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This was a 10-hour online professional development workshop and the content included concepts around LGBTI+ identities, good practices in the school context, inclusion of LGBTQ+ students, gender transition and obligations of the school framework.

This workshop was provided by Mr. Dave Fish and Mrs. Olga Michalopoulos from the Perimeter Institute of Canada.

The goal of the workshop was to introduce practices that promote the inquiry approach in natural sciences and encourage the use of the STEM approach in specific scientific topics, as well as to apply these practices to lesson plans.

The Perimeter Institute is a leading center for scientific research, training and educational outreach in fundamental theoretical physics. Located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Its mission is to advance our understanding of the universe at its most fundamental level, inciting the discoveries that could transform our future.

Perimeter Outreach educators train the next generation of educators through innovative programs and share the excitement and wonder of science with students, educators and the general public.

The aim of this particular workshop was to introduce practices that promote the inquiry approach in natural sciences and to present this approach in the context of specific scientific topics, as well as to apply these practices through lesson plans.

The workshop focused on emotional self-regulation practices that contribute to the well-being of teachers and students and how we can adopt a mindset in the classroom that is beneficial for all. It included practices for integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into the classroom considering what is known in the literature as the Benefit Mindset, i.e. a logic of profit or benefit.

The workshop included the theory and practice related to emotional teaching and learning. It addressed the human tendency to function in autopilot mode and how to break free, took a close look at the science behind emotional teaching and learning, our emotional brain and emotional regulation systems, and practical advice on bringing mindfulness and self-care into our daily lives.

The workshop focused on emotional self-regulation practices that contribute to the well-being of teachers and students and how we can adopt a mindset in the classroom that is beneficial for all. It included practices for integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into the classroom considering what is known in the literature as the Benefit Mindset, i.e. a logic of profit or benefit.

The workshop included the theory and practice related to emotional teaching and learning. It looked at our tendency to stay on automatic pilot and how to break free, some of the science behind the practice, our emotional brain and emotional regulation systems, and practical advice on bringing mindfulness and self-care into our daily lives.

The workshop was structured along three axes that included Advanced Internet Searching (tools, strategies and search techniques for finding and retrieving educational material and open educational resources including copyright issues), Educational utilization of Virtual and Augmented Reality and Learning Design (Use of online scenario creation tools, innovative teaching strategies and techniques (inverted classroom/flipped classroom, use of video games in the classroom, concept maps, playful assessment, Artificial Intelligence, etc.)