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Category Archives: Aha Moments!

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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Aha Moments! 21st century classroom, alternative classroom spaces, classroom of the future, classroom spaces, forest hill elementary, place cartier, transforming classroom spaces, udl

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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Aha Moments! culture change, edcamp, pd, professional development, remixed, remixed ed, unconference

26 Nov

Edcamp: A truly game changing approach to PD

So, it’s been a while since I last posted. It’s been a busy Fall so far, and I have been working with lots of great teachers across Quebec. One of the most popular activities I’ve participated in lately was an Edcamp, a new concept in...
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Aha Moments! centerpoint, edcamp, edcamps, nfsb, nfsbmecamp, pd, remixed ed, remixedmtl

26 Mar

The Periscope app: Why I watched a stranger brush his teeth today

Before work this morning, I watched a complete stranger brush his teeth. If that sounds weird, there were actually nine other people watching too. The twist is that this particular person was located somewhere in the US and all nine of us...
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Aha Moments! broadcast, live broadcast, live stream, periscope

19 Mar

Bringing the Maker Movement Into the Classroom (FETC 2015 Highlights – Part 2)

Last week, I shared a few promising tools and apps that I learned about at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC 2015). This week I’d like to shift my focus to the Maker Movement, one of the more popular themes presented...
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Aha Moments!, Teaching Strategies #makered, FETC, fetc 2015, maker movement, makerspace classroom, sylvia martinez

9 Oct

Workshop: Detecting on-line student plagiarism with Google

Quick overview: A very simple ICT tip for detecting (and confirming) on-line student plagiarism. Workshop tip: Do you ever suspect student work of being plagiarized from on-line sources but have no way to prove it? In the video below, I...
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Aha Moments! cheat, cheating, detect, google, plagiarism

About me:

Avi Spector is an Education Consultant with the Riverside School Board and the RECIT FGA Provincial Service for General Adult Education. My focus is helping teachers create digital student resources for our community.

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  • RT @CBSLQuebec: A Comiccon in school? Why not! A great post about engaging students to share their passions (in a second language… https://t.co/AxaUORhsxg, Jun 4
  • "Thursday, May 19, 2022, marks the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get ev… https://t.co/l2JrKpirzV, May 19
  • “.. Worse than a reward is an award. Awards are artificially scarce, only one person can get one. Competition teach… https://t.co/gvisfghpJL, Feb 7
  • Rewards vs punishments in education result in the same thinking: “What do the people who have all the power want me… https://t.co/lWrXtN41nd, Feb 7
  • Love this visual of the periodic table according to relative abundance. Also: bonus points for #70s groovy look. https://t.co/BbQTHT9qOo, Mar 26

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