META MTS PD Day Conference 2022

Event is FULL - Currently not accepting registrations

FULL - Assiniboine Zoo

Tour Assiniboine Park Zoo with an Educator who will help you understand some of the Zoo changes and how your fieldtrip should feel. We will highlight the amazing programs and experiences that are available to visiting schools, and help you understand some of the logistics so you can have the best fieldtrip ever. We will also provide a short discussion on programming that will be coming to the Leaf.
A small facilitator fee of $12+GST will be collected at the zoo.

Presenter: Representative from Assiniboine Park Zoo

Time: 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Platform: Assiniboine Park Zoo, 15 Conservatory Drive, Winnipeg, MB

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - Keynote - Landscapes of Injustice: Teaching Japanese Canadian Internment

In July of 2019, teachers Clara Kusumoto, Lindsey Griffin, and Grace Sheppard participated in Landscapes of Injustice’s Field School and course at the University of Victoria. Landscapes of Injustice is “a research and public history project exploring the dispossession of Japanese Canadians as part of their forced displacement and internment in the 1940s” (Landscapes of Injustice). The two-week course was made up of a one-week bus tour that visited internment camps in the interior of British Columbia. The second week took place at the University of Victoria where they participated in intensive seminars and group projects.

This presentation focuses on Japanese Canadian Internment during the Second World War. During World War II Japanese Canadians not only faced racism and discrimination but were removed from their homes and communities and placed into prison camps by the Canadian Government. Their homes and properties were taken from them, which had a long-term impact on the Japanese Canadian community. This presentation provides teachers with the resources and lesson plans needed to teach Japanese Canadian internment and dispossession of home.

Landscapes of Injustice - University of Victoria: Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives

Presenters: Clara Kusumoto, Grace Shepperd and Lindsey Griffin

Time: 9:20 am - 10:50 am

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 1A - Fostering the VOICE in Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Join us in fostering an inclusive and respectful environment for children with intellectual disabilities. Feel cared for and unconditionally accepted, will help them to find their own voice. What they have to say is valid and we have much to learn from them. They have a unique and important perspective.

Presenter: Sumi Saito

Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 1B - Virtual Tour of the Legislative Building

The presentation will include an overview of the building’s history, architecture, symbolism, and operations. We’ll cover a number of stories surrounding these topics with supporting visuals from inside the building and archival photographs. We’ll take questions throughout the presentation as well.

Presenter: Legislative Representative

Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 1C - Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba Inc.

EFSM is a not-for-profit organization that provides advocacy, access to resources and support to women and individuals who identify as women; who are in conflict with the law. We assist individuals surrounding issues with addiction, poverty, mental health, marginalization, racism, long-term effects of residential schools and other forms of discrimination. Join this session to learn more about the organization and resources available in the community for our vulnerable population.

Presenter: Simran Badhan

Simran Badhan is a Bail Worker for EFSM. EFSM is a not-for-profit organization that provides advocacy, access to resources and support to women and individuals who identify as women; who are in conflict with the law. We assist individuals surrounding issues with addiction, poverty, mental health, marginalization, racism, long-term effects of residential schools and other forms of discrimination. Join this session to learn more about the organization and resources available in the community for our vulnerable population.

Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 2A - Ambiguous Loss for Teachers During COVID

Ambiguous losses are those that lack clear information and closure. Ambiguous losses are those that defy resolution- like the many losses educators experienced during the pandemic. For example, not feeling safe in your classroom anymore or losing the easy ability to connect with students are ambiguous losses. Learning about ambiguous loss is a way to understand some of what happened during the pandemic. In addition, we’ll discuss a strategy for coping with ambiguous loss as we look to the future.

Presenter: Dr. Angela Haig

Dr. Angela Haig is a psychologist, and has worked with thousands of teachers in her former position at the Educator Assistance Program at The Manitoba Teachers' Society.

