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Yes, We Are Open! 🍁The ParlourIn the season 8 finale of ‘Yes, We Are Open’, Al is back in Ontario, visiting Brenda and Rick Coletta, owners of The Fry’s The Limit and The Parlour.After retiring from her corporate career, Brenda gave entrepreneurship a try. She bought a food truck, called it The Fry’s The Limit, and sold poutine. Then Rick joined her and they bought a second truck.After a few years of toiling on the festival circuit, the couple decided to settle in Thornton, Ontario and add ice cream to their empire. They opened The Parlour amid some sti...2025-06-0234 min
Yes, We Are Open! 🍁RetroFestiveIn the season 7 finale of Yes, We Are Open, Al is in Oakville, Ontario visiting Tyler and Jordie Schwartz from Retrofestive, a unique pop culture and Christmas store.Tyler started selling Christmas Story leg lamps back in 2007. When that went well, he added Christmas Vacation moose mugs. Now Retrofestive is Canada’s top shop for old-school fun! Learn how he did it and about his journey along the way.You can learn more about Retrofestive at retrofestive.ca.Credits:Amy Blundell - LeadershipRick Stephan - LeadershipCaleigh Ellis – Graphic ArtistChetan Dhananjaya – WebmasterLoki Nichlani – Webmaste...2024-11-2532 min
OAME TalksTalk 63: Coding in the ClassroomDescription: This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Derek Tangredi. OAME members can see the full column in the Sept. 2024 issue of the Gazette
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Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2024. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at...2024-09-1850 minOAME TalksTalk 62: ChatOAME: AI from an Ontario PerspectiveChatGPT is a general-purpose artificial intelligence - that doesn't work for a community that is focused on math education, but more particularly, on Ontario-designed (and often world-leading) curricula, pedagogy and assessment. This session will showcase the ChatGPT that has been designed for Ontario math educators, but will work for any ChatGPT service. We'll also encounter errors (and how we've built it to minimize them) and the persistent issue of bias. Come play with ChatOAME!
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Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2024. Cal teaches in Burlington and Tweets at...2024-09-0128 min
You Can’t Spell Inclusion Without a DEp. 23: The State of Accessibility in Canada (Part 2)In part two of our series on The State of Accessibility in Canada, we go from the bird’s-eye view to a closer look at accessibility — in branding, marketing, advertising and social media content created by businesses in Canada.
This is an important conversation to have, because the accessibility of content for everyone can affect a business’s profitability and brand reputation.
Be sure to listen to this episode especially if you’re in marketing or advertising; or you’re a brand manager; or a social media manager; or a webmaster; or a graphic designer; or even a...2024-06-1854 min
Yes, We Are Open! 🍁Kawartha TV & StereoYes, Kawartha TV & Stereo Is Open!In the season 6 finale of ‘Yes, We Are Open’, Al visits Peterborough, Ontario and Scott Stuart, owner of Kawartha TV & Stereo. They’ve been fixtures in the city for over half a century! In that time, their industry has gone through countless disruptive technology changes but they’ve been able to adapt and today they continued to provide their customers with top quality products and service.This is their story.You can learn more about Kawartha TV & Stereo at kawarthatv.com.Credits:Duri Alajrami - Leader...2024-05-2027 minOAME TalksTalk 56: Supporting Access and Inclusion for Students with Special Education NeedsThe conversation around destreaming in Ontario has been ongoing due to the adjustments made to math curricula at the secondary level. As a response, elementary schools in the York Region District School Board have examined different levels of support for students who have been withdrawn on a long-term basis for mathematics instruction. This has included exploring opportunities for integration of students from withdrawal programs into homeroom classes. Join Elli and Jordan as they discuss their experiences collaborating with educators to implement High-Impact Instructional Practices into math programming anchored in universal design, critical consciousness, and culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy. We...2023-12-0119 minOAME TalksTalk 53: Coding in the ClassroomThis is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Jeff Irvine. OAME members can see the full column in the September 2023 issue of the Gazette
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Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2023. Podcast Notes: Recorded Winter 2023. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech Un...2023-09-2346 minOAME TalksTalk 51: Coding in the ClassroomThis is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It is part two of an interview with Nicole Myers. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Nicole Myers ( she teaches grades 4–6, and is the Chief Education Officer position at STEM Minds). OAME members can see the full column in the Mar. 2023 issue of the Gazette
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Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Winter 2023. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 year...2023-06-0248 minOAME TalksTalk 50: Coding in the ClassroomThis is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Nicole Myers ( she teaches grades 4–6, and is the Chief Education Officer position at STEM Minds). OAME members can see the full column in the Mar. 2023 issue of the Gazette
