Equity, Opinion, Pathways, School Community

Leaving School

A Multi-faceted perspective

by: Stephen Hurley

Assessment, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices

Undoing School

Increasing the Connections Between Intellectual Engagement and Student Success

by: Stephen Hurley

Engagement, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Professional Development Starts with a Learner Mindset

by: Barry Dyck

Equity, Opinion, Policy, School Community

CEA’s Focus on Equity Blogs – Week 1 in Review

An eloquent line-up of contributors challenged us to reflect on what we need to do in order to achieve equity for ALL students in Canadian classrooms

by: Max Cooke

Leadership, Opinion, Policy, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Drummond Report Dominates Canada’s Education Discourse

The influence of recommendations to cut Ontario’s all-day Kindergarten and increase class sizes could eventually be felt nationally.

by: Max Cooke

Opinion, Teaching

Teaching is a ‘Way of Being’ – Part 2

So How Do We Develop Expert Teachers?

by: Peter Skillen

Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Threat to Recruit Strippers from High School has Legs

Plus groundbreaking anti-bullying and copyright legislation, and heated Ontario teacher labour negotiations keep media focus on education during the traditional summer downtime

by: Max Cooke

EdCan Network, Opinion

EdCan Network Regional Exchanges

The CEA Puts Its Ear to the Ground

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Striking the Right Balance Between Innovation and Improvement

Perhaps it’s time that the debate about how we create the conditions for educational success for all students – through both innovation and improvement – became a little more innovative.

by: Bernie Froese-Germain

Curriculum, Opinion, Teaching

Cdn EdWire – Old Math vs. New Math

New study claims that traditional math education methods are superior to discovery-based instructional techniques, and the columnists pounce.

by: Max Cooke

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Technology and Student Engagement

by: Bruce Beairsto

Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

The Teaching Profession: Is There Still A Place For Imagination

Against pretending that we have it all figured out

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Opinion

That Moment of Trust

Exploring the Space For Parent Engagement

by: Stephen Hurley

Assessment, EdCan Network, Opinion

The Assessment Barrier

How much do tests really tell us about a student’s ability to apply real world knowledge?

by: Zoe Branigan-Pipe

Engagement, Opinion, School Community

Schools as A Place of Relationship

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices

Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard!

Reimagining Educational Spaces to Raise Student Voice

by: Stephen Hurley

Assessment, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching

Poisonous Praise

Re-thinking comments to encourage learning rather than the status quo

by: Brooke Moore

Opinion, Teaching

Teaching is a ‘Way of Being’ – Part 1

Developing Expert Teachers vs. Experienced Nonexperts

by: Peter Skillen

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Rethinking School Design

The Transition from Space to Place

by: Stephen Hurley

EdCan Network, EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Why do we need innovation in education?

Launch of a CEA blog focus aims to start building some form of consensus of our collective expectations for why innovation is needed in education.

by: Ron Canuel