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Specialist High Skills Major Fall Conference 2014
SHSMfallconference.com
Innovation
Creativity
Entrepreneurship
November 13 & 14, 2014 –SHSM Conference
Hilton Fallsview Hotel and Suites
6361 Fallsview Blvd
Niagara Falls, ON
Agenda – Thursday November 13
Presenters
Time
Location
Registration: SHSM Conference Attendees
8:00–9:00am
Mezzanine Level
Breakfast: Buffet in the Grand Café
7:00–8:45am
Grand Café
Opening Remarks: Ministry SHSM Team
9:00–9:15am
Great Falls Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Linda Hasenfratz – Chief Executive Officer, Linamar Corporation
9:15–10:15am
Great Falls Ballroom
AM Break: Coffee, Tea, Juice and Snacks, Vendor Displays
10:15–10:45am
Mezzanine Level
Session 1A: Using SHSM Data to promote SHSM to
Parents, Trustees and Administrators
Lake Superior
Sudeshna Dutta and Michael Maiolino
Ministry of Education
Session 1B: Une communauté MHS sur l’environnement
d’apprentissage virtuel (EAV)
Lake Huron
René Côté (ministère de l’Éducation) et Jean-Sylvain
Lapensée(CFORP)
Session 1C: Opportunities for Experiential Learning
Developed Through Strong Industry Partnerships
Stanley Malec – Toronto CDSB
Marketing to Elementary Schools Through Events and
Activity-Based Learning
Vince Pileggi – Toronto CDSB
Lake Michigan
10:45–11:45am
Session 1D: Promoting your SHSM Programs
Carrie Thwaites – DSB Niagara
Catharine Rose – Peterborough Victoria Northumberland
Clarington CDSB
Leo Leclair – Rainbow DSB
Session 1E : Developing an Entrepreneurial Spirit in our
SHSM Programs
Adam Bienenstock – Natural Playgrounds
Session 1F: Attracting Students to Agriculture and
Horticulture
Karen Nelson – University of Guelph
Becky Parker – Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc.
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Great Falls
Ballroom
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Lunch: Buffet in the Macaroni Grill
Keynote Speaker: Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Adam Bienenstock – www.naturalplaygrounds.ca
11:45am–
12:45pm
Macaroni Grill
12:45-1:45pm
Great Falls
Ballroom
Session 2A: Using the Ontario Skills Passport to Build
Skills for Success in SHSM Programs
Lake Superior
Chantal Locatelli - Ministry of Education
Session 2B: Une, deux, trois MHS dans une région rurale
Lake Huron
Ginette Levéillé et Mélanie Paul - CSDCGR
Session 2C: Developing SHSM Programs in Rural School
Boards
Lake Michigan
Clark Chernak – Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB
Dennis Watson, Pat Taylor and Jeff Williton - Bluewater
DSB
Session 2D: Herding Cats; Strategies for Regional SHSM
Programs
1:45-2:45pm
Lake Erie
Jodie Schnurr, Amy Westenburg – Halton DSB
Session 2E: Strong Community Partnerships - the
Foundation of Innovative and Successful SHSM Programs
Lake Ontario
Ken Beattie – Canadian Wildlife Federation
Tyler Graham – DSB Niagara
Session 2F: “Where’s the Energy course?”
Incorporating Broad-based Technological Education into
an SHSM - Energy
Great Falls
Ballroom
Paul White, Leo Petti – Halton DSB
Tony Schoahs, Jennifer MacIntosh – Algoma DSB
Vendor Displays and Networking
2:45-3:45pm
Mezzanine Level
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Agenda – Friday November 14
Presenters
Time
Location
Breakfast: Buffet in the Grand Café
7:00–8:45am
Grand Café
Opening Remarks: Ministry SHSM Team
9:00–9:15am
Great Falls Ballroom
9:15-9:45am
Great Falls Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: “Tales of an Entrepreneur” Brent Schneider,
Owner of Schneider’s Computing and Websites Ltd.
9:45-10:15 am
Great Falls Ballroom
Break: Coffee, Tea, and Juice and Snacks, Vendor Displays
10:15–10:45am
Mezzanine Level
SHSM program updates: Ministry SHSM Team
Session 3A: CLAs are not a Four Letter Word
Lilla Richardson, Halton DSB
CLA Teacher & SHSM Student – Robert Bateman SS
Lake Superior
Session 3B: SHSM – The Island Way: Focus Your
Learning. Discover Your Passion!
Shelley MacLean-Ellis and Vicki Allen-Cook,
Prince Edward Island Department of Education and
Early Childhood Development
Lake Huron
Session 3C: Using Student Management System
Data to Increase SHSM Graduation Rate
Robert Holowack- Waterloo CDSB
Ken Bailey – Avon Maitland DSB
Lake Michigan
10:45-11:45am
Session 3D: Recruitment and Retention of SHSM
Students
Lake Erie
Nancy Britton – Toronto DSB
Session 3E: Providing Innovative Experiential
Learning Opportunities for SHSM Students
David Arama – The Survivor Guy
Chris Reid– DSB Niagara
Session 3F: Creating Community Partnerships for
Success
Mike Sewell, John Chomitz, Dan Hendry – Limestone DSB
Lake Ontario
Great Falls
Ballroom
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Lunch: Buffet in the Macaroni Grill
11:45am–
12:45pm
Macaroni Grill
Session 4A: SHSM e-Community Site: Professional
Learning – Anywhere, Anytime
Lake Superior
Karen Bond – Ministry of Education
Chris Walkling – Near North DSB
Session 4B: 1re partie : Ah…qu’est-ce qu’il lui
manque pour obtenir sa MHS?
Nathalie Néron - CECCE
Lake Huron
2e partie : Gestion d’évènements artistiques
Josée Rivard - CECCE
Session 4C: Enhancing SHSM Programs with Dual
Credits – Bringing it All Together!
Lake Michigan
Irene Mota - Dufferin-Peel CDSB
12:45-1:45pm
Session 4D: Alternative Learning Environments in
SHSM
Lake Erie
Ken Beattie – Canadian Wildlife Federation
Session 4E: Creating and Maintaining an SHSM
Advisory Committee at Your School
Lake Ontario
Mary Davis – Dufferin Peel CDSB
Session 4F: Innovative Tracking Tools for SHSM
Students
Great Falls
Ballroom
Michel Gagne – Near North DSB
Katharine Gladwish – Halton DSB
Panel: SHSM Graduates
Moderator – Aldo Cianfrini
1:45-2:30pm
Great Falls
Ballroom
Networking, Closing Remarks, Thank you, Evaluations
2:30–3:30pm
Great Falls
Ballroom
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