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By deewin on September 19, 2011
The B.C. government says it will scrap an $89-million software program to track elementary- and high-school students’ attendance and marks after a consultant’s report concluded the software needs to be replaced.The province says schools will have to use the program until a new system is brought in, by about 2014. Introduced more than six years […]
By epederso on September 15, 2011
Breaking French immersion’s stigma as an elitist program that caters to ‘gifted’ students is the objective of Canadian Parents for French new executive director of the B.C.-Yukon chapter. Glyn Lewis is taking over the French as a second language lobby group from Robert Rothon, who had served as Executive Director since 2008. “As a lobby […]
By deewin on September 14, 2011
Celebrate Science is a festival of B.C science writers for children and teens. The event will be taking place on Saturday, 24 September 2011, from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia. This science extravaganza will appeal to teachers, teacher-librarians, student teachers, public librarians, child care […]
By epederso on September 13, 2011
The Jump Math program, which is available for free online, is getting rave reviews from teachers and researchers. Vancouver teacher Elisha Bonnis says it changed her life. After years of being told she was just one of those people who doesn’t get math she recently completed a master’s degree in math education. Click here to read the Vancouver […]
By deewin on September 6, 2011
Education Minister George Abbott’s back to school message to parents was “We’re starting the year under a cloud. While I am disappointed at the timing, the BCTF president has assured me the pending job action won’t affect student learning and that teachers will continue to focus on students in the classroom.” Click here to read the […]
By deewin on September 1, 2011
While still mocked in some quarters, the social networking service Twitter is gaining respect among B.C. educators and has even wormed its way into a few classrooms.Teachers who experimented with classroom tweeting during the last school year say it encourages concise writing because tweets are limited to 140 characters and opens a new channel for […]
By deewin on August 31, 2011
British Columbia’s teachers have confirmed they’ll be going on limited job action when classes resume next week.Students and teachers alike will head back to school on Sept. 6, but teachers will do so under what they’re calling “Phase 1” of job action, which will eliminate day-to-day administrative duties typically handled by teachers.The 72-hour strike notice […]
By deewin on August 29, 2011
According to a new study, the introduction of full-day kindergarten in half of B.C. elementary schools last year was a remarkable success. Click here to read the full post, on Janet Steffenhagen’s blog.
By deewin on August 25, 2011
An Abbotsford school has been recognized for a program that allows students to report bullying anonymously.Rick Hansen secondary is the recipient of a 2011 Safe School Award from a Canada-wide anti-bullying program called Stop a Bully. To read the full post from Janet Steffenhagen’s blog, click here.
By deewin on August 24, 2011
In order to be successful, teachers need to embrace their freedom and creativity and be prepared to learn from their students. To read the full post on Janet Steffenhagen’s blog Report Card, click here.