Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu
Hello H/HH cohorters –
Once again we find ourselves in very uncertain times. We will all have to take things week by week. School starts on Wednesday, but now (today) would be a good time to get in touch with your AT to get ready for whatever happens this week.
Over the last three weeks, we have gone over all the material you have submitted in the shared folder – your digital hub, your practicum folder, the Professional Learning Record, your blog posts, and your Kendi Reading Logs. This was a good experience for us and we got a very good idea of the work you have produced over the past year and a half.
Starting this week, we will start to send out individual notes to remind you of any missing work. All the work highlighted in our shared folder has to be completed for a pass in this course – this is totally separate from your practicum. On that note, a fair number of you haven’t submitted your interim report. This needs to be submitted to us this week.
With five weeks remaining in your practicum, it is important to start archiving photos, activities, and lesson plans/ideas for your digital hub. You will need this material for the photovoice section of your S4C project as well.
Please keep yourself safe and continue to get in touch with us if any issues arise during your practicum. Remember, that we are always your first point of contact with the university.
At our last cohort meeting, we spoke a bit about classroom management. We would have loved to do a whole class on classroom management with you. Building a positive and safe learning community is a HUGE job and a skill that an educator learns bit by bit, experience by experience. There is lots of advice out there – aside from watching your experienced ATs and their colleagues – and we are sharing a few articles with you. Know what you want in terms of positive behaviour and environment and be as proactive as possible. Be kind to yourselves and reach out. Ask for help and advice – people will be glad to share their experiences and insights.
Please remember – classroom management is an acquired skill, a skill that you will cultivate and curate in your own unique style. Be open, however, to the basic maxims for building community and teaching in a manageable environment. Please take a look at the following four articles.
And, for your enjoyment (?), we have included the famous Key and Peele video featuring substitute teacher, Mr. Garvey (warning: some unteachery language in this video).
P and H
THIS WEEK:
You have a 3151 full class on Thursday, November 25th. Here is a “clipping” from Tracy Crowe’s BrightSpace piece:
Continued to work on your Action Research/Professional Inquiry plan. Completed assignment due in February.
Completed your BLOG #1 Assignment (due November 25- there may be flexibility in the completion of this task depending on your cohort group)Considered possible AEL placement. Please see guidelines AEL (Alternative Experiential Learning) Worked on arranging an AEL placement- contacted school, practicum office or the Centre for Community Engagement. Requests for out-of-town school-based placements should be sent to the practicum office by email (practica@uottawa.ca) by November 19. Confirmed AEL placements need to be recorded by the Practicum Office using this form Year 2 AEL registration form
Upcoming November Dates
November 25- Career Planning PLC
Practicum starts for full time November 29.
From Paul and Heather – some seminal articles on classroom management. It is all about building community, having patience with yourself and others, being positive, and accepting people as they are, expecting the best, modeling the best.
WELCOME TO ANOTHER WEEK IN NO-OOOOOOOOOOOOO-VEMBER –
Welcome to the week everyone. November can be a challenging time. Assignments are coming due, the days are getting shorter and practicum awaits. It is really important now more than ever to make sure you are taking some time for yourself. Even a small walk outside can make a positive change. To do a good job as a teacher, you must be mindful of how you are doing first.
Make sure you use your supportive networks – friends, family, fellow classmates. Remember, we are always here if you need anything. We will see you on the 18th to prepare for practicum and our final session of 2021.
Paul and Heather
For What by Frederick H. Varley, 1918
Alex Colville, Infantry, Near Nijmegen, Holland, 1946
Oil on canvas, 101.6 x 121.9 cm
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa
An Afghan woman waits for transportation in front of a street art mural painted on a barrier wall of the National Directorate of Security in Kabul. The public art campaign by the group called the Art Lords first appeared in July. (Rahmat Gul/Associated Press). 2015
THIS WEEK
November 11 – Equity and Inclusive Practices PLC – series of workshops covering issues such as anti-black racism, Islamophobia, Indigenous perspectives, resources on equity and inclusion for teachers. This PLC is mandatory and offers incredible learning opportunities
Read Kendi chapters 14–18, watch a 2-minute video of Crenshaw explaining intersectionality in relation to schools here (Kendi discusses Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality (pgs. 188, 191-192, 199). Then, watch this 5-minute video featuring Paolo Freire to get a bit of background on his work here.
