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Students kept in closed “seclusion rooms” at B.C. schools, says child advocate
Misbehaving special needs students have been kept isolated in closed rooms, a practice that must end, say child advocates.
The incidents were revealed in a report issued on Thursday by Inclusion BC and the Family Support Institute, organizations concerned with children’s’ developmental disabilities and special needs.
Read full article in The Vancouver Province: http://www.theprovince.com/news/bc/Isolating+special+needs+students+causes+long+lasting+emotional/9195942/story.html
Private school enrollment at Independent Schools Association of B.C. up 4% over last year
Private schools in B.C. bucking trend of declining enrollment
Read full article at Metro http://ow.ly/qUSmp
Check out our Remembrance Day Topic Guide
The purpose of this guide is to link teacher candidates and teacher-librarians to young adult and children’s literature, teaching ideas, images, YouTube videos and web resources that will be useful in observing Remembrance Day in BC schools.
http://guides.library.ubc.ca/remembranceday
Photo credit: Lauren Cathy Turner via Flickr
Koerner Library Research Commons Workshops November 2013
Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!
Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.
Thursday November 7th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4465
Wednesday November 13th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4466
Tuesday November 19th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4348
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/
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Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley
Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.
Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.
Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Thursday November 21st, 2:00-4:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/43002
Citation Management Using Mendeley:
Thursday November 14th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4342
Citation Management Using Zotero:
Tuesday, November 12th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4299
Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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SPSS
Workshop 1- Basic SPSS
Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.
No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop.
Wednesday, November 6th, 4:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4306
Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management
Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.
Monday, November 18th, 9am-10:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4310
Workshop 3-Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS
Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!
Wednesday, October 27th, 1:30-2:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4314
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
Poetry Please! Presentation and Poetry Workshop
The Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable invites you to a lively and informative morning presentation and workshop with acclaimed BC poets Tiffany Stone and Robert Heidbreder on the myriad ways to engage with children through poetry.
In addition, several CWILL BC writers will entertain you with short talks about their recent works—this is a great way to learn about new books for your classroom or library.
Expect to learn a lot, laugh a lot, and enjoy the company of other educators and lovers of books!
PoetryPlease! Tiffany Stone and Robert Heidbreder, two well-known BC children’s poets whose published works include Rainbow Shoes (Kirkus starred review), Floyd the Flamingo and His Flock of Friends, Black and Bittern Was Night (Publishers Weekly starred review) and Crocodiles Play, will take you on a poetic ride. You will listen to poetry, act it out, read it, write your own poems and discover some criteria for choosing and writing poetry with your class.
We will also have a repeat of last year’s extra fun activity—Speed Dating for Lovers . . . of books.
Friday November 22, 2013 at the University Golf Club 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. Includes a continental breakfast. Co-sponsored by CWILL.
Early Bird Rates until October 31 Members $40 Non-Members $55 Students $20
To register online or by mail visit our website www.vclr.ca.