Beyond the Tools | by Avi Spector

13 Apr

Flexible Learning Spaces in Adult Education – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the role of UDL and flexible learning spaces at Forest Hill Elementary. What does this initiative look like in the adult sector? Natasha Bellows is a teacher at Place Cartier Adult Education Centre...
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11 Apr

Why Flexible Learning Spaces and UDL matter – Part 1

In my previous post on Transforming Classroom Spaces, I looked at what teachers and students were doing at Forest Hill Elementary School, Senior Campus in Saint-Lazare. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the teachers from...
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22 Nov

Transforming Classroom Spaces

For decades the classroom as we know it has been virtually untouched. Chances are that your classroom as a child was very similar to the one your parents attended. Only recently have there been concerted efforts to make learning spaces...
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6 Oct

Teacher Feature: What do stations look like in Lindsay’s classroom?

Last school year, Tracy Rosen and I offered a workshop around stations at AQIFGA 2016. Our workshop was all about introducing adult education teachers to the station rotation model and blended learning. There are many different models for setting up stations but...
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1 Jun

Finding the Citizen in Digital Citizenship

Finding the Citizen in Digital Citizenship Tracy Rosen and I recently facilitated a workshop “Finding the Citizen in Digital Citizenship” at the AAESQ (Association of Administrators of English Schools of Quebec) administrator’s conference in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. One of the things...
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29 Apr

Have you thought about using stations in adult education?

Last week, Tracy Rosen and I facilitated a very different (and fun!) type of workshop at the AQIFGA 2016 adult education conference in Longueuil, Quebec. Our workshop was all about introducing adult education teachers to the station rotation model and blended learning....
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1 Apr

Introducing the Internet.. the information superhighway!

April fools day! 🙂 In past years, it’s become sort of a tradition here to do a blog post on a retro technology for April fools day. Today we’re going to take a look at the Internet.. 90’s style! Back...
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17 Feb

Bringing the Cell Phones Above the Desk with Kahoot!

I recently had the opportunity to visit the class of Jennifer Campbell, a Social Vocational Integration Services (SVIS) teacher at the Marymount Adult Centre, EMSB. Jennifer regularly uses tablets and the students’ mobile devices to help with student learning. During...
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16 Dec

Can absenteeism be addressed through technology?

The absent adult student: Absenteeism is a growing concern throughout Quebec Adult Education. Some of our students do not attend class regularly while some of our younger adult learners might be “pushed” by their parents to go to school. The...
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4 Dec

Let’s Work Together to Change the Culture of PD

The Unconference Model: Last weekend, I attended a Montreal area “unconference” named RemixEd Montreal. RemixEd was a mix of predetermined PD sessions and participant-driven PD edcamp style sessions that were determined by the attendees on the day of the event....
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