The LEARN team visited Edgewater elementary to introduce the maker mindset to fellow teachers and staff. We presented the open mindset, reading Iggy Peck, Architect and doing a full staff brainstorm on learning and making. The teachers create a representation of
Riverview Elementary School Ped Day 2016
Our second day of collaborating with teachers in 2016-2017 brought us to Riverview School of Lester B. Pearson School Board in Verdun, Quebec. Teachers were full of ideas on how to make school more engaging for their students. Connect the head
WOTP mentoring Maker Day – 2016
LEARN was invited to share growth and maker mindset with the work oriented training program mentoring initiative at Concordia University. We brainstormed about what learning really looks like, we challenged participants to a team building bridge building design, and explored
General Vanier Teacher Visioning – 2016
Great professional development day with the teachers at General Vanier of EMSB. We brainstormed on their ideas for their creative space, build mini representations, experienced STEAM challenges, and of course read some great children books on making.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary – Teacher Planning Session
PETES is in full STEAM mode… LEARN lead a teacher planning session that focused on strategies for integrating the growth mindset into the classroom. We had some great sharing and collaboration – the big focus is changing the vocabulary used
Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary Planning Day 2016
The LEARN team started off the 2016-2017 school year with a series of workshops that focus on the growth mindset. Our first stop was at Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary school of the English Montreal School Board. Together teachers reflected, created,
Hampstead Elementary: Visioning Meeting
On March 23rd the LEARN team visited Hampstead Elementary, who are on the cusp of creating their very own makerspace. The most important step in creating a makerspace is to collectively figure out its’ purpose. The staff had many wonderful ideas