to support the attainment of provincial curriculum outcomes for EAL learners." (p.1)
The following document is from the Government of Saskatchewan and it addresses elementary, middle and secondary learners.

This website allows you to take a free survey to learn about your signature character strengths.

Join Learning for Justice for a webinar on the importance of educators practicing self-care. Featuring middle school literacy coach Geneviéve DeBose and school social worker Shoshana Brown, this webinar will help educators understand the science and psychology of self-care, including how educator self-care affects students. You will learn a variety of practices and tools, and you will be able to identify practices that work best for you so that you can thrive and really show up every day in your school community.

The Ministry/Joint Consortiuum for School Health has sent out a Vaping Resource for Schools along with a sample letter that can be customized for your school and sent home to parents - attached. The vaping handout has quite a few resource links.

"The Variable is a periodical by the Saskatchewan Mathematics Teachers’ Society that aims to publish content rooted in the lives and work of mathematics teachers and to amplify the voices of educators working in diverse contexts across the province. The Variable features articles, interviews, puzzles and problems, information about upcoming professional development opportunities, and more. Our audience includes diverse members of the Canadian mathematics education community, including elementary and secondary school teachers, math coaches and consultants, and teacher educators. In 2019, The Variable was awarded the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Affiliate Publication Award.

We hope that you find this periodical relevant and valuable for your teaching or for your personal interest. If you have any questions or comments about what you read, don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing us at ilona@smts.ca."

"Please note: Some images in the periodical may not display correctly within Safari. We suggest using a different browser or downloading the PDF for higher-quality viewing."

DOSSIER THÉMATIQUE
Vie saine - 1e à 3e année

Nos pédagogues vous proposent une belle sélection de ressources pour encourager l'activité physique, une saine alimentation et des comportements sécuritaires.

TAANISHI!
On behalf of the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI)’s Board of Governors, Staff and Students welcome to The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture.

This website is the most comprehensive attempt to chronicle traditional Métis history and culture on the World Wide Web and contains a wealth of primary documents – oral history interviews, photographs and various archival documents – in visual, audio and video files. In addition, many of our proven resources such as Steps in Time and Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend have also been added to this site. Finally, new material, suitable for general information and for educators, has also been commissioned for The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture.

This site offers a Michif dictionnary with the searchable word in English.

The are also links to many other useful items regarding Métis history and culture.

"The Visible LearningTM research base is the culmination of his quest over the past 25 years to answer this question and represents more than 1,600 meta-analyses comprising more than 96,000 studies involving more than 300 million students around the world.

Through the Visible LearningTM research, John Hattie has identified more than 250 factors that influence student achievement. He then set about calculating a score or “effect size” for each, according to its bearing on student achievement. The average effect size of these 250 factors was 0.4, a marker that can be shown to represents an (average) year’s growth per year of schooling for a student. Any factor that has an effect size above 0.4 has an even greater positive effect on student learning.

Each of these factors have been categorized into one of nine domains

StudentFactors relating to background, beliefs, and physical influences
Home Factors relating to family resources, structure, and environment
School Factors related to school-type, pre-school, school composition, and leadership
Classroom Factors related to class composition, giftedness, and classroom influences
Teacher Factors relating to teacher attributes, teacher-student interactions, and teacher education
Curricula Factors related to various curricula programs
Student Learning Strategies Factors relating to self-regulation, student perspectives, and learning strategies
Teaching Strategies Factors relating to learning intentions, success criteria, feedback, and teaching strategies
Technology, School, and Out-Of-School StrategiesFactors relating to technology, school-wide methods, and out of school learning"

Vivez près de 400 ans d' histoire en quelques minutes grâce à la technologie 3D. Tirées de la reconstitution 3D du monastère, ces courtes vidéos vous livrent une visite guidée commentée.

Voici une visite au monastère des Ursulines de Québec.

Créé aux Etats-Unis en 1892, "Vogue" est l'un des principaux magazines féminins dans le monde. Il a fait l'objet de nombreuses déclinaisons internationales. L'édition française est consultable dans Gallica depuis son premier numéro en 1920 jusqu'aux publications de 1940. Le blog Gallica a consacré plusieurs billets à ce magazine et aux créatrices de mode réunies dans ses pages.

SÉRIE
Voix du Nord - Audio
Cette série comprend les balados qui accompagnent les épisodes de la saison 2 de #Couleurs du Nord avec Mique Michelle!

**pour les élèves de la 5e à la 8e année

Feeling down? Feeling hurt?
We Matter is a place Indigenous youth can turn to for an uplift, for positive support, or for a reminder that you matter.

This series is a charming and often humorous look at the contemporary life of a Cree community. Set in a fictitious community in northern Saskatchewan, the animation stories follow the exploits of young Raven, Talon and their cousin T-Bear as they face challenges and learn valuable life lessons.

Educators can use the series to teach children about Cree culture and about universal themes such as honouring tradition, cooperation, self-esteem and ethics. This series is also available in French and Cree versions.

This series is a charming and often humorous look at the contemporary life of a Cree community. Set in a fictitious community in northern Saskatchewan, the animation stories follow the exploits of young Raven, Talon and their cousin T-Bear as they face challenges and learn valuable life lessons.

Educators can use the series to teach children about Cree culture and about universal themes such as honouring tradition, cooperation, self-esteem and ethics. This series is also available in English and French versions.

NFB films encompass a wide variety of war topics studied in both elementary and high schools. War is an important theme in Canadian and World Studies, Science, English Language Arts, History, Geography, Citizenship and the Arts. The films on this playlist make up only a fragment of the NFB’s remarkable collection of films on war and history. Educators are also encouraged to view other NFB titles apart from the films seen here should they wish to pursue a specialist path.