Post your responses to the following questions in this week’s discussion board thread. We invite you to respectfully engage with each other’s posts by commenting, posing questions, drawing links between the posts, hyperlinking to other posts and other writing, etc.
NEXT WEEK
NOVEMBER 18TH – last H/HH cohort class of the year. 8:45 am – 11:15 – any requests for discussion topics? We will post the agenda on the blog next Monday.
THE LAST STRETCH IN YOUR FIRST, HIGHLY UNUSUAL YEAR OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Here we are in the second-last week of practicum for so many of you, and for six of you, the beginning of a long-awaited spring practicum.
You have worked hard and persevered through highly challenging times. Like your associates and so many others, you have learned and shown adaptability, understanding, resilience and restraint. You have felt the joy of a great class session and the stomach-punch disappointment when something does not work out. It is all part of your learning and developing.
Some of you have gone through hard times personally and emotionally. We admire your strength. You are all coming to a major milestone – the end of the first year of being an educator.
Take this week to catch up on rest, exercise – whatever you need, planning for next week, and your Faculty of Ed. assignments.
Please do not forget to acknowledge your associate teacher(s) in some way to show appreciation and thanks. For those of you who are starting your practicums on the 26th, breathe deeply and plan. All will be well.
This is our second-last blog. We will see you all on Friday, April 23rd at 9:00 am for our last PED 3150 H/HH meeting. A second-year orientation session with Tracy and your profs will follow at 10:30.
For those of you who are celebrating Ramadan starting this week – “Ramadan Mubarak”.
Below: logistical information and links to reports, evaluations etc.. And some good news, and nourishment for mind and soul.
REMINDERS for PED 3150: Due on April 23rd: Final report completed by your AT sent by YOU to the practicum office and to your faculty advisors, Heather and Paul. If the final report will be late due to extenuating circumstances, please let us know and we will approve a short extension. Just let us know, please. Due as well: Self-Evaluation/Self-Assessment, Blog Two and your updated PLC chart.
Final Practicum Report: Reports should be sent to the Practicum Office at practic2@uottawa.ca. Practic2@uottawa.ca is an inbox specifically for evaluation reports. The documents must be submitted electronically in PDF format. The Practicum Office cannot issue a final grade without the completed reports in PDF format. ATs can provide candidates with hard copies or electronic versions, but it is the TC’s responsibility to submit it as a PDF. TCs are reminded to keep a copy for their own records, and please remind your ATs that they need to make a copy of the form/report before completing it.
PLC Chart– a great artifact to be added to your Digital Hub. Hopefully, you have kept it up to date throughout the year. The form can be found here.
BLOG 2– Description below.
BLOG 2: Continuing to use Timperley’s “adaptive expert”, the Teacher Education “Communities of Inquiry” frameworks and the OCT Standards of Practice, discuss your growth as a teacher candidate at the end of Year 1 as it relates to your Practicum experience and your course work. How has your understanding of what it is to be a teacher changed over time? As you move into Year 2 what are your lessons learned and goals for continued growth as a teacher?
This blog post at the end of your Year 1 consists of your reflective observations from practicum and/or your class readings to build on your understanding of the “communities of inquiry” and the “adaptive expert” model. To support this process we have provided guiding questions each week (please refer to your reading logs since January). In responding to these questions in your learning log you have gradually built a record of your own professional learning that you can draw upon.
Using the communities of inquiry conceptual framework, teacher as professional and the adaptive expert model, describe your professional practice to date. Your professional practice includes your past experience, your current practicum experience, the readings from this course, and your class learning in the B.Ed. program.
You can use the following as resources:
OCT Criteria in the Teacher Education Guide- self-assessment
The course syllabus has a description of the communities of inquiry, teacher as researcher and “Adaptive expert” model.
Course readings, Ministry documents.
