Curiosity in Action: Building Deeper Understanding Through Simulation and Inquiry-Based Learning
2026-09-22 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-24 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Virtual
*A Gizmo event from Explore Learning
Audience: 9–12
Today’s science classrooms must do more than deliver content. They must develop curious, analytical, and evidence-driven scientific thinkers. This interactive session explores how simulation-based inquiry examples (Grades 9–12) allow students to actively investigate scientific phenomena, test ideas, analyze data, and build deeper conceptual understanding through exploration and discovery.

Participants will experience engaging, curriculum-connected science investigations designed to support implementation of the new Manitoba science curriculum while fostering student curiosity, creativity, and critical scientific thinking. Through interactive simulations and visual models, educators will explore strategies for making complex and abstract scientific concepts more accessible across biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science classrooms.
The session will also highlight practical approaches for supporting classroom discussion, differentiation, assessment, and student engagement through inquiry-driven learning experiences. Educators will leave with ready-to-use ideas and strategies that help students think, question, and investigate like scientists.

For registration details and additional information, please contact MERLIN.

Curiosity in Action: Building Deeper Understanding Through Simulation and Inquiry-Based Learning
2026-09-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
*A Gizmo event from Explore Learning
Audience: 5-8
Today’s middle years science classrooms must spark curiosity, encourage exploration, and help students make sense of the world around them. This interactive session explores how simulation-based inquiry examples (Grades 5–8) allow students to investigate scientific phenomena, making meaningful questions, analyzing evidence, and developing deeper conceptual understanding through hands-on exploration and discovery.

Participants will experience engaging, curriculum-connected virtual science simulations designed to support implementation of the new Manitoba science curriculum while fostering student curiosity, creativity, and scientific thinking. Through interactive simulations and visual models, educators will explore strategies for making abstract and difficult concepts more accessible and engaging across life, physical, earth, and space science topics.
The session will also highlight practical approaches for supporting classroom discussion, differentiation, assessment, and student engagement through inquiry-driven learning experiences. Educators will leave with new ideas and strategies that help students think critically, explore confidently, and build understanding like young scientists.

For registration details and additional information, please contact MERLIN.

MAETL Meeting
2026-10-15 | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Visit Manitoba Association of Education Technology Leaders (MAETL) Website for full details.

Bitwarden Admin PD
2026-10-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Join MERLIN for a free virtual professional development session exploring Bitwarden Password Manager—a secure and easy-to-use platform designed to help organizations safely store, manage, and share passwords and sensitive information.
Full agenda to be released Fall 2026.
For registration details and additional information, please contact MERLIN.

Secure passwords. Stronger protection. Simpler management.

MTS PD Day
2026-10-23
Provincial PD day for MTS-union educators
Check out the Manitoba Association for Computing Educators, ManACE, for ed tech sessions.

MAETL Meeting
2026-11-19, 2027-01-21, 2027-03-18, 2027-04-15 | SmartPark, Winnipeg

MAETL Meeting
2027-02-11 | Brandon, Manitoba

Microsoft Elevate Manitoba Training Summit
2027-04-14 | SmartPark, Winnipeg
Join the Microsoft Elevate Canada K-12 Education team for this hands-on learning session.
Full agenda to be released February/March 2027.

MAETL AGM
2027-05-05 | Gimli, Manitoba
