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ECSD Elementary Summer Summit: Cultivating Excellence - Growing TogetherJoin us on August 27 for a day of inspiration, learning, and growth. With over 40 sessions offering classroom-ready resources, practical strategies, and engaging lessons, our Summer Summit is designed to prepare you for the upcoming school year. Explore the schedule below and plan your journey towards cultivating excellence in education.
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Light Bright Delight: Illuminating Kindergarten Literacy and Numeracy Right! FILLING
Tuesday August 27, 2024 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Session Materials
Most of our classrooms have light tables, but do you ever find yourself stuck with ideas of what to do with it? Discover creative ways to utilize light panels, along with accompanying resources, to engage students in immersive learning experiences. Explore translucent 3D shapes, hands-on letter and number building activities, and sand trays to gain insight into promoting literacy and numeracy skills. We will also look at English, French, and Spanish math picture books that compliment classroom instruction.
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Amy Swinkels

Math Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division
Amy is a Math convert! Being a child that hated Math and was highly unsuccessful in Math, it became her absolute passion to help make Math fun, meaningful and successful for all students.  When not championing Math, Amy is either reading absolute garbage on a beach or running marathons... Read More →
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Kailey Pollitt

Kindergarten Programming Consultant
Kailey Pollitt is a Kindergarten Programming Consultant with the Edmonton Catholic School Division. She is passionate about play-based learning and creating inclusive and responsive environments for ALL learners.  Kailey is a life-long learner, thrill seeker, and travel enthusiast... Read More →
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Kathleen Ruff

Kindergarten Programming Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division
Kathleen Ruff is a Kindergarten Programming Consultant with Edmonton Catholic Schools. She enjoys providing professional development to the teachers of the youngest learners in school divisions, focusing on combining play and curricular programming in one. She is a baker, coffee drinkers... Read More →
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Tuesday August 27, 2024 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
  Kindergarten

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