Time: 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 2B - Land-Based Learning

The presentation will provide an introduction to land-based education (learning on and from the land) for teachers. I will touch on land-based learning in an urban context, Indigenous ways of teaching and learning, and queering pedagogy. I will share approaches and a land-based model that teachers can use in their own diverse classrooms. I will share resources for further learning, and conclude the session with a question and answer period.

Presenter: Nikki Ferland

Time: 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 2C - Your Inner Voice of Happiness

A walk through researched practices to examine and change your day-to-day happiness and your perceptions of life's challenges. We will be exploring techniques and strategies that can be used in the classroom and at home for immediate and long-lasting results. Karen Johnson works as a music and literacy specialist in the Winnipeg School Division, she is a passionate life-long learner who seeks to share her love of community.

Presenter: Karen Johnson, Reading Recovery and Music Specialist

Time: 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 2D - The Children's Museum

The Children’s Museum exists to spark kids’ creative learning. As a non-profit charitable organization, we believe in the potential of all children and provide an interactive learning environment that nurtures the power of imagination and spirit of self-discovery. For over 30 years, we have been a place for families and students to play, laugh, learn and grow.

At the Children’s Museum, students in Nursery to Grade 5 can express their own unique voice through our educational programming opportunities. Join us as we discuss how our 12 hands-on galleries connect to what students are learning at school. We’ll introduce our new (FREE!) school programs on climate change and highlight programs and special events that will help you to reach your curriculum goals (and allow your kids to get messy at the museum instead of in your classroom)! And of course, we’ll provide useful tips and tricks for your next field trip. Our goal is to create an environment of learning that allows students to express their creativity through hands-on, engaging, educational play. Our education team is excited to meet you virtually and learn how we can best support your teaching in the classroom.

Presenter: Jessie Sopher, Education Coordinator

Time: 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 3A - Maintaining a Healthy Voice for Teachers

Where is My Voice? As professional voice users, it is vital for teachers to be aware of the dangers to their voice. Their daily use of this instrument places their voice under great strain. Topics to be reviewed are some of the warning signs for vocal strain and how to look after your voice. A healthy voice takes effort to maintain. We will review tips on how to keep a healthy voice and when outside resources should be sought.

Presenter: Lindsey Lorteau

Lindsey Lorteau is a Speech Language Pathologist practicing at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. She is a fully regulated member of the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Manitoba. Lindsey graduated with her Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology from St. Cloud State University. She currently works in the areas of palliative care, head/neck cancer, medicine and surgery at St. Boniface Hospital. She works with adults admitted to the hospital and primarily works with patients who have difficulty swallowing. She holds advanced competencies in the areas of Videofluoroscopic Assessment of Adult Swallowing Disorders and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of Swallowing Disorders.

Time: 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 3B - Treaty Education Activities for Early Years

Participants will learn strategies for teaching Treaties in the classroom. Examples and activities will be shared from “The Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Teacher Guides,” for K-4. Learn teacher tips – high level ideas, rather than formatted lesson plans – to aid you in incorporating Treaty education in your classroom. Help students begin their Treaty education journey in a positive atmosphere of learning.

Presenter: Penny Ross

Penny Ross is a Métis educator from the Interlake Region. She is currently with the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba as an In-School Support Consultant. Ms. Ross retired from Evergreen School Division where she was the Indigenous Consultant for seventeen years. She is a mother, author, storyteller and avid gardener.

Time: 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 3C - Movement, Mantras and Meditation

Are you ready to move your body from a place of love and appreciation?! It’s time to raise your vibration and invoke joy. Join Brenda for a soul soothing, critic calming, mindful movement session that’s guaranteed to get you unstuck and back on the “Love Train”. Recharge! Refocus and Renew your commitment to yourself.

Presenter: Brenda Kulik Macaulay

Time: 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers

FULL - 3D - Physical Theatre

Physical Theatre is an essential tool for the elementary teacher. The teachers will learn about movement in space, movement techniques, voice, stillness and motifs combined with joy, imagination and energy.

Presenter: Ardyth Johnson

Time: 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

Platform: Virtual

Suitable for: All Educators, Administration, Student Teachers