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By Jenn on April 2, 2012
Check out The Art Zone – from the National Gallery of Art interactive educational resource website. Make a work of art online!
By Jenn on March 28, 2012
Creating Caring Classrooms: How to encourage students to communicate, create, and be compassionate of others This passionate book is about community, compassion, and creativity; it is about caring for others. It is also about helping students care about their work. Teachers will learn how to establish inclusive classrooms where kindness and concern become crucial backdrops for […]
By Jenn on March 22, 2012
What is it about The Hunger Games that has made it the hottest teen fiction series since Harry Potter and Twilight? We went to the source and found three avid and articulate fans — ages 17 to 74 — to tell us. They love Suzanne Collins’ best-selling dystopian trilogy about a future dictatorship in which […]
By Jenn on February 20, 2012
Silent Moments in Education: An Autoethnography of Learning, Teaching, and Learning to Teach by Colette A. Granger Colette A. Granger’s highly original book considers moments in several areas of education in which silence may serve as both a response to difficulty and a means of working through it. The author, a teacher educator, presents narratives and […]
By Jenn on February 7, 2012
So You Want to Write a Children’s Book: An Insider’s Handbook for Children’s Writers and Illustrators Who Want to Get Published By Peter Carver Ever wanted to write or illustrate a children’s book and have no idea where to begin or where to seek publication? This handbook for new and aspiring children’s authors and […]
By Jenn on February 2, 2012
In honour of Black History Month, the Education Library would like to feature the Historica-Dominion Institute’s online Black History in Canada Education Guide: A Message to Teachers The largest independent organization dedicated to Canadian history, identity and citizenship, The Historica-Dominion Institute is committed to bringing the stories and experiences of Canada into the classroom. This innovative […]
By Jenn on January 27, 2012
Achieving Aboriginal student success : a guide for K to 8 classrooms by Pamela Rose Toulouse. Achieving Aboriginal Student Success presents goals and strategies needed to support Aboriginal learners in the classroom. This book is for all teachers of kindergarten to grade 8 who have Aboriginal students in their classrooms or who are looking for […]
By Jenn on January 25, 2012
The Vancouver Sun – Education News It was about six years ago that UBC professor Jon Beasley-Murray first noticed his students citing Wikipedia in their essays. If they were going to use Wikipedia for his class on Latin American literature, he thought, they might as well improve some of the shoddy articles on the subject. For the […]
By Jenn on January 24, 2012
Innovative Media for the Classroom and Communities Use diverse educational tools to enhance learning: Our trusted, high-calibre content includes exciting web-based learning platforms and teaching guides probing topics such as environmental studies, citizen media and Aboriginal culture. Teaching Guides A good study guide can bring a film to life within a classroom setting. Guides are available […]
By Jenn on January 24, 2012
The Vancouver Sun BY Katherine Monk, Postmedia News, JANUARY 23, 2012 PARK CITY, Utah — There are many bizarre sights parading before the viewfinder of a Sundance Film Festival visitor, but the indoor tree imported from Banff and the bear cage outside the library are two of the more cryptic signs of unfettered creativity sprawling […]