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Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Winter 2023. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and...2023-03-2746 minOAME TalksTalk 44: OAMEtalks Coding in the ClassroomThis is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Alice Aspinall (a secondary teacher and winner of the Prime Minister's award in STEM). OAME members can see the full column in the Dec. 2022 issue of the Gazette
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Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2022. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He...2022-12-1539 min
The Original Sports Podcast with Mark MaradeiDropping the Puck on 22-23 with Ian KennedyOur guest this week on the Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei is sports writer Ian Kennedy. Kennedy is a resident of Erie Beach, Ontario, a fellow educator and journalist with a passion for storytelling. The founder of the Chatham-Kent Sports Network, Ian is currently a writer for The Hockey News and does analysis for Yahoo Sports. His stories have also appeared in the Globe and Mail, Chatham Voice, Outdoor Canada, NHL.com, and Canadian Horse Journal. Ian’s debut book, “On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport,” published by British Columbia’s Tidewater Press, is out n...2022-09-221h 09OAME TalksTalk 40: OAMEtalks Coding in the ClassroomThis is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Siri Krogh Nordby (a former secondary teacher, currently she is a second-year Ph.D. student). OAME members can see the full column in the Sept. 2022 issue of the Gazette
Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2022. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at...2022-09-1937 minOAME TalksTalk 38: OAMEtalks Coding in the ClassroomThis is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month Iain interviews STEAM teacher Amanda Deneau. OAME members can see the full column in the June 2022 issue of the Gazette
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Podcast Notes: Recorded Spring 2022. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at We...2022-06-2138 minOAME TalksTalk 35: The Longest Serving Abacus EditorsIain Brodie and Beyza Sezer forgo Coding in the classroom this month and interview Marylou Kestell and Kathy Kubota-Zarvinij who, among other things, are the longest serving editors of the Abacus journal. This is the full interview and the edited version is in the March Gazette
Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2021 Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate...2022-03-0850 minOAME TalksTalk 34: Anne Prevost and Lisa Rossiter-ThorntonOAME and AFEMO have had teams of classroom teachers writing new lesson and assessment plans for Ontario teachers since the revised elementary curriculum was released in 2020. In this session, your hosts will provide an overview of how to support your students to meet the new Financial Literacy expectations, and we will walk you through some of the highlights of the resources that have been produced for these expectations. Since all resources are available in English and in French, presenters will attempt to answer your questions in either language.
Podcast Notes: Recorded February 2022 Anne is an Educator at the Durham DSB...2022-03-0127 minOAME TalksTalk 29: Coding in the Classroom Dec. 2021This is our second companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month Iain interviews teacher Diane Tepylo. OAME members can see the full column in the December 2021 issue of the Gazette.
Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2021 Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is cu...2021-12-0749 min
Yes, We Are Open! 🍁Ontario Blue JaysYou can learn more about Ontario Blue Jays at objbaseball.com.Credits:Amy Maraone - LeadershipRick Stephan - LeadershipMat Belanger – Moneris Ad VoiceoverKelly Servos – Merchant LiaisonCaleigh Ellis – Graphic ArtistJameson Di Nucci – WebmasterBeverly Wooding – Organic SocialAnita Matte Heshmatzadeh – Paid SocialEmma Swan – Internal CommunicationsSasha Abrams – PMKathleen Kennedy – CopyrighterDavid Litwin – ReviewerDarren Leroux – ReviewerCatherine Vendryes – ReviewerGill Fruchter – LegalJessica Lepage – TranslationPascale Dumas-Bresse – TranslationGladys Bagang – Logistics & AdminThe rest of the Moneris for their support!
Subscribe now!If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com.Yes, W...2021-11-2228 minOAME TalksTalk 26: Lisa Anne FloydSummary : Join Lisa Anne as she shares ideas and inspiration to help junior and intermediate (grades 4-8) teachers incorporate the Coding Skills from the new Ontario 1-8 Mathematics Curriculum (2020) into their practice. Sample applications and resources that incorporate multiple math strands will be highlighted.
Podcast Notes: Recorded Sept 2021- Lisa Anne is currently on maternity leave but will be returning to the TVDSB as the gr 9-12 math learning coordinator and Tweets at @LisaAnneFloyd. TVO's Coding in the Classroom Resource can be found here.
More info and to find out how to register for Lisa Anne’s webinar on Sept 13th...2021-10-0120 minOAME TalksTalk 25: Coding in the Classroom Sept. 2021Summary : This is our first companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. Hosts Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer interview teacher-librarian Pekka Reinio. OAME members can see the full column in the September 2021 issue of the Gazette.
