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About Us!

EduGAINS is a website that houses ministry developed resources to support policies and programs related to improved learning and teaching - Kindergarten to Grade 12 - in Ontario schools.

The key audience for this website is the classroom educator and those in roles with the responsibility to support them, including:
- School Leaders
- System Leaders
- Professional Learning Facilitators

Updates and News

Literacy K-12

Webinar Series: Disciplinary Literacy for Deeper Learning
Webinar Session April 5th

This webinar builds upon our growing knowledge of how a disciplinary literacy approach in the classroom can have a positive impact on student learning. It will offer participants the chance to learn from the current research, and to explore and discuss with other educators what a disciplinary literacy approach looks like, and some of the instructional strategies they can use to help their students become insiders into disciplinary thinking and discourse.

Click < here> to register.

Literacy K-12

SCOPE: Collective Efficacy 5

This is the fifth in a series of research synopses that documents the impact of collective efficacy, and the strong link between teacher efficacy and student achievement. This research synopsis shows that collective efficacy had the strongest independent effect on achievement than any other variable in the study.

Click on < Professional Learning Content / SCOPE > in the left menu under
Professional Learning Facilitator on Literacy K-12.

ALERT: Make Room for Supporting Understanding of Graphic Text

Although graphic texts, such as infographics, may at first appear relatively accessible, effective readers need support to understand the way visual and print language works to convey meaning. This new ALERT helps teachers support adolescent readers to derive meaning, both explicit and implicit, from the graphic texts they encounter.

Click on < Classroom Learning 7-12 / ALERT > in the left menu under Classroom Educator on Literacy K-12.

Literacy K-12

Twitter Chat – What Cognitive Science Can Tell Us about Strategy Use

Welcome to the @LiteracyON twitter chat.. We are using this tool to inspire educators of Literacy K - 12 through the sharing of innovative ideas, strategies and resources that support their students. Join us for our next twitter chat on Monday, March 26 at 7:30-8:30 pm EST. The hashtag #LiteracyON will allow you to connect and engage with educators from across the province and beyond on the topic What Cognitive Science Can Tell Us about Strategy Use.

Curriculum

Release of the video series: Indigenous Education: Pedagogy to Practice

These video resources were created to support the implementation of the Social Studies, Grades 4 – 6 and History, Grades 7, 8 and 10 curriculum revisions that were undertaken in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action #62 and #63.

Click on < Elementary/Social Studies: History & Geography/Resources + > or < Secondary/Canadian & World Studies/Resources + > in the left menu of the Curriculum site on EduGAINS.

Mathematics K-12

What’s New on mathies.ca
Relational Rods Plus has been updated to include the latest annotation improvements: rulers, number lines, hops, grids and polygons. All annotation objects can now be copied and rotated. Annotation is now scaled as rods are resized. Save/load functionality now includes annotation.
A French version of the support wiki is now available.

Click on < Lessons & Supports / Digital Games and Learning Tools by mathies.ca >
in the left menu on the Mathematics K-12 home page of EduGAINS.

Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy Education Survey We value your feedback! Help us to improve the EduGAINS Financial Literacy Domain by taking a short survey. < Take the survey > and tell us what you think!

Mathematics K-12
Awareness of Math Facilitation Check out our new math professional learning module: Awareness of Math Facilitation. Modules include presentation guide, PowerPoint, handouts and videos. Click on < PL Modules > in the left menu on the Professional Learning Facilitators’ page of Mathematics K-12.

AER
School Leaders and Assessment School Leaders, want to learn more about Assessment? Check out the recently refreshed section of the Assessment domain on EduGAINS. Click on < About Assessment > in the left menu under School Leader

21st Century Learning

Happy New Year!

Our 21st Century Learning site has been updated. Find a wealth of resources and information about the Innovation in Learning Fund (ILF) that will support innovation and educator practices for deeper learning including:
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Innovation in Learning Fund Resource
Google Tour Map currently being populated with key innovations in districts across Ontario

Final Research Report & Synopsis : Chronicling the Impact of the 21st Century Innovation Research Initiative on Students, Teachers, and System – Local Innovation Research Projects in Ontario; Round 6, August 2017

AER
Kindergarten educators Check out our new self-directed learning tour on the EduGAINS Assessment site. – Take the tour, and tell us what you think! –

AER
Come see what’s new! New Content for School Leader and Professional Learning Facilitators. Has it been a while since you visited the Assessment site on EduGAINS? Improved navigation for Classroom Educators, and new content for School Leaders and Professional Learning Facilitators. – Come check us out today! – Click to view < Assessment on EduGAINS > home page.

TELO

New from Technology Enabled Learning Ontario

Find out more about the digital tools, resources and support for technology enabled learning and teaching, provided by the Ministry of Education.

Explore the TELO EduGAINS site to learn about: the virtual learning environment; elearning; blended learning: online resources; games and apps; grade and subject resources; professional learning resources; professional learning modules; support for technology enabled learning.

Click < here > to start exploring.

*Learning for* All**
We are pleased to announce the newly added resource Learning for All K-12 Professional Learning Facilitator's Guide, Module One: Knowing the Learners. Click on < Resources > in the left menu under the Professional Learning Facilitators tab on L4All.

Kindergarten
Kindergarten Update New resources are now available on Kindergarten's home page. KINDERGARTEN, EARLY YEARS & CHILD CARE RESOURCES 2017 ‐ 18 The Learning Modules are found from the Resources left menu tab of Professional Learning Facilitator. Click < here > to access the Kindergarten site.

About Us!
EduGAINS is a website that houses ministry developed resources to support policies and programs related to improved learning and teaching - Kindergarten to Grade 12 - in Ontario schools.

The key audience for this website is the classroom educator and those in roles with the responsibility to support them, including: - School Leaders - System Leaders - Professional Learning Facilitators

Updates & News
All updates are found here

EduGAINS

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