This blog highlights current information, issues, news, trends and research relevant to the Canadian Education community.
Feb 3rd, 2010 by bleeck
Alberta Health and Wellness has put together some good info websites. Check out their “Schools and Mental Health,” “Stress Busters for Kids,” or “Feeling Connected at School” and other excellent resources.
Read more: Alberta Health & Wellness
Jan 27th, 2010 by llesko
Alberta Education, News Release, January 21, 2010
An Official Trustee has been appointed to the Northland School Division by the Alberta Government as an interim measure to address concerns over student achievement results across the jurisdiction.
Jan 25th, 2010 by lhincz
ApplyAlberta is a new online application system that will let students apply to one or more post-secondary institutions and authorize transcript transfers between participating institutions in the province.
Jan 16th, 2010 by bleeck
Dwayne Sheehan, assistant professor and coordinator of Mount Royal’s Department of Physical Education and Recreation Studies has collaborated with researchers from the University of Calgary to change elementary school students’ perception of physical activity and education. They’ve come up with exergaming – a combination of exercise and video gaming.
Physical inactivity is the leading cause of childhood obesity.
Exergaming is not intended to replace physical activity, but as an alternative to sedentary video games.
“Our goal is to keep kids engaged in physical activity … to create a culture of new generation gamers who are active,” says Sheehan.
It’s also designed to capture the attention of children who aren’t otherwise interested in participating in physical activity.
Read More: http://mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/exergaming.htm
Jan 12th, 2010 by bleeck
Check out the educational programs listing on the Vancouver Olympics website. The “Canadian Oympic School program”, “Intellectual Muscle”, “Historica-Dominion at the Games”, and many more.
During the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 40 students will be sharing their best video diaries and articles with the world — live from Vancouver and Whistler — at fyicanada.ca and vancouver2010.com/edu from February 10 to 17, 2010 and March 10 to 17, 2010.
This program is part of a collaborative project between the newly formed Historica-Dominion Institute, which is dedicated to creating greater knowledge and appreciation of Canadian history, identity and citizenship, and /EDU, the online Canadian school portal for the Games created by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).
Websites:
Education Program Showcase
Paralympic Schools Program: 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
2Learn Special Education: The 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games
Alberta Education: Olympic Connections to the Alberta Curriculum
Jan 5th, 2010 by bleeck
The new Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) will hold its grand opening on Sunday, January 31, 2010, with free admission from 9AM to 9PM, and again on Monday, February 1st. For educators thinking of booking a classroom for an art experience, there is a new children’s gallery named BMO World of Creativity, focusing on the theme of architecture for 2010.
Also encourage students to attend the family activities scheduled at the AGA.
Read more…
I Heart Edmonton: Controversial AGA Announces Grand Opening
Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA): Family Activities
Dec 23rd, 2009 by bleeck
International Week, the U of A’s annual forum for global education, has been recognized with the Outstanding Program Award from the Canadian Bureau for International Education.
Preparing for its 25th year, International Week takes place on campus every February and is the U of A’s largest annual extra-curricular educational event, as well as the most extensive event of its kind in Canada.
The theme set for 2010 is “To boldly go: charting our common future,” and will consider Canada’s future role in the world, the future of global governance, global economy and issues of ethics and innovation.
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Go to 2010 Program
Dec 16th, 2009 by lhincz
The Fine Arts program, in Alberta, is now being revised.
To achieve improved outcomes for all students, Alberta Education is revising the Fine Arts programs of study. A K–12 Arts Education Curriculum Framework will provide vision and direction for new programs of study. The draft K–12 Arts Education Curriculum Framework proposes a unified vision for Arts Education in Alberta, across the four arts disciplines from elementary through senior high. It outlines opportunities for learning in, about and through the arts.