SUCCESS CRITERIA: Your submission should include
clear statement of how the communities of inquiry, “teacher as professional” and the “adaptive expert” model are linked to your learning as a developing teacher
clear links to experiences in your practicum classroom and previous experience to your future practice as a teacher.
evidence of course readings, Ministry documents, class activities and/or professional learning.
evidence of reflective practice- what I know at this point and what I continue to struggle with and the link to goal-setting for practicum and further action.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PINK, APRIL 14TH, 2021:
GOOD NEWS
from Michael – thanks! Oh and my good news for this week is that almost all my students from both courses that I am teaching did very well on their final unit assessments! On average, each student’s marks have gone up since I started teaching them 🙂My AT let me know they think this was due to me being able to connect well with the students and I made the math relatable for them!
from Megan – thanks! My good news for this week comes from some kind words said to me by my students and thanking me for my help. It was truly the most wonderful feeling to hear that feedback from my students!
Full-flight practicum starts for most of you tomorrow, March 22nd, and those who have deferred until May will know soon where they will be teaching. We hope you are enjoying the sun and warmer temperatures today – giving yourself a treat before you start full-time tomorrow in the physical or virtual classroom. We will be putting out a blog every week for the next 5 weeks, and look forward to seeing you all at our last online class for 3150 on Tuesday, April 23rd. The theme will be celebrating and sharing, and maybe a Kahoot. Your orientation to second year will also be on that day.
PRACTICUM INFORMATION – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Here are the key points of information and advice for this upcoming 5-week practicum which includes the new Ontario spring break, April 12-16. We know you have received detailed communication in an e-mail from Tracy Crowe. We are here to emphasize the major points – in other words, to be repetitive 🙂 and supportive.
weekly goals and plans are required before each week of practicum begins, make sure that you have taken time to create a weekly plan and share that plan with your associate teacher AND us. You can e-mail or share the plan with us. We will be waiting for and reviewing your plans, and you know we will contact you if they are not coming our way.
communication: stay in very good communication with your associate teacher; give them no surprises. If you have a question, ask it. If you are having difficulty understanding material, procedure, students, talk to your associate. Make no assumptions; draw on others’ wisdom and experience. As your faculty advisors, we will not be able to drop in but we will always be available to you and your associate teachers for zoom meetings, phone calls and through e-mail. We are highly aware of the pressures and stresses educators are subject to in this pandemic. Respect communication lines; make sure you touch base with us before you contact the practicum office and Tracy Crowe.
never let a question or an issue fester – be direct in your communications, and always ask for clarification.
represent yourself with care and pride: as a developing educator, you are being watched and assessed. As an educator, you will always be watched – by your students. Take care with your appearance, your verbal presentations, writing, facial expressions, and gestures.
practicum binder/daybook: make sure that all lesson plans and resource materials are in your practicum binder and be prepared to share this with your AT and faculty advisors if asked.
attendance forms
get to work early; offer support whenever you can throughout the day; leave when appropriate. Take every opportunity to learn about other classes, virtual clubs, schools plc’s.
reflect and record
stay safe and take very good care. We know you will be observing all COVID and general safety protocols. Make sure you take care of yourself physically and emotionally. Get sleep, eat well and treat yourself every day – whatever that means for you.
there is no such thing as a perfect teacher: you are learning how to be a teacher. Teaching is complex, mercurial, confusing and boundless. Be a learner, work hard and also be gentle on yourself. Mistakes and miscalculations are required!!!! That is how we learn. This is not a euphemism; it is a truth.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT AND INFORMATION FROM OUR INFORMAL SURVEY LAST CLASS
Formative assessment, assessment for learning, is hugely important to flexible and responsive teaching. Eighteen of you took the time to answer the google forms survey we put out at the end of last class. Here is the form if others would like to respond. Thank you for your feedback. We have read your responses carefully and are thinking about we could improve to instruct and lead developing educators. We are also channelling your responses to the faculty. We particularly appreciated the suggestion that there be mini-conferences between individual students and advisor team – thank you, and to keep up subject groups and break-out rooms.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS IN LATE APRIL/MAY – PODCAST INTERVIEWS
we are starting up our podcast – First Hand Stories on Voiceed Radio and we would like to have you with us – we will be reaching out to you this spring to hear about your learning journey in the classroom – more later!
IN CLOSING
We always like to leave you some options for reading, listening to or watching. Here are our offerings for this week. REMEMBER – if you have anything to share, we can put it in the blog or if it is a resource or digital teaching tip PLEASE POST TO the shared google doc.
