Vision 2020 Blog

2018 has been an exciting first year in our Innovation Project - Vision 2020 ! Have a look at how much we have accomplished so far: We began the year with our 1st Maker Summit during our In-Service. All our teachers engaged in it either as facilitators or as participants of a series of hands-on and maker learning experiences with the purpose of giving you guys a taste of what maker-centered learning could look like in our classrooms. The 1st Maker Summit was also the kick-off of Vision 2020. Over 2018, an important step was taken in the realization of our innovative Vision for 2020: Our team of Course Coordinators partnered up with our Innovation Mentors to design Maker Activities to be incorporated in our courses. Since then, many teachers have been exploring the creative possibilities of maker-centered language learning with our students. Our Facebook group is sizzling with new activities and projects being shared by teachers every day. Right after our In-Service and Mak...

As you may already know, we are currently offering an online professional development opportunity for our teachers: the Digital Learning Labs . Similarly to Module 1 on Google Drive, we have a group of 35 teachers now finishing module 2 | Google Docs. Again with high levels of engagement, Lab teachers even wrote a wonderful collective story on a shared Google Doc. We exercised our creativity and collaborated to create something unique that belongs to this group. Imagine doing something like that with your students? Registrations are now open for module 3 | Google Slides. Many of the folks taking Lab modules so far are moving on to take module 3, as well, for they feel the need to keep developing their knowledge and skills on these tools. If you're interested in joining our learning party, click HERE and fill out our registration form. We ask you to please join by no later than September 20th. Lab modules go on for about 2 weeks and are 100% online and self-paced. They are a gr...

We are currently offering an online professional development opportunity for our teachers: the Digital Learning Labs. Right now, we have a group of 35 teachers finishing module 1 | Google Drive. There has been a very high level of engagement in this module, with lots of interaction and discussion about possible applications and uses of Google Drive in our professional practice, in and out of the classroom. Registrations are now open for module 2 | Google Docs. Many of the folks taking module 1 are moving on to take module 2, as well, for they feel the need to keep developing their knowledge and skills on these tools. If you're interested in joining our learning party, click HERE and fill out our registration form. We ask you to please join by no later than August 27th . Lab modules go on for about 2 weeks and are 100% online and self-paced. They are a great opportunity for those of you who need some introductory hands-on experience on these core Google tools: Drive, Docs, Slid...

It’s been a little while since I last posted any news regarding our innovation project, Vision 2020. Some of you may know that I had to be away for medical reasons in early April, but I have already come back after a very successful recovery. (Yesss!) And let me just say this: visiting our Facebook group and following all of the great things you guys have been doing with your students was absolutely delightful (and I’m pretty sure it contributed to my speedy recovery <3) How amazing to see the innovative spirit of Vision 2020 going strong ever since our 1st Thomas Maker Summit ! I am writing this very short post to let you all know that I’m happy to be back and that we will soon resume the Vision 2020 project  activities. Before I end this post, let me just give you a taste of what’s been happening and what’s to come. As you know, the first year (2018) of the project is devoted to developing and nurturing a climate and a culture of innovation , as well as leadership for...