Agenda
└ Kennetcook
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9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Capacity: 150
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A1 • Morning Panel Session |
| A panel consisting of a student, a parent, a teacher and another member of the community who are all new to Canada relate their experiences, good and bad, navigating their first years in this country. |
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
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Break |
10:20 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Capacity: 30
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B1 • Social |
| This session hopes to explore how newcomer students might effectively integrate into a school/classroom in both social and academic contexts. Discussion of best practices will highlight steps that both teachers and students can take to make their classroom welcoming and foster positive interactions between Canadians and newcomers. A practicing teacher will share their vision through the Global Leaders Group employed in their classroom to reach these ends. |
10:20 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Capacity: 30
Ashlee Bonnell
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B2 • School Supports |
| CCRCE’s Newcomer Parent Navigator Ashlee Bonnell will introduce you to her role within the region and the supports she can offer newcomer families. Ashlee will also share some of her experiences in this role and answer any questions participants might have about these services and about accessing resources in their own regions. |
10:20 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Capacity: 30
Andrea Small
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B3 • The Language Divide |
| Andrea Small teaches EAL in CCRCE schools in the Chignecto region and she was once an EAL student also, having emigrated to Canada earlier in life. Participants of this session can expect an experiential lesson in what it’s like to be a newcomer to Canada, but will also walk away with some practical tools for making headway with students across a language divide. |
10:20 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Capacity: 30
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B4 • Individual Support |
| Join us in a safe space to check in as a newcomer to Nova Scotia/Canada or as an ally of newcomers. Sharing stories, concerns, highlights and roadblocks of the newcomer experience will be the goal; finding solutions is a possibility but not a guarantee. Discover what your neighbours are feeling and what supports might still not exist in this respectful and non-judgmental environment. |
10:20 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Capacity: 30
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B6 • Community Supports |
| There might be more resources available for newcomer families in your community than you realize! Visit our pavilion and meet people from organizations that can support newcomers in various ways like helping to find employment, settlement services, accessing basic services, and educational and language supports. Find out where to get help in your region! |
10:20 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Capacity: 30
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B7 • Being Responsive When you Must Respond |
| Cultural responsiveness can be a bit of a buzz word when it comes to teaching and how we interact with students, but what about how students interact with each other? We can model for our students, but sometimes we need to help students in specific situations deal with conflict--this session will attempt to provide some skills and strategies for having difficult student conversations where language and culture can be barriers. |
11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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C1 • Social |
| This session hopes to explore how newcomer students might effectively integrate into a school/classroom in both social and academic contexts. Discussion of best practices will highlight steps that both teachers and students can take to make their classroom welcoming and foster positive interactions between Canadians and newcomers. A practicing teacher will share their vision through the Global Leaders Group employed in their classroom to reach these ends. |
11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Capacity: 30
Ashlee Bonnell
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C2 • School Supports |
| CCRCE’s Newcomer Parent Navigator Ashlee Bonnell will introduce you to her role within the region and the supports she can offer newcomer families. Ashlee will also share some of her experiences in this role and answer any questions participants might have about these services and about accessing resources in their own regions. |
11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Capacity: 30
Andrea Small
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C3 • The Language Divide |
| Andrea Small teaches EAL in CCRCE schools in the Chignecto region and she was once an EAL student also, having emigrated to Canada earlier in life. Participants of this session can expect an experiential lesson in what it’s like to be a newcomer to Canada, but will also walk away with some practical tools for making headway with students across a language divide. |
11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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C4 • Individual Support |
| Join us in a safe space to check in as a newcomer to Nova Scotia/Canada or as an ally of newcomers. Sharing stories, concerns, highlights and roadblocks of the newcomer experience will be the goal; finding solutions is a possibility but not a guarantee. Discover what your neighbours are feeling and what supports might still not exist in this respectful and non-judgmental environment. |
11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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C6 • Community Supports |
| There might be more resources available for newcomer families in your community than you realize! Visit our pavilion and meet people from organizations that can support newcomers in various ways like helping to find employment, settlement services, accessing basic services, and educational and language supports. Find out where to get help in your region! |
11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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C7 • Being Responsive When you Must Respond |
| Cultural responsiveness can be a bit of a buzz word when it comes to teaching and how we interact with students, but what about how students interact with each other? We can model for our students, but sometimes we need to help students in specific situations deal with conflict--this session will attempt to provide some skills and strategies for having difficult student conversations where language and culture can be barriers. |
12:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Lunch Break (Provided Catering & Food Trucks On-Site) |
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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D1 • Social |
| This session hopes to explore how newcomer students might effectively integrate into a school/classroom in both social and academic contexts. Discussion of best practices will highlight steps that both teachers and students can take to make their classroom welcoming and foster positive interactions between Canadians and newcomers. A practicing teacher will share their vision through the Global Leaders Group employed in their classroom to reach these ends. |
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Capacity: 30
Ashlee Bonnell
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D2 • School Supports |
| CCRCE’s Newcomer Parent Navigator Ashlee Bonnell will introduce you to her role within the region and the supports she can offer newcomer families. Ashlee will also share some of her experiences in this role and answer any questions participants might have about these services and about accessing resources in their own regions. |
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Capacity: 30
Andrea Small
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D3 • The Language Divide |
| Andrea Small teaches EAL in CCRCE schools in the Chignecto region and she was once an EAL student also, having emigrated to Canada earlier in life. Participants of this session can expect an experiential lesson in what it’s like to be a newcomer to Canada, but will also walk away with some practical tools for making headway with students across a language divide. |
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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D4 • Individual Support |
| Join us in a safe space to check in as a newcomer to Nova Scotia/Canada or as an ally of newcomers. Sharing stories, concerns, highlights and roadblocks of the newcomer experience will be the goal; finding solutions is a possibility but not a guarantee. Discover what your neighbours are feeling and what supports might still not exist in this respectful and non-judgmental environment. |
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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D6 • Community Supports |
| There might be more resources available for newcomer families in your community than you realize! Visit our pavilion and meet people from organizations that can support newcomers in various ways like helping to find employment, settlement services, accessing basic services, and educational and language supports. Find out where to get help in your region! |
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Capacity: 30
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D7 • Being Responsive When you Must Respond |
| Cultural responsiveness can be a bit of a buzz word when it comes to teaching and how we interact with students, but what about how students interact with each other? We can model for our students, but sometimes we need to help students in specific situations deal with conflict--this session will attempt to provide some skills and strategies for having difficult student conversations where language and culture can be barriers. |