Good morning; good week! This week marks the year anniversary of the official pandemic. Although we all have been learning how to be confined physically, many also have been learning how to find freedom and creativity in previously unexplored places. As we have said many times before, we appreciate and admire how you have persevered through this highly unusual first year of teacher training. You have turned up, you have reflected and you have done well. And, there is green around the corner with the Spring Equinox on March 20.
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Our focus this week will be on the upcoming full-week practicum session starting on March 22nd after your well-deserved March break. We will cover what is expected in terms of weekly goals and reporting. Please go to BrightSpace for a thorough review of what you need. This week’s class will be our second-last class – hard to believe! Heather and Paul will be in communication with Associate Teachers and will always be here for you with any questions, queries, concerns, and, yes, accomplishments you are proud of!
We will give you a chance to meet together in your subject groups to trade ideas and make plans.
Some musical and literary treats for you below: A Black Violin video and PBS interview with Black Violin. Black Violin is an American hip hop duo from Fort Lauderdale, Florida comprising two classically trained string instrumentalists, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, who go by the stage names Kev Marcus and Wil B. Kev Marcus plays the violin, and Wil B. plays the viola.
“Brain Pickings” is a weekly cultural-philosophical-visual wonderful created by Maria Popova. Issued every Sunday, it profiles so many ideas and so much beauty in the worlds of history, music, literature, philosophy, science. You name it! Below is a recent article we thought you might enjoy/benefit from.
Welcome to the first week of March. Let’s keep on Marching forth!
Thanks to Akshat for sharing this beautiful painting and the article in which he found it. See below.
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This week, you will be going to your Wednesday practicum and participating in PLC’s focusing on the all-encompassing and important there- INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY. Here is some information on the PLC’s and the weeks coming.
Resources for this week:
TUESDAY, MARCH 2nd:
Workshop 1: 9:30-11:00 am
Bias free progressive discipline (P/J/I/S) Building and sustaining a positive school climate by using a whole-school approach.
As well, on March 9th, there will be a workshop on teaching language from 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.. The focus is on PJ/JI levels. You would do well to tune in as you will always be meeting students who struggle with language: 8:30-9:45 a.m.
This presentation by Shelley Rennie-Bryden, OCDSB will focus on a reading approach for primary and junior students that focuses on critical thinking and inquiry. Practical strategies and resources will be provided. An opportunity to continue learning in an ongoing collaborative professional inquiry with Shelley will be described. This session is for any teacher candidate who wants to develop their skills in teaching language arts in a more integrative way. Please see attached resources.
Along with continuing to discuss Ayers, this session will be focusing on your 5-week practicum block. For those of you with deferred practicum, this will be a good review for when you start at the end of April/beginning of May. Your PED 3150 professor will set up your cohort session.
The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario publishes excellent articles and other resources on a host of topics that concern diversity and responsive teaching including but not restricted to: 2SLBBTQ+; Gender Independent Children and Trans youth/Adults; homophobia; anti-black racism; anti-Asian racism; white privilege; indigenous issues. ETFO continues to address many social justice issues. It is an excellent resource for all teachers, even if you are not planning to work in the elementary panel.
We hope you have enjoyed some outdoor time under clear skies and sun – at least here in Eastern Ontario. We did a 12 km urban walk on Saturday and found a Rideau River Snow Road between Old St.Patrick and Sussex. Heather was kind of excited…
And, only 4 weeks to spring!!!!! Technically.
On Tuesday, at 10 am, we will be meeting and you will be going into small discussion groups of 5-6 to talk about what you have learned, reflected on and written about in this first year of teacher education (AKA weirdest, most convoluted, unpredictable year of teacher education and life). Remember, for your digital hub presentation which will be done informally in small groups, we are asking you to bring one big idea, one major revelation, one surprise etc.. to talk to your group about. Five minutes tops, and if you want to include a slide or two we have the technology – thanks to Attilio, Taylor and Tyler who counselled us after class last week.
H and P will be popping in and listening to the groups as you present. Be ready to talk. and present right away, please. In second year, around this time, you will be presenting two years of your curated digital hub or learning inventory to professors and will be asked to address and be assessed don:
Which BIG IDEA in your digital hub best exemplifies your philosophy of education in action?
