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Welcome to our new website.
We invite you to explore the pages and resources to learn more about digital competency.

New to our site? The capsules below explain how to navigate the site and find additional resources. Want a challenge? Try our treasure hunt activity for teachers and educational consultants.

Upcoming Professional Development

Making Student Thinking Visible with Keynote

Apple Wducation: Saturday, November 27th 12:00-1:00 pm ES

Apple Teacher MeetUp | Canada

Wednesday, December 1st 7:30 pm EDT "Learn, share and connect with the Canadian Apple Teacher community during Canada’s first Apple Teacher MeetUp. Listen to fellow educators share their success stories and then dive into the how-to with the presenter, imagining what’s possible in your own learning environment. MeetUps are free for all members."

40E COLLOQUE DE L’AQUOPS 2022

April 12 to 14, 2022, the Québec City Convention Centre welcomes the 40e Colloque de l’AQUOPS 2022.

10e SOMMET DU NUMÉRIQUE EN ÉDUCATION

The Summit will be held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal on May 5 and 6, 2022.

Explore the wide variety of course and webinars offered on RÉCIT's digital training platform.

Québec Scratch Educator Meetup

Want to learn more about SCRATCH Programming and how to incorporate it into your classroom? Join the meetup group to get notified about the latest PD opportunities!

LEARN Professional Learning Calendar

Visit the LEARN calendar to explore sessions designed for the English-speaking community of Quebec.

Click below to explore our resource section for additional PD videos and articles.

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Featured 2021-2022 Resources from RÉCIT Consultants for the English Sector

Resource Page - Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams

“A  free tool designed to help students build confidence and reading fluency through personalized reading experiences built into Assignments in Microsoft Teams. Navigating time constraints while also managing a class full of students is no small undertaking . . . Reading Progress in Teams ensures educators have more time to do what they do best - teach! “ Shared by Stuart Grey from Western Quebec School Board.

Video Explanation- Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams

“An end-to-end tutorial of Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams. This is a FREE Microsoft Teams new feature for education that improves student reading fluency, saves time and tracks insights and progress. Reading Progress in Teams is built into Assignments and is one of the new features in Microsoft Teams for Education.” Shared by Stuart Grey from Western Quebec School Board.

“Save, organize and share content from across the web with Wakelet. Save articles, videos, images, Tweets and more, organize them into stunning collections” Shared by Christine Truesdale from LEARN/RECIT.

An interactive whiteboard with lots of features! You can input links, save as pdfs, input templates, and more. Shared by James Burns from RÉCIT Provincial Service - Vocational Training.

Hey Listen Games

Got students who love video games? Why not use them to teach and reaffirm curriculum concepts. Check out these game-based learning lessons, sorted by subject. Shared by Michael Gabe from LBPSB.

Games For Change

Video games for digital learning & civic engagement. Shared by Michael Gabe from LBPSB.

James Paul Gee on Learning with Video Games

A short video on why video games can be such effective learning tools. Shared by Michael Gabe from LBPSB.

A game that “builds resilience” and promotes youth mental health. Shared by Michael Gabe from LBPSB.

A Chrome plug-in that allows you to copy text from a variety of different documents, listen to text aloud, adjust the size and spacing, and highlight sections to meet your individual needs. Shared by Monic Farrell from LEARN/RECIT.

Wave Browser Extensions

An easy way to check for webpage accessibility issues/concerns. Shared by Monic Farrell from LEARN/RECIT.

Want to use a website but it’s not accessible to you and/or your students. Download Help Access and all websites more accessible with ease. Shared by Monic Farrell from LEARN/RECIT.

SAMR Student Choice Matrix

Check out an example of a SAMR matrix. This can be a helpful tool for providing students with choices and finding opportunities to integrate technology into traditional assignments (and develop digital competency). Shared by Chris Colley from LEARN/RECIT.

Jamboard Activities | Independent Learning

Provide your students with choice and encourage independent learning with this collection of activities. Shared by Chris Colley from LEARN/RECIT.

Micro:bit 101: Getting Started with Microcontrollers

New to Micro: bit? Check out this comprehensive course for teachers and students alike. It contains capsules, how-to instructions, extension activities, and more! This site was created by the Provincial RÊCIT Service for the Anglophone Community.

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