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Treaty Lessons at JICS

By Bev Caswell, Julie Comay,Christel Durand, Danielle Gutstein, Michael Martins, Ben Peebles, Robin Shaw, Nick Song and Niigaanibines (Don Jones) This is the story of how a group of educators at JICS gathered to deepen their understanding of treaties in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 62.1 “…

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By Bev Caswell, Julie Comay,Christel Durand, Danielle Gutstein, Michael Martins, Ben Peebles, Robin Shaw, Nick Song and Niigaanibines (Don Jones) This is the story of how a group of educators at JICS gathered to deepen their understanding of treaties in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 62.1 “…

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Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Grade 5 teacher Tanya Demjanenko believes that students need to understand the capabilities of technology and how they can be active participants in the creation of new technology. “As a teacher,” Tanya said, “one of the languages I think students should be learning –

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On June 2, the Robertson Program took part in the University of Toronto’s annual spring reunion. Bev Caswell, Larisa Lam and Zach Pedersen, along with second-year MA-CSE students Breanna Wu and Sukanya Rastogi, brought math and science activities to the OISE Kids’ Passport Tent located at the St. George Campus. Many former U of T

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A few weeks ago, the kindergarten students at Mine Centre Public School (RRDSB) in Mine Centre, Ontario gave us a tour of their beautiful “Camp” – or outdoor classroom. The site is located in a nearby forest about a 10-minute walk from the school. We gathered at the central meeting point

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The Robertson Program has had the opportunity to work with the impressive numeracy team from the York Region District School Board to create a four-part PD series to deepen knowledge and understanding of geometry and spatial reasoning in the Early Years. Yesterday, our work together took us to Black River P.S.

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