How will you communicate your personal philosophy of education with those in your professional learning communities, including parents?
As a professional, what are three possible learning opportunities or fields of interest you would like to explore for further professional development?(From Brightspace)
The Women of Mars
Well, there was some good OURSTORY going down – or up – this week with the landing of the rover Perseverance on Mars. What really stuck out for us was the wonderful number of women on the NASA team and their articulate, intelligent and passionate commentaries. Here is an article we found on the Women of Mars. Inspiring for your students – we think. We hear that the NASA team played David Bowie’s 1973 “Is There Life on Mars” when the rover touched down successfully. Here’s the video from an incredible musician.
“The world will not starve from lack of wonders, but from lack of wonder. (Supernova 2021)
Your practicums – please let us know if you have any questions now or going into the 5-week solid practicum. It is important to ask questions and we are always here for you. We have been around the block quite a few times and may be a good source of advice.
On March 2nd, there will be a PLC on inclusivity in education and we will be focusing on some websites, readings and blogs on inclusive education in our next blog.
Tuesday’s class will be focused on any information we have on the on-line resuming of school and on your experiences so far in your practicum. We are creating break out rooms for people in the same schools and same subject areas.
When you log into the meeting on Tuesday, please say hello to the CHAT and write three words that represent the first practicum and/or expectations for the new year.
As you probably already know, all Ontario schools will be on-line for the first week of January. Elementary schools, grades K-8, are scheduled to resume in person on January 11th. Secondary schools are slated to return to on-site learning on January. 25th. Virtual school continues as always.
For the next ten weeks, you will be “at school” on Wednesdays. We expect that you have already contacted your associate teacher to ask what they are planning for Wednesday, January 6th and what your role will be that day.
We have gathered some information from the two school boards.
OCDSB: Secondary:
Remote learning will occur from Monday, January 4th to Friday, January, 22nd, 2021.
The daily schedule will be modified for the period of the closure to allow both cohorts (A and B) to learn together
both courses to be taught each day, and students will have two 112.5 minute blocks of instruction daily.
Daily attendance will be taken.
Students, parents and guardians can expect an email from the school on or before January 4th with more detailed information about the schedule and transition, including information for those who require access to a device.
On Monday, January 4th students should check the Google Classroom or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for updates from the teacher and prepare for remote learning.
In-person classes are scheduled at this time to resume the week of January 25, 2021. Students Enrolled in Special Education Program Classes
Students with special education needs will continue to be supported by their classroom teacher during this period.
Students enrolled in specialized program classes have been learning on a blended model and this will continue. On January 4th, students in these classes can expect to start with a focus on remote learning.
The OCDSB remains committed to ensuring that the students with special education will be engaged in remote learning with appropriate support(s), and in some cases in-person learning may be possible. Work is underway to determine how this could be safely operationalized.
Parents and guardians of students enrolled in specialized program classes can expect additional information from the classroom teacher on or before January 4, 2021.
OCSB: Secondary, inc. grades 7 and 8
There is no change to the virtual academy or virtual learning programs.
Virtual school starts on Monday, January 4, as scheduled.
Remote learning starts on Monday, January 4, for K-8 students.
Parents will get a note from their school on the morning of January 4 with guidance on using the Hapara Learning Management system and Google Meet video conferencing.
Before the regular lunch hour period, parents will receive a link to their child’s classroom Google Meet page. This link will connect students with the classroom teacher on the afternoon of January 4.
Educators will connect online with their class every day.
Students will follow their regular school timetable. This schedule includes start and end times and recesses.
Parents decide what works for their child regarding the amount of online screen time during the remote learning period.
Students will return to in-person learning on Monday, January 11
There is no change to the virtual academy or virtual learning programs.
Virtual school starts on Monday, January 4, as scheduled.
What will Monday, January 4 look like for Secondary Students?
Secondary students in cohort A and cohort B will participate in asynchronous learning for their morning course, using the Hapara learning management system they have been using since the fall.
On January 4, students in cohort A and cohort B will receive a Google Meet link from their afternoon teacher to connect for synchronous learning.
Beginning Tuesday, January 5, both the morning and afternoon classes will be taught synchronously to cohort A and cohort B.
In-person classes and transportation will resume the week of January 25, 2021.
