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By epederso on May 30, 2011
New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardized tests, but their main purpose will be to grade teachers, not the students who take them. Read the full New York Times article here.
By epederso on May 19, 2011
Students in Windsor walked out of class this past Monday to protest against a Catholic school board decision to cut librarians and close libraries. Read the CBC article here.
By epederso on May 2, 2011
An influential parent group has decided not to oppose Wi-Fi installations in B.C. schools until it has gathered more information about the potential effect on students’ health and education. This article was published in the Vancouver Sun. Click here to read the full story.
By epederso on April 19, 2011
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for school librarians to use to shape the learning of students in the school.
By epederso on March 10, 2011
For more information go to http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2011 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Supported by the BC Library Association Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen Publisher: Tundra Books Violet’s TV-director dad has traded a job in Vancouver for one in LA, their house for a home complete with a pool, and, worst […]
By epederso on January 21, 2011
According to a recent article published in Science, taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know. It actually helps people learn, and it works better than a number of other studying techniques. Read the full article here.
By epederso on January 20, 2011
The TD National Reading Summit II live webcast (sponsored by UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Education Library) connected BC participants to the conference in Montreal. The first day’s events were both informative and thought provoking. The second day of the conference will take place on Friday […]
By epederso on January 18, 2011
Toronto, January 26, 2011 — The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is very pleased to announce a major new Canadian children’s literature award. The John Spray Mystery Award will honour excellence in the children’s mystery book format and comes with a $5,000 cash prize which will be awarded annually beginning in November 2011. To be eligible […]