Talking to Students About COVID-19
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Category Archives: Education News
EQAO’s Shrinking Disclosure of Information
Can we trust EQAO’s reported results in 2016 when the organization is withholding critical information such as half the test questions?
Educational Reporting
Hugo Rodrigues’ blog covers K-12 educational topics across Ontario and has assembled a helpful list of reporters who cover stories …
Mayor Ford’s Influence On Students
The school where I teach is located in Mayor Rob Ford’s neighbourhood. One of my teaching colleagues recently asked a …
Flipped School Model of Instruction
At Clintondale High School just outside of Detroit, principal Greg Green has been implementing a new kind of curriculum called the “flipped …
Pakistani Schools Ban Malala’s Book
At Carnegie Hall in New York last night, activist Malala Yousafzai gave an impassioned speech about about girls’ access to …
Tennessee Law Allows Creationism in Classrooms
Today, if you are a science teacher in Tennessee, and a student asks you whether God created the …
The Relationship School: new ideas from Brooklyn
The New American Academy in Brooklyn is run by Shimon Waronker and is an experimental school that focuses on mentorlike relationships …
Drummond Commission’s Report on Education: Diet-oriented Food for Thought
Authors: Janine Schaub and Tom Adams March 8, 2012 The purpose of this essay is to stimulate discussion about the …
Chris Selley: Dalton McGuinty’s gay headache
Chris Selley Jan 27, 2012 During an hour-long address at the Ontario Legislature last month, provincial Education Minister Laurel Broten …
