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By Jenn on January 30, 2012
January 15, 2012 – by Chris Kennedy – Author of cultureofyes blog I have used the above slide in a number of presentations to make the point that British Columbia is leading Canada (perhaps even the world) in the professional use of social media in K-12 education. I freely admit I don’t have the statistics to back up the claim – there are simply more teachers, […]
By Jenn on January 19, 2012
The Vancouver Sun January 17, 2012. 1:52 pm • Section: Report Card Finally the B.C. Teachers’ Federation has revealed what sort of salary increase it wants in a new collective agreement: 15 per cent over three years. That would include a three-per cent wage hike each year to cover cost-of-living increases and a three-per-cent market adjustment in […]
By Jenn on January 17, 2012
Use DataBC to search data and make informed decisions, inspire change or develop ideas that will improve government policies. DataBC isn’t just data – it’s access to data that drives our province forward. The data is here for you – to answer questions, to improve decision making or to help build government services that matter […]
By Jenn on January 12, 2012
5:00 PM 01/10/2012 DELTA – A feast was held today to celebrate the signing of a second Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement (AEEA) for Delta, with partners committing to support Aboriginal student success and bring a greater awareness of Aboriginal culture and history to all students. Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreements are a commitment by school districts, […]
By Jenn on January 6, 2012
UVic historian of education paints a bleak political picture, and blames all sides. By Crawford Kilian, 3 Jan 2012, TheTyee.ca Title: Worlds Apart: British Columbia Schools, Politics, and Labour Relations Before and After 1972 Author: Thomas Fleming Published by Bendall Books (2011) Just about everyone with an interest in B.C. schools will have to read this […]
By Jenn on January 4, 2012
B.C. schools should group students by ability rather than age, promote personalized learning but not at the expense of basic skills, eliminate standardized tests and provide more frequent reports to parents about student progress. Those are among the ideas submitted to the Education Ministry after it made a public appeal for suggestions about how to […]
By Jenn on January 3, 2012
The B.C. government wants to hear your views about what needs to change in public schools to better prepare students for the 21st century. It has created a website at bcedplan.ca and has been posting questions. You can join the conversation here. A few days ago, the moderators posted a summary of what they had heard […]
By Jenn on December 19, 2011
At the end of October, flanked by a group of student high school representatives, Education Minister George Abbott announced the launch of B.C.’s Education Plan, a new blueprint to overhaul the province’s K-12 school system. The new plan, the minister said, will transform the education system to be more flexible, emphasize personalized learning and increase […]
By Jenn on December 15, 2011
For over a year the Ministry of Education has been hinting at a change in direction for the province’s education system. It all started in mid-2010 with murmurings about “21st Century” or “child-centred” education, with little to no explanation of what that meant, leaving educators, trustees, and parents to banter about ideas on blogs, listserves, […]
By epederso on October 13, 2011
The Vancouver School District plans to start installing wireless internet service in some schools, despite a warning by the World Health Organization that the signals could be a possible carcinogen. School Board Chair Patti Bacchus said the service is being installed because the district is out of step with an educational technology that is increasingly […]