Engagement, Opinion, School Community

Canadian EdWire – Our Public Schools: Consumer-driven?

As back-to-school time approaches, the growing parental demand for niche market programs reflects a desire for their children to be more engaged in school.

by: Max Cooke

Leadership, Opinion, School Community

Canadian EdWire – The back-to-school media crush begins

Advice on curbing back-to-school anxiety, homework meltdowns, and paying for school essentials, except in B.C., where a high-stakes labour dispute is ready to unfold.

by: Max Cooke

EdCan Network News

Cochrane High wins National Innovation Award for teaching and learning: Canadian Education Association lauds local initiative

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

Necessary Disruption (Part 7: Making the Change)

by: Bruce Beairsto

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Teaching

Pulling It Together: The People Puzzle

by: John J C Myers

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

My Secrets for Innovating Classroom Practice – Part 1

An outline of the steps I took to transform my practice so that it is now aligned with expectations for 21st Century Fluencies.

by: Heidi Siwak

EdCan Network News, Research

2015 CEA Pat Clifford Award Winner: Teaching Sideways To Shift The Stories

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

Once Upon a Time: What’s Standing in the Way of Change in Education?

by: Rose Pillay

Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

Professional Learning Begins and End with Ourselves

Ten things that I've learned after a career of teaching

by: John J C Myers

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

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

by: Bruce Beairsto

Curriculum, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Citizenship Education is More About Process than Content

by: Peter H. Hennessy

EdCan Network, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

A change mindset requires curiosity

by: Barry Dyck

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Teaching

Learning through Inquiry

What I learned during my students' inquiry

by: Brooke Moore

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Improving Assessment and Reporting with Performance Standards

by: Bruce Beairsto

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

Equity, Opinion, Pathways, Policy, School Community

Yes, we can eradicate child and family poverty!

To start, we need a federal action plan that involves the provinces, territories, Aboriginal governments, the community sector, the private sector, and people living in poverty

by: Laurel Rothman

Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Spring Comes in September

by: Bruce Beairsto

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

The Classroom Might Remain Relevant

While the institution of school incentivizes control and predictability, the irony is that relevant skills result from autonomy and self-direction.

by: Eric Rosenberg

EdTech & Design, Leadership, Opinion

Innovation requires the understanding that learning takes place every day; everywhere.

For real change – dramatic change – systemic change – change has to happen at the policy level – with the elected – at all levels.

by: Sandi Urban-Hall

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