Category: Staff

Peersphere & Eduspark

As shared at the Morning briefing here are 2 great opportunities for Professional Development.

Peersphere – Peersphere offers virtual job-alike experiences where you can connect with others who might have similar roles or interests as you. There are 30 + role- and topic-based communities which you can join such as an EAL specialist group, AI in education, Early Years, and more. If you’re interested let Sandra know and she’ll sign you up with the school pricing of $145/person vs. the regular $190/person as part of your Professional Learning Allowance.

Eduspark – Eduspark provides virtual courses on a variety of topics for educators. Courses include Conceptual inquiry, AI in Education, Data Literacy, EAL, Social emotional learning and well-being and Child protection. Content creators are expert educators including creators like Kath Murdoch, Trevor Mackenzie, Rachel French, Tan Huynh and Dylan William. If you’re interested let Sandra know and she’ll sign you up with the school pricing of $120/person vs. the regular $200/person as part of your Professional Learning Allowance. Eduspark is also looking for content creators and Sandra is compiling a list of interested creators to share with Eduspark.

University of Calgary Visit Today

University of Calgary is visiting NIS today. Looking forward to seeing you all!

  • Date: Friday September 5th
  • Time: 12:10-13:00
  • Location: LGR 2
  • Description: We are Canada’s Entrepreneurial University – the youngest of the top research institutions in Canada, where students are not bound to tradition, but rather encouraged to be creative, innovative, risk-takers, and changemakers. Located in one of the most livable cities in the world, right by Canada’s Rocky Mountains, Calgary is Canada’s engineering capital, with one of the fastest-growing tech hub and startup ecosystem in the country. Whichever of our 250+ programs you choose, you’ll find state-of-the-art creative labs, hands-on learning experiences, co-op/internship opportunities and invaluable supports. UCalgary doesn’t just teach entrepreneurial thinking, it’s part of everything we do!

Upcoming College Visit

Dear all,

Please see below upcoming college visit schedule and RSVP through the link or QR code. Thank you.

University of Calgary Information Session, Friday September 5th, 12:10-13:00, LGR 2
University of British Columbia(UBC) Information Session, Wednesday September 17th, 12:10-13:00, LGR 1
New York University Information Session, Wednesday September 24th, 12:10-13:00pm, LGR 1
California Lutheran University Information Session, Thursday October 9th, 12:10-13:00pm, LGR 1

Request from Kirsten G12

Kirsten in G12 will be conducting an experiment recording reaction time for different age groups (i.e. (10-20),(20-30), (30-40) ,(40-50),(50-60) ). if you are willing to participate you would be asked to come to the HUB room 204, where you will participate in four trials of a reaction time test, responding to visual stimuli as quickly as possible. The entire process will take no more than 10 minutes. If you are interested, please fill out this mini-information sheet: https://forms.office.com/r/akfJehSMdf

Thanks for your support.