President's Report |
Winter 2010
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- President's Report
- Feb 11 PD event
- Assessment
- Work Smarter
- ASCD Board
- Brain Development
- Media Literacy
- YouTube
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Testimonials from Carolyn Chapman session (Oct 2009) |
- What a great way to start my teaching career! I have learned so much today, most importantly, how to bring a variety of learning activities that can show my students I care about their needs.
- Very Dynamic and energetic... lots of useful strategies that I can take
- Excellent, engaging and helpful! Funny too! Like how she gets us out of our seats and gives us discussion time.
- LOVE HER!! I ESPECIALLY LOVE HER ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION!!
- Wow! Feeling good going back to the classroom!
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Great Link! |
Tools for Reading, Writing and Thinking
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| ASCD Canadian Ed Network |
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by Randy Huth (randy.huth@mpsd.ca)
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a relaxing and restful holiday.
BCASCD is very proud of the work we accomplished in 2009. Our organization provided three fabulous professional development opportunities (technology, vulnerable children and differentiated instruction) for educators. Another important highlight for the organization was hosting the ASCD Board in late October. [...more] |
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Education on the Technological Highway: Touching Creativity |
February 11, 2010 at the Executive Plaza Hotel
Join internationally known educators for a stimulating evening of discussion, debate and questioning about the direction of education and technology in the future .
Dr. Robert Kelly (U of Calgary)
Dr. Barrie Bennett (OISE)
Dr. Stuart Poyntz (SFU)
more details and registration information
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Redefining "Fair": Assessment and Grading for the 21st Century |
by Damian Cooper, Ken O'Connor, with Nanci Wakeman
This article first appeared in the February 2009 edition of Changing Perspectives, published by Ontario ASCD
In the 1980s, as they faced the realities of the information age, educational leaders began to question the traditional sifting and sorting function of schools. Literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving had clearly become the new 3 R's; but
societal and economic forces meant that these skills were now essential for every student [...more] |
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Work Smarter, Not Harder |
by Bryn Williams
On October 23 rd, 2009, the BCASCD held a professional development workshop with renowned educator and presenter Carolyn Chapman. I brought three teachers from my school and one student teacher and we all felt that the day was well worth the drive out to the rainy Coquitlam golf course. [...more] |
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ASCD Board Visit to Vancouver
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ASCD is governed by a group of 21 elected members. Once a year the Board chooses a location outside of the United for States for one of their regular meetings and this year they chose Vancouver. Their visit began on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 and concluded on the following Sunday. [...more] |
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Relevant Past Articles |
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Arts appear to play role in brain development
Classes can change brain and the way people think |
by Liz Bowie
For years, school systems across the nation dropped the arts to concentrate on getting struggling students to pass tests in reading and math. Yet now, a growing body of brain research suggests that teaching the arts may be good for students across all disciplines. [...more] |
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Teaching Media Literacy |
Media literacy is making a comeback, spurred by students' access to unlimited information on the Internet. Can schools provide the skills students need to become media literate in a digital world? [...more] |
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Turn YouTube Videos into TeacherTube Videos |
by David Ligon
Problem: Our district occasionally needs to show educational videos posted on YouTube, but all content on that website is blocked by a Web filter.
Here's a solution [...more]
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