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Using the M4 Item Analysis for the 2014-2015 NSA 4 (M4) to Support Next Steps in Instruction for the Class and for Individual Students

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Presenters:
Sherene Sharpe, Evaluation Services
Robin Harris, Education Program Services

The purpose of this webinar is to support teachers, school administrators, board mathematics leads, mathematics coaches, mathematics mentors, and others in using the 2014-2015 NSA M4 Item Analysis to inform next steps in instruction for the class and for individual students. The session will take participants into the item analysis provided to
•examine the outcome and the item description
•discuss why an item is described as a Knowledge, Application, or Analysis question
•identify patterns of student performance within strands, outcomes, and/or levels of question
•use the curriculum documents to support the next steps in instruction for the class and individual students

Using the M4 Item Analysis for the 2014-2015 NSA 4 (M4) to Support Next Steps in Instruction for the Class and for Individual Students

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconUsing the M4 Item Analysis for the 2014-2015 NSA 4.mp4
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Running Time: 27 mins
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : April 2015
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  • application/pdf iconApril2usingthem4itemdescriptionreport20142015tosupportnextstepsininstructionfortheclassandforindividualstudents.pdf (format PDF / 2 MB)
  • application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document iconRecording Sheet For Item Descriptors.docx (format DOC / 12 KB)
  • Grade 4
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Math
  • Teacher Professional Development
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Lessons Learned 2013-2014 Nova Scotia Assessment: Mathematics Grade 4

Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Sherene Sharpe, Evaluation Services
Robin Harris, Education Program Services

The purpose of this webinar is to introduce teachers, administrators, board mathematics leads, and others to the Lessons Learned document for M4 and how to use it. The document is intended as a support for all elementary teachers, in particular grades Primary – Grade 3 teachers. There are three Lessons Learned in this document. Each Lesson Learned will be discussed in relation to the assessment results, expected pedagogy, next steps in instruction for a class or individual students, and appropriate methods and activities for assessing student learning. The document is a wonderful support for professional development.

Lessons Learned 2013-2014 Nova Scotia Assessment: Mathematics Grade 4

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconLessons Learned 2013 2014 Nova Scotia Assessment Mathematics Grade 4.mp4
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Running Time: 38 mins
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : April 2015
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  • application/pdf iconApril1lessonslearned20132014m4webinar.pdf (format PDF / 2 MB)
  • Primary
  • Grade 1
  • Grade 2
  • Grade 3
  • Grade 4
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Math
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Read more

Big Ideas in 4-6 Mathematics: Developing Equality in Mathematics 4-6

Date: February 11, 2015
Time: 3:30 - 4:30

David McKillop, Consultant, Pearson Education
Robin Harris, Mathematics Curriculum Services
Eric Therrien, ICT Consultant (Mathematics & Sciences)

Equality is one of the essential understandings that students must acquire as they learn mathematics. This is a quest that begins in grade Primary and continues into senior high school. Learn how this big idea unfolds in Mathematics 4, 5, and 6 and discover how this one big idea can set students up for ongoing mathematical success. Topics to be explored during this webinar will include creating and maintaining balance; the concept of a variable; expanding from the equal sign to greater than, less than, greater than or equal; and common misconceptions about equality.

Big Ideas in 4-6 Mathematics: Developing Equality in Mathematics 4-6

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconBig Ideas in 4-6 Mathematics Developing Equality in Mathematics 4-6 Video Edit.mp4
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Running Time: 56 min.
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : February 2015
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  • application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation icon4-6EqualityWebinarFeb2015Version.pptx (format PPT / 2 MB)
  • Grade 4
  • Grade 5
  • Grade 6
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Math
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Read more

Big Ideas in P–3 Mathematics: Developing Equality in Mathematics Primary - 3

Date: January 14, 2015
Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Presenter:
David McKillop, Consultant, Pearson Education
Robin Harris, Mathematics Curriculum Services
Eric Therrien, ICT Consultant (Mathematics & Sciences)

Equality is one of the essential understandings that students must acquire as they learn mathematics. This is a quest that begins in grade Primary and continues into senior high school. Learn how this big idea unfolds from grades Primary to 3 and discover how this one big idea can set students up for ongoing mathematical success. Topics explored during this webinar will include equality as balance; how equality is tied to partitioning and part-whole reasoning; common misconceptions about equality; and the types of tasks that build the concept of equality.

Big Ideas in P–3 Mathematics: Developing Equality in Mathematics Primary - 3

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconBig Ideas Developing Equality in Mathematics Primary 3.mp4
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Running Time: 49 min.
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : January 2015
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  • application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconp3equalitywebinar.pptx (format PPT / 1 MB)
  • Primary
  • Grade 1
  • Grade 2
  • Grade 3
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Math
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Read more

Math Makes Sense 4-6 eText Walk-Through

Date: January 8, 2015
Time: 3:30 - 4:30

Presenters
Kelly Ronan - Pearson Education
Robin Harris - Mathematics Curriculum Services
Eric Therrien - ICT Consultant (Mathematics & Sciences)

This webinar will show how to login to the Pearson eText for Math Makes Sense 4-6, and how to use the Course ID to connect your eText with your students' eTexts. This step will enable you to share notes with your students through the eText platform. Other topics covered will include navigating through the text, adjusting page magnification/view, how to take and share notes, how to highlight passages of text, how to access the added content in the text such as program masters, and how to access the videos and virtual manipulatives.

