Webinars and Talks
Early Career Teacher Sessions - An Introduction to Active Learning Strategies: Simple Tips and Tricks
Do you struggle to get your students participating in their learning? Does it feel like pulling teeth to get them to speak up? Perhaps you have the opposite problem: they love to talk but aren’t getting the work done? Or maybe you are living in Groundhog Day, doing the same thing every class and wondering if it’s even working? As teachers, we all face these challenges and more. Join us in this session to discuss some simple strategies for helping your students focus, participate, interact and ultimately, learn – while keeping you excited about being a teacher.
Pop-in for as little or as long as you are available. Although designed for teachers in their first few years of cegep teaching, this session is open to anyone interested; staff, admin, and faculty from all levels of experience are welcome.
Open to: Aimed at early career teachers (teachers in their first five years of cegep teaching) but open to all levels of experience, educational roles and institutions.
Presenter(s)
Phoebe Jackson
SALTISE Contributor, John Abbott College, MontrealPh.D., Science Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC
B.Sc., Honours, Atmospheric Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
B.Ed., Math and Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Amanda Argento
Pedagogical Counselor and Project Lead, John Abbott College, MontrealAmanda is a Pedagogical Counselor and Project Lead in the design of the John Abbott College (JAC) Innovation HUB, an educational and innovative resource available to Faculty, Staff, and to the college community. However, Amanda is more than just these official roles, she has become the college’s go-to person. Whether a question is about how to create a Form, or how to improve student attendance, members of the college community know they can rely on Amanda’s incredible depth of pedagogical knowledge.
In addition, Amanda has instituted active collaborations with various areas at the college including faculty, professional development, student activities (Academic Success Centre, Counselling), as well as providing tutoring services (Physics, Math, and English), and support to Data Mining. Her implication has enabled the implementation of an online booking system which increased service use as well as track analytics to determine what periods are most busy and requested by students to receive tutoring. The Innovation HUB, for which Amanda is the Project Lead, is another example of her collaborative nature, as it is a direct result of interdisciplinary collaboration between pedagogical counsellors, communications, administration, and faculty members.
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Supported by John Abbott College & SALTISE and in collaboration with Vanier College