Middle Years SEED Grant Recipients

Congratulations to Henry G. Izatt Middle School (Pembina Trails SD) and Strathcona Elementary School (Winnipeg SD) for being selected as the recipients of our Middle Years ManACE SEED Grants for this year!

Inviting Student Voice - Student EdCamp

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Congratulations to Mrs. Nicholauson and her students at Henry G. Izatt Middle School!  The Student Technology Leaders from Henry G. Izatt Middle School have presented at nine schools and five administrative meetings in Pembina Trails and at other venues in the city. This team of students have developed understanding, skill and an ability to articulate “beyond their years” as they have embraced the opportunity to prepare and present on current topics - personal technology devices, technical support, digital citizenship, useful applications, inquiry based learning. 

Their intention, to grow learning capacity, to “push the boundaries of education” has led to this proposal to plan and facilitate a one day student workshop (a Student EdCamp) in the Pembina Trails School Division, to develop the dialogue between students and educators to productively impact program delivery in this 21st century.
 

 Values in Action

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Congratulations to Mr. Cueto and his students at Strathcona Elementary School.  They celebrate student successes through the 7 universal values of courage, humility, honesty, love, wisdom, respect and truth.   At Strathcona, they value and focus on students to exemplify examples of that particular value and teachers acknowledge two students in their class in a whole school assembly.   

The centre piece of their assembly is a student-produced film that gives the entire school community examples of that value.  Students at Strathmillan School also produce videos in different subject areas to represent their understanding of curriculum outcomes.


 

2013 SEED Grant Winners - Early Years

We had a fantastic response to this year's ManACE SEED Grant program!  Although there were many great project proposals in each of the four SEED Grant categories, we could only choose two projects as this year's SEED Grant recipients in each of the four categories: Early Years, Middle Years, Senior Years and School-based Projects.  After a great deal of deliberation, the judging committee has selected the recipients for this year's SEED Grants.

Altogether, ManACE has allocated $7200 to this year's SEED Grant recipients and we look forward to sharing the success of these creative and innovative projects in our journal, on this blog and through professional learning opportunities that ManACE hosts throughout the province of Manitoba over the next several months.

Throughout the next few weeks, each of this year's ManACE SEED Grant recipients will be featured here, one category at a time.

#eduphotoaday

Congratulations to Erin Malkoske, Jeff Hoeppner and their Dr. FWL Hamilton School & Radisson School students in River East Transcona School Division!  Their #eduphotoaday project is an Instagram photo challenge for kids and teachers. They're creating a monthly photo challenge using Instagram, where each day, participants will be given a different word or theme, and take a photo that represents it. Participating students and teachers will be encouraged to look at other classroom's photos, and to use them as ideas for creative writing. They will encourage students to share their writing via Instagram comments, comments on their blog, or sharing a link to where their writing can be found online (i.e. classroom blogs, Kidblogs, etc.). They already have classrooms from Early Years to Senior Years that have committed to participating and connecting students across all grade levels, both from inside and outside the city of Winnipeg. To find out more about their project or to become involved with the #eduphotoaday challenge, please visit their blog at: www.eduphotoaday.blogspot.ca

We Are Canadian

Congratulations to Lorie Garcia and her students at Mary Montgomery School in Fort la Bosse School Division!  Their project involves Grade 4 students conducting interviews with schoolmates, friends, teachers, relatives and neighbours about what it means to be Canadian. They will encourage sharing of immigration stories, past and present, how it feels to be Canadian and how families and individuals celebrate Canadian pride.This project has a tie in to their Skype project and it will foster the development of 21st century learning skills.

ManACE AGM 2012

Please join us for the ManACE AGM, taking place the evening of May 29th, 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The festivities begin at 7:00pm CST at the King's Head Pub.

We're thrilled to have both Dean Shareski & Alec Couros joining us for this year's AGM.  Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.

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2012 SEED Grant Winners

Henry G. Izatt Middle School - 2012 SEED Grant Recipient

The ManACE Board is pleased to announce some of the recipients of our 2012 SEED Grants. Each of these schools is being awarded $1200.00 to pursue their creativity & innovation through the use of technology infusion within their schools & communities.

Early Years (K-4) Category
Lord Wolseley School

Middle Years (5-8) Category
Henry G. Izatt Middle School

Senior Years (9-12) Category
St. John's-Ravenscourt School

You'll find out more about each of these award recipients and their winning projects through blog posts, presentations, journal articles and more in the weeks and months ahead.

If you've already submitted a ManACE SEED Grant proposal and you didn't win - there's still hope! All of the submissions will still be considered for the final round of ManACE's 2012 SEED Grants.

If you haven't yet submitted a ManACE SEED Grant proposal (and you're a Manitoba teacher), you've only got until April 3rd to apply - all details can be found on the ManACE website.

St. John's-Ravenscourt School - 2012 SEED Grant Recipient

Another ManACE TIN - April 18th in Winnipeg

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The ManACE Board is pleased to announce plans for another upcoming Technology Information Night. Anyone is welcome to attend this event (you do not need to be a ManACE member), so please help us to spread the word...

