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Annie Kidder's Discussions
ARCs and school closings - what's working and what's not
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Catherine May 12.
Choice, specialty schools, and declining enrolment - some questions to wrestle with
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Apr 2.
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Better late than never!
Some days, when I'm feeling overwhelmed, I worry that we're too slow, or not organized enough. On the other hand, if we had a survey up on our website, we'd probably let people know right away - so maybe we're pretty organi...
Hi Kevin
All principals handle the money differently. So the first thing to do is go and ask what his/her policy has been. Some just dock photocopying costs off the amount throughout the year, others hand it over, others keep it in the school bank...
Gord has it exactly right.
You're right! Here are the links.
Click here for the policy
Click here for the survey
I just thought I'd weigh in here for a second.
As an older parent, I have lived through the amalgamation of boards sold to us on the basis that it would save money. Needless to say, it didn't.
BUT - we could certainly be learning to use our facili...
Okay - I'm going to try to reply to a few things. It's hard though, because I just re-read the whole conversation from start to finish, and it's so easy to get lost, or just to reply to the last thing.
So maybe I'll just reply to Jacqui's long ag...
I think a long thing I just wrote got lost, but I'm going to wait and see if it comes back before I re-write it. It was so good too. Ah, the joys of computers
I just want to clear up one thing. No, we weren't at a round table to develop Bill 177. There were a number of steps in its development.
First, they had a committee look at school board governance. (Madeleine Chevalier. trustee and past chair of t...
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School Information Finders, new education Bills and elementary curriculum reviews
I'm going to try and keep everyone updated at least once a week about all the goings on in education - and maybe with bits of gossip from the front. We go to a lot of meetings and there are lots of plans afoot in education - Bills that are going to mean big changes to the way boards work, potential changes to curr… Continue Posted on October 17, 2009 at 6:00pm — 11 Comments
Talking to urban leaders
I know there are people who write blogs every day – but I don’t know how they do it. There are so many things going on, that it’s hard to find the time to stop and write about them.BUT - We’re continuing the Schools @ the Centre dialogues and they are so interesting. Yest… Continue
Posted on November 19, 2008 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments
New report calls for new policy
“Education is universally seen as one of the best ways out of poverty and as a sound investment in the future of individuals, families and communities, and thus in the social fabric of our society.”So says the McMurtry/Curling report on the Roots of Youth Violence. The rep… Continue
Posted on November 19, 2008 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments
Measuring from the bottom up or from the top down?
So today I spent an hour writing up all my notes from the Schools at the Centre workshop I participated in at the People for Education conference on November 8. For now, we've decided to put them in a template where we'll keep track of five things:
• the components participants suggest should be present in a great 21st century school (with the acknowledgement that there could be many different models)
• how those great schools would be connected to their communities
• how the scho… Continue
• the components participants suggest should be present in a great 21st century school (with the acknowledgement that there could be many different models)
• how those great schools would be connected to their communities
• how the scho… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2008 at 5:42pm — 3 Comments
How does Schools at the Centre actually work?
We're finally really doing it!
After months of thinking, planning, getting advice, and lying awake at night wondering if it would work - we launched Schools at the Centre at our conference.
We'd tried out the process earlier - with a fabulous group of student trustees from across the province, and with two different parent groups - but Friday and Saturday were the first official dialogues. And everyone seemed excited, filled with ideas, and ready to "re-imagine" our schools.
On Fri… Continue
After months of thinking, planning, getting advice, and lying awake at night wondering if it would work - we launched Schools at the Centre at our conference.
We'd tried out the process earlier - with a fabulous group of student trustees from across the province, and with two different parent groups - but Friday and Saturday were the first official dialogues. And everyone seemed excited, filled with ideas, and ready to "re-imagine" our schools.
On Fri… Continue
Posted on November 11, 2008 at 10:56am — 6 Comments
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 2:05pm on October 30, 2009,
Gay Stephenson said… - wow - it's so neat to make this connection with Jennie. Perhaps we should put her in touch with Jacqui on parent engagement... I'm in the library trying to get my workshop together... okay I haven't done any work on it yet. The children's librarian is in the quiet room (with me) practicing her puppet show by whispering the whole thing while doing it. It's making me giggle :) (inside so she can't hear me)!
