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Would any SEAC members like to meet members from other jurisdictions to discuss issues in your district?
I'm a member of the Waterloo Region District School Board SEAC. Unfortunatley I'm not attending the P4E conference, so I can't meet you personally. I am however interested in sharing information, ideas and best practices.
Would any SEAC members like to meet members from other jurisdictions to discuss issues in your district?
Unfortunately, Annie, when I try to look at this link, I get the message "The article you are looking for is available to GlobePlus members or can be licensed."
Beth
2 Comments re "the beauty of a standardized Curriculum, and whether the test tells whether the curriculum is being mastered"
- My daughter moved schools in Grade 6. As a result, taking Science as an example, she had two units that she did not get at…
Hooray Laurie, I agree. I have never been able to figure out why my daughter's EQAO Math results are better than her English results, when in real life (across many teachers), its the other way around.
What is this measuring anyway?
I'm joining to give you moral support Beth! Although I'm not personally a SEAC member, I think it's a great idea for SEAC members to "meet-up" at the conference on Nov. 7th. I'm just thinking of how we could pass the word around... I'm not sure if o…
Would any SEAC members like to meet members from other jurisdictions to discuss issues in your district?
Would any SEAC members like to meet members from other jurisdictions to discuss issues in your district?
Excellent comments Kendra. A lot of money is being spent by the Ontario government on technology for kids who need it. And my understanding is that it often does not get used to its full poential--I am not sure why.
Parents often have questions about special education. Here's a place where we can ask questions, share ideas and information and help one another...
Actually, some parents do complain. But they don't have the same voice as big organization like the Howe Institute and Fraser reports who lead other parents astray through invalid utilization of the results of the EQAO. (The EQAO site even says that…
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- At 8:59am on November 3, 2009,
Kendra Grant said…
- Hi Beth,
My email is kendragrant@rogers.com
Feel free to email me.
Kendra
- At 9:25am on November 2, 2009,
Jacqui Strachan said…
- Hi Beth,
I saw your inquiry about how to post your email without everyone knowing it, and that Kendra has already kindly posted hers, but there is also another feature in the online community that you can use. You can send the person a message (as opposed to posting a note on their wall), and that is private - it is just like an email that comes through the online community, and only they can see it. You just go to the person's page, and under their profile photo/apple, you will see the "send message" option. They will get a notice that a message has been sent, and they can reply directly. Hope this helps!
Jacqui
- At 6:43pm on October 25, 2009,
Kendra Grant said…
- Hi!
I'll leave you my email as it is for business.
kendragrant@rogers.com
Feel free to give email you and I'll send the PDF. If you want to wait the PDFs should be on my new website by the end of the week. You can download it from there as well.
www.technology4learning.com
Kendra
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Presentations and notes from all sessions are being posted to our main website, as we receive them.
Interviews with:
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Watch them now, or share them at your next school council meeting!!!!
Presentations and notes from all sessions are being posted to our main website, as we receive them.
Interviews with:
Minister of Education
Annie Kidder
Charles Pascal (Early Learning)
Testing the Pros and the Cons (Panel Discussion)
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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 a short slide show clip....
Join the conversation at Book Chat
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 a short slide show clip....
Join the conversation at Book Chat
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