Types of Sessions
High interest (they pick)
Using a session as an introduction (launch) or as a concluding lesson to a unit
Art (they always create something amazing)
Cultural
Tips for Getting Started
Browse the sessions on the Connected North platform (sessions.connectednorth.org)
Talk with your Connected North School Lead
Visit a classroom using the program, and observe how it works
Look at your unit plans, and find a session that is a best fit to enhance learning
Talk to your students, and find out what they are interested in; pick one or make a list
and vote for their favourite
Connected North sessions are great to use as a
launch into a new unit. These sessions can spark
questions, curiosity, discussions, and pure
excitement. For example, my kindergarten class
was looking into life cycles and was going to
raise butterflies.
We started the unit with a few stories and made
a web of what we knew about butterflies. Then
we visited the Royal Botanical Gardens in
Toronto and spent time in the butterfly
conservatory learning about the monarch
butterfly. The kindergartners were thrilled and
could not wait for our eggs to arrive so they
could raise their own butterflies.
Follow-Up Activities:
Have students write and draw about what they learned.
Have discussions.
Complete the follow-up activities the presenter has sent.
Add what we learned to our KWL chart or web.
Realize that Sessions may lead to new lessons or inquiries the students have made.
Create research reports.
C o n n e c t e d N o r t h i n O u r C l a s s r o o m
Cindy Freeman - Connected North in Our Classroom
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