Curriculum, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Drama teaching experience NOT going to help Trudeau

by: Grant Frost

Assessment, Opinion, School Community

Stormy weather for standardization may be on the horizon

by: Grant Frost

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, School Community

Is school actually meeting the current and future needs of our learners?

To put it bluntly, the pressure is now on us to collaborate on new designs for learning that will engage both students and teachers!

by: Aaron Akune

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, Opinion, School Community

Maybe I’m In an Innovation Echo Chamber

I like shiny things, change, being uncomfortable, and doing something about it, but this movement isn’t happening where I am.

by: Aerin Guy

Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Ontario a Hotbed of Education Controversy

Education-related controversies persist with parents requesting pre-approval of sensitive subjects taught to their children and the increasingly divisive teacher labour disruption.

by: Max Cooke

Curriculum, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Back-to-school Issues-a-plenty

The annual throng of September education media articles includes the ongoing tenuous teacher labour negotiations in Ontario and B.C., updates on cyberbullying prevention, and heaps of advice to parents.

by: Max Cooke

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Changing the Conversations about Education

What if Twitter Stream were to meet mainstream?

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Capturing Canadians’ Views on Change in Education

Results from the 2012 CEA Attitudes Towards Public Education Survey

by: Max Cooke

Engagement, Opinion, School Community

Schools as A Place of Relationship

by: Stephen Hurley

Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Threat to Recruit Strippers from High School has Legs

Plus groundbreaking anti-bullying and copyright legislation, and heated Ontario teacher labour negotiations keep media focus on education during the traditional summer downtime

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

Leadership, Opinion, School Community

Cdn EdWire – The Impact of Funding Shortfalls Felt in Saskatchewan Schools

Education media details the fallout from a national belt-tightening trend as school boards struggle to balance the books

by: Max Cooke

Curriculum, Diversity, EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, School Community

Democratic Deliberation – A Basic Skill for the Future

by: Bruce Beairsto

Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community

Please take the CEA/Ipsos Attitudes Toward Public Education Survey

We’re capturing a cross-Canada picture of your views on educational change

by: Ron Canuel

Leadership, Opinion, Policy, School Community

Cdn EdWire – Drummond Report Dominates Canada’s Education Discourse

The influence of recommendations to cut Ontario’s all-day Kindergarten and increase class sizes could eventually be felt nationally.

by: Max Cooke

Engagement, Equity, Opinion, Policy, School Community

Cdn EdWire: “Respecting Differences Clubs” = Gay-Straight Alliances

Ontario’s Catholic school system struggles to implement Ministry-imposed policies to fight homophobia.

by: Max Cooke

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

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

TedXWilfrid-Bastien

Sharing innovative ideas in addressing the important question of the transition to a 21st century pedagogy.

by: Pierre Poulin

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, School Community

“Hello Equity, we’d like to introduce you to Accountability”

If real change and equity are the goal, we must treat education in a similar way to how we treat medicine

by: Jeff Kugler