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

EdCan Network News, Research

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

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

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

Digital Literacy is not a tool or a series of checklists

by: Brooke Moore

Curriculum, Equity, Opinion, Policy, School Community

Schooling for Democracy

by: Peter H. Hennessy

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion

Jumping into Inquiry

What do you want to learn?

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

EdCan Network News

Balanced Math at Fieldcrest wins Innovation Award

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

EdCan Network News

CBC Ottawa Morning: B-Y-O-D and Wifi in every classroom

Equity, Opinion, School Community

CEA Contributes Canadian Context to American Education Documentary, Waiting for Superman

by: Max Cooke

EdCan Network News

Jeanne Sauvé bike in classroom project a success

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

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

by: Bruce Beairsto

Curriculum, Opinion, Teaching

Writing his way forward

by: Brooke Moore

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

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We are not alone nor are we powerless against an inflexible and outdated system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

Assessment, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching

Poisonous Praise

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

by: Brooke Moore

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

Engagement, Opinion, Pathways, Policy, School Community

Let’s get serious about community-based education

by: Peter H. Hennessy