Summer 2025 Learning Institutes
Summer Learning Institutes are scheduled as one day virtual interactive learning opportunities. Participants can expect to engage in meaningful learning and dialogue, come away with practical resources and classroom ready supports for implementation in the coming school year.
Session Dates
Please note: All sessions will run from 9am - 12pm.
Fostering a Community of Learners (Classroom Management)
Tuesday August 12, 2025
This professional development session will provide an opportunity for educators to explore, reflect, and take away strategies and pedagogy to foster a learning community that is welcoming, inclusive and supportive. Building connections, knowing our learners, understanding behaviour as communication, and discipline with dignity are a few key aspects of positive and responsive classroom management. Join this professional development opportunity to connect and gain confidence in leading your learners in a supportive and predictable classroom community.
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Building Inclusive Learning Environments: Effective Practices for Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting
Wednesday August 13, 2025
This half day professional development session offers an opportunity for Ontario Catholic educators to deepen their understanding and application of effective assessment, evaluation, and reporting strategies, connecting with Ontario's Growing Success policy and the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations. Participants will explore the integration of assessment for, as, and of learning and effective and equitable practices to foster an inclusive learning environment that supports all learners’ engagement, learning, achievement, and well-being.
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Supporting the Success of our Math Learners (K-8)
Thursday, August 14, 2025
This mathematics workshop will equip educators in developing a deep understanding of their students as math learners while promoting a positive math culture. Participants will explore strategies to identify students’ attitudes towards math while determining strengths and challenges to ensure responsive and inclusive instructional practice. Differentiated instructional supports will be emphasized to create meaningful learning experiences while differentiated assessment practices will be examined to provide equitable opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning. Through collaborative and engaging discussion and activities, participants will gain practical strategies to promote a supportive and engaging mathematics learning environment as well as feel a sense of connection among our professional learning community.
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Empowering Classrooms: Real-Time Solutions to Combat Anti-Black Racism
Monday, August 18, 2025
This impactful workshop is designed to address anti-Black racism in classrooms as it occurs. Drawing from key components of the Anti-Black Racism course, it will provide practical strategies to enhance your teaching methods and challenge monolithic thinking. Whether you teach in a school with a significant Black population or are welcoming new Black families into your community, this workshop is for you.
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Changing the Narrative: Breaking Myths, Confronting Denial, and Advancing Justice in Catholic Education
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Unpack the myths and mindsets that sustain racism in this transformative workshop inspired by Phillipe Copeland’s thought-provoking article, "The Art of Denial." This session will guide participants in examining the pervasive myth of reverse racism, the roots of denial and defensiveness, and their impact on meaningful dialogue about equity and justice. Through interactive discussions and reflective exercises, participants will explore how denial operates as both an individual and systemic mechanism to maintain power imbalances. Drawing from Copeland’s insights, we’ll delve into strategies for identifying and addressing defensiveness in ourselves and others, fostering courageous conversations, and building capacity for allyship and anti-racist action. This workshop is designed for educators and leaders ready to challenge harmful narratives, confront uncomfortable truths, and cultivate a more just and inclusive learning environment. Let’s rewrite the story together!
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Unlocking Potential: Empowering Learning Through Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
This professional development workshop equips educators with knowledge and strategies to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Differentiated Instruction (DI) effectively as a tier 1 level of support in their classrooms. Rooted in Catholic educational values of inclusion and equity, this session will demonstrate how the UDL and DI frameworks align with existing system priorities to support diverse learners, including students with IEPs, English Language Learners (ELLs), and other exceptional needs. Through practical examples and evidence-based strategies, participants will explore how UDL and DI create a more dynamic, supportive, and effective learning environment that responds to the varied needs of all learners. Educators will leave the session with concrete, classroom-ready strategies to create flexible, responsive learning environments that honour the dignity of every learner.
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