Innovation Celebration

Students in R78A at Featherston Drive PS collaborated with Craig Cardiff team to write a song.

Samantha Conley
OCDSB

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Samantha Conley

Featherston Drive R78A students share their community experience with Heron Emergency Food Centre and the power of advocacy through song.

We will be sharing a progression of collaborations with Craig Cardiff and Youth Ottawa, starting with songwriting with Craig, then my class interviewing Craig’s co-op student to create a talk show, culminating in a collaborative project of science videos we wrote and recorded that Craig’s students animated. We will highlight experiential learning and collaboration between elementary and secondary panels, as well as the value of connecting to folks outside the school walls to create richer and more authentic opportunities for students.

Leslie Mott
North Gower Marlborough Public School

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Leslie Mott

Grade4/5 North Gower Marlborough PS

Grade 3 students are working on student led experiential projects.

Andrew Wheeler
OCDSB

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Andrew Wheeler

Andrew Wheeler is an educator living and working in Chelsea, Quebec. After 25 years of teaching everything from pre-kindergarten to post graduate level classes, Andrew is presently teaching grade 3 in the OCV virtual campus.For the past 20 years Andrew has been infusing his lessons and classroom experiences with experiential learning in a variety of incarnations! From student led projects that take months to complete (like when his student successfully broke the Guinness world record for simultaneous yo yoing) to short student directed lessons, experiential learning is a big part of the picture in Mr. Wheeler’s room.This year in grade 3 has been no exception!

Hawthorne’s Grade 6 class has been working on a large project since last year called The Pandemic Project.

Karen Reyburn
OCDSB

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Karen Reyburn

Learning Support Teacher

Kristin Kopra
Hawthorne PS

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Kristin Kopra

Featherston Drive PS Experience: Students at Featherston Drive PS had the opportunity to work with MASC/Jamaal the Poet on spoken word poetry.

Bojana Culum
Featherston Drive PS

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Bojana Culum

Samantha Conley
Featherston Drive PS

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Samantha Conley

The grade 8 class has been enjoying a multi-step project! We have finished part 1 of the project: planning a city using various inspirations such as Mythical, Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, or Futuristic-Sustainable. There were 5 groups, and the groups were required to create a 2D sketch and a 3D model (using Minecraft Edu). They presented a proposal to the "investors" (aka their Visual Arts teacher, English teacher, Educational Assistant, Vice Principal/Principal, and a Master's student from the Queen's University City Planning Program). Part 2 is underway. They will be using scale factor (grade 8 Math curriculum) to calculate the size of their city and then begin to build a paper city.

Kami Francis
Glen Cairn PS

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Kami Francis

We will be presenting the Author's Journey we took from not knowing how to write our sounds to publish our very own books to help our kindergarten pals prepare for Grade 1 Early French Immersion. We will share all of the people we've met and the places we've visited to help us along the way and will show our audiences the tools and strategies we used and perfected to help us throughout our first-ever authoring experience.

Amanda Szucs
South March Public School

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Amanda Szucs

My name is Amanda L. Szucs and I am currently a Grade 1 Early French Immersion teacher at South March Public School in Kanata, ON. I've been teaching primary for 13 years with the OCDSB and am always looking for new and innovative ways to engage our students in their personal learning journeys.

Clifford Bowie will be showcasing some of their Life Skills Programs, like dishwashing, simple food preparation, recycling, and can crushing.

Kristine Klassen
Clifford Bowey

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Kristine Klassen

Izabela Aurelson
Clifford Bowey

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Izabela Aurelson

Chelsea Jean
Clifford Bowey

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Chelsea Jean

Sean Curry
Clifford Bowey

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Sean Curry

My Apple Student Mentorship Artifact is for elementary students to know little by little about skilled trades and gives them an opportunity to present what they have learned and know about them.

Lily MacDonald-Somé
Apple Student Mentorship Program Virtual Co-op

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Lily MacDonald-Somé

I am a Grade 12 student at Ottawa Technical Secondary School. I am a recent graduate and I'm going to Algonquin College in the Fall for Design Foundations. I have a small business called 'EmbraceFriendship' that I love to do and it's still new so I'm still learning a lot about being an entrepreneur.

We will talk about experiential learning and self-funding in a systems class, however, this is applicable to anyone who feels like they teach in a classroom where students need more support or skill-building.

Rebecca Clark-Kipfer
OCDSB

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Rebecca Clark-Kipfer

My name is Rebecca - I teach senior students in a systems class (GLP). The whole goal is to support students in their transitions, and we have been trying to find experiential ways to do this. I have been teaching for 8 years, and most of it has been in special education; from the GLP to students in treatment programs across the city. These experiences have made me want to shift the way the classroom works, so join us to learn more!

