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

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Can You Imagine?

Beginning a conversation about the power of imaginative thinking in our schools

by: Stephen Hurley

Curriculum, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

What Will You Open First At The Beginning of the School Year?

Textbooks, Stories and the First Day of School

by: Stephen Hurley

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

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Why the UnPlug’d Canadian Education Summit Matters

Canada’s foremost edu-tweeters spend a rare weekend offline and develop a collective vision for the future of K-12 education in Canada.

by: Max Cooke

Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community, Teaching

Starting Points in Education

Conversations with Beginning Teachers

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Are You Twittering?

Here's why I think you should tweet

by: Brooke Moore

Curriculum, Opinion, Teaching

Summer Reading

Holiday Take-aways

by: Stephen Hurley

Curriculum, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

The “Canadian Way” in a Chinese School

by: Bruce Beairsto

Curriculum, Opinion, Teaching

Writing his way forward

by: Brooke Moore

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

Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Big school infrastructure funding announcement shines media spotlight on Alberta

Canadian Education Wire

by: Max Cooke

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Rethinking School Design

The Transition from Space to Place

by: Stephen Hurley

Curriculum, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Citizenship Education is More About Process than Content

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Equity, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Teacher Compensation in Canada I

Is there merit in looking at another model?

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Self-Efficacy and Self-Control in the Teaching Profession

Professionalism Lost, Professionalism Regained

by: Stephen Hurley

Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Good to Great? Who Knew?

The McKinsey Report on Successful School Systems

by: Stephen Hurley

Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

A non-classroom day?

Could a change of scenery be as good as...professional development?

by: Stephen Hurley

Leadership, Opinion, Teaching

Teacher Merit Pay in Canada

Getting What We Pay For

by: Stephen Hurley

Assessment, Leadership, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Merit Pay for Canadian Teachers

Is it worth a look?

by: Stephen Hurley