Both Tosca Killoran and Jeff Hoffart have a plethora of expertise in conducting workshops in person throughout Asia (AIE), Europe (AGIS 2011 & 2012), North America (COTA PD Conference in Kelowna, SD23), as well as in online conferences (GEC 2012 - TEDx & Action, 2013 (the most attended session of the entire day!), RSCON). 

Jeff Hoffart currently resides in Kelowna, B.C., and is excited to share his expertise with schools within the Okanagan region! Take a look at the workshops offered, scroll below to look at some of the feedback from previous workshop participants, and submit an inquiry if you would like more information or wish to book a workshop.

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Workshops currently offered

1) Online Portfolios: Creating a Positive Digital Footprint and Showing Growth (Teachers and Secondary students)
2) Developing your PLN for Professional Development (Teachers)
3) There are TOO many APPS! A Personalized APPS workshop for your school/class/curriculum
4) Students as Creators - Web 2.0 Tools / Presentation Tools / Creation Tools
5) TED-Ed - Flipping your classroom upside down!
6) Stop Blocking and Censoring Social Media! Let’s Empower students to use Social Media for Education 
7) Fostering Digital Citizenship & Online Safety 
8) Publish students and give them a voice! A focus on the Writing process, Purposeful writing and Authentic audiences
9) Create Websites and Blogs; Enrich your class with online publishing.
10) Little Changemakers: Creating a new Generation of students who will Change the World!
11) I’m Tired of talking about Digital Citizenship! Let’s talk about Citizenship.
12) The importance of asking the RIGHT questions! Using Socratic Circles and Philosophy Circles for Kids
13) Inquiry: Making Research fun, easy, and effective (Skills, Kid-friendly Search Engines, Note-taking tools, Citation tools)

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STUDENTS AS CREATORS (Global Education Conference 2013)
-I have learned more in this session than I have in 23 years of college!
            -Greg (Hazlet Township Public Schools, NJ)

Blog post reflecting on the learnings from this workshop session

Feedback on Workshop Facilitator

-Knowledgeable, Open-minded, Very creative - Evan Orloff
-Good speaker, Knowledgeable - Andrew Brown
-Enthusiastic - Ken Woodward
-Engaging. To the point, knowledgeable and passionate. - Allyson Stark
-Very good! Communication was excellent - Michole Goutier
-Very well spoken - Ryan Nelson
-Passionate and knowledgeable - Edith Bonnette

Feedback on Workshop Content
TED-ED: FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM:
-Very knowledgeable about the TED-Ed tool - Kevin Robinson
-Good introduction to the Flipped Classroom concept - Dan Brochu
-Eye-opening - new idea for me to add to teaching repertoire.  Hands-on, great examples and easy to understand instructor - Anonymous
-Great workshop. Really informative and eased my mind into implementing this tool in the classroom. - Anonymous

ORGANIZE YOUR OWN TEDx EVENT:
-I really enjoyed the context of the workshop. Thank you for sharing your past experiences. It really brought home what action can mean, effective communication, self-belief, sustainable action, etc... Great resources, keep up the good work.
-I didn’t know much about TED. I became more aware of the platform and love the idea of using it to support action. 
-Awesome ideas! Great information to support the set-up of this.
-You gave us everything we need!

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM:
-Fantastic! So many things to look and use with kids!
-I especially appreciated how to integrate ICT very easily into my existing program. 
-Great to hear someone talk about the importance of the right technology for a purpose! This is so often overlooked but so crucial.
-Great use of links and explanation of how you have used these. Great to have sites pointed out as being more challenging or easy to use. Thanks a heap for sharing your knowledge.
-You are a super resource full of great ideas! Best session I attended!