Topic: Well-Being
Type of Resource: Article - Newspaper/Magazine/Journal, Teaching Tips
Description:

PREVNet is leading one of the four communities of practice (Safe and Accepting Schools), which are aligned with the four key elements of Ontario’s well-being strategy. This newsletter addresses key language that is often misused in the media, by our leaders, in our everyday conversations, and in our schools. This issue explores the use of labels when talking about bullying, the role that educators play in promoting and modelling language related to bullying that supports healthy relationships; and the difference between bullying, aggression, and teasing.
Link to Resource:
PREVNet Promoting Relationships Newsletter - Issue 3
Network:
Knowledge Network for Student Well-Being (KNSWB)
Network Lead:
Don Buchanan
Language:
English, French

Topic: Well-Being
Type of Resource: Article - Newspaper/Magazine/Journal, Teaching Tips
Description:

PREVNet is leading one of the four communities of practice (Safe and Accepting Schools), which are aligned with the four key elements of Ontario’s well-being strategy. This newsletter emphasizes the important role that educators play in shaping the learning environment and fostering the development of knowledge, skills, and competences to help all students achieve their best. It also provides practical ways in which educators can build a safe, caring and inclusive classroom, and offers reflective questions for how teachers can support student well-being and achievement.
Link to Resource:
PREVNet Promoting Relationships Newsletter - Issue 4
Network:
Knowledge Network for Student Well-Being (KNSWB)
Network Lead:
Don Buchanan
Language:
English, French

Topic: Language Arts
Grade: K-3
Type of Resource: Activity

Topic: Math
Grade: K-3, 4-6, 7-9
Type of Resource: Teaching Tips
Description:
This project provides guidelines to teachers for their professional learning and teaching about fractions with short-term and long-term instructional plans and also for effective student learning.
Link to Resource:
Professional Learning About Fractions - Online
KNAER Project:

Exploring Learning and Differentiated Instruction for the Difficult to Learn Topic of Grade 6 Fractions Using Teacher-coach-researcher-developer Networking

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Project Lead:
Shelley Yearley and Trish Steele
Language:
English

Topic: Math
Type of Resource: Lesson Plan
Description:

This guide is used by the GECDSB Principals to support sessions on Number Sense, organized in their schools.

For more innovative math resources, visit the MKN website and the MKN page on TVO's TeachOntario website.

Link(s) to Resource:
Professional Learning Facilitators' Guide
Network:
Mathematics Knowledge Network (MKN)
Network Leads:
George Gadanidis, Donna Kotsopoulos, Dragana Martinovic
Language:
English

Topic: Math
Type of Resource: Research Summary/Report
Description:

In this report, excerpts and recommendations from current research addressing various aspects of excellence in teaching, pedagogical and content knowledge, teacher leadership, and overall school improvement are provided. Issues discussed in the report include venues for improving mathematics instruction, student engagement, and content knowledge.

For more innovative math resources, visit the MKN website and the MKN page on TVO's TeachOntario website.

Looking for more research summaries? Visit the Ontario Education Research Exchange (OERE) for hundreds of research summaries written with Ontario educators in mind.

Link to Resource:
Recommendations from a Research Summary - Article
Network:
Mathematics Knowledge Network (MKN)
Network Leads:
George Gadanidis, Donna Kotsopoulos, Dragana Martinovic
Language:
English

Topic: Well-Being
Grade: K-3
Type of Resource: Chart
Description:
This developmental chart is an accompanying resource to the lesson plans on body image and outlines research on how students feel about body image and ways that you can talk to them about it.
PDF(s) of Resource:
Relating Child Development to Body Image Research - Chart
KNAER Project:

Mobilizing Key Body-Positive Health Literacy Curriculum Messages

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Project Lead:
Lorayne Robertson
Language:
English

Topic: Math
Grade: K-3
Type of Resource: Video
Description:

This website includes three lesson studies: 1) Repeating Patterns in Grades 1/2; 2) Repeating Patterns in Grades 2/3; 3) Repeating patterns Side-By-Side (lesson sequence on Repeating Patterns using 2 different pedagogical approaches, shown side-by-side)

For more innovative math resources, visit the MKN website and the MKN page on TVO's TeachOntario website.

Link(s) to Resource:
Repeating Patterns + Coding - Video
Network:
Mathematics Knowledge Network (MKN)
Network Leads:
George Gadanidis, Donna Kotsopoulos, Dragana Martinovic
Language:
English

Topic: Math
Type of Resource: Teaching Tips
Description:

A research mini is a side-by-side comparison of two different pedagogical approaches for the same content topic.

For more innovative math resources, visit the MKN website and the MKN page on TVO's TeachOntario website.

Link to Resource:
Research Mini - Overview
Network:
Mathematics Knowledge Network (MKN)
Network Leads:
George Gadanidis, Donna Kotsopoulos, Dragana Martinovic
Language:
English

Topic: Math
Type of Resource: Research Summary/Report
Description:

This is a Research Report by Dragana Martinovic, co-Lead of the Mathematics Leadership CoP.  Member organizations of the ML CoP have collected data and monitored their professional development activities. Check out their research findings so far in this Research Report on Mathematics Educator Leadership in Ontario. Note: This report will be revised annually to address their recent activities and new data, and relate those to the findings of others.

For more innovative math resources, visit the MKN website and the MKN page on TVO's TeachOntario website.

Link(s) to Resource:
Network:
Mathematics Knowledge Network (MKN)
Network Leads:
George Gadanidis, Donna Kotsopoulos, Dragana Martinovic
Language:
English