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This page contains online experiential learning opportunities for students that support the Ontario Curriculum. Many of these are no cost. Each states the division it is recommended for with the labels P/J/ I and /or S. "FL" has been used to signify if French Language content is available.
Community Building Resources
Community Building Resources
"Experiential learning is an excellent avenue through which to deliver community building activities, and community building naturally develops the skill set (listening skills, collaboration, teamwork, problem solving, risk taking) that nurtures effective experiential learning activities. " Community Building Through Experiential Learning at A Distance This section contains activity suggestions to support educators in building community through experiential learning.
Created by HDSB, This resource provides educators with ideas to inspire community building and connection in their classroom environment during times when students must build community ‘at a distance’. These ideas were shared by Adventureworks Associates Inc with permission granted to adapt activities to meet the needs of a broad range of educators and with minimal equipment requirements. (P, J, I, S)
This resource provides teachers with a series of nine 20-40 minute learning activities based on the experiential learning model phases of participate, reflect and apply. Focusing on various themes that promote community building in the early days of a school year/new course, teachers have access to flexible ideas for promoting a welcoming, inclusive and supportive classroom environment during a time of distance learning. (P, J, I, S) FL
Developed by LKDSB and SCCDSB this resource is a compilation of a reflective strategies and resources that can be used in face-to-face instruction or adapted for distance learning. This suite has been recently updated to include activities for community building in both face-to-face and virtual learning environments. (P, J, I, S)
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Field Trips
Take your students to places you did not think were possible! From the Globe Theatre in London England to Fort Conger in the Canadian High Arctic, these organizations offer a variety of virtual field trip opportunities for educators to explore with their students.
Virtual Field trips are a great way to engage learners in the 21st century. This document will help educators develop a rich and authentic virtual field trip connected to curriculum expectations, global competencies, assessment, and evaluation, with student well-being in mind.
Shared by Lambton Kent DSB this resource provides educators with collated synchronous and asynchronous virtual tours, sorted by curriculum topic. In addition, there is a list of synchronous sessions offered each week, sorted by date, grade and time. (P, J, I, S) FL
Virtual, interactive field trips. Students can participate via YouTube in real time. Ask questions and get an answer from the experts! (P,J, I S) FL
A series of Canadian virtual tours and accompanying teacher resources. For both student and educator use (J, I, S) FL
Virtual tours, exploration, listening and viewing opportunities in Arts & Culture all over the world. (P,J, I, S)
Each virtual field trip can be attended live and comes with a family guide of activities to support learning. Wander around the National Geographic Site - they have a ton of interactive resources to support learning at home (P,J, I)
Join a Museum guide on a virtual tour of exhibits and architecture. Or download our mobile app to check out the entire Museum, gallery by gallery. Discover our many special online experiences (J, I, S)
Each no-cost Virtual Field Trip comes with a companion guide packed with standards-aligned, hands-on learning activities! No sign in is required to access these. (J, I, S)
Speakers, workshops and tours - visual art experiences from around the world (J, I, S).
A collection of distance learning resources including virtual concerts and tours. Designed for music educators to use for both direct student use as well as their own professional development. (P, J, I, S)
At a bend in the Sydenham River near the town of Dresden stands Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site. The museum – built on the site of the Black settlement that Rev. Josiah Henson helped found in 1841 – preserves the settlement where Henson and his wife Nancy lived. Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site takes its name from Harriet Beecher Stowe's successful 1852 anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, featuring a character named Tom (loosely based on Josiah Henson). (I, S) FL
Allow your students to have live up-close encounters with wildlife around the world through Explore.org, which is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network. (P, J, I, S)
The Fulfillment Center (FC) Tours program offers virtual tours globally, allowing visitors to see what it’s like to work in an FC as well as get a glimpse of the great technology and people that make Amazon what it is today. Offered live or recorded with in-person tours also available as permitted. Amazon also offers Future Engineer Tours. (J, I, S) FL
Mentorship/Guest Speakers/Subject Experts
Mentorship/Guest Speakers/Subject Experts
These organizations connect classrooms with experts working in various fields virtually at set times in groups or at arranged times individually with single classes.
AgScape's Teacher Ambassadors are Ontario Certified Teachers with a passion for sharing topics in agriculture, food, health and the environment with you and your students. Their gr. 7-12 interactive lessons align with the Ontario Curriculum and encourage students to think critically about agri-food related issues as well as expose students to career opportunities in the sector. (I, S)
Enjoy exclusive access to expert-hosted webinars (customized for children and adults), videos, fresh weekly content, blogs, info graphics, colouring outlines and kids’ contests. Your polar education starts here! (P, J, I, S)
The goal of these no cost workshops is to capture student’s interest in science and engineering through exciting activities with real world applications. With virtual offerings, these workshops are ready to be delivered directly to students in-class or online.
Offered as a no cost registration, educators can search the Digital Human Librarby ideo Conferencing Catalogue to connect with experts, with the majority offering connections at no cost. (P,J, I, S)
A 45-minute program where students will be introduced to Ontario’s Parliament and government through an interactive and engaging virtual experience which relates to key concepts of their curriculum. Each program will be adapted to the group's grade level and class configuration (in-class instruction, at home learners, and hybrid classrooms) and include a virtual visit to the Legislative Chamber. (J,I,S) FL
Authentic "Hands-On" Activities/Simulations
Authentic "Hands-On" Activities/Simulations
When offering the option for students to choose an authentic, hands-on activity that is not on a computer, consider board policies for safety and risk. Each board will have a unique policy for assessing risk in authentic learn-at-home experiences.
