A year ago, in response to extremist violence and terrorist attacks in Europe, the EU Education Ministers and Commissioner Navracsics adopted the Paris Declaration on ‘Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education’. It reaffirmed Europe’s determination to stand shoulder to shoulder in support and safeguard of the fundamental values…
Read moreIn accordance with the policy of the Society, the nominations of officers must be completed prior to the Annual General Meeting. This year one position with a four-year mandate is to be filled for the 2016 elections, that of Vice-president (Anglophone rotation). The nominations committee consists of Tim Hopper, Ruth Kane (Chair), and Lisa Starr. …
Read moreNews releases: Study: Earnings of postsecondary graduates by detailed field of study http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/160311/dq160311c-eng.htm?cmp=mstatcan
Read moreCourtesy of the University of Alberta Archives The Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award Call for Nominations CSSE inaugurated The Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education in 1997. Pete Coutts (1907-1996) was the first president of CSSE, from 1972 to 1973. He was…
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Read moreFIRST PRIZE IS $25,000. THE SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES ARE $10,000 AND $5,000, RESPECTIVELY. These awards will recognize and showcase the work of teachers, principals and administrators who are developing innovative teaching and learning programs throughout their school districts with a particular focus on improving student engagement and learning. The deadline to submit your online…
Read moreCEA Launches the 2016 Indigenous ‘Innovation that Sticks’ School District Case Study Program What makes your Indigenous learning program successful? What factors contributed to your success? What got your innovation to ‘stick’? The Canadian Education Association (CEA) will select one K-12 First Nations-focused learning program to showcase that has increased Indigenous student engagement, achievement and…
Read more2015-2016 Ken Spencer Award Winners Announced Seven Award Winning Programs Empower Students – and Teachers – to Rediscover the Joy of Learning From coffeeshop Makerspaces, to team teaching and teacher co-learning, to mixed-age student mentoring, and arts- and exercise-based solutions that reduce student anxiety and heighten focus, these successful learning programs showcase a courage and…
Read moreCanadian Modern Language Review Volume 72, Number 1, February 2016 Laurens (Larry) Vandergrift Tracey Derwing and Laura Collins Nécrologie : Laurens (Larry) Vandergrift Tracey Derwing and Laura Collins ARTICLES Project-Based Learning through the Eyes of Teachers and Students in Adult ESL Classrooms Cristina Petersen and Hossein Nassaji The use of projects and project-based learning has…
Read moreCall for Book Reviews The JEAF Annual Review of Books The Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations (JEAF) is accepting book review proposals for its latest editorial development: The JEAF Annual Review of Books. This special issue of the journal focuses exclusively on reviews of recently published books on the fields of educational administration, philosophy…
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