LEARN News | February/March 2019 – Marching Education Forward

A newsletter from a Canadian K-12 e-learning program.

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019 View Online MARCHING EDUCATION FORWARD Dr. Michael J. Canuel CEO, LEARN Let’s LEARN TEACHER & SCHOOL STAFF APPRECIATION 2019 EDUCATORS MAKING A DIFFERENCE Thank YOU! Didn’t it feel great to say thanks, to show appreciation to the people who impact your life? Of course, being thanked feels pretty AWESOME too! As always, the shout-outs for teachers and school staff members in Quebec’s English schools and centres were touching and enthusiastic. Take some time to feel good while you read the thoughtful messages for some educators who are making a difference at their schools. Thank You Teachers & School Staff Community Schools Network Stories COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE INITIATIVE Professional Learning & Development This past month, the PRT met with over 40 principals, administrators and community development agents in the New Frontiers and Riverside School Boards to share research findings about Community Learning Centres (CLC) servicing multiple schools (known as ‘extended models’). Extended CLC models were formally introduced in 2015. Today, there are 17 CLCs connected to 56 schools. LEARN About the Extended CLC Model EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING Congratulations Lisa Howell! Lisa Howell, a teacher at Pierre Elliott Elementary School, is this year’s winner of the Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in teaching. She is also the recipient of Indspire’s 2018 Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Awards. In addition to inspiring young minds inside and outside of her classroom, Lisa has generously collaborated with LEARN’s Provincial Resource Team to develop resources that can support Education for Reconciliation initiatives across the province. Congratulations Lisa on all your hard work and well-deserved accolades! Explore Education for Reconciliation Resources TEACHING TOOLS OPEN CREATIVE SPACES AT LEARN LEARN About the Maker Movement LEARN’s PED Services team is inviting all educators to experience Open Creative Space Days! This is an all-day hands-on experience, free of charge to all educators. Our next OCS day is March 29, 2019 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Register for LEARNshop OSC PRESENTS: FOCUS ON THE ARTS Artful Making in STEAM Registration will open in March for our first-ever Arts-focused thematic day on Friday, May 10, 2019. From automata, e-textiles, and robots that draw to the power of a studio practice, explore the role of Art in STEAM education. Register for LEARNshop FORUM PÉDAGOGIQUE Invitation à la 5e édition des forums pédagogiques Vous êtes un.e enseignant.e ou un.e étudiant.e en français, langue seconde ou en intégration linguistique, scolaire et sociale, cette opportunité est pour vous ! Ce forum pédagogique est l’occasion de rencontrer des collègues dans une ambiance conviviale pour échanger et réfléchir à des pratiques pédagogiques gagnantes. Venez partager avec nous un repas léger accompagné de vin. Date: le jeudi 21 mars 2019 Heure: 17 H à 19 H Lieu: Pavillon pour la Paix du Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (2075 rue Bishop, Montréal, QC H3G 2E8) Des prix de présence de l’AQEFLS et de l’ACPI seront remis aux participant.e.s. Réservez en ligne avant le 15 mars 2019. Places limitées. Réservez CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH Black History is Not Just About Black History Month From the earliest explorers who brought slaves in New France to migrations from the United States and elsewhere, the threads of Black history in Canada are varied, often lost in the margins, all too often just mentioned and not usually uncovered in any detail in the programs we teach. Black History Month serves to remind us once again how history in Quebec is made up of multiple, decentralized narratives, of many essential histories that interrelate and make us all who we are. Rediscover and go deeper by visiting our developing Black History resources section for teaching and learning tools, curated web sites and video collections, and to find related social media connections. Explore Black History Resources DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Let’s Get a Move On Daily Physical Activity This month, an important blog post went up on the LEARN blog about the benefits of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) in the school setting. With the help of the writer, Katherine Baker, PEH Consultant at English Montreal School Board, LEARN is building a new site section to support schools who are just getting started and to highlight schools who are successfully (and creatively!) doing DPA. To read Katherine’s article, to share your comments, and to browse the resources and stories we are collecting, visit the LEARN blog. Let’s Get a Move On Daily Physical Activity COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING Join our Educators Facebook Group Teachers, are your students involved in a project that teaches civic responsibility, and strengthens communities? Tell us all about it! LEARN is proud to launch a Community Service Learning facebook page. It’s a space to celebrate great service learning projects, share inspiring resources and network with teachers, school staff and community partners from around the province. LEARN’s Community Service Learning page is a closed group just for teachers in Québec, so simply answer two questions so we know you’re not a bad robot and let the sharing begin. LEARN from Community Service NEXTSCHOOL BLOG The ‘What’ & ‘How’ of Learning Our school-based design teams continue to work energetically through the eight-lab design process within the unique context of their respective schools. During this 2018-19 Explore Year, participants are creating prototypes for three of the STARC systems: Spatial (where learning takes place) – see Exploring Space for resources Relational (who takes part in the learning) – see Reflecting on Relationships for resources Andragogy (the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of learning) – this blog post will focus on this system, providing food for thought and specific resources Read about the Framework ONLINE RESOURCES LEARNING LANDSCAPES JOURNAL Evaluation of an Educator-Delivered School-Based Stress Management Program for Adolescents How can classroom-based educators effectively and easily deliver stress management programs to adolescents? Read what these Montreal researchers (and QPAT presenters) have to say! Find Out More about the Study VIRTUAL CAMPUS – STUDENT SUPPORT LEARN TUTORING Important Dates Our winter session ends on February 28. Registration for our spring session opens March 21. Tutoring resumes on April 1 and runs until the end of June exams. Request a Tutoring Appointment Today ONLINE & BLENDED LEARNING Thinking Ahead 2019-2020 It’s not too early! Schools are planning now for the coming school year, and LEARN’s Virtual Campus is ready to support you with Online Courses, both Real-Time and Self-Paced. More information will be sent to schools in February and March. Get Started Here LEARN TUTORING TESTIMONIALS Virtual Campus Success Stories Read More Success Stories LEARN SPECIAL EVENT CALLING ALL PARENTS & GUARDIANS! LEARN on Facebook Live Tune in on Facebook Live at 7PM on February 20th to learn more about how parents (and families!) can get involved in school life and contribute to their child’s success. Parent involvement in their children’s education is beneficial to everyone involved including students, parents, educators, schools and the community. It is the key to student success. We will explore the many ways that parents can get involved in school life. We will have special guests to answer your questions! You don’t want to miss this engaging event! Get started now and like our Facebook page! LEARN on Facebook Live NEWS | ALL ABOUT LEARN MNA DÉPUTÉ DE SAINTE-ROSE CHRISTOPHER SKEETE VISITS LEARN “This is the Next Step in Education” LEARN was thrilled to have received a visit from Mr. Christopher Skeete – Député de Sainte-Rose on February 1, 2019, at our corporate head office in Laval. Mr. Christopher Skeete experienced one of our online classes for SN4 Math and interacted with LEARN online teacher Peggy Drolet and her virtual classroom. He also participated in our Open Creative Space Day with teachers from school boards across the province of Quebec. Here’s what he had to say about the online classes: “This, for me, is the next step in education. Technology like this guarantees our presence and guarantees our ability to learn in English, so this is very cool.” LEARN More NEXT NEWSLETTER ISSUE: APRIL 2019 SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER Share Tweet Forward

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