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Assessment, Diversity, Leadership, Opinion, School Community, TeachingEdwire

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

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

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

EdCan Network, EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising PracticesEdwire

Twitter and Canadian Education – The danger, and benefits, to developing Top 10 lists

by: Max Cooke

The Facts on Education

A Pan-Canadian Snapshot: Psychological Safety in Canadian Education

by: Kathleen Lane, Kim Weatherby

Edwire

Letter from the Executive Director

by: Kathleen Lane

Opinion, TeachingEdwire

Lunch and Learn

Professional conversations over soup

by: Brooke Moore

Opinion, Policy, School CommunityEdwire

Canadian EdWire – All’s Not So Quiet on the Education Front

Special-needs integration guidelines unveiled in Quebec, flare-ups involving religious accommodation, cheating, and school closures.

by: Max Cooke

Curriculum, Leadership, Opinion, School CommunityEdwire

Monkey-see…Monkey-do

Why the structure of public education is at odds with the needs of its clients

by: Peter H. Hennessy

Leadership, Opinion, School Community, TeachingEdwire

Odyssey Conference 2010

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

by: Michael Sefcik

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

How Blogging and Tweeting Reinvigorated my Passion for Teaching

Exploration and risk-taking have become the norm for teachers who want to invite the world into the classroom.

by: Colleen Rose

Assessment, OpinionEdwire

Physical reactions to “no marks” announcement

Marks encourage institutional engagement – not connected to learning

by: Brooke Moore

Promising Practices, Well at WorkWell at Work

Taking a SGM-inclusive approach to education

Listen to "Taking a SGM-inclusive approach to education ft. André Grace" on Spreaker. Building a genuinely accepting and inclusive school culture is a shared responsibility. In part two of this two-part episode, Dr. André P. Grace discusses the importance of taking an SGM-inclusive approach to education and how school leaders, staff, and parents all have an important role to play in supporting and learning from the experiences of SGM students.

by: EdCan Network, Dr. André P. Grace

Opinion, Promising Practices, School CommunityEdwire

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