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=Welcome to the Northwest School Division!= This Wiki has been set up by //Jennifer Dorval//, Coordinator of Student Services for the NWSD. Jennifer has 19 years of teaching experience from kindergarten to grade 12. In the 2010/2011 school year, Jennifer was teaching grade 2 ELA and math, career ed 30, special education from k-12, and was vice-principal. Jennifer finished her Masters of Education in Curriculum Studies from the University of Saskatchewan.

Other Learning Coaches in the NWSD are:

//Kristin Becotte// - St. Walburg, Turtleford, Paradise Hill, Hillmond, Maidstone High - contact at kristin.becotte@nwsd.ca //Cindy Macnab// - Lashburn High, JH Moore, Neilburg, Ratushniak, Marshall, Marsden - contact at cindy.macnab@nwsd.ca //Rebecca Atkinson// - Carpenter High, Jonas Samson Junior High, Transition Place (Meadow Lake) - Rebecca has worked in this school division for 13 years at Jonas Samson Junior High. Between her years at Jonas and at Assumption Junior/Senior High in Cold Lake, she has taught all the core subjects, art, PE, and health, and has experience in other areas such as guidance. Rebecca is passionate about coaching - students and teachers. Please feel free to contact her at rebecca.atkinson@nwsd.ca if you have any questions about how she can help. //Lindsay Loehndoerf: St. Walburg, Goodsoil, Glaslyn, Gateway, and Ernie Studer schools -//

Please read the book by Harry Wong - //The First Days of School// to maximize your effectiveness in the first few days of school!

**Try These Useful Websites:**
__ NWSD technology wiki and resources __ - for any of your technology needs in the classroom, check out the teacher resources [|http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0] - an amazing website you need to sign up for (the sign up is free) and then you get SMART notebook activities [|www.rubistar4teachers.org] - Rubrics to be developed for free [|http://roobrix.com] - Website to correctly convert a rubric to a percentage [|http://rover.edonline.sk.ca] - Educational videos for Saskatchewan, as recommended in curriculums [] - Resources for special education and RTI [] - Cognitive Strategy Instruction for students with Learning Disabilities [] - A great website for Response to Intervention [|Techy Teacher Resources] [|Horizon Online Math games]A great website for math games linked to Saskatchewan Curriculum outcomes Sunwest School Curriculum Wikis- A great place to look for unit plans, resources, lessons, etc. for each grade and subject! [|http://www.nesd.ca] - Take a look at the Curriculum Corner for easy to use planning from the curriculum Sask. Rivers Curriculum on the Wall - wonderful unit plans and resources for K-12 [] - books to download that are perfect for the interactive whiteboard! [|www.khanacademy.org] - videos and teaching for middle years and high school tutorials [|Liveitup4life] - Saskatchewan phys-ed rubrics and ideas [|EduTecher] Regularly updated tech and Web2.0 tools for teachers and educational purposes [|Tequipment Educator Resources] SMARTboard interactive downloads, lessons & learning objects [|All about Explorers] Great tool for students to determine the acuracy of information of the internet [|Centre for Learning Innovation] Fantastic Site, Providing lots of tools, resources and programs for teachers [|Expert Technology in Education Talks] - Vodcasts [|Connecting Classrooms] - Link up with students from around the world on a variety of topics. Primary and Secondary. Virtual Teacher - Links to resource pages & webquests ICT Showcase - ELearning, ICT Resources and tools Accessing Curriculum Through Technology Tools Curriculum integration ideas, student examples of podcasting in the classroom http://mathcatalysts.wikispaces.com/ - this has wonderful links and games for math teachers (primary, elementary and secondary) http://misspeasley.wikispaces.com/ - this wiki was created by Carmen Peasley from JH Moore - It has resources for ELA and French [] - this has new ideas each week on how to bring more technology into your classroom
 * Other Useful Website links:**


 * Premade Lessons and Resources for the SMARTBoard:**

[|http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0] - sign up for free!!! This site includes almost anything you might need for your lessons to include your smartboard! [|Interactive Whiteboard]  - Large range of premade lessons, resources and training information Tequipment - Downloadable lessons for both Primary and Secondary KLAs [|Teacher Tube] - Youtube specificially for Teachers School Tube - Specifically for Students and Teachers, Schools can create their own channels and upload their own videos [|Centre for Learning Innovation] - Interactive programs, competitions, sites and how to videos Top Marks - K-12, all KLAs, links to interactive sites and resources Get Smart with SMARTboards - Regular instructional podcasts, explaining tips and tricks SMARTboard goodies - Blog, great tools, sites to use with your IWB

Primary Curriculum Support - Connected Learning Website - New website developed since the Connected Classrooms Project. Great resources and links, Primary resources available at the moment [|Kent ICT] - Large range of online interactive resources for all KLAs [|Jenny Eather - Writing Fun] - Explict Text Type Proformas and Examples [|Bilambil Primary School] - Interactive Activities for all KLAs and some units of work [|ABC Online Indigenous] - Links to music, stories, games, news - Dust Echos and Us Mob [|National Geographic] [|SmartKiddies] - Great free online Maths resource, can be accessed from home or school. Concept videos, games and lessons, log in required [|StoryNory] - Audiobooks Online

Secondary [|3D Human Anatomy] - Interactive Resource [|Languages Online] - Online resource, self paced, self marking units in French, German, Italian and Spanish [|NOVA Online] - Great Science resources, pod and vodcasts. Teacher guides, classroom activities, TV programs, resources and interactive challenges. IWB research, hints, tips & handouts