EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

TedXWilfrid-Bastien

Sharing innovative ideas in addressing the important question of the transition to a 21st century pedagogy.

by: Pierre Poulin

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

My Guitar Class is More than a Class

It’s an environment for action, collaboration, and innovation to take place, and for this innovation to be owned by the individuals and groups that fill these spaces.

by: Bryan Jackson

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Improving Assessment and Reporting with Performance Standards

by: Bruce Beairsto

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

Innovation is the Beautiful Chaos that 28 Young Learners Create

Our challenge lies in how best to capture, synthesize and share the magic of learning that happens in authentic contexts.

by: Brian Harrison

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices

Don’t Let Data Drive Your Dialogue

by: Bruce Beairsto

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community, Teaching

Prevent Teacher ‘YouTubing’ by Giving Students More Freedom to Learn

Banning student smartphones denies them the chance to learn communication, collaboration, and creation.

by: Alanna King

Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community, Teaching

Has teacher professionalism been over-shadowed by unionism?

Many teachers are trapped in the no-man’s land between unionism and professionalism

by: Peter H. Hennessy

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

The Future is Here: Ready or Not

Schools, teachers and all stakeholders of the educational process need to see that the ground is shifting.

by: Daryl Bambic

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

Necessary Disruption (Part 1: Keeping Pace With Technical Innovation)

by: Bruce Beairsto

EdCan Network, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

As Past Students, We Think We’re ‘Experts’ in Changing Education

Closing the chasm between those leading education reform and the public isn’t easy

by: Michael McEvoy

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

ConnectED Canada: Building a National Network for Change

by: Neil Stephenson

Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Teachers as Nodes in a Network

We are not alone nor are we powerless against an inflexible and outdated system

by: Daryl Bambic

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Innovation in Education Through Failing

Educators must embrace the concept of learning through failure

by: Bruce Dixon

Assessment, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices

Assessment As Learning: It’s time. Seriously.

Shifting your classroom and mindset from ranking (marks) to learning (feedback)

by: Brooke Moore

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

Necessary Disruption (Part 2: Preparing Engaged Citizens)

by: Bruce Beairsto

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

A District Wide Blueprint for Change

Learning in the 21st Century is a vibrant and engaging process – one that requires much more than the investment in equipment.

by: A District Wide Blueprint for Change

Curriculum, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Isolating public education from the shifting winds of politics

The Education Reform Movement

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices

More Students Share Reflections on What’s Standing in the Way of Change in Education

by: Speak Out

EdTech & Design, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices

Everyone has an excuse for not wanting to change

But our young people deserve for us to take the challenge of change seriously

by: Bruce Dixon

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

How to Provoke Innovation in Your School – A Teacher’s Blueprint

by: Heidi Siwak