Professional Development

Saskatchewan iT Summit 2012

E-merging Learning

May 7-8, 2012

Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

The Summit will provide keynote and concurrent sessions that respond to the stated goals and have applicability across the educational sector.

Sessions will be directed to specific audiences including:

· Classroom teachers

· Consultants

· School-based administrators

· Teacher librarians

· Technical support personnel

Download the Events Flyer: https://www.stf.sk.ca/portal.jsp?Sy3uQUnbK9L2RmSZs02CjV3Jh9YwRCfE6mjJI2lUpaxs=F

Register Online: https://apps.stf.sk.ca/secure_apps/registration_forms/iT_summit_registration.html

Assessing and Differentiating for Critical Inquiry – February 9, 2012

Facilitator – Garfield Gini-Newman

Planning for inquiry for students with diverse interests and strengths is challenging. Ongoing assessment of students’ competence in using the intellectual tools to think through critical challenges provides information teachers need for instructional planning that appropriately and effectively engages and supports all students in inquiry learning.

Outcomes:

Participants find supports within the TC2 approach to critical thinking and inquiry to:

Plan for differentiated instruction and assessment in critical challenges and inquiry learning

Effectively use assessment for learning to nurture critical thinking, and assessment of learning to measure the quality of thinking

Participants will explore ways to:

Use critical challenges as authentic tasks for students and teachers to implement effective peer and self assessment

Use critical thinking to improve the quality of descriptive feedback

Differentiate critical thinking tasks and critical challenges to meet the diversity of interests and strengths of students

Additional information about the facilitators and TC2 can be found at:

http://www.tc2.ca/wp/

For More Information or to register visit: www.spdu.ca