All workshops are held at Havergal College 1451 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - a gorgeous, green campus right in downtown Toronto!
www.havergal.on.ca
To register contact Audrey Lake at alake@havergal.on.ca or 416.483.3843 ex 6704 to register.
Communication for Professional Learning Communities Monday, June 22 - Tuesday, June 23, 2009
One of the keys to successful teaching is an environment in which teachers collaborate and learn
from one another. This two-day interactive workshop is designed to enable participants to engage in
meaningful discussions and build trust in the context of Professional Learning Communities.
Join communication consultants and NVC coaches,Valerie Lanctot-Bedard and Jean-Phillipe Bouchard
for this practical approach to communication for Professional Learning Communities.
Understanding by Design Summer Institute with Jay McTighe Monday, August 10 - Thursday, August 13, 2009
Join us at Toronto's Havergal College where acclaimed presenters Jay McTighe and Seonaid Davis will provide an in-depth four-day workshop that focuses on developing aligned curriculum using the Understanding by Design model.
• Work individually or in a team to design or refine an Understanding by Design unit and course syllabus;
• Align units and courses with standards and learn how to unpack the standards;
• Draft overarching Essential Questions and Understandings to connect units;
• Engage in peer review and revision of unit, course, and program designs.
Intensive Training in Cooperative Learning Monday, August 24 - Wednesday, August 26, 2009
This interactive three-day workshop will introduce cooperative learning and brain compatible
structures for use in the junior, middle and upper school classrooms. Teachers will prepare their own
cooperative lesson as well as participate in lesson design to extend their understanding of cooperative
structures.
The workshop includes an in-depth look at the five basic elements of cooperative learning
• Positive interdependence
• Individual and group accountability
• Group processing
• Social and interpersonal skills
• Face-to-face interaction
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