Geoff Johnson: Innovation will transform traditional education
“That’s it class — you’ll find the notes and the PowerPoint on the S-Drive and a version on Moodle, there is also some relevant info on my edublog.” Eh? It was a Social Studies 10 class and the topic...
View ArticleB.C. Teachers take Education Beyond Borders in Africa
Shannon Howlett volunteers with North Vancouver teacher Noble Kelly’s Education Beyond Borders teacher training programs in Africa. When Vancouver teacher Shannon Howlett led a group of her students to...
View ArticleLetter of the Week: Teacher contracts in other provinces show BCTF is out of...
As of today, the governments in the provinces of B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island are negotiating new contracts with teachers. No signed contracts are in force....
View ArticleEditorial: Teaching-excellence ideas worth copying
An Alberta government panel tasked with coming up with ways to promote excellence in teaching in that province soon stumbled upon a shocking fact. Looking back over 10 years of records, panel members...
View ArticleDr. Patrick McGeer: BCTF has ruined the professionalism of teachers
The provincial government must cure the warfare that has been plaguing the school system in British Columbia for decades. Dealing with the current impasse in labour negotiations is only the first...
View ArticleLetters: Alex Tsakumis, B.C. teachers, BCTF, Christy Clark, muzak, dog abuse
Court decision affects teacher negotiations As a parent and teacher, I will say that a major stumbling block to securing a settlement with teachers is a clause in the B.C. Public School Employers’...
View ArticleCampbell’s Gold Honey Farm Welcomes BCAITC And Teachers
One day last August I had joined a group of 30 teachers enrolled in BCAITC Summer Institute program as they toured a honey farm. 30 teachers on their honeybee and agriculture adventures Campbell’s...
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