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Koerner Research Commons Holiday Hours and December workshops
Research Commons Holiday Hours: Closed from December 14th to January 5th! The Research Commons will be closed for holidays from Saturday December 14th 2013 to Sunday January 5th 2014. This includes workshops, in-person consultation services, and email or phone consultations. Reminder: The upcoming Grad Studies thesis submission deadline is January 3, 2014. If you would […]
Students kept in closed “seclusion rooms” at B.C. schools, says child advocate
Misbehaving special needs students have been kept isolated in closed rooms, a practice that must end, say child advocates. The incidents were revealed in a report issued on Thursday by Inclusion BC and the Family Support Institute, organizations concerned with children’s’ developmental disabilities and special needs. Read full article in The Vancouver Province: http://www.theprovince.com/news/bc/Isolating+special+needs+students+causes+long+lasting+emotional/9195942/story.html
Private school enrollment at Independent Schools Association of B.C. up 4% over last year
Private schools in B.C. bucking trend of declining enrollment Read full article at Metro http://ow.ly/qUSmp
Check out our Remembrance Day Topic Guide
The purpose of this guide is to link teacher candidates and teacher-librarians to young adult and children’s literature, teaching ideas, images, YouTube videos and web resources that will be useful in observing Remembrance Day in BC schools. http://guides.library.ubc.ca/remembranceday Photo credit: Lauren Cathy Turner via Flickr
Koerner Library Research Commons Workshops November 2013
Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot! Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about […]
Poetry Please! Presentation and Poetry Workshop
The Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable invites you to a lively and informative morning presentation and workshop with acclaimed BC poets Tiffany Stone and Robert Heidbreder on the myriad ways to engage with children through poetry. In addition, several CWILL BC writers will entertain you with short talks about their recent works—this is a great way […]
UBC colloquium on Atlantic Canadian children’s literature November 20
No registration necessary. Refreshments provided.Wednesday, November 20, 11:30 pm – 12:30 pm “Connecting Authors and Readers: Researching and Documenting Atlantic Canadian Books for Youth” Vivian Howard, Associate Dean Academic and Associate Professor, School of Information Management, Dalhousie University Location: Dodson Room, Level 3, Chapman Learning Commons, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, UBC […]
Student Success in First-Year University Physics and Mathematics Courses: Does the high-school attended make a difference?
From our friends in UBC dept of math: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 35 (17):2905-2927; 10.1080/09500693.2012.667168 NOV 1 2013 Science & Engineering Librarian, Eugene Barsky commented, “This paper considers school factors that contribute to a successful transition from high school to first-year university Physics courses at the University of British Columbia by employing a two-level […]
Vancouver school board tries to streamline kindergarten registration
Starting Friday, parents should register their child at their local school, even if they intend to attend a choice program like French Immersion or Montessori at another school. Once registration is completed at the local school, in January, parents will receive an email link to an online registration process for those alternate programs. Parents will […]
Mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones now a mainstay for young children
According to a report to be released Monday by Common Sense Media, the vast majority of young children in the United States are using mobile devices and for much longer periods of time, with an even greater number of babies being exposed to the smartphones and tablets that have become a bigger part of family […]