For only $5 you get pizza, salad & refreshments, the chance to network with colleagues from various Manitoba school divisions, and the opportunity to take in three great presentations first-hand! Here is the line-up for our next TIN, taking place 5:30 - 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 18th at Sargent Park School in Winnipeg:

Building Broader Minds with 'Bee-Bots'
Presented by: Kathy Routhier, Winnipeg School Division
Many educators have begun to explore the use of robotics with students of all ages. Some robot hardware & software packages can be expensive to implement in classrooms. Others can come with too steep of a learning curve to appeal to younger students. But not Bee-Bots! Find out how Bee-Bots can challenge your student's problem-solving and inquiry skills.

Teaching in a BYOD Environment
Presented by: Roy Norris, Louis Riel School Division
How would classroom teaching and learning change if your students were told they could "Bring Your Own Device"? What if this wasn't just an opportunity - it was an expectation? What would you do differently as a teacher to provide meaningful opportunities for your students to leverage the power of the devices they bring to school with them? This presentation, by a Grade 9 teacher involved with Dakota Collegiate's BYOD program, will address some of the opportunities & challenges encountered as Dakota Collegiate has broken new ground with their BYOD initiative this year.

 #DS106 - The ABC's of Digital Storytelling
Presented by: Brian Metcalfe, Life-Long-Learner
Are you interested in powerful, creative ideas and activities to enhance your day-to-day teaching? If so, you need to learn more about a free, 15 week digital storytelling MOOC (massive, open online course) known as DS106. Participants, who enroll in this first year university course, are expected to engage in the learning process through creating, commenting and reflecting within their own blog. However, through sharing first-hand experiences and providing highlights of daily creative challenges and assignments in photography, audio and video formats, it is hoped that the audience will see the potential for adapting many of these creative projects to engage their own K-12 students.

This ManACE TIN will be held at Sargent Park School, 1070 Dominion Street in Winnipeg. Please register to attend so that we can plan accordingly :-)

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We look forward to seeing you April 18th...

Upcoming TIN - February 16th

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The ManACE Board is pleased to announce the line-up for our next Technology Information Night (TIN), taking place 5:30 - 7:30pm on Thursday, February 16th, 2012. Anyone is welcome to attend this event (you do not need to be a ManACE member), so please help us to spread the word...

For only $5 you get pizza, salad & refreshments, the chance to network with colleagues from various Manitoba school divisions, and the opportunity to take in these three presentations first-hand:

Sowing the Maple Seeds
Presented by: John Evans, Manitoba Education
Many educators have begun to realize the benefits of developing their own professional learning network by leveraging the power of various social networking platform. This presentation will provide a sneak peek at Maple, the Manitoba Professional Learning Environment. Find out how this new social networking platform can be used to connect Manitoba educators to each other, to curriculum content, and to a variety of professional learning opportunities.

Reaping the Harvest (of Opportunity)
Presented by: Ryan Maksymchuk, Swan Valley School Division For many years, ManACE has offered a number of workshops beyond the city of Winnipeg on SAGE Day. For the last three years, Swan Valley Regional Secondary School has played host to the hugely popular 'Harvest of Opportunity' sessions. Find out what inspired Ryan Maksymchuk and his colleagues to think outside the box and provide an innovative alternative to heading into the 'big city' for SAGE Day. This session will provide many practical suggestions related to re-thinking traditional professional learning models.

The Plight Of The Polar Bears
Presented by: Andy McKiel, St. James-Assiniboia School Division
Manitoba is home to one of the most accessible polar bear populations on the planet, drawing tourists from around the world. But the Western Hudson Bay population of polar bears may not be here very much longer due to global climate change. Andy McKiel will share pictures and stories detailing his experiences aboard Buggy One and the Tundra Buggy Lodge where he worked with some of North America's leading experts on polar bears and global climate change. If you're looking for ways to involve your students in taking action on issues related to sustainability, Churchill's polar bears are a great place to start.

This ManACE TIN will be held in the PSDC Auditorium at 150 Moray Street in Winnipeg. Please register to attend so that we can plan accordingly :-)

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We look forward to seeing you February 16th...

Telling Our Digital Stories

The ManACE Board invites you to join us at the King's Head Pub in Winnipeg between 7:00pm and 10:00pm on October 20th for this year's preSAGE event, Telling Our Digital Stories.

Not only will you be able to network with fun-loving educators from around the province, you'll also hear many success stories of how your colleagues are infusing technology to support the teaching and learning that is taking place within their classrooms and schools. You might even be inspired to share your own success stories with the people gathered in the room.

Educators from around Manitoba who attended the inaugural Unplug'd Summit in Ontario's Algonquin Park will be on hand to share their 'off-the-grid' experience. While 37 of Canada's most 'connected' educators left the wired world behind for three days in August, they connected more deeply on a personal level in an effort to implement meaningful change in the Canadian educational landscape. Hear their stories about Unplug'd and find out how you may have the opportunity help bring an Unplug'd event to Manitoba.

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All educators are welcome to attend our ManACE preSAGE event, so please help us to spread the word...

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