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Alberta weighs raising school-dropout age
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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:
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 Professor and Director of the Digital Literacy Centre, Dept. of Language and Literacy Education
Jeff Miller, Senior Manager, Distance Learning, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology.
“The technology of the book has already seen a number of transitions in its long history: from clay to wax to papyrus to vellum to cloth to paper, stored as tablets or scrolls or folios or books, bound in horn or leather or cloth or paper. With each metamorphosis, the role of the librarian has changed – from scribe to guard to copyist to archivist to selector to teacher.” (2004, Johnson).
In this session, presenters will explore the way digital technologies are modifying and extending conceptions of text and will consider implications for knowledge creation, diffusion, and reception.
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 findings, and suggests effective practices that can be put to immediate use in schools and Kindergarten classrooms. This guide is intended to help educators ensure that Kindergarten students benefits from experiences that reflect current knowledge about children’s learning and development.
The Full Day Kindergarten Program Guide builds on the philosophy of The Primary Program: A Framework for Teaching, and shares a vision of children as presented in the British Columbia Early Learning Framework.