A Summit for Early Literacy Leaders:Scholars and Practitioners Working Together

The Vancouver Island University and S.D. 23 (Kelowna) are partnering to host this summit.  There will be a number of leaders in early literacy presenting their work.  The summit will be held in Kelowna, BC on January 31st through February 2nd, 2012. For more information, download the PDF.

5 Years Later, by Megan Jakse

I remember feeling pleased with myself as I posted spreadsheets full of marks, several years ago. The essays had been graded, missing assignments had been assigned zeros, and my students would be able to check their progress in anticipation of the upco ming “marks cut – off day.” I occasionally heard a student exclaim, “Argh! […]

Podcasting Saved My Sanity, by Leslie Forsyth-Eno

Insanity Threatened Four years ago, as a fairly new Grade Seven classroom teacher, I discovered that I was not always the supportive, understanding type of teacher I had envisioned myself to be. Having come from a student services background I was mor e accustomed to working with students one – on – one, or in […]