 

Math Makes Sense 4-6 eText Walk-Through

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconMath Makes Sense 4-6 eText Walk-Through EDIT.mp4
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Running Time: 38 min.
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : January 2015
Keywords / Terms:
  • Grade 4
  • Grade 5
  • Grade 6
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Math
  • Teacher Professional Development

Administrators: Supporting Teachers in Writing Meaningful Report Card Comments

Presenter: Kimberley Jackson
Date: November 12, 2014

Administrators: Supporting Teachers in Writing Meaningful Report Card Comments

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconAdministrators Supporting Teachers in Writing Meaningful Report Cards.mp4
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Running Time: 46 min.
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : November 2014
Keywords / Terms:
  • all grades
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Teacher Professional Development

Séance d’information de l’examen de Français 10 en Nouvelle-Écosse

Date: 4 Novembre, 2014

Lors de ce webinaire, des renseignements généraux sur le nouvel examen de français en 10e année vous seront transmis. De plus, un survol des tâches de lecture et d’écriture sera fait afin de mieux comprendre ce dont il s’agit (genres abordés, types de questions, résultats d’apprentissage). Enfin, des explications seront fournies sur la façon de noter cet examen à la fin du processus.

Presenters:
Sara Lafrance, coordonnatrice provinciale pour l’évaluation en lecture, Éducation et développement de la petite enfance

Eric Therrien, consultant en TIC, Éducation et développement de la petite enfance

 

Séance d’information de l’examen de Français 10 en Nouvelle-Écosse

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconSeance d information ENE francais 10_edit.mp4
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Running Time: 42
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : November 2014
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  • application/pdf icon20142015enefrancais10janteachermarkrecordforms.pdf (format PDF / 137 KB)
  • application/pdf icon20142015nsefr10markingguide.pdf (format PDF / 174 KB)
  • application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconenefranais10webinar.ppt (format PPT / 5 MB)
  • application/pdf iconrubriquerecithistorique.pdf (format PDF / 199 KB)
  • application/pdf iconrubriquetextecritique.pdf (format PDF / 202 KB)
  • Grade 10
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • French

Writing Meaningful Report Card Comments

Presenter: Kimberley Jackson
Date: November 5, 2014

Writing Meaningful Report Card Comments

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconWriting Meaningful Report Card Comments_edit.mp4
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Running Time: 63 min.
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : November 2014
Keywords / Terms:
  • all grades
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Teacher Professional Development

Healthy Living 9 Delivering the Mandatory OHS Outcome

Healthy Living 9 now includes an injury prevention outcome specific to workplace health and safety. This is because work, whether in the home, the community, or at a workplace, is a common experience for students at this age. A full supplement providing notes, classroom activities and best practice resources has been approved and developed for teachers. The webinar will fully cover the outcome, the teaching supplement, and introduce a variety of options for effective delivery.

Healthy Living 9 Delivering the Mandatory OHS Outcome

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconHealthy Living 9 Delivering the Mandatory OHS Outcome.mp4
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Running Time: 37 min.
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : October 2014
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Related Attachments:
  • application/pdf iconCBL_Policy.pdf (format PDF / 229 KB)
  • application/pdf iconEECD_CBLLearningStrategies_2014.pdf (format PDF / 125 KB)
  • application/pdf iconEECD_IndStudentLearning_RiskAssessForm.pdf (format PDF / 125 KB)
  • application/pdf iconHL9_SafetyOutcomeModule_20Feb14.pdf (format PDF / 817 KB)
  • application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconHL9_SafetyWebinar_15Oct14.pptx (format PPT / 4 MB)
  • Active Healthy Living
  • Grade 9
  • LRTS Webinar Series

Risk Assessment Requirements for 10-12 Co-Op

Risk Assessment Requirements for 10-12 Co-Op

SERIES: LRTS Webinar Series
video/mp4 iconRisk Assessment Requirements for 10-12 Co-Op.mp4
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Running Time: 47 min.
Producer / Distributor : LRTS
Production Date : October 2014
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  • application/pdf iconCBLPolicy.pdf (format PDF / 229 KB)
  • application/pdf iconCoop_PreplacementAssessmentA.pdf (format PDF / 223 KB)
  • application/pdf iconCoopPreplacementAssessmentB.pdf (format PDF / 207 KB)
  • application/pdf iconCoopCommunityIsYourClassroom.pdf (format PDF / 2 MB)
  • application/pdf iconWorkingWithYourCommunity_Draft_Sept13.pdf (format PDF / 441 KB)
  • application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconWebinar_RiskAssessCoop_07Oct14.pptx (format PPT / 7 MB)
  • Co-op Education
  • Grade 10
  • Grade 11
  • Grade 12
  • LRTS Webinar Series
  • Options & Opportunities
  • Skilled Trades Education
  • Teacher Professional Development
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