Tuesday, November 8, 2022

LKDSB Learning Sessions: Literacy, Math, EDI, French, Indigenous Education

Links to LKDSB Resources

Learning Session Recordings and Resources

Four Seasons of Reconciliation

- Explore the impact of historic events and current calls to action, information that everyone needs to understand in order to be able to move forward toward reconciliation.

- Focus audience: All teachers

- Facilitated by Dallas Sinopole, Zhahwun Shognosh, and Nicole Gooding

If you are interested in this learning, please reach out to one of the facilitators.


Gender Identity and Expression.

- Cultivate curiosity and confidence when discussing gender identity with people. The session allows individuals to gain basic information and an opportunity for growth in regard to gender identity.

- Focus audience: All teachers

- Presented by Brandon Biggers





Science of Reading

- Introduction to Scarborough’s Rope and the components of the Science of Reading

- Focus audience: K-8

- Presented by Caitlin Mehra, LitLife




Heggerty Phonemic Awareness

- Implementation of phonemic awareness

- Focus audience: K – 2

- Presented by Marjorie Bottari, Heggerty

Session Recording (Expires December 4th, 2022)


Using Heggerty in the FI K-2 Classroom

- Implementation tips and examples of positive impact on student learning.

- Focus audience: K-2 FI

- Presented by Aleesha Gray





Supporting Strategic Thinking using Benchmark Assessment System

- How the Literacy Continuum fits with Scarborough’s Rope to build student Strategic Thinking

- Focus audience: K-8

- Presented by Pam Gallant, Teresa Lopetrone, Lori Meyer

Slide Deck

Book Suggestions from the EDI Resource Bank

Reading SharePoint



Math Curriculum: Utilizing the Digital Platform

- Build an understanding of the Ontario math curriculum within the digital platform.

- How this resource can be used when planning.

- Presented by Brianne Gordon, Tanya Steel, and Shani Cobb

Slide Deck




Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages


- Where to start with Fraction Number Talks?

- Presented by Leslie Fraleigh, Jordan Black, and Lori Meyer





Core French Networking Sessions

- Connected, and share with other teachers

- Focus audience: Elementary Core French

- Presented by Aleesha Gray and Meghan Gare




Check out LKDSB ZOOM PD on YouTube for a collection of previously recorded sessions. 

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