Assessment, Leadership, Opinion

Bill H.R. 5: Another Blow a Brewin’ for Standardization?

by: Grant Frost

Curriculum, Leadership, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices

Just Supposing…

Most people, though they care about public education, are at a loss when it comes to changing it substantially

by: Peter H. Hennessy

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

So, what’s standing in the way of change in education?

It’s time to start challenging our lingering assumptions about teaching and learning

by: Ron Canuel

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices, School Community

Shaking the Education Tree

The time is now for a paradigm shift from uniformity, standardization, centralization and bureaucratization to one that heralds individualism, singularity and selfhood.

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Indigenous Learning, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices

Getting to a Deeper Level of Knowing

Education leaders need to truly understand the journey that Aboriginal students are currently travelling to ensure their success.

by: Carolyn Duhamel

Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching, Well-being

Creating More Mentally Healthy Schools

Resources are available to help teachers bring conversations about mental health into their classrooms

by: Andrea Kirkum

Assessment, Engagement, Leadership, Opinion, Teaching

Teachers Need Feedback Too

by: Bruce Beairsto

Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Bossism in Public Education

A few examples of legislative/regulatory overkill in our education systems

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Leadership, Opinion, Policy

Cdn EdWire – Inclusion and cyberbullying debated in the Maritimes

From inclusion programs in New Brunswick referred to as ‘extreme’ to contentious school closures and new cyberbulling laws in Nova Scotia, there’s lots of education news from the East Coast.

by: Max Cooke

Leadership, Opinion, Policy, School Community, Teaching

Cdn EdWire – Short Term Labour Peace for Long Term Labour Strife?

The pundits and educators are mulling over the long term bargaining table ramifications from teacher labour deals struck in Ontario and B.C.

by: Max Cooke

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices

Think Twice, Measure Once

by: Bruce Beairsto

Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Leadership, Opinion, Pathways

Cdn EdWire – A diverse array of serious education issues play out in the dailies

Cyberbullying and teen suicide, abolition of Quebec school boards, failing our First Nations students, confronting the persistent dropout issue, and continued B.C. teacher labour unrest have made headlines in recent weeks.

by: Max Cooke

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Up With Reporting

by: Bruce Beairsto

Curriculum, EdTech & Design, Leadership, Opinion, School Community

Hockey Riots and Public Education

by: Bruce Beairsto

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Cdn EdWire: With Students Back in Classrooms, Education Media Kicks into High Gear

A barrage of quality coverage on classrooms, teaching, and equity issues compete for space alongside updates on the B.C. teacher labour dispute and education policy promises from the Ontario campaign trail.

by: Max Cooke

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – French Immersion Program Review in New Brunswick – Part Deux

Angst-filled consultation awaits a province still bruised by the great 2008 immersion debate. For some, the upcoming task force headed by two former education ministers comes too little too late.

by: Max Cooke

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Down With Letter Grades

by: Bruce Beairsto

Diversity, Leadership, Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – A New Year’s Hodge-Podge of Contentious Education Issues Fill the Dailies

An Alberta school reform plan, the launch of Toronto boutique schools, cutting New Brunswick school board, and the cost of minority language education are lightning rods for debate among stakeholders and the public.

by: Max Cooke

Assessment, Engagement, Leadership, Opinion, Teaching

Evidence of Teaching, Evidence of Learning

by: Lori Cullen

Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Odyssey Conference 2010

November 18, 2010 - November 20, 2010 | Toronto, ON

by: Michael Sefcik