Education Library

Young People and Reading: The Culture of Yes Blog

Jennifer O. — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:43:23 +0000

Read Chris Kennedy’s posting on encouraging reading in students and his involvement in the TD National Reading Summit III – A Reading Canada: Building a Plan.

“Chris Kennedy is the Superintendent of Schools/CEO with the West Vancouver School District (West Vancouver, BC). He has taught secondary English and Social Studies, and been both an elementary and secondary school principal.” More here.

~from The Culture of Yes website.

Maurice Sendak, Children’s Book Author Icon: June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012

Jennifer O. — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:17:20 +0000

Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen has passed away at 83. Read The Vancouver Sun article here.

Article by Stephanie Griffith, Agence France-Presse May 8, 2012

Many of his books are available at the UBC Education library.

Education News Update – Share your views on the future of Vancouver Schools

Jennifer O. — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:27:51 +0000

Read the latest news on a community meeting about Vancouver school issues from The Vancouver Sun. Community Meeting information here. Meeting is Tuesday, May 15 at Britannia Secondary School.

By Janet Steffenhagen May 8, 2012. 3:59 pm • Section: Report Card

This Just In! New book at the Education Library

Jennifer O. — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:37:44 +0000

The Kalevala: Tales of Magic and Adventure

Check out the award-winning Suomen Lasten Kalevala: classic epic Finnish literature, compiled from ancient oral poetry. Beautifully illustrated by Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin; translation by Kaarina Brooks.

UBC Library Information Holdings here.

Publisher’s Information here.

Education News Update from The Tyee: Part III of a Series

Jennifer O. — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:20:57 +0000

Read the latest news on year-round education in British Columbia from The Tyee here. Third in a three part series.

By Aleksandra Sagan, 4 May 2012, TheTyee.ca

Education News Update from The Tyee: Part II of a Series

Jennifer O. — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:28:47 +0000

Read the latest news on year-round education in British Columbia from The Tyee here. Second in a three part series.

By Aleksandra Sagan, 3 May 2012, TheTyee.ca

Read A Story, Share a Book with Brian Deines & Nancy Hundal

deewin — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:52:44 +0000

Are you interested in the writing and/or illustrating process? If so, you should join our guest author and illustrator to find out how you can become an author or an illustrator yourself!

Brian Deines, acclaimed Canadian children’s book illustrator and Nancy Hundal, a local author and librarian are presenting on the art of the picture book, and the special relationships that exist between reader, story and pictures.

When? Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 from 7:00pm – 8:30 pm

Where? City Centre Library (10350 University Dr, Surrey), Meeting Room 120 (1st floor)

Cost? This incredible event is Free!

Education News Update from the Tyee

Jennifer O. — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:32:15 +0000

Read the latest news on year-round education in British Columbia from The Tyee here. First in a three part series.

By Aleksandra Sagan, 2 May 2012, TheTyee.ca

Amusement Park Science: Students Study Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Science, Marketing, and Agriculture at Playland

Jennifer O. — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:13:17 +0000

Celebrate the 25th Annual Science and Physics Day at Playland! With help from a group of educators from the UBC Department of Physics and Astronomy, teachers can bring their classes to Playland to have fun and study physics in action. The British Columbia Brightest Minds Competition is part of the Science and Physics Day two-week event, so bring your students to Playland for some educational fun!

Read more and see the video from The Vancouver Sun here.

Program guides and ride specifications:
Amusement Park Biology 12
Amusement Park Chemistry 12
Amusement Park Physics Grades 11-12
Amusement Park Science Grade 10
Amusement Park Science Grade 8
La Science du Plaisir
Science of Fun (Grades 4-7)
Ride Specs

Also, Marketing Day for Business students, and The Science of Agriculture: PNE Kidz Discovery Farm School Tours Grades K-4

This just in! New book at the Education Library

Jennifer O. — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:31:17 +0000

Using Children’s Literature Across the Curriculum: A Handbook of Instructional Strategies

This resource uniquely offers preservice and inservice teachers templates for using quality children’s literature to implement six themes across grades K-8. The themes are based on national curriculum standards and text sets are carefully selected to facilitate discussion, analysis, and problem solving across the grades.

Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, c2011.

Author biographies here.

~Description and Author bios from Publisher’s website

UBC Library Holdings Information here.