Last week, CSBA presented three of its provincial associations’ initiatives in the area of aboriginal education at the CMEC Educators’ Forum on Aboriginal Education. Local initiatives are having a powerful impact on student engagement, community engagement and student success. As there were many requests for the resources and documentation that we provided at the forum,…
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 students lead highly “digital” lives, in which they access and utilize new technologies, digital materials and social media on a daily basis. Media education, “the…
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 around the arts.” ArtsSmarts promotes creativity and an inquiry-based learning approach in Canadian classrooms by bringing teachers and artists together to engage students in the…
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 called Best Practices in Public Education Across Canada. Look for the “Best Practice” icon to read about successful practices in many different areas of education;…
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 the US public education system. The film provides a very serious critique of the US educational system. However, it also highlights leaders and organizations who…
Across Canada, school trustees and commissioners (as they are referred to in Québec) play a key role in student success, accountability and achievement for their respective boards and districts. School trustees and commissioners create the conditions for student achievement by setting policy and providing strong leadership, in order to meet the needs of their student…
