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Virtual Teachers Conference Materials 2021

The CEMC: Bringing Teachers Together Virtually conference was held during the week of August 17th, 2021. At a time when educators are unable to come together in person, the CEMC planned an online conference for Mathematics and Computer Studies teachers to connect and share ideas.

The one hour long sessions were recorded. The schedule included sessions for grade 7 and 8 Math, grades 9-12 Math, and grades 9-12 Computer Science and/or Computer Technology. The majority of the sessions were presented by grade 7 - 12 teachers.

The sessions focused on:

  • Lessons learned and good ideas that have come from teaching online
  • Traditional curriculum, pedagogy and extensions

Clicking on the session title in the tables below will direct you to a video recording of the session.

Please Note: if you are having issues accessing the Zoom recordings, try manually typing in the passcode as opposed to copying and pasting it.

Grade 7/8 Math Sessions


Session Information Additional Materials
Open Tasks for Classroom Instruction and Assessment
Passcode: !=TW$8O7
Presenters: Marcel TeBokkel, Avital Amar
Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. 		Slides (PDF)
Mental Math Through Number Talks and Strings
Passcode: D00e.q.1
Presenter: Elli Weisdorf
Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. 		Slides (PDF)
Student Recovery – A Reflection for Grade 7-8 Teachers
Passcode: LZ=k.3^%
Presenter: Gerard Lewis
Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
What Changes are Worth Keeping?
Passcode: PXKD%Lv1
Presenter: Nicoleta Babutiu
Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
**Note that due to some technical difficulties, this recording started late so the beginning of the session was repeated and added to the end of the recording 		Slides (PDF)
Slides (PPT)
Virtual Math Manipulatives in Grades 7 and 8
Passcode: eqqB!0jj
Presenters: Michael Frankfort, Will Gourley, Elli Weisdorf
Date Recorded: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
Seeing the Meaning
Passcode: ?j3w#29b
Presenter: Paul Alves
Date Recorded: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
Additional Materials (XLSX)

Grade 9-12 Math Sessions


Session Information Additional Materials
Integrating Problem Solving in Grades 9 and 10
Passcode: 3j8zUf&s
Presenter: Jason Van Rooyen
Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
Slides (Link)
They Love Me, They Love Me Not – Options for Digital Tools That Work
Passcode: 0J3H+Gcb
Presenters: Carole Bilyk, Sherri Burroughs
Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
Slides (Link)
Understanding Secondary Mathematics: Returning to the Why
Passcode: +G3h28@^
Presenter: Rich Dlin
Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
Creating Engaging Lessons and Assessments in the Desmos Activity Builder
Passcode: 4r0ue.Bx
Presenter: Lindsay Parchimowicz
Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.		 Slides (Link)
FORCED TO CHANGE: What came out of my COVID-19 teaching year!
Passcode: dHjB79&N
Presenter: Sheri Hill
Date Recorded: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
Indigenous Students and High School Mathematics
Passcode: d+a6Gee&
Presenter: Gordon Naylor
Date Recorded: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)

Grade 9-12 Computer Science/Technology


Session Information Additional Materials
My Favourite Projects
Passcode: CQfsV0&B
Presenter: Carmen Bruni
Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PDF)
Natural Language Processing in Python Using Spacy
Passcode: =e6AhozT
Presenter: Sam Scott
Date Recorded: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.		 Slides (PPT)
Additional Materials (PDFs & code examples)
Physical Computing with Phidgets and the Raspberry Pi
Passcode: ycK9td3#
Presenter: Lucas Pacentrilli
Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PPT)
Inclusive Strategies for CS Classrooms
Passcode: ?Q8tkdV@
Presenters: Maia Heggie, Lauren Robinson
Date Recorded: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.		 Slides (PPT)
Incorporating the Raspberry Pi Pico Microcontroller into Computer Engineering as an Alternative to Arduino
Passcode: Cw3#4WPd
Presenter: Grant Hutchison
Date Recorded: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.		 Slides (PPT)
Taking Advantage of the Teams Features of Replit
Passcode: $VyP1ux6
Presenter: Michael DiRamio.
Date Recorded: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.		 Slides (PPT)