- At 7:05am on October 30, 2009,
jennie de Neefe said… - hi Annie I am an australian primary school teacher of 30 years experience. I have 3 boys 16, 21,& 23. The australian federal government has a blueprint for suicide & drug prevention and gave a substantial sum of money to education systems in various states for them to design how best to foster youth connectedness and prevent the rising youth suicide rate. The system i work in is the catholic one in victoria. They have designated their funds to funding a wellbeing co-ordinator for a day a week in every primary school. we undertake to view the big picture of prevention and early intervention strategies such as Social & emotional learning within the curriculum. At some stage we must also undertake to complete our Master of Education (Student Wellbeing)from Melbourne University. I am about to complete mine and I have ubdertaken ation research in parent engagement. the federal government has also set up a Home school partnership website that sends regular emails and this is where i found tis website.
- At 12:52pm on October 21, 2009,
Kendra Grant said…
- Hi!
Thanks for the warm welcome! If you ever need a speaker/presentation please let me know. It would be my pleasure. I just got back from presenting at Closing the Gap in Minnesota and from 3 days of workshops with a school in Bermuda. It would be nice to do more in Ontario!
I present on special education, 21st century learning, inclusive technology implementation, digital learning (Inspiration software) and Interactive White Board (Promethean).
I have also written several articles for Dr. Dave Edyburn's magazine SETP. They talk about implementing assistive technology and the role of AT. They are available if you think they may be of interest to anyone.
Thank you again. I look forward to learning and sharing.
Kendra
- At 1:55pm on September 19, 2009,
Alison MacGillivray said… - The school that I work at has large numbers in our primary grades; all over 20. In fact we lost a teacher. We have been told that the regulations for primary class sizes have quietly changed for the current school year, but we have been unable to find out if this is true and if it is, what the new regulations are. Do you have any information on this?
- At 6:41am on February 4, 2009,
Niels Damgaard said… 
A little about working with Web 2.0 and School Libraries in Norway
I made a discription of out experience in Norway working with on-line students and Web 2.0 in this IFLASL-blog.
Here you will find 4 numbers and all the themes from these 4 numbers when I was editor for this newsletter
I would like to have contact with persons in Canada or else - active to provide online cources for TL using Web 2.0 tools as DIMDIM or WiQZ as virtuel meetingprograms.
- At 5:57am on February 4, 2009,
Niels Damgaard said…
- Hi Annie,
Thanks for the kind words about Norway!
Yes we have around 3.000 Teacher-Librarians in primary (age K-16 years). These are educated mostly online via 3 cources at 30 studypoints at the Universty of Agder (Kristiansand) - south in Norway
and around 400 Librarians in the upper secondary school (16-19 years)
These are educated at the LIS-schools in Oslo or in Tromsø - and we have given local cources for these 5 days running a school year.
Read more about this here: IFLA Newsletter # 42
About Web 2.0 read here
Nordic spaces for SL (in the Scandinavian languages)
I have set up a Nordic NING and a "suprglu"-blog collecting news from the Nordic countries about School Library.
Regards Niels
Oslo
- At 2:45pm on January 28, 2009,
Jennifer Motha said…
- Annie sorry its taken me so long to get back...I am quite busy...Yes I am interested in wholistic eduction and midfulness...meditation...I also have done a lot of work in literacy, oral and written language as well as reading. I have been giving a lot of thought to social justices issues and I feel their is a great deal to be explored in the area of compassion and how to infuse it with social justice. I have also read Susan Roy's comments and agree with her compleltey. Prior to beginning my studies I taught at an inner city school for approximately 10 years.
- At 9:21pm on January 24, 2009,
Brenda Hopkins said… - HI Anne, thanks it is good to see you too.
Nope I am not heavily involved at the board at all anymore (except one committee that I enjoy)... long story but would be happy to explain sometime. I am still involved in other places though such as a board member of Ophea and a Violence in Media Committee at OPSBA. I just can't stop volunteering :) If you need me to help out with anything at P4E just let me know, I have the room now that I am not spending all my time at the board!
Nope, my kids are not quite grown yet - grade 12 (but coming back for 5th year) and grade 10.... getting close though!
Brenda
- At 4:35pm on January 24, 2009,
Susan Phillips said…
- Hi Annie,
I'd found you're site last year when my son entered JK and was having a tough time....the school had called for Developmental Assesments/I.Q tests (for a 3 1/2 year old???), and I'd found this site to be incredibly helpful.
I'm a freelance hairstylist, and have forwarded this site often to my clients (and friends).
A parents ally in navigating the school system...yay!
- At 10:55am on January 23, 2009,
Jennifer McKenzie said…
- Hi Annie,
I found you through your e-newsletter. Had been meaning to write to say thank you for all you've been doing for urban/suburban schools and the multitude and complexity of issues we face. It's all very much needed and appreciated!
