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BCTF Research publishes new study: The Worklife of BC Teachers in 2009
BCTF Research publishes new study: The Worklife of BC Teachers in 2009 The BCTF Research study “The Worklife of BC Teachers in 2009′ is now online on the BCTF web site: http://www.bctf.ca/IssuesInEducation.aspx?id=21498.
National School Library Day Colloquia
The UBC Faculty of Education, School of Library Archival and Information Science and Education Library present, as part of Celebrate Learning Week, our National School Library Day Colloquia Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre E-texts, E-books: Are We at a Tipping Point? Dr. Teresa Dobson, Associate […]
New Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide is now available
The new Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide is now available on the Ministry of Education website at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/fdk/professional/resources.htm The Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide was developed to support teachers, principals and others in creating high quality full day programs for Kindergarten. It sets expectations for full day Kindergarten programs in British Columbia, summarizes current research […]
Carnegie Foundation – Inside Teaching website
http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/insideteaching/ Welcome to Inside Teaching. This website is designed to support a community of learning, which includes teachers, professional developers, and other educators interested in learning and in teaching. Visit collections of multimedia records of teaching practice. Learn from others’perspectives on using records of practice for teacher learning. Contribute your own teaching and learning experiences […]
The Atlas of Canada – educational attainment
CENSUS MAPS The Atlas of Canada, produced by Natural Resources Canada, in partnership with Statistics Canada, presents a series of maps and accompanying analysis of national and regional data results from the 2006 Census. The third and last release focuses on educational attainment, location of study, the Aboriginal population, income, as well as age and […]
Solution looking for a problem? Teaching students to sleep.
Scottish schools offering lessons in sleeping A charity organization is offering sleeping lessons in schools in Scotland — saying bad behaviour among the country’s teenagers could be due to sleep deprivation. Sleep Scotland says teaching students how to sleep can help improve academic achievement. The classes teach students that they should be sleeping for more […]
Increased demand for education in India prompts proposed change
Foreign universities would be able to open campuses in India under a policy being considered by lawmakers. Supporters say the bill will open badly needed spaces for students interested in higher education. Roughly half of the 1.2 billion people who live in India are 25 or younger. The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/asia/16india.html?ref=world -*-
Canadian officials work to recruit more Chinese students
Canadian officials are working to recruit more Chinese students to the country’s high schools, colleges and universities. As of 2008, there were about 42,000 Chinese students studying in Canada, and officials believe those numbers grew about 20% last year. However, some say that the US and Australia are ahead of Canada in terms of education […]
Draft of common national standards for English and Math – USA
A draft of common national standards for English and math was released today by the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers. The proposal includes specific benchmarks that students should achieve at each grade level. For example, by the end of eighth grade, students should be able to “informally explain why the […]