Some Rights Reserved</h1> <article> <h1>Location! Location! Location!</h1> <p>Stephen Hurley — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:13:48 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Finding a Place for Teacher Education in the Canadian School System </div> </div> </div> <p></p><P>I spent a few years teaching in the Initial Teacher Education Program (ITEP) at OISE/UT. It never failed that, despite the almost universal sense of anxiety that preceded students' first practicuum experiences, there was always a resounding feeling of loss on the part of the candidates when they returned to the University to carry on with their coursework.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/stephen-hurley/2012/02/1/location-location-location" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Fil sur l'éducation canadienne : Loi sur l'intimidation: un élève pourra être expulsé d'une commission scolaire</h1> <p>Max Cooke — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:52:11 +0000</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/education/201202/15/01-4496328-loi-sur-lintimidation-un-eleve-pourra-etre-expulse-dune-commission-scolaire.php">Loi sur l'intimidation: un élève pourra être expulsé d'une commission scolaire</a> </strong><strong>– Le Soleil</strong><br /><em>Les écoles vont conserver beaucoup de latitude dans leur façon de lutter contre l'intimidation, mais elles devront prendre au sérieux ce problème, en vertu du projet de loi 56 déposé mercredi par la ministre de l'Éducation Line Beauchamp.</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/node/4217" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Cdn EdWire – Drummond Report Dominates Canada's Education Discourse</h1> <p>Max Cooke — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:37:55 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The influence of recommendations to cut Ontario’s all-day Kindergarten and increase class sizes could eventually be felt nationally. </div> </div> </div> <p><strong><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1131852--larger-classrooms-among-sweeping-changes-suggested-to-education">Education cuts ‘misguided’ and ‘shocking,’ say experts</a> – </strong>Toronto Star</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1130769--drummond-report-sweeping-education-reforms-recommended?bn=1"><strong>Drummond report: Sweeping education reforms recommended</strong></a> – Toronto Star<strong> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/max-cooke/2012/02/5/cdn-edwire-%E2%80%93-drummond-report-dominates-canadas-education-discourse" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Visiting a life-skills classroom</h1> <p>Brooke Moore — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:48:33 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> How Ms Wiltse lets her students Shine </div> </div> </div> <p><em>(Note: What can a high school English teacher learn from a special ed life-skills elementary teacher? I asked Jane Wiltse at Cedar Grove Elementary on the Sunshine Coast if I could hang out for a day in her life-skills program aptly called "Shine" - a place where she works to provide opportunities to let students show how brightly they shine.)</em></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/brooke-moore/2012/02/2/visiting-life-skills-classroom" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Out of sight, out of mind?</h1> <p>Stephen Hurley — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:51:29 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Finding where policy matters the most </div> </div> </div> <p></p><P>I grew up in a family where, as children, our opinions or perspectives were seldom sought. As I became more educated (and more opinionated) I was often frustrated that conversations were shut down before my voice could be fully heard. I can remember a time when our extended family had gathered for a summer afternoon around the pool. Aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and parents were sitting around after supper and my father tried to animate the conversation by making a rather provocative statement about public education.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/stephen-hurley/2012/02/6/out-sight-out-mind" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Cdn EdWire: “Respecting Differences Clubs” = Gay-Straight Alliances</h1> <p>Max Cooke — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:23:03 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Ontario’s Catholic school system struggles to implement Ministry-imposed policies to fight homophobia. </div> </div> </div> <p><strong><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1122041--gay-straight-alliances-become-respecting-differences-clubs?bn=1">Gay-straight alliances become Respecting Differences clubs</a> </strong>– Toronto Sta<strong>r</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1124384--catholic-schools-fail-to-support-gay-students-with-their-new-club-policy">Catholic schools fail to support gay students with their new club policy</a> </strong>– Toronto Star<br /><strong><br /></strong></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/max-cooke/2012/02/6/cdn-edwire-%E2%80%9Crespecting-differences-clubs%E2%80%9D-gay-straight-alliances" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Jumping into Inquiry</h1> <p>Brooke Moore — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:33:52 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> What do you want to learn? </div> </div> </div> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/brooke-moore/2012/01/2/jumping-inquiry" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>We Are An Arts-Based School!</h1> <p>Stephen Hurley — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:38:03 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Towards a vision of school that resonates </div> </div> </div> <p></p><P><SPAN>I think that an inordinate amount of our hand wringing around the issue of student engagement takes place well after the proverbial horse has left the barn. In fact, in many jurisdictions, a good deal of time and money are being spent contacting teenage students who have chosen to leave the system early, and exploring with them ways that they could come back and earn credits towards their graduation diploma. </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/stephen-hurley/2012/01/6/we-are-arts-based-school" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Fil sur l'éducation canadienne : Enseignement de l'alphabet au préscolaire: rien ne presse, selon les enseignants</h1> <p>Max Cooke — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:58:09 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> En précipitant l'enseignement de l'alphabet au préscolaire, le ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) et la Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) vont empêcher les enfants d'apprendre à leur rythme, craignent les enseignants du préscolaire. </div> </div> </div> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/education/201201/12/01-4485334-enseignement-de-lalphabet-au-prescolaire-rien-ne-presse-selon-les-enseignants.php">Enseignement de l'alphabet au préscolaire: rien ne presse, selon les enseignants</a> - Le Soleil<br /></strong><strong><br />AUTRES NOUVELLES</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/education/201201/16/01-4486497-lopposition-a-langlais-intensif-samplifie.php">L'opposition à l'anglais intensif s'amplifie</a> – Le Soleil</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/node/4162" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Cdn EdWire – A New Year’s Hodge-Podge of Contentious Education Issues Fill the Dailies</h1> <p>Max Cooke — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:50:51 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-cea-blog-post-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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. </div> </div> </div> <p><strong><a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Minister+launches+school+reforms/5976743/story.html">Minister launches school reforms</a> – Edmonton Journal<br /></strong><em>Shorter bus rides, community facilities, college credits in high school included in Lukaszuk's 10-point program<br /></em><em></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.cea-ace.ca/blog/max-cooke/2012/01/4/cdn-edwire-%E2%80%93-new-year%E2%80%99s-hodge-podge-contentious-education-issues-fill-daili" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>