President's Report |
Spring 2009
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- President's Report
- Education on the Tech Hwy
- ASCD conference
- Getting to Grad
- Blogs and Wikis
- Student research
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| ASCD Annual Conference |
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by Leslie Andersson (andersson_l@sd36.bc.ca)
Every Child! Every Chance!! Every Day!!! and this is what educators across our province do every day. Valuing student strengths and building a plan for success that involves “do-able steps” and allows for continuous growth. Whether your job involves working with students or staff, keeping a focus on the child or the adult or both if the case may be, it is the small manageable links that allow for a greater chance of success. [read more...]
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Education on the Technological Highway: Red Light/Green Light |
by Carolynn Schmor (carolynn.schmor@sd75.mission.bc.ca)
On February 12, 2009 BCASCD & the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association put on an exciting dinner evening debating Education on the Technological Highway: Red Light/Green Light. I think it would be safe to say that even the most reluctant user of technology left the evening realizing that we are experiencing rapid advancement in technology and that there is no better time than the present to engage in a rich dialogue with colleagues about how we proceed. [read more...]
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ASCD Annual Conference –Well worth attending! |
| by Don Truscott (dtruscottconsult@shaw.ca)
The ASCD 2009 annual conference titled, “Learning Beyond Boundaries” was held in Orlando Florida, in March 2009. The very popular annual conference brought together more than 8000 educators who all had an opportunity to explore the big relevant topics in education. This event, as always, provided attendees with many sessions to hear from outstanding presenters in all subject areas. [read more...] |
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Getting to Graduation |
by Margaret Ross (mross@bctf.bc.ca)
About 75 teachers attended a professional development evening with Mark Littlefield at Heritage Park Secondary School in Mission. The evening began with an outstanding meal prepared by the culinary arts students under the direction of Chef Peter. [read more...] |
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Learning with Blogs and Wikis |
by Bill Ferriter
Technology has made it easy for educators to embrace continual professional development.
Few ideas about teachers' professional growth resonate with me more than those of Richard Elmore, professor of educational leadership at Harvard, who has gone as far as to argue that school structures make learning for adults unlikely at best and nothing short of impossible at worst. [read more...] |
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Student-Driven Research
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by Makeba Jones and Susan Yonezawa
When students gather and analyze data about their school, everyone learns something.
Few students are typically around at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Crawford High School Educational Complex in San Diego, California, home of four autonomous small schools. Wednesday is a "late start" day: School begins at 9:00 a.m., and teachers, administrators, and counselors spend the early-morning hours discussing various school matters. [read more...] |
