Parent Information Sessions

Based on the feedback of the December Parent Information Session, the Remote Learning Program has arranged for a series of information sessions to help families become more familiar with different aspects of remote learning. 

Wednesday January 20th 7:00 PM

MS Teams: Microsoft Training Team

In this virtual training session, you will receive an overview and basic knowledge of how Microsoft Teams can support you and your students’ remote learning experience. We are here to help make Learn from Home Basics and Microsoft Educator resources easy to find online and implement in your life.

This training is delivered through Microsoft Teams which will allow you to interact directly with the facilitator, ask questions and collaborate with other educators and parents as you continue to improve your remote learning capabilities.

Tuesday January 26th 7:00 PM

Kindergarten: Join the HWDSB FDK Team in learning more about the partnership of educators and family in the remote learning Kindergarten program.

Apple iPad Series: Apple Canada and HWDSB

Tuesday February 9th , 21 7:00 PM

Apple iPad :Managing Digital Documents and Workflow Wondering how to deal with all those digital documents? 

Join us for a hands on exploration of the ways in which iPad can be used to create, edit and organize digital documents and manage online communication. Through this session we will: demonstrate various ways to manage digital workflow on the iPad, explore built in tools for creating and annotating PDF’s explore tools that can be used to markup various file types

Tuesday February 23rd, 21 7:00 PM

Apple iPad: Reaching All Learners: Using iPad to Access the Abilities of All Learners

Join us for as we explore the powerful assistive features that are built into iPad to empower all learners to participate. In this hands on session we will explore features such as Speak Screen, Safari Reader, and Speech Controller to enable reading fluency, comprehension, and composition for every learning style. We’ll also discuss ways that technology can be used to overcome barriers in digital communication and share additional resources available to families for empowering their children to participate in their education.

Tuesday March 9th, 21 7:00 PM

Apple iPad: Making Thinking Visible 

Join us as we dive into ways that iPads can be used to empower learners to communicate their thinking in multiple ways! In this hands on session we’ll explore the principles of multi-modal communication and explore ways students can use tools like screen recording, voice memos and visual note taking to capture and share their thinking process with teachers. We’ll also share valuable resources that families can use to continue their learning journey and provide opportunities for rich and meaningful assessment.