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From The Tyee: On Becoming a Teacher
Read Kathryn Ovenell-Carter’s moving article on why she is training to be a teacher in these trying times. By Kathryn Ovenell-Carter, 25 Jun 2012, TheTyee.ca © Copyright (c) TheTyee.ca
To B.C. Teachers: A Letter of Thanks
Read The Vancouver Sun’s Report Card: A letter of thanks from a grateful parent to B.C. teachers. Full article here. By Janet Steffenhagen, June 21, 2012. 5:08 pm • Section: Report Card © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
Education News Update from the Tyee: $20 Million Pledged to Aboriginal Education
As part of the National Aboriginal Day celebration, the B.C. Aboriginal community has received over $20 million in funding dedicated to Aboriginal education and students from the B.C. Provincial Government. Read the full article in The Tyee here. By Katie Hyslop June 22, 2012 © Copyright (c) TheTyee.ca See the Provincial government’s Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework […]
Education News Update: The Report Card
Read the latest news on B.C. teachers’ negotiations and rallies in The Vancouver Sun’s Education News: The Report Card. Full article here. by Janet Steffenhagen, June 20, 2012. 12:44 pm • Section: Report Card © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
The Personalized Learning Movement
See Tiffany Poirier’s website about The Personalized Learning Movement: an new approach for teaching and enriching students’ learning experience. Philosophy of Personalized Learning here. Tiffany Poirier is an award-winning teacher, published children’s book author-illustrator and educational writer, with areas of specialty in gifted education, philosophy for children, and creativity. Sought after as a curriculum designer, speaker and […]
Education News Update from The Tyee
The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) has announced DeDe DeRose’s appointment as the province’s first Superintendent of Aboriginal Achievement. By Katie Hyslop June 11, 2012 12:51 pm Full Tyee article here. © Copyright (c) TheTyee.ca
This Just In: Award Winning Novel at the Education Library
“Patrick Ness’s novel A Monster Calls has won both the prestigious Carnegie Medal and its sister prize for illustration for the first time in the awards’ history.” ~from the BBC News Website. Read full article here. Publisher information and discussion guides here. UBC Library Holdings information here.
Education News Update: Supplementary Education in B.C.
Read The Vancouver Sun’s article about innovative enriched education for young students in British Columbia. Full article here. By Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun June 5, 2012 © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
News Update from The Tyee: Library and Archives Canada
Read The Tyee’s article on the the future of Library and Archives Canada and Canadian heritage here. Article written by Myron Groover, 07 June 2012, The Tyee © Copyright (c) TheTyee.ca