What will Remote Learning look like?
Approximately 75% of the instructional day will be synchronous learning for students in Grades 1-8, and 25% will be delivered asynchronously.
Students in Grades 9-12 will receive approximately 80% of their course delivered synchronously and 20% asynchronously.
Our educators will use their professional judgement to provide flexibility to students who cannot fully participate in synchronous learning.
Teachers will continue to provide various learning experiences, not all of which will require online computer-related instruction.
Assessment continues during both in-person and remote learning during the lockdown.
Student Supports
Students with special education needs will continue to be supported by their classroom teacher in the online environment. Students that receive resource or educational assistant support in person will receive similar supports in remote learning during the lockdown.
On January 4, teachers of special education system classes will contact parents to determine their child’s ability to participate in a remote learning environment.
We will review plans, including in-person learning for system classes at that time.
If it’s decided that your child will participate in in-person learning, we will provide specialized transportation.
Notes from our meeting with Tracy plus a few reminders:
Both boards will be giving access to Google Classroom and other learning management systems (LMSs) please ask your associate. The OCSB will also be issuing board emails to TCs. All of you now have access to G-Suite (Google Classroom). If any of you have difficulty with your access, please contact the IT service helpline at 6555 or file a TopDesk assistance request.
PPE will be provided, but it is advised that on the first day you bring your own masks and hand sanitizer
For the LMS – find out what your AT is using and become familiar with it as soon as possible.
You need to look at Michelle Hagerman’s MOOC on on-line teaching – here it is again
There will be no supervision by faculty staff (us) – we can be in contact with you, but we cannot visit your schools.
Within the first three weeks, try to teach at least one full class – otherwise you will be leaving all this to March when you will be expected to develop and teach a unit plan.
Make sure you complete the Health and Safety modules for your school board. You have been given these modules by the Practicum Office. here is their note:OCSB and OCDSB – the specific board PDFs are attached
ANY ISSUES – Please contact us first, do not go to Tracy directly
Please make sure you get your letter out to your associate.
We will be sending a note with our contact information out to your associate by Friday.
We will continue to send out our blog to you focusing on resources for teachers. If you have any requests, please let us know.
For those on deferred placements please continue your reading, study up on your subjects and curriculum documents, and keep talking to your peers.
Please have your practicum binder ready by Monday – we will contact you individually if we do not see your binder
Good luck with your first placement!!😃😃
Two shares from Tracy that you might be interested in:
MediaSmarts Launches New Online Course for Teachers
Making Media Across the Curriculumis afree, self-directed online course that provides training and resources to help teachers incorporate digital media production such as games, film, and animation in their K-12 classrooms and across the curriculum. Upon completion of the course, participants will be certified by MediaSmarts asMedia Maker Experts.
The course is offered in a four-week session, with each new module being released on consecutive weeks throughout the session. Recognizing the busy schedules of teachers, MediaSmarts has made the course available 24/7, so that participants can access the lesson and materials whenever it best fits their schedule.
The course will also provide participants with personalized instruction and feedback connecting them with other teachers who are exploring digital media production, leading participants through discussions of key texts and sample activities, and providing guidance in implementing media production in the classroom.
The Making Media Across the Curriculum course features guest lectures including Jessie Curell (founder of Hands on Media Education); Brian Aspinall (best-selling author and winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching); Kathleen Mercury (teacher, game designer and expert on game design in the classroom); and Professor Jason Wiser (teacher of animation and game design at Harvard and Tufts Universities and Pixar Animation Studios).
If you are interested in helping spread the word about Making Media Across the Curriculum to your fellow educators, please share this blog and use our promotional kit.
The world can be an intimidating place to live for people who stutter, and can often leave them feeling isolated and alone. Stuttering is a hidden disability that affects 3% of adults and up to 9% of children. With numbers like these it is likely most teachers will at some point encounter a student with this speech impediment in their classroom.
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As an organization that is deeply committed to the well-being of children and supporting our communities, we are offering our screening platform free of charge to any educational institution through June 30, 2021*. It’s our way of helping to maintain learning and protecting the health, safety, and well-being of students, teachers, and staff.
If your educational institution is interested in implementing Ola, learn more here. It’s as easy as 1,2,3. Screen. Scan. Enter.
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