Podcast Notes: Recorded Spring 2021 Links mentioned in the podcast include the Makecode Arcade and Pekka's YouTube Channel. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a...2021-09-0631 minOAME TalksTalk 24: Jason ToSummary : This session will highlight several concrete pedagogical practices for developing more equitable learning spaces in a new destreamed environment using Rochelle Gutierrez's four dimensions of equitable math education. As politics of power and privilege are inextricably connected to policy shifts that address equity, this session will also touch upon those dynamics as they relate to math programming and suggest possible responses. This session will be geared towards math leaders (department heads, school administrators, instructional coaches, etc.) who will play important roles to ensure that destreaming math addresses societal inequities as intended.
Podcast Notes: Recorded Aug 2021 Jason is the Coordinator...2021-09-0126 minOAME TalksTalk 20: Tara Flynn and Shelley YearleySummary : Explore a fractions learning trajectory (with assessments to guide instruction) emerging from 8 years of research in Ontario K-12 classrooms, focused on unit fractions as the key to understanding.
Podcast notes: Recorded Dec 2020, Tara is a researcher and Tweets at @TaraCFlynn. Shelley is a secondary teacher in Huntsville and Tweets at @ShelleyYearley. The Fractions Learning Pathway can be found at https://fractionslearningpathways.ca/ and an example of the fraction counting game can be found at https://fractionslearningpathways.ca/tasks/countGame.
More info and to find out how to register for Tara and Shelley’s webinar on Jan 13th, 2021, can be fo...2021-01-0139 min
Adventure Dog PodcastCandace and Maggie & Lolita @magnolia.pie_adventuredoghttps://adventuredogpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/candace-and-magnolia-lolita-40magnolia.pie_adventuredog-1.mp3
Today’s episode is with Candace, the dogmom to Magnolia @magnolia.pie_adventuredog, an Australian heeler and her little sister Lolita, a Boston Terrier. Originally from Texas and now living in New York state, Maggie has become quite the adventure dog and is overcoming her fear of water alongside Lolita, who is very much a water loving pup.
Candace adopted Maggie with the purpose of having a hiking and adventuring buddy, including kayaking. After discovering Maggie’s fearful reactivity to water, Candace, who has a...2019-09-271h 09OAME TalksTalk 2: Marian SmallIn this episode, Marian Small will summarize some of the ideas from her OAME 2018 session titled Teaching with Intention: Focusing on What Matters. Teaching to the expectations is the job of every Ontario teachers. But it's not always obvious what "meat" to put on the expectation's "bones". We'll look at expectations in K - 8 and see how we can be more intentional with the math ideas that should come out teaching toward those expectations by choosing better learning goals and better consolidating the problems st/udents work on.
Marian's work and ideas can be found on her site http://onetwoinfinity...2019-01-0116 min
MisfitsAudio ProductionsMisfits Audio Presents “Christmas In July” by Preston SturgesOffice worker James MacDonald enters a contest with a prize of $25,000. Things happen when he is told that he has won! This is an revised audio. Sorry for the mistake. Capt. John “Christmas In July” by Preston Sturges Originally aired on June 26, 1944 by the Lux Radio Theatre. CAST: Helen Conway as MRS. MACDONALD (JIMMY’S MOM), and JENKINS Tony Junor— JUROR #1, DON HARPER, AL, BABCOCK, MR. ZIMMERMAN, and the KID Amanda Piron—BILDOCKER, CHARLIE, and Mrs SHINDEL Murray Retread -as the NARRATOR, WATERBERRY, and the VENDOR Jennifer Ann Scott-as SOPHIE Bill Smagata– as MR. BAXTER and the POLICEMAN Andrew Turnbull as JIMMY MAC...2017-12-111h 00
WebcologyInternet Privacy ImplicationsJim interviews Dr. Ann Cavoukian, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. They discuss how the Commission forced Facebook to alter its privacy provisions, plus they discuss personal threats to individuals stemming from loss of privacy, the future of privacy, technologies and consumer education.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/webcology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2011-02-2555 min
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #210 - 2010 October 18This week's news includes:
Ancestry.com has announced that it will acquire iArchives and therefore acquire Footnote.com.
Ancestry.com has added the 1852 California State Census to its U.S. collection.
Ancestry.co.uk has added "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941" to its collection.
Genealogy Gems has announced that the second installment of the Google Earth for Genealogy video series has been released at www.GoogleForGenealogy.com.
The Ontario (Canada) Genealogical Society has issued a call for papers for its 2012 Conference, to be held in Kingston, Ontario, on June 1-3, 2012. Email conference2012...2010-10-1958 min