Jennifer
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November 29, 2009
This time the book is a podcast. When you’re tired or busy with another task, well the podcast can be just the thing. Recently I heard Learning, Doing, Being: A New Science of Education. If you were intrigued by Alanna Mitchell’s recent Atkinson Series: Brainstorm about the developments of brain science and the impact on education, then this podcast may interest you.
From Speaking of Faith produced by American Public Media, host Krista Tippett talks with writers, artists, scientists, thinkers and theologians about ” belief, meaning, ethics and ideas” . Last week she interviewed neuroscientist (and dancer) Adele Diamond who now teaches at UBC .
She talks about Executive Functions. It turns out that play and especially dramatic play is key to the development of self –regulation.
“Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music, memorization and reflection” The more parts of an individual that get involved, the more the brain changes. The research is “turning modernity on its head”
Here is short slide show clip....
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jan@peopleforeducation.com
November 29, 2009
This time the book is a podcast. When you’re tired or busy with another task, well the podcast can be just the thing. Recently I heard Learning, Doing, Being: A New Science of Education. If you were intrigued by Alanna Mitchell’s recent Atkinson Series: Brainstorm about the developments of brain science and the impact on education, then this podcast may interest you.
From Speaking of Faith produced by American Public Media, host Krista Tippett talks with writers, artists, scientists, thinkers and theologians about ” belief, meaning, ethics and ideas” . Last week she interviewed neuroscientist (and dancer) Adele Diamond who now teaches at UBC .
She talks about Executive Functions. It turns out that play and especially dramatic play is key to the development of self –regulation.
“Her work is scientifically illustrating the educational power of things like play, sports, music, memorization and reflection” The more parts of an individual that get involved, the more the brain changes. The research is “turning modernity on its head”
Here is short slide show clip....
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Good point, marbat. I have often viewed it like that: School councils are advisory, and I would think that would also apply to where fundraised money is directed as well, ie, a recommendation can be made to support a specifed area with some fundin...
Hi Gay,
My bias is that our education system should be about producing critical thinkers. I hold this view largely because I think it promotes the greatest possibility for self-determination. I also agree with you that we need to learn to be cons...
I've noticed a few very exciting things happening across the country as teachers and even entire school divisions begin to embrace the digital in education. As a social tech trainer and consultant in the education and non-profit sectors, I am alwa...
Hi,
I am interested to know if a majority of school Parent Councils have and control their own bank accounts, separate from the school, for the monies they receive from their fund raising activities. Are there any guidelines to follow?
Who stipula...
The Aboriginal population is often forgotten in discussions across the board, but education is the most important one that many people are unfamiliar with. The Aboriginal population in Canada is the fastest growing population in the country, and t...
The PRO Grant confirmations have been made. Do you know if your school council applied and was successful in receiving a grant for parent involvement/outreach/communication? Are school councils finding good ideas for their $500 parent involvment f...
Heather, thank you so much for posting this information in our discussions! I know I would like to pay a lot more attention to the education of our Aboriginal population and how to help advocate for equitable schooling. I think you are absolutely ...
Wow - I just read through all your posts and you guys are really thinking! I'm not sure if everyone (all people) would ever be able to agree on the purpose of education. But wouldn't it be great if we could agree on a set of general principles? I ...
I agree with your point Ross about the EQAO seeming to be more of a product of the political structure of the education system, rather than the design of the desired approach. While some kind of standardized testing likely has a place in the syste...
Hi Gord,
Since you are part of a PIC that seems to be working well with their Board and Parent Councils, maybe you can clear my head.
1. What is the mandate of a PIC and where can I find this on the web?
2. Who elects members of the PIC?
3. Are P...
Thanks, Sheila for the suggested video of Sir Ken. I enjoyed it.
It seems that all three of us are preaching to the converted. I think that this is an issue that should be discussed but in a larger forum such as a Townhall Meeting or a televised ...
I just phoned the TDSB. I made a mistake in my previous comment. THe money was allocated to schools last year under budget item Plan Column 41500. THis year the money did not arrive yet. Having said that there was no communication last year or bef...
Regarding the Parent Involvement/Engagement fund in its 3rd year
This is from the TDSB Budget page "School Council Allocation
School Council allocation of $1.25 per pupil is provided to schools for School Council related costs that schools incur s...
The Aboriginal population is often forgotten in discussions across the board, but education is the most important one that many people are unfamiliar with. The Aboriginal population in Canada is the fastest growing population in the country, and t...
Thank you for your thoughts here, Heather. It's a good question about how instruction time is being used...in school and out of school hours. Did you get a chance to input on this consultation? Keep sharing your ideas here regardless! Welcome to t...
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