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Infusing Some Queer into Teacher Education
Publically-funded schools in North America are often scary and dangerous places for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (GBLTQ) youth, and many teens suggest that the adults charged with ensuring their safety and learning often do little to promote their acceptance and safety among their peers. Educators need preparation to become more sensitized to GBLTQ […]
Growing up digital, wired for distraction
Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning. Click here to read the full article.
Europeans Open Virtual Exhibition Space
Europeana, Europe’s digital library, museum and archive, has launched two online exhibitions: Reading Europe which showcases the full texts of 1,000 of Europeana’s most fascinating books, from medieval cookbooks to 18th century English bestsellers. Reshaping Art Nouveau includes a remarkable collection of Art Nouveau images of everything from domestic furnishings and decorative art to architecture […]
Alberta weighs raising school-dropout age
Alberta students looking to drop out of high school at 16 could soon be legally required to stay an extra year. Read more Edmonton Journal
BCTF Research publishes new study: The Worklife of BC Teachers in 2009
BCTF Research publishes new study: The Worklife of BC Teachers in 2009 The BCTF Research study “The Worklife of BC Teachers in 2009′ is now online on the BCTF web site: http://www.bctf.ca/IssuesInEducation.aspx?id=21498.
National School Library Day Colloquia
The UBC Faculty of Education, School of Library Archival and Information Science and Education Library present, as part of Celebrate Learning Week, our National School Library Day Colloquia Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre E-texts, E-books: Are We at a Tipping Point? Dr. Teresa Dobson, Associate […]
New Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide is now available
The new Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide is now available on the Ministry of Education website at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/fdk/professional/resources.htm The Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide was developed to support teachers, principals and others in creating high quality full day programs for Kindergarten. It sets expectations for full day Kindergarten programs in British Columbia, summarizes current research […]
Carnegie Foundation – Inside Teaching website
http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/insideteaching/ Welcome to Inside Teaching. This website is designed to support a community of learning, which includes teachers, professional developers, and other educators interested in learning and in teaching. Visit collections of multimedia records of teaching practice. Learn from others’perspectives on using records of practice for teacher learning. Contribute your own teaching and learning experiences […]
The Atlas of Canada – educational attainment
CENSUS MAPS The Atlas of Canada, produced by Natural Resources Canada, in partnership with Statistics Canada, presents a series of maps and accompanying analysis of national and regional data results from the 2006 Census. The third and last release focuses on educational attainment, location of study, the Aboriginal population, income, as well as age and […]