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NALD's Feature of the Month: A document about Canadian English
Posted: January 3, 2012 | 
Category: Learning
Why do we as English Canadians speak the way we do? How do people abroad distinguish us from our American cousins and what is a Canadian anyway? Sarah Elaine Eaton looks at these issues in her paper: Canadian English: Not Just a Hybrid of British and American English.
Teacher on a mission to educate First Nations, prepare them for job market
Posted: January 3, 2012 |
Category: Essential skills
Michelle Durant-Dudley's goal was simple: to ensure that First Nations people had the credentials they needed to take full advantage of emerging job opportunities, rather than being relegated to the back rooms. “It’s like being in a candy store, but you can’t touch anything,” she said. “They see these great jobs, but they’re stuck in housekeeping.”
Top 10 Canadian education technology newsmakers of 2011
Posted: January 3, 2012 |
Category: Learning
A professor at the University of New Brunswick has been named one of the top 10 Canadian news makers in education technology for 2011 by one of the country's leading consulting firms. Steve Pierce, director of the Atlantic Centre for Educational Administration and Leadership with the university's faculty of education, joined the likes of David Suzuki, the British Columbia Premier's Council and digital media company Bitstrips Inc. on Mindshare Learning's second annual list.
Canadians start new year feeling positive about finances: CIBC
Posted: January 3, 2012 |
Category: Learning
Following a year in which Canadians were reminded about the benefits of financial literacy, a CIBC poll reveals they are increasingly seeing the value in setting financial goals for themselves, and are confident they'll reach these goals.
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