Lee-ann Marks
Sir Guy Carleton

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Lee-ann Marks

Our class worked extensively with singer-songwriter Craig Cardiff to write, record and produce instrumental backing tracks for the songs he was writing with other classes across the OCDSB

Luke Simoneau
Cairine Wilson SS

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Luke Simoneau

Luke is the Music teacher at Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Orleans. He has been teaching in the OCDSB for 9 years.

My Apple Student Mentorship Artifact is a  presentation that will give you the information you will need to take control of your future and help you live a life with minimal regrets.

Seif Kanaan
Apple Student Mentorship Program Virtual Co-op

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Seif Kanaan

Music departments across Ontario have taken a huge hit because of pandemic restrictions. It will take us many years to regrow once strong programs. We can use some of the technology we utilized when classes were put online to improve musicianship in our classes. I will outline some of the technology that worked well online but still has great uses for in-person application. Lani Sommers with video feedback from members of the Lisgar C.I. Flute Ensemble and the Lisgar Borkestra (the 2020-2021 Online Band Orchestra) 

Lani Sommers
Lisgar Collegiate Institute

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Lani Sommers

Bachelor of Music Performance (Flute), Dalhousie University 2002 Bachelor of Education, Acadia University 2004 Master of Arts, Music Education, University of Toronto, 2014 Lani Sommers is a High School Music Teacher at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Canada. She has taught Instrumental Music since 2004 and specializes in Band and Orchestral instruction and conducting. Under her direction, ensembles have won various awards and scholarships at local, provincial and National music festivals. The ensembles she directs have been featured prominently in the TDSB, YRDSB, and OCDSB, as well as on both television and radio. She has been a member of the Ontario Band Association since 2004 and has been the Director and co-ordinator of the Capital Region Elementary Honour Band since 2016 and over the past two years is a very active member of the OBA Music Advocacy Team. She has been featured as a presenter at the Ontario Music Educators Association Conference and has been published in both provincial and National Music Education Journals. In 2021 she commissioned a work for Flute Ensemble by Ontario composer, Cait Nishimura to commemorate a year of resilience for the musicians. Lani is a strong advocate for music education in schools and has been working hard during Covid-19 to keep the music playing in classrooms across Ontario.

My Apple Student Mentorship Artifact is a website to learn about the different types of emissions that emanate from your home and your appliances with recommendations on what can be done to reduce them. 

Rishabh Sharma
Apple student mentorship: co-op

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Rishabh Sharma

Hi, I am a student in Grade 11 in a co-op program called the apple student mentorship

My Apple Student Mentorship Artifact is an awareness poster to help prevent eating disorders from occurring and to identify the types/signs of a loved one who may be struggling with it themselves.

Harisha Jeyaseelan
Apple Student Mentorship Program

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Harisha Jeyaseelan

Grade 11 OCVSS student with a co-op placement at Apple Mentorship Program with an interest in business psychology.

Colonel By's in school digital television station, CougarVision, produces a daily newsmagazine show that is broadcast throughout the school and greater school community. Additionally the class creates a monthly 30 minute newsmagazine show that airs on Rogers Television called High School Happenings featuring the many wonderful stories, activities, and events taking place at high schools across the National Capital Region. 

Cameron Baird
OCDSB - Colonel By Secondary School

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Cameron Baird

Cameron has been a teacher in the OCDSB for 26 years. In 1999 he created CougarVision, Canada's first all digital in-school television station that broadcasts a daily newsmagazine show throughout the school and greater school community. The Broadcast Journalism Program added High School Happenings in 2015. HSH is a 30 minute monthly show that airs on Rogers TV showcasing the many great stories, events, and people that are a part of the high school scene across the National Capital Region. Many CougarVision graduates have gone on to great success in the industry and are well known personalities in the fields of television, film, and journalism.

Students design, compete for best design and then build their own lab computers. A view into an authentic learning experience using design thinking methodology. We'll cover how students can work in groups to i) identify the needs that exist in the lab when replacing old computers ii) identify parts (processor, motherboard, storage, case, etc..) and weight benefits vs. cost iii) consider multiple vendors iv) defend their designs in front of a panel of judges and then v) build their own lab computers (including installing an operating system). We'll also look at ties to the business and technology SHSMs. 

Gord Roller
Earl of March Secondary School

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Gord Roller

Computer Engineering Teacher at Earl of March Secondary School. Have been teaching for 11 years with 16 years prior experience working as a design engineer in the electronics industry.

My Apple Student Mentorship Artifact will consist of short Youtube videos on encouraging kids to speak up about mental health.

