Professional Development

Problem Based Learning with Dr. John Egan (UBC). He is the Senior Manager, Strategic Curriculum Services at UBC, with many years’ experience as an instructor, facilitator, course designer, program administrator, and educational reasearcher. As an educator he has experience in the community, adult, corporate, private post-secondary and university-levels, in Canada and internationally. Additional information at conference.croftonhouse.ca...

The Saints Institute of Teaching and Learning By providing educators access to leading thinkers, researchers, and mentors, The Saints Institute on Teaching and Learning provides a forum for teachers to learn about real-world challenges and opportunities that confront the 21st century Learner.  Why you should attend There is increasing evidence to suggest that understanding brain function and the multiple factors that define it are critical to educators, particularly as they address the complex needs of the 21st Century Learner. ...

 Schedule the students? But what about me? St. George’s School, in conjunction with ISM® Independent School Management, is pleased to host a one-day workshop for administrators and school faculty who are trying to manage scheduling in a 21st century learning environment. The Focus of the Conference The 21st century school is student-centered. Hasn’t it always been that way? The interesting thing about the 20th century school schedule is how much it was dominated by the needs of adults. Join Simon Jeynes, ISM consultant, for a conversation about the different divisions, their characteristics, some essentials of scheduling theory, and the way in which schedules should support ...