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By epederso on April 17, 2013
A Vancouver music teacher, Mark Reid, has won $10,000 cheque and a $10,000 for Vancouver Technical secondary school’s music program. According to the Vancouver Sun article, “MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award recognizes the work of dedicated teachers who inspire students through their musical teachings.”
By Jenn on September 24, 2012
You are cordially invited to re-imagine the role of libraries – specifically the Education Library, First Nations House of Learning Xwi7xwa Library, and more broadly, school libraries will be examined. The re-imagined teacher education program has inspired revision in the role Education librarians play to respectfully and meaningfully integrate First Nations history, content, and world-views; […]
By Jenn on September 21, 2012
Your one stop shop for field trip information! Date: Monday, October 1, 2012, 3:00 – 6:00pm (arrive when you can) Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden – 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver BC Meet the educators from over 50 field trip sites Opportunities to win a free field trip for your class Bus bursaries for charter transportation Refreshments for pre-registered […]
By Jenn on September 20, 2012
The conference program features a range of sessions that will interest teacher-librarians and educators from all levels, and anyone interested in improving their teaching skills in literacy (e.g. visual, critical, etc.), research, and technology. Please contact Heather Daly if you have questions: hdaly@sd43.bc.ca or 604-937-6380. Keynotes include: Dr. David Loertscher, San José State University School of Library & Information Science […]
By Jenn on September 18, 2012
Open Education has come of age. The tiny movement that began in the late 1990s as a desire to increase access to educational opportunity has blossomed into requirements in national grant programs, key strategies in state legislatures and offices of education, content sharing initiatives at hundreds of universities and high schools, and a wide range […]
By Jenn on September 5, 2012
The B.C. Ministry of Education plans to overhaul the Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum, with a focus on thinking, ideas, and concepts over facts. See BC’s Curriculum Transformation discussion paper here. Full Vancouver Sun article here. By Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun September 4, 2012 © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
By Jenn on August 27, 2012
Read Janet Steffenhagen’s comments on the Ministry of Education’s re-assessment of grades K-12 education. Full article here. Vancouver Sun article by Janet Steffenhagen, August 21, 2012. 11:11 am • Section: Report Card © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
By Jenn on August 20, 2012
“B.C. Education Minister wants new focus on reading: One-third of students aren’t meeting expectations. Reading in the early grades will be the top priority for the next school year in B.C. because one in three children still struggle with literacy.” ~ quoted text, full Vancouver Sun article here. By Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun July 25, 2012 Ministry […]
By Jenn on July 4, 2012
Read the latest news on the B.C. Teacher’s labour dispute and walkout from The Vancouver Sun online news source. Full article here. Original source article here. By Kim Nursall and The Canadian Press, THE CANADIAN PRESS June 29, 2012 © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
By Jenn on June 27, 2012
Read Kathryn Ovenell-Carter’s moving article on why she is training to be a teacher in these trying times. By Kathryn Ovenell-Carter, 25 Jun 2012, TheTyee.ca © Copyright (c) TheTyee.ca