Mohammed Hassan
OCDSB

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Mohammed Hassan

This presentation will highlight the work of a small team of secondary alt. students who have rebuilt and automated aspects of an electric go-kart as part of an interdisciplinary, passion-based, student-driven experiential learning project. The presentation will aim to break down the design and planning process as well as the experience and learning.

Presenters:

• Campbell Quigley (Student, Project Lead), Ben Dumouchel (Student and Lead Electrical Engineer), and Emily MacDuff (Teacher, Cheerleader, and Procurement Officer)

Emily MacDuff
Elizabeth Wyn Wood Alternate Program

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Emily MacDuff

Classroom tech teacher

My presentation will include scenarios of situations students may run into, through numbers and infographics we will budget the money of the given scenarios so that students get a better understanding of the different areas of budgeting, but in a more interactive way.

Alina Bhatia
Apple Student Mentorship Program Virtual Co-op

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Alina Bhatia

Our students collaborated with Chief Engineer of IBM Space X, Naeem Altaf in launching a CUBEsat into Space. Our students help develop the marketing materials for the launch of the First Cubesat which will be interactable as an Edge Computing device by our students. Students in the fall will be the first group of students ever to collect real time data from space using our cubesat device. Students will collect data, images and sound data and use Unreal Engine to process the data visually. In our first phase, this project saw students develop their game design skills which include coding, art skills and virtual production skills. Our goal this year will be to develop a Virtual Production video using the Digital Twin we built in collaboration with a Spring Charter School from the US. In our presentation you will hear about our progress up to date in our project. 

Marc Dubeau
Osgoode Township High School

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Marc Dubeau

Music departments across Ontario have taken a huge hit because of pandemic restrictions. It will take us many years to regrow once strong programs. We can use some of the technology we utilized when classes were put online to improve musicianship in our classes. I will outline some of the technology that worked well online but still has great uses for in-person application. Lani Sommers with video feedback from members of the Lisgar C.I. Flute Ensemble and the Lisgar Borkestra (the 2020-2021 Online Band Orchestra) 

Lani Sommers
Lisgar Collegiate Institute

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Lani Sommers

Bachelor of Music Performance (Flute), Dalhousie University 2002 Bachelor of Education, Acadia University 2004 Master of Arts, Music Education, University of Toronto, 2014 Lani Sommers is a High School Music Teacher at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Canada. She has taught Instrumental Music since 2004 and specializes in Band and Orchestral instruction and conducting. Under her direction, ensembles have won various awards and scholarships at local, provincial and National music festivals. The ensembles she directs have been featured prominently in the TDSB, YRDSB, and OCDSB, as well as on both television and radio. She has been a member of the Ontario Band Association since 2004 and has been the Director and co-ordinator of the Capital Region Elementary Honour Band since 2016 and over the past two years is a very active member of the OBA Music Advocacy Team. She has been featured as a presenter at the Ontario Music Educators Association Conference and has been published in both provincial and National Music Education Journals. In 2021 she commissioned a work for Flute Ensemble by Ontario composer, Cait Nishimura to commemorate a year of resilience for the musicians. Lani is a strong advocate for music education in schools and has been working hard during Covid-19 to keep the music playing in classrooms across Ontario.

Using a non-traditional, portfolio-based, thinking classroom teaching / learning approach in the classroom can make every difference in the experience that a student has in the classroom.  This approach allows choice, space for personal expression and promotes critical thinking in the classroom.  I will share the basics of the approach and you will get to hear from students about how this approach went for them, the choices they got to make and the benefits they found in this setting

Jennifer Bancej
Osgoode Township High School.

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Jennifer Bancej

The presentation will be driven by video format in "shared" setting. I am presenting. Ashton Harb , Ash picken , Sam vallcourt, Carter Boulet our marketing executive (students ) will be supporting . a Sir Guy Carleton JA OTTAWA COMPANY tatiana.vorobej@ocdsb.ca

TATIANA VOROBEJ
daBALMM

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TATIANA VOROBEJ

During the Covid pandemic, we wanted to make a product that is relaxing and calmming.Through Experiential Learning, we were approached by Junior Achievement Ottawa to create a company.So, our grade 9/10 culinary and baking class at Sir Guy Carleton SS (OCDSB) created a company with Junior Achievement Canada that makes scented, essential oil, soy wax balms and sachets. We are called daBALMM!We dried over 200 kg of apples, oranges and cranberries in order to craft our products! As we are students, we figured apples also represent growth and the seeds of knowledge. Our goal is to prove that high school students can create and run a successful business. Our culinary and baking teacher, Ms. Vorobej, lent us support and mental well-being and she also smelled a lot of daBALMM products along the way.;);)In the end, we sold over $2000.00 worth of product and donated $400 to the Ottawa Food bank!