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How Ontario’s science teachers stay connected between conferences
The Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario brings science educators together through its conferences and meetups. On CoLab, educators from 90+ school boards, schools and organizations keep those connections going all year, and share resources in French and English.
Partner: Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO)
Model: conferences and meetups, with a year-round community on CoLab
Who’s in it: K-12 and preservice science educators, and STAO’s partners
Across the province
Educators from 90+ school boards, schools and organizations
At a glance
In person is where it starts. CoLab keeps it going.
in the room
Conferences and meetups come first.
STAO’s conferences and meetups are where science teachers meet. CoLab is there too, helping with community building and networking on site.
between events
A Space for every grade.
Educators find colleagues who teach what they teach, and STAO invites its partners in too.
K-3
4-6
7-8
9-12
Preservice
en français aussi
Resources in French and English.
One shared library for science educators across Ontario, in both official languages.
a peek at the library
From session slides to classroom-ready labs.
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7e année – Planification à long terme
more on the way
The full STAO story is coming soon.
In the meantime, we’d love to show you how CoLab could work for your association.