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Shoreline Project connects the local and global
I grew up in Alberta and part of my story of becoming Québécois includes the year I spent on the Îles de la Madeleine working as a Language Monitor at the Polyvalente des Îles. In …
Summertime Reads from the LEARN Team
As the on-going reflections and corrections of the 2017-2018 school year begin to swirl furiously in your brain, LEARN wishes to support you in turning essays into chilly cocktails, exams into sunny porches, book reports …
2017 Summertime Reads from the LEARN Team
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss
Inhale, exhale summertime is here… You made it through yet another school year chalked …
2016 Summertime Reads from the LEARN Team
In the summer when the days are hot,
I like to find a shady spot,
And hardly move a single bit
And sit, and sit, and sit, and sit.
– Anonymous
As exam centres close, white boards scrubbed, classroom floors …
The LEARN Team’s Summertime Reads
Editor’s note: This post was a labour of love for everyone on the LEARN team – and from a literacy perspective it’s always good to practice what you preach!
With the 2014-2015 school year ALMOST a distant …
Les compétences transversales et les domaines généraux de formation : Les mort-nés du programme de formation de l’école québécoise ?
Ce n’est pas sans raison que depuis bientôt 15 ans, le programme de formation de l’école québécoise semble toujours confortablement installé au centre d’une polémique. Certains lui sont favorables alors que plusieurs lui sont farouchement …
Teacher Book Picks: Favourites from the Field
With the winter holidays quickly upon us, many educators across the province will soon be on a two week break from the classroom. Susan and I thought that this might be an opportune time to …
Why Our Schools Need the Arts: A New Perspective
I recently read Why Our Schools Need the Arts by Jessica Hoffman Davis (2008), founder of the Arts in Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Reading this book hot on the heels of Susan …
Cartograf: Taking time for power mapping
When your day is long, and you are intellectually spread thin, nothing refreshes like a quick afternoon map. I don’t know about you, but even when I can’t focus on anything else, maps are easy …
How are you Reading?
I bought an iPad in May and it has definitely changed my reading habits. While I am an avid reader and my house is filled with books, I have started to read books on my …
