Your Parent Involvement Committees Present...
Nurturing Our Children:
“Heart, Mind, Body and Soul”
Keynote Speaker:
Elizabeth Manley
Having come back from depression to win an Olympic Medal, Manley speaks out on her struggles with depression, and how she came back from it. Manley outlines the stigma of mental illness and talks about dealing with it and helping others.
November 3, 2012
9am-3pm
Fellowes High School
420 Bell St.
Pembroke, ON
Registration 8:30am
Free Childcare
Light Breakfast and Lunch Provided
Workshops include: Collaborative Problem Solving,
Destination Imagination, Free the Children,
Wellness and Alternative Stress Management
For registration and information please visit the PIC website http://pic.renfrew.edu.on.ca
The following is a list of workshop choices available after our keynote speaker. Please Visit http://pic.renfrew.edu.on.ca to select your preferred session. Register early to ensure availability of choice.
WORKSHOPS – Morning Session (10:45 – 11:45 AM)
“Destination Imagination” – Doug Hunter, Regional Director of Destination Imagination
Acquiring "21st Century Skills" is the key to today's students' education. Doug will overview what these skills are and why they are important to Canada's future. In addition, attendees will also enjoy participating in teams of 5-7 in solving "Instant Challenges" to get a first hand feel for this learning process. Destination Imagination is a non-profit global organization that provides in school and after school educational programs for students to learn "21st Century Skills" (creativity, teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking). The program encourages teams of learners to have fun, take risks, focus and frame challenges while incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), the arts and service learning. The participants learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the creative problem solving process. Participants gain more than just basic knowledge and skills - they learn to unleash their imagination and take unique approaches to problem solving. This program is just starting up this fall at the Ottawa Catholic Board and the Renfrew County Board.
"Challenging Parent: Yesterday versus Today" – Gregory Lubimiv, The Phoenix Centre
Is parenting more challenging today than 30 years ago? Certainly parenting has always been a difficult journey, but it does seem that there are some current day realities which add to the stress. This workshop will go through the challenges of parenting today and what some of the current stresses are that can become barriers to successful parenting. As well, there will be a presentation of tools, strategies and approaches to parenting to provide children with the best chances to be successful at school and in life.
“Essencia Spa & Yoga” – Rebecca Bloomfield, Essencia Spa & Yoga
Join us and experience the benefits of yoga on health and how it can help with stress reduction. (45 minutes)
“Numeracy” – Lynn Denault & Tracy Joyce, RCCDSB and Jackie Stadnyk & Tricia Robinson, RCDSB
Students need a solid understanding of 5 and 10 in the early years if they are to understand and be able to work with larger numbers later on. We know that older children often continue to struggle with these "basics" in Grade 4 and beyond. Learn some easy and practical ideas that you can use to support your child's learning in this area.
“Homework Help, eLearning, OERB Resources” – Katie Long, RCDSB
It can be challenging to find high quality and relevant resources to support your children with their homework or to support what they are learning in their classes. The Ontario Educational Resource Bank has over 28,000 resources linked directly to the Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum. Homework Help provides free online tutoring and other resources to support students in grade 7 to 10 Math. OSAPAC provides software and online resources to support students of all ages. This workshop will introduce you to these great online resources, which are all part of the Ministry of Education's Digital Learning Initiative, and show you how to access them to help support your children and their learning.
WORKSHOPS – Afternoon Session (12:45 –1:45 PM)
“Free the Children” – Free the Children
Empowering Youth to Change the World - This workshop will walk through Free the Children's empowerment model to help you Educate, Engage and Empower youth, no matter what their age. You will leave this workshop feeling inspired and equipped with the tools to help your children build empathy and make a positive impact in their local and global communities.
“Anxiety in Children” – Gregory Lubimiv, The Phoenix Centre
Anxiety is the most common disorder of children (and adults today). It is estimated that 8% to 10% of children suffer from anxiety disorder, but these can increase when stressful events occur. Anxiety can be difficult to assess as it may result in symptoms that look more like ADHD, oppositional behaviour, or acting out behaviours. Participants will have a clear understanding of what anxiety is and how it can appear in different forms for different children at different ages. Participants will also be presented with treatment approaches for these children as well as strategies which can be used to decrease anxiety and/or develop greater resilience for children and youth in school and at home.
“Collaborative Problem Solving” – Natasha McRoberts, Crossroads Children’s Centre
Natasha McRoberts, child and family therapist from Crossroads Children's Centre in Ottawa will be leading the workshop on Collaborative Problem Solving. Collaborative Problem Solving, developed by Ross Greene, focuses on how adults interact with children/youth to manage their behaviour. It's based to on Greene's theory that "Children will do well if they can." If they can't do well we need to figure out what's getting in the way so we can help.
“Restorative Practices” – Jody Kitson-Roy, RCDSB
Restorative Practices are built upon Aboriginal justice practices and community circles. Many schools are using Restorative Practices to repair harm done after relationships have been damaged. Restorative Practices encourage ownership of behaviour and working towards repairing the harm. Focused questions such as What happened? What were you thinking at the time? and What have you been thinking since? replace accusation and blame. The approach focuses on personal accountability and repairing relationships. There are many uses for Restorative Circles such as conflict resolution and community building.
“Homework Help, eLearning, OERB Resources” – Katie Long, RCDSB
It can be challenging to find high quality and relevant resources to support your children with their homework or to support what they are learning in their classes. The Ontario Educational Resource Bank has over 28,000 resources linked directly to the Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum. Homework Help provides free online tutoring and other resources to support students in grade 7 to 10 Math. OSAPAC provides software and online resources to support students of all ages. This workshop will introduce you to these great online resources, which are all part of the Ministry of Education's Digital Learning Initiative, and show you how to access them to help support your children and their learning
No comments:
Post a Comment