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

Flip This Class!

Claiming a Space for Innovative Practice

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Research, Teaching

Neuroscience Can Teach Us a Lot About Why Students Drop Out

by: Ron Canuel

Opinion, Teaching

Aboriginal Education

Our moral imperative to teach our shared Canadian history

by: Brooke Moore

Engagement, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching

6 Secrets for Engaging Males in Learning

We need to unleash motivated engagement and discretionary effort in boys long before they might consider dropping out, beginning in elementary school.

by: Edmond Dixon

Engagement, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Professional Development Starts with a Learner Mindset

by: Barry Dyck

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

Opinion, Teaching

Teaching is a ‘Way of Being’ – Part 2

So How Do We Develop Expert Teachers?

by: Peter Skillen

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

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

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

Let’s Ban the Binder

Modern learning can no longer be captured on a page

by: Rodd Lucier

EdTech & Design, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

My Two PD Hats

Having dual school board roles highlights the need for building both choice and trust into teacher PD opportunities

by: Amy Smith

Opinion, Teaching

Teaching is a ‘Way of Being’ – Part 3

Implications for Professional Learning

by: Peter Skillen

Curriculum, Leadership, Opinion, Teaching

Reminder: Teaching is a Soulful Experience that Transforms Kids

Facilitating teacher focus groups across the country revealed teachers’ profound sense of humility for the enormous impact they have on young people’s lives

by: Ron Canuel

Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

What Leads to Engagement?

by: Bruce Beairsto

Equity, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching

‘Outing’ the Conversation About LGBTQ Issues in our Schools

It’s time to implement serious training conversations about the responsibility of teachers in this area

by: Deirdre Pike

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Teacher Compensation in Canada I

Is there merit in looking at another model?

by: Stephen Hurley