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Parent group backtracks on opposition to Wi-Fi in schools
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.
AASL’s Standards for the 21st Century Learner
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.
BC Book Prizes–Finalists for Children’s Literature
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 […]
Testing May Facilitate Learning Better Than Active Methods
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.
TD National Reading Summit II–Montreal
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 […]
New Canadian Children’s Book Award Announced
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 […]
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