Sometimes it's our own kids, and other times it's other people's kids that send us into the restroom crying. Either way it's no fun and can begin to weigh us down to a slow drudge on our morning commute into work. Take a minute to absorb this free eBook and "Stop Crying in the Restroom [it ain't that deep]."

Aboriginal children under age 14 make up 7% of all children in Canada and the Aboriginal population is the fastest growing demographic in this country. Eighty percent of Aboriginal children attend off-reserve provincial schools. In terms of school success, there are significant gaps in learning outcomes and graduation rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.

This site provides many links to articles and resources that discuss this issue and provide examples of how different provinces are striving to close that gap and improve the educational opportunities to help Aboriginal students meets academic success.

This information could also be applied to student book clubs.
A great read full of great ideas!

This is a free course to help you learn about your biases.
You will learn ways that you can develop your advocacy skills in your school/community from experts in education.
The course is built on three principles:
The Power of Preparation- Discover ways to develop a plan to address inequities in schools.
The Power of Persuasion- Gain an understanding of the art of influence and create a sense of urgency towards change.
The Power of Persistence- Recognize how to endure challenges as they may arise.

Microsoft Teams is the most powerful tool we have in the Sun West School Division to collaborate, share files, keep track of assignments, from any device, anywhere online.

In this session we will take a quick look at some of the features in Teams as well as go through the setup of a Class Team.

"All types of educators are bound to find something of use on KQED Education. Browse the classroom resources for access to high-quality videos, lesson plans, media creation ideas, and other standards-aligned content. Or read stories written and shared by other educators, and get inspiration and ideas for your classroom. Activities focus on creative use and analysis of media. For example, one teacher-created post describes how she used memes to teach media literacy. Another wrote about having students share their culture through media creation. While the site contains a mix of structured plans and ideas, it's easy to find activities that inspire forward-thinking instruction and encourage the development of a 21st century learning environment.

Check out the free professional development (PD) offerings as well: Teachers can earn certification as a PBS Media Literacy Educator by completing eight of the available modules. The site's pages are densely populated with activities, links to more KQED resources, and partner sites, but if you're willing to spend some time looking around, you'll find lots of high-quality materials." (Common Sense Media Review)

This Learn Moodle MOOC site offers the following free courses:
- Learn Moodle 3.9 Basics - This free four-week course is designed for anybody who wants to use the Moodle learning platform for teaching, whether it be in a school, a university, a company or just personal interest!
- Moodle Teaching Basics - This free course is designed to help you understand the basics of teaching with Moodle.
- Moodle Admin Basics - This free course covers how to manage a Moodle site from the Administration interface within Moodle.
- Moodle Plugin Development Basics - In this course you will learn essential concepts related to Moodle's modular architecture.

"Bring science, technology and innovation experts into the learning environment to spark curiosity and strengthen STEM connections to post-secondary pathways and career opportunities."

Opportunities include:

Career exploration
STEM Club (Gr. 4-6)
STEM Storytime (K-3) many opportunities
Design & Build Series (K-12) many opportunities
Indigenous STEM Speaker Series
Live professional learning
On-demand professional learning webinars

Update your skills, learning and understanding and learn about how to use these great resources at your own pace.

This webinar explores how to use Mathletics to maximize student learning at home. Learn how to have students working in more than one grade at a time and find printable materials in the teacher and student console. How to access problem solving and games is also be highlighted. A variety of tips and tricks for learning at home are provided.

Microsoft has put together a 5-day guide for school leaders which outlines quick steps that can help shape thinking around the move to remote learning. In addition, Microsoft developed a Microsoft Teams quick start guide, a set of webinars for educators and staff and a specific resource for parents.

In the first session of the Mind the Gaps series, intervention expert Mike Mattos will discuss the three essential academic outcomes of an effective multitiered system of support and four critical actions that leaders should take to embed these supports in the school’s master schedule.

Given months of remote or distance learning, this webinar will challenge participants to consider how to begin to prepare now for the critical targeted instruction that takes into consideration the impact of the recent disruption in face-to-face learning.

Assessment sits at the center of instructional decisions and multitiered systems of support that ensure student success. This webinar, featuring assessment expert Nicole Dimich, will provide guidance in how to design meaningful assessments and set up information that empowers teachers to be instructionally agile and students to be invested in their learning.

"The purpose of this support material is to assist educators in using collaborative inquiry to engage in conversations and develop actions to deepen their own, their students’ and communities’ understanding of residential school experiences and related issues that affect the process of reconciliation in Saskatchewan.
These materials may be used in a variety of contexts such as staff meetings, professional learning groups, workshops, school councils and community gatherings. The sample conversation questions and actions may also be useful for individual teacher reflection and planning."

Conversation 1 - What is Reconciliation

Conversation 2 - What do we know about SK residential schools?

Conversation 3 - How can we incorporate culturally-responsive practices in our classrooms to honour the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations and calls to action?

Conversation 4 - How can we move forward...?

Additional Supports

Other Projects in SK

The Writing Alignment PLC has created a short video sharing the "Narrative Writing Lessons and Resources" resource that they created this year! The video explains their PLC goal and then takes viewers through the resource bank to view the lesson descriptions, as well as the elements of the resource itself. A must see video for ELA teachers grades 1-12!

Are you NEW to Nearpod and don’t know where to start? This workshop will help you get started. Learn how to navigate the Nearpod platform with lots of time to practice and ask questions.

By the end of this webinar, you’ll know how to:
-Log in to your Nearpod Account
-Navigate the Nearpod Home Page
-Search Lessons
-Launch Lessons
-Share Lessons
-Access Reports
-Find Help

Before viewing the recorded webinar, you will need to have a Nearpod account set up. Sign up for free at https://nearpod.com/signup/?oc=LogInTopNav

Check out other Nearpod resources in the Resource Bank:
- https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/3364-nearpod-for-teachers-webinar-resources
- https://resourcebank.ca/courses/student-engagement-platform-nearpod
- https://resourcebank.ca/courses/calm-kids-nearpod

This webinar is from the Let's Talk Science - A New Digital Literacy Summit. This is a recording of the Keynote speaker Dr. Alec Couros.

Ditch That Textbook offer 4 videos to will support teachers in preparing students for a future in which they will be in control, by letting them practice having autonomy and choice.
VIDEO 1: EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH CLASSROOM VOTING
VIDEO 2: BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLASSROOM SURVEYS
VIDEO 3: INSTILL RESPONSIBILITY WITH CLASSROOM JOBS
VIDEO 4: CREATE AN "OUR CLASS, OUR VOICE" CLASSROOM" - AUTONOMY & VOICE

This PD choice board was developed by Ditch That Textbook!

This is a great way to plan to some fun and interesting professional development that will benefit your students!

Perkins series of on-demand webcasts are presented by experts in the field of visual impairment and deafblindness. Whether your interests are professional or personal, you will find topics of interest. Sample topics include Visual Impairment and Blindness, Social Skills, Independent Living Skills, Assistive Technology, Literacy and Braille, Teaching Strategies and Core Curriculum. It is now possible to earn ACVREP credits or PDP's using these webcasts.