Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Well-being

What does Education have to do with the Mental Health of Children and Youth?

by: Lynette Eulette

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

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

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

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

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, Engagement, Leadership, Opinion, Teaching

Teachers Need Feedback Too

by: Bruce Beairsto

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, 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

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

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

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

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Up With Reporting

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

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

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Down With Letter Grades

by: Bruce Beairsto

Assessment, Diversity, Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Canadian Education Wire – Effects of Ministerial Belt Tightening Felt by Current and Would-be Teachers

A busy week of education media focusing on the fallout from Ministerial education budget cuts in several provinces, a case for year round schooling, and language learning in Nunavut.

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

Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Odyssey Conference 2010

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

by: Michael Sefcik

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

Hockey Riots and Public Education

by: Bruce Beairsto