The OSBIE Blog also has 5 important considerations for educators to reflect on before offering this type of choice to students.
The #SkillsAnywhereChallenge series is a fun way for Ontarians of all ages to develop their skills and explore the skilled trades and technologies! On the first Monday of every month, Skills Ontario launches a new challenge that will test your skills in creativity, planning, and more. (I, S)
Ontario resources compiled to support educators and parents through the Covid crisis. (P, J, I, S).
Offering downloadable resources for students without internet access, pre-recorded videos to provide teachers with the framework needed to complete an inquiry-based project with their students and pre-recorded classroom videos with worksheets for students. (P, J, I) FL
Developed in collaboration with Science North and the Ontario Ministry of Education these grade specific resources were developed for Ontario Educators to use with their students. (I, S) FL
LSF is curating this weekly collection of activities drawn from their Resources for Rethinking (R4R) database, which have been vetted by teachers and connected to Canadian Curriculum.
These activities put a special emphasis on outdoor activities and also connect with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. (P, J, I, S) FL
These activities put a special emphasis on outdoor activities and also connect with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. (P, J, I, S) FL
Discover opportunities from Across Canada with Historica Canada Learning for all grades (P,J,I,S) FL
The Pathway Project has a series of age-appropriate landmarks and activities for getting outside and learning from nature. An interactive component of the project to earn points towards landmark achievement will be coming soon. (P, J, I, S)
Earth School from TedEd - 30 Quests for students to explore and connect with nature (J, I, S)
Camp Agscape!
Camp Agscape!
Virtual Camp Experience has been redesigned to become Camp AgScape, an interactive discovery of food and farming online for Ontario youth.
In this new program, youth can be registered as a Honeycrisp, Alpaca, Evergreen, or Clydesdale, where they will then be able to participate in online games, experiments and much more! (P, J, I , S)
In this new program, youth can be registered as a Honeycrisp, Alpaca, Evergreen, or Clydesdale, where they will then be able to participate in online games, experiments and much more! (P, J, I , S)
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) offers fun e-Learning videos, activities, and resources that will help teachers and families deepen their understanding and appreciation of nature, ecology, and cultural heritage. (P, J, I, S)
*Some resources may only available to those in the GTA, please contact your local conservation authority for additional programming available in your area.
*Some resources may only available to those in the GTA, please contact your local conservation authority for additional programming available in your area.
Speakers, workshops and tours - visual art experiences from around the world (J, I, S).
These resources can be used to support the design of hands-on learning experiences for students while they are not at school. Includes supporting teaching material. Focus on education related to the elimination of single-use plastics (P, J, I, ) FL
A worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Check out the tutorials and activities.(P, J, I, S) FL
* Some activities require students to create accounts.
* Some activities require students to create accounts.
do your :bit brings together the micro:bit and the UN’s Global Goals to provide inspiring activities for your classroom or club and an exciting digital challenge. FL
This is an experiential STEAM-based program that incorporates global competencies. Students in Grades 4 to 8 learn to code their own video game or story following a simplified engineering design process using block-based coding. The new and improved Coding Quest replaces Coding Trek for students in Grades 1 to 3, who explore, create and build coding skills with the delightful Dash robot in Dash’s Neighbourhood.
After registering, teachers have easy access to live virtual training and a dashboard full of resources including well-organized lesson plans and activities with clear curriculum connections . (P, J) FL
After registering, teachers have easy access to live virtual training and a dashboard full of resources including well-organized lesson plans and activities with clear curriculum connections . (P, J) FL
Classroom workshops let you and your students get hands-on with technology, through block-based coding and computational thinking, all while nourishing your creativity. A KCJ instructor will guide you and your students through the workshop in a live, online co-teaching environment. With a variety of workshop topics to choose from, Code in the Classroom lays the foundation for you and your students to create with your new digital skills, and let your curiosity run wild. (J, I, ) FL
Ontario Envirothon Virtual Lab was a digital hub for students and educators. Each week, Forests Ontario released content that focused on a different core Envirothon topic, with expert-led videos and engaging home-based activities (I, S)
A collection of distance learning resources music educators to use for both direct student use as well as their own professional development. (P, J, I, S)
Apps
Apps
There are many apps out there that encourage students to step outside, participate in citizen science, or use technology to learn about the world around them. Like any Experiential Learning resource that requires technology, these apps are meant to be an experiential option/extension for students/families to explore.
Geocaching is a treasure-hunting app that uses problem-solving and GPS skills all over the world (J, I, S)
The "Clips" App from Apple is a free app (IOS platform only) that lets educators and students easily create and share fun and engaging videos using Clips. For an instructional video click HERE
In order to support families with free, fun, educational and of course environmental content and activities during these unprecedented times, Earth Rangers has launched a new Daily Eco-Activity Initiative! Available in a free app, it offers daily activities for students to do at home. (P/J/I)
Game-ified Learning Experiences
Game-ified Learning Experiences
These games can be played by students to allow for the exploration of different topics.
Agri-Trekking Across Ontario Volume 2 is an interactive, gamified resource that connects grade 7 and 8 students with agriculture, environmental initiatives and local food! This innovative teaching tool comes complete with educational facts, quizzes and games. (I)
Game of LifeThis is a great website to explore for teachers - green industry; horticulture; environmental science
For ideas on how to incorporate these opportunities into your program, please see Lesson Plans and Packaged Resources.
For ideas on how to incorporate these opportunities into your program, please see Lesson Plans and Packaged Resources.
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