RDPSD Division Wide Staff Learning Day 2025: Full Schedule

8:30am MDT

Gizmos: Online Simulations Supporting the New Elementary Math and Science Curricula

Friday April 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am MDT

Inspire students to think like scientists and mathematicians using ExploreLearning Gizmos! Providing engaging learning opportunities promotes life long learning at all grade levels. Gizmos online simulations support classroom instruction using models and inquiry practices. Students build conceptual understanding through thoughtful exploration. This is an interactive session and participants are encouraged to bring an electronic device. K - 6 teachers in Alberta have access to Gizmos through a subscription provided by Alberta Education.

Speakers

Karen Blumhagen

Implementation Coordinator, Alberta, ExploreLearning

Karen Blumhagen is an Implementation Coordinator with ExploreLearning. She has over thirty years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, learning facilitator, and administrator. Karen has observed firsthand the positive impacts of online simulations on student understanding... Read More →

Friday April 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
1344

Science, Math, Division 1, Division 2, Teacher / Administrator

8:30am MDT

Science K-3: Looking Through The "Stepping Into Science" Activity Books

Friday April 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am MDT

2306

In this session, we will be touching on the many activities that can be found throughout the "Stepping Into Science" Activity books for K-3. We will discuss the materials that should be at your schools to complement these activities in the various science kits. Though we will quickly be moving through all four of these grades, it might be helpful if you are teaching any of these grades to really see what takes place in the science classes of all grades in Division I.

Speakers

Nate Siler

Science Coordinator, Red Deer Public School Division

Nate Siler is the science coordinator for Red Deer Public School Division. He has been working on many materials for the new science curriculum, much of which can be found at the website mentioned in this profile. There's nothing that he loves more than some people attending his sessions... Read More →

Lindsay Unland

After teaching high school sciences (physics, biology AND chemistry) for 15 years Lindsay took on a new role in 2022 as the lead Science and Technology teacher at Glendale Sciences and Technology School, a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school, in Red Deer, AB. She is currently working... Read More →

Friday April 4, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am MDT
2306

Science, Division 1