2017 Mini Symposium

Come and explore how to make the shift into Deep Learning. Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) has been recognized as one of the most innovative school boards in Canada by the Canadian Education Association. In this session OCSB educators will have you explore elements of their district programs with Virtual Reality, dive into tools that change practice, model new environments for learning, and highlight practices that help develop the six C’s that are the core for successful students in an ever-changing world (Character Education, Citizenship, Communication, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Collaboration, Creativity and Imagination).

This is a hands-on experience where you truly will Deep Dive into the technology that drives OCSB’s digital and academic success. Pre-registration is highly recommended in order to ensure you have login credentials.  Those who have not pre-registered may not be able to sign on during the session.  

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Curated Notes 

When "Computer Coding" and "App Development" entered the common lexicon, educators tended to react with either fear or enthusiasm. Now that we are *here*-- immersed in the renewed curriculum, and with an understanding of incorporating Coding into it...authentically... with concerns swirling around regarding screen time and automatons vs critical thinkers, how can coding be included and alleviate the angst? Join me for a fun-filled and active hour of coding-- with no screens, no devices, barely even any electricity. Activities and resources you can use in your classroom tomorrow-- that teach coding from the perspective of Challenge Based learning and problem solving.  Suitable for all grades k-12, and staff professional development. 

Curated Notes 

The coming decade will be defined by the largest workforce transition in the history of mankind. Programming and Robotics Literacy are becoming key differentiators in employability across virtually all industries, but less than 3% of students have historically shown interest in these areas.
Dennis has demonstrated robotics to more than 10,000 students from grades 4-12, and following his presentation 90% of ALL students indicate that they would like to learn robotics.
In this fun hands-on session, you’ll learn how to engage all your students in robotics and programming. You’ll program a humanoid robot to talk, wave, respond to your voice, and even recognize you and greet you by name! ANYONE CAN DO THIS! NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE OR PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE IS NECESSARY.

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This session will start with an overview of the FIRST series of competitions and their goal to promote recognition in Science and Technology. We will then cover the experiences of a first year team in the Lego League level, including student voice. There will be a hands-on opportunity to try the Lego Mindstorms EV3 coding program out on sample robot(s) using some of the challenge pieces provided in this year’s competition. If time allows, participants may have the opportunity to modify the robot build.

Curated Notes 

The coming decade will be defined by the largest workforce transition in the history of mankind. Programming and Robotics Literacy are becoming key differentiators in employability across virtually all industries, but less than 3% of students have historically shown interest in these areas.
Dennis has demonstrated robotics to more than 10,000 students from grades 4-12, and following his presentation 90% of ALL students indicate that they would like to learn robotics.
In this fun hands-on session, you’ll learn how to engage all your students in robotics and programming. You’ll program a humanoid robot to talk, wave, respond to your voice, and even recognize you and greet you by name! ANYONE CAN DO THIS! NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE OR PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE IS NECESSARY.

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