Digital Competency in Preschool and Cycle 1 Elementary

Our Past Events: Preschool and Cycle 1 Elementary

Robots can be introduced in Preschool and Kindergarten and used throughout elementary school in a way that engages, motivates, and expands students’ curricular competencies and digital competency. With the youngest learners, there are many types of screen-free robots that can be coded by simply using buttons, colour sequencing or tile placement. 

Open Creative Space workshop, in-person at LEARN, September 2024 Workshop Slides

FCC, 2024 Workshop Slides

JNE, 2024 Workshop Slides

AQUOPS, 2025 (in person) Workshop Slides

Teachers spent the day exploring loose parts and screen-free robotics. Additionally, they took the time to build a play provocation, based on their students’ interests and engaging storybooks, that is in line with the new Quebec Preschool Program.

In-person workshop, January 2025 Workshop Slides

In-person workshop, May 2025 Modified Workshop Slides

The first in a series called “Enriching our Mindset” : The Fundamentals of Preschool with Donna Skea Professor & ECE expert

Online webinar, 2022

Theme: Observing children during free-play

Webinar Presentation, notes and resources

 

Online webinar, 2022

Theme: Creating playful environments for children

Donna’s Favourite Pre-school/Cycle 1 children books Presentation PDF 

Online webinar, 2022

Early Childhood Educator Donna Skea discusses preschool education.

-Shifting the mindset. -What is developmentally appropriate
practice? -The importance of Play in Pre-K and
Kindergarten. -Being an Intentional educator. -Creating a Community of learners. -Teaching to development and learning.

Presentation Slides  –  Notes & Comments  –  Preschool Program

Online webinar, 2022

The LEARN team and Tiffany Templeton, EMSB Cycle 1 online teacher, shares and demonstrates the tools that help make her classes interactive for her youngest learners.