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What’s Your Definition of Intelligence?
An interview with Scott Barry Kaufman was featured in Saturday, July 20’s Globe and Mail. “As a child, Scott Barry Kaufman had an auditory disorder that made it difficult to process words in real time. . . . he performed badly in IQ tests, had to repeat Grade 3 and spent years in special education. […]
June is National Aboriginal History Month, Aboriginal (Un)History Month at UBC
Throughout the month of June, the Library will be celebrating Aboriginal scholarship, creativity, and intellectual traditions with its second annual Aboriginal (Un)History Month. Featuring exhibits at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), Asian Library, and book displays at several library branches, the (Un)History month activities introduce ways UBC Indigenous scholars are bridging communities and transforming academic spaces through Indigenous […]
UBC Education Library now on Twitter
It has been only three weeks since UBC Education Library joined Twitter and already we’ve gained quite a nice following! We’re tweeting news in Education and UBC Education Library events and workshops. Won’t you follow us if you haven’t already? https://twitter.com/UBCEdLib
Got Class?
The Class (Entre les murs) is an award-winning film directed by Lauren Cantet. It’s set in a tough school in Paris and highlight’s one teacher’s experiences teaching French language and literature. Come to the Education Library to borrow it (PN 1997.2.C 5784 2009 dvd) and be sure to let us know what you think about it!
For Educators: September is Life Literacy Month
September marks Life Literacy Month – a month to celebrate literacy and lifelong learning. Did you know that nearly nine million adult Canadians struggle with low literacy? Get involved this month, increase your own literacy skills, and encourage everyone to get the skills they need to live a fully engaged life. Don’t forget to also […]
This Just In: New Book at the Education Library
Children’s Literature in the Classroom: Engaging Lifelong Readers “Many reading programs today overlook an essential component of literacy instruction—helping children develop an enduring love of reading. This authoritative and accessible guide provides a wealth of ideas for incorporating high-quality children’s books of all kinds into K-6 classrooms. “ ~from the Publisher’s website Author profile here. […]
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 […]
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.
Reading the World: What Young Children Learn from Literature
Enjoy a new addition to the collection at the Education Library: Reading the World: What Young Children Learn from Literature. “Reading the World is invaluable for early years teachers, nursery nurses, teaching assistants and other practitioners, but will appeal also to parents and carers, those who teach children at Key stages 1 and 2 and to students on initial teacher […]
Copyright Issues in the Information Age: Rip! A Remix Manifesto
Read The Tyee’s post about Rip! A Remix Manifesto! : a documentary exploring issues regarding copyright, the media, piracy, intellectual property, and freedom of expression. A related article by Micheal Geist about copyright in Canada here. National Film Board of Canada film credits and information here. UBC Library Holdings information here.