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Best Practices in Public Education Across Canada: Saskatchewan School Boards Association-First Nations and Métis Education Action Plan
The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA), in collaboration with the SSBA Aboriginal Council, has identified a strategic plan to address First Nation and Métis education in the province’s public schools…
Atlantic Conference: Defining A Vision for 21st Century Education
The Atlantic Conference, a professional development opportunity for trustees and administrators in the Atlantic region, will be hosted by the Nova Scotia School Boards Association from November 25th-27th in Halifax…
Connecting Students With History…The Memory Project
Students across Canada are participating in ceremonies today in honour of Remembrance Day. Since 2001, The Memory Project has been connecting 175,000 students each year with veterans who share stories…
We Schools in Action-Promoting Social Consciousness
Social consciousness, active citizenship, social justice, community activism and leadership. These are only some of the 21st century skills that many Canadian students are exposed to through “We Schools in…
Media Literacy Week Across Canada
A number of lectures, events and films across Canada are part of Media Literacy Week, an event sponsored by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and the Media Awareness Network (MNet). Canadian…
Best Practices in Public Education Across Canada: ArtsSmarts
The CSBA’s new series highlights best practices in our public schools across Canada. Today’s post features ArtsSmarts, a teaching and learning approach that “generates and sustains innovative school partnerships centred…
New Series: Best Practices in Public Education Across Canada
The CSBA will be featuring a new series on our website, in line with our priority of sharing best practices in public education across Canada. Our new feature series is…
Press Release: Motion 571 Supported in Principle by Canadian School Boards Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Motion 571 Supported in Principle by CSBA Montréal, Québec, Oct. 21 – At the October 3rd CSBA Board of Directors meeting in Montreal, provincial presidents unanimously passed a…
Public Engagement in Canadian Education: What Can We Learn From “Waiting for Superman”?
The documentary film “Waiting for Superman” , which originally premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, was just released this month. This film provides an in-depth commentary and analysis on…
Learning From Leadership Project: The Connection Between Educational Leadership and Student Learning
The Learning from Leadership Project: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning is a joint 2010 research report from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and…
New Early Learning Initiatives in British Columbia and Ontario
British Columbia and Ontario are undergoing large-scale changes to their public school systems by implementing a gradual transition to full-day Kindergarten. With this change comes significant benefits. Research in early…
International Literacy Day: A Time to Reflect on the Essential Role of Literacy Skills in Canadian Society
September 8th is International Literacy Day, and both the Government of Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education have issued statements on the value of lifelong literacy in Canadian…