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Small progress in teacher bargaining
The B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) have agreed to seek the help of an arbitrator in resolving an important stumbling block — that is, which issues can be bargained locally and which ones must remain at the provincial table. Click here to read the full post on Janet […]
Study shows- Grades improve when classes start later
A late start is a head start when it comes to first-period classes, according to a new study of more than 6,100 students over four consecutive school years. Building on a decade of sleep research, the findings tread new ground in directly linking start times with academic performance. The cause-and-effect was so powerful, in fact, that delaying […]
B.C. drops optional grade 12 provincial exams
British Columbia is dropping optional Grade 12 provincial exams and changing its provincial scholarship program so that more students will be eligible. The announcement was made this morning at a private meeting of B.C. school superintendents in Kelowna. Optional exams are being discontinued because few students write them now that universities and other post-secondary schools […]
B.C. school district seeks $1-million loan to operate schools in China
Nechako Lakes district recently requested $1 million in loans to operate B.C.-certified schools in China. Click here to read the full story, from Janet Steffenhagen’s blog.
Do video games teach kids ‘new literacy’?
When you check in with your kid, who is now into hour three of his Halo marathon, you repeat that well-worn phrase your mother used on you about killing brain cells and trading in the controller (well, it was a joystick back in your day) for a book. A new article on PBS’s Mediashift web […]
CT (Certified Teacher) Designation denied
B.C. teachers will not receive a professional designation. The government nixed the idea over the summer, disallowing a bylaw proposed by the B.C. College of Teachers (BCCT) that would have allowed teachers to place the letters CT – for certified teacher – after their names, just as nurses use RN and engineers, P. Eng. Click here […]
Simple quiz helps identify children’s developmental delays: BC study
According to a recent BC study, a simple questionnaire can help parents identify developmental disabilities among their pre-school children. Click here to read the full story.
Teachers’ Use of Digital Technology in Secondary Music Education: Illustrations of Changing Classrooms
This journal article appears in the July 2011 issue of the British Journal of Music Education (28,2). Abstract: The music industry in the 21st century uses digital technology in a wide range of applications including performance, composition and in recording and publishing. Much of this digital technology is freely available via downloads from the internet, as […]
East Vancouver school grounds to be transformed into “natural playground”
More than 150 volunteers will descend on Grandview Elementary tomorrow to transform it into the city’s first “natural playground.” Click here to read the full story, located in the Vancouver Sun.
Apple deal expected to bring more iPads to BC schools
The iPad could be the hands of Grade 5 and 6 science students this fall if school trustees like the idea of partnering with Apple Canada. A report to school trustees says eight school districts including Kamloops-Thompson, Abbotsford, Delta, Richmond, Surrey, Victoria, Vancouver and West Vancouver have spent the last year and a half developing the […]