TELUS Spark provides special software designed to promote experimentation, observation and collective studying for college students, teachers, and family

2015 Training Highlights

1. created two mathematics and dancing software, expanding on the a€?Ma€? in VAPOR choices

2. provided exciting day camps on college specialist developing times

3. Welcomed a cohort of 40 teachers to our year-long CHANGE research program

EXTRA: We held two semesters of our Prototype Project which interested a huge selection of Jr. and Sr. kids

Appearing In Advance

1. increase tailor made team-based professional development for teachers

2. increase our consciousness and practice to raised meet the needs of very first countries youngsters

3. Deliver brand new backyard applications to benefit from all of our 6-acre park

INCENTIVE: Increase our Drive From programming

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By: Diane Greenwood, Manager, Knowledge, TELUS Spark

TELUS Spark offers special training made to promote testing, observance and collective discovering for students, teachers, and groups. In 2015, over 71,000 children took part in our class training and are motivated to think in another way by frustrating on their own to master in new tips. Our 40 curriculum-linked school software focus on creating abilities being essential for development of all youngsters because they transfer to tomorrow.

In reaction to an expanding talk about declining math results, TELUS Spark worked with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks to show math concepts through movement. The two brand new products being loved by basic pupils in record rates plus its really incredible to see an entire lessons creatively absorbed exploring principles like reflections, translations or portions.

The teachers of CHANGE research cohort 2 have-been attempting to supply revolutionary class experiences and push their unique coaching application to newer levels. We spotted venture across college districts and grades that have actually positive success for students in Alberta. The software which have been developed for CHANGE Lab are also exhibiting beneficial in this education and personnel developing projects. We consistently push our very own exercise to remain fresh and innovative making use of the software we offer.

With confirmed success within our college programs, we are able to today capture a deeper consider tips much better meet the needs regarding the community. All quantities of government and class panels bring emphasized a necessity for a heightened focus on the training of very first places people. We are in a position to let by giving an informal learning room which could offer the training goals for this community. We shall start with considerable consultation with all the basic nationa€™s communities and also by creating partnerships with stakeholders.

TELUS Spark possess nerve to ask difficult and intricate inquiries and to deal with controversial subject areas. Our instructional programming is actually design on timely information of green stewardship and energy durability. We are able to promote pupils the opportunity to check out actuality problems in order to find innovative paths ahead.

a€?SHIFT research gave me personally a good example and model of understanding possible within the classroom. It has got offered determination and direction for personal class and just what twenty-first 100 years reading should look like. MOVE research features motivated us to build a very strong procedure of reflecting upon my personal tactics and people applied in a school. If you want youngsters to-be worked up about discovering and engaged in the class room, MOVE research offers some of the answers.a€?

-Clayton Roe, Principal, Holden Class (Battle River Class Division)

2015 Society Features

1. constantly higher ranks from travelers, for the experiences itself plus the thought price

2. Deepening partnerships with people businesses, numbering inside the plenty

3. Doubled accessibility check outs via area contacts Program

1. increase market insights allow noises decision-making

2. create on electricity durability initiative as a convenor of products and exhibits

3. make to draw the 50th anniversary of TELUS Spark and 150th wedding of Canada in 2017