Inquiry Workshop for Full-Day Kindergarten - Wednesday February 3rd, 2016

Inquiry Workshop for Full Day Kindergarten Classrooms: 

Wednesday February 3, 2016 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Room: OH8

Why are fire trucks red?

Using inquiry to support student learning in the early years.

This two-hour workshop will explore the role of inquiry learning in a Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten program. We will consider why inquiry learning, embedded in a play-based program, is a developmentally appropriate way for students to learn. We will investigate the role of the educator team who must be observers, planners, facilitators, assessors, and co-learners.

​Workshop Presenter : Kathleen Corrigan​​This workshop is being facilitated by Kathleen Corrigan. ​Kathleen recently retired from a thirty year career with the SCDSB.She gradually moved from a school setting to a central role supporting educators and students around the county. Over the years Kathleen was an Integration Resource Teacher (K-OAC), a Mathematics, Science and Technology Resource Teacher (K-8), a Reading Recovery Consultant, a Literacy Resource Teacher (K-12), and an Early Years Consultant (K-3). A few highlights of her career include the establishment and development of the Reading Recovery program in Simcoe , the implementation of the Dina Dinosaur Problem Solving and Social Skills Curriculum and the facilitation of numerous numeracy and literacy collaborative inquiries.

Kathleen retired from Simcoe after helping lead the implementation of the FDK program.  Since “retiring” Kathleen has continued to work as an author and reviewer, teach AQs, provide consultation and support for several independent schools and present a range of workshops for schools and child care.

Please sign-up for an available seat in this workshop in the Education Administration Office. There is no charge for this session. Students are asked to sign up by Friday January 29, 2016 to help us plan.

If you have questions about this workshop please contact Catherine Hannon (channon@lakeheadu.ca.)