innovatED

Cohort 4 of the #designthinking for educators course is open for registration! Come learn with us & harness the power of design thinking to benefit your students! 💡 Quick & fun, this course is the perfect way to end your year! innovated.thinkific.com

“When fast gets really fast, being slow to adapt makes education really slow” @aponsv A deep dive into the data behind the changes we need to see in education 🤓 @OPCouncil #summitonpubliceducation

At yesterdays, @CEIAinc conference, Dave Drewery & Katie Knapp discussed the importance of workplace friendships and their outcomes. Key takeaway: Encouraging connections between students and employees increases job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

The last keynote of the day is Niigan Sinclair - who is speaking on indigenous presence, practice, pedagogy and permanence. He says “Reconciliation has to live more in the hallways than in the classrooms” 🧡

What can leaders do right now? @DrAnnLopez says “know what you have to learn, and know what you have to unlearn-and we have to let some things go” 🔥

A stacked panel to discuss the future of education (that’s our jam!) - @DRABC14 asks, what are the three skills we want students to walk away with? The answer: 1. Curiosity (you can’t teach this, help them spark it!) 2. Problem solving! 3. Building friendships (humanity ❤️)

“Becoming more human is the only answer to machines that will take over the education system. We have to become more human” @YongZhaoEd

Opening the @OPCouncil Summit on Public Education opens with @YongZhaoEd who tells us “education is never about the test scores” & reminds us that when you’re driven by the wrong education goals, you miss what education is about.

We are so excited to be sponsoring the @OPCouncil 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner! Looking forward to a fantastic event 💡

So exciting to hear examples of innovation in real life classrooms at the ⁦@EdInnovat⁩ event tonight in the beautiful ⁦@vidyard⁩ space. Speakers were awesome and inspiring! ⁦@LaurierEdu⁩ is grateful to be invited!

@EdInnovat @lauraegalbraith @vidyard Great to connect with innovative educators tonight! Great conversations! #education #teacher #teaching #learning #innovation

What a fantastic evening hosted by @EdInnovat! It was a prefect way to be inspired heading into the field of education, and to learn all about breaking barriers and norms through innovation! Phenomenal speakers and a great venue @vidyard in Kitchener. #innovation #education

@SchwantzBrianna @vidyard @caitlinmann_ 🎉

We can’t thank these thoughtful, brilliant educators enough for sharing their energy, time, and commitment to students with us! @DanikaTipping @MsWMcKinley & @MrPBsMusicClas1 - you are STARS ⭐️

@DanikaTipping from @TVDSB reminds us that sometimes leaning into the chaos (like teaching 4 grades at one time) can truly be where the magic happens 💡

From @wrdsb @MrPBsMusicClas1 takes us through his journey into equity & empathy work. He urges us to look to our disturbances and have the courage to RESPOND! 💡

All 3 speakers at @EdInnovat’s evening were great! @MsWMcKinley @DanikaTipping & @MrPBsMusicClas1 shared stories about adapting evaluation strategies to meet Ss, tapping into empathy to help Ss work through conflict and how #ExperientialLearning & #DesignThinking engage Ss 🚀

“How can we expect our students to know anything, if we don’t know our students” @MsWMcKinley from @WCDSBInnovates speaks to our community about experimental learning, innovation in the classroom and how it’s all tied to relationships 💡

Opening our evening is @lauraegalbraith welcoming to this beautiful space. @vidyard is a true innovation powerhouse in the region and we are so grateful to be in the house tonight!