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NALD's Feature of the Month: A Timeline of Literacy and Essential Skills from Essential Skills Ontario
Posted: May 1, 2013 | 
Categories: Essential skills, Learning
“Throughout its long history, the literacy and essential skills field has continually evolved and adapted in response to the changing needs of adults. This timeline captures some of the important people, events, initiatives and other influences that have helped shape the literacy and essential skills field in Canada over the past 200 years.” -- Essential Skills Ontario
HR minister underlines importance of post-secondary education, digital skills training
Posted: November 30, 2010 |
Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, addressed the Association of Canadian Community Colleges this week in Ottawa. In her remarks she spoke of skills shortages in the Canadian labour market and the important role community colleges play in providing training opportunities for Canadians looking for new directions in a digital economy.
Toronto Public Library announces First & Best Booklist for 2010
Posted: November 29, 2010 |
Toronto Public Library is pleased to announce the fourth annual First & Best Booklist, a 2010 selection of the very best in Canadian books for children from birth to age five that are fun to read and also help build early literacy skills.
In addition to frustrating professors, literacy rates affect some students’ ability to graduate
Posted: November 29, 2010 |
Colleges in Ontario are finally taking literacy seriously. Far from simply complaining that some students are entering college and university with low writing and reading skills, the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario teamed up with Fanshawe College to see how this was impacting students.
More immigrants enrolling in language classes, thanks to voucher project
Posted: November 29, 2010 |
Language training vouchers are increasing immigrant enrolment in English and French language classes, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced recently at the Punjabi Community Health Services Centre in Mississauga.
Ten years strong: Ottawa celebrates Canada Research Chairs program
Posted: November 26, 2010 |
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, announced that the Government of Canada has made a major investment in the Canada Research Chairs Program, enabling Canada to strengthen its position as a world leader in university research and development.
TD National Reading Summit II: Toward a Nation of Readers
Posted: November 24, 2010 |
Registration is now open for the TD National Reading Summit coming up January 20-21, 2011. The summit, being held in Montreal, features speakers including: children’s author Shane Peacock; author and philosopher John Ralston Saul; composer and conductor John Kim Bell; singer/songwriter Susan Aglukark and author Jon Scieszka.
Teaching techniques to help make instruction for adult learners more efficient
Posted: November 24, 2010 |
One of the problems in adult basic skills education is the need to get adults out of basic skills education and into work, vocational or academic coursework as rapidly as possible.
Minister of Industry updates Canadians on Digital Economy Strategy
Posted: November 23, 2010 |
Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, has updated Canadians on the federal government’s progress toward a digital economy strategy. He has also announced several measures designed to position Canada for leadership in the global digital economy.
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation honours 14 ‘remarkable’ Canadians
Posted: November 23, 2010 |
The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards celebrate Aboriginal Canadians who have made a profound impact on their communities, across Canada and worldwide.
Paying Aboriginal students to get good grades?
Posted: November 22, 2010 |
Aboriginal educators in BC insist that the idea of paying students to get good grades works, even though the idea was panned in Ontario.
Perspectives on Education: LEARNing Landscapes publishes special issue
Posted: November 22, 2010 |
LEARNing Landscapes, an online, peer-reviewed education journal, has published a special issue featuring short commentaries on education from 24 Canadians who are prominent in various walks of life.
Santa pays unexpected visit to confirm postal elves are ready for children’s letters
Posted: November 22, 2010 |
With less than five weeks to go before Christmas, Canada Post confirms that Santa Claus has visited various post offices across Canada to ensure that postal elves are ready to help answer letters and emails sent by children from around the world.
Proposed high school dropout law for Manitoba upsets First Nations chief
Posted: November 19, 2010 |
A Manitoba First Nations leader says he's upset a proposed new provincial law forcing youth to stay in school until they graduate or turn 18 won't apply on reserves.
Deadline for entering Munsch at Home contest is November 25
Posted: November 19, 2010 |
There are only a few days left to enter the national Munsch at Home Contest for a chance to win a home visit from bestselling author and Family Literacy Day Honorary Chair Robert Munsch.
Canadian Literacy and Learning Network launches new logo
Posted: November 18, 2010 |
On November 2, 2010, the board of MCL met for its final annual general meeting, and then stepped aside to allow the new Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) to begin its work. The new board will be guided by CLLN’s core belief — Canadian society truly values literacy and learning — at home, at work and in the community.
How the new copyright bill will affect Canadian culture
Posted: November 17, 2010 |
The federal government is on the verge of passing Bill C-32, which would rewrite much of Canada’s laws on copyright, a vital if contentious pillar of cultural industries.
Ministers of education mark International Education Week
Posted: November 15, 2010 |
The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) joined on November 15 with over 100 countries from around the world to celebrate the 11th annual International Education Week. This year’s theme for Canada is “International Education: Building a Society for the 21st Century.”
Canadian teachers honoured at Worldwide Innovation Education Forum
Posted: November 15, 2010 |
Eight Canadians were among more than 500 educators, school leaders, government officials and others from more than 60 countries who attended the 2010 Worldwide Innovative Education Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.
Campus bookstores, student leaders want government to axe private tax on imported books
Posted: November 15, 2010 |
Campus Stores Canada and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations have called on the federal government to remove aspects of the Copyright Act that artificially inflate the cost of imported textbooks.
National forum participants endorse creation of vibrant, sustainable Adult Learning Network
Posted: November 15, 2010 |
Founding of the Adult Learning Network. More than 80 delegates from Anglophone, Francophone, and Aboriginal communities across Canada arrived in Ottawa on November 7 to confirm their commitment to adult learning.
Gov. Gen. David Johnston visits Pathways to Education facility in Toronto
Posted: November 15, 2010 |
David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, travelled to Toronto on the weekend to visit the Rexdale Pathways to Education facility. Pathways to Education Canada, a not-for-profit organization of which he is patron, is focused on reducing the high school drop-out rate of youth in low-income communities.
Canada’s citizenship study guide marks first anniversary
Posted: November 12, 2010 |
On the first anniversary of the launch of Canada's citizenship study guide, Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for the Status of Women, praised the guide's articulation of the strong and unwavering values that are important to Canadians.
Is ‘gifted’ a bad word when it comes to children?
Posted: November 12, 2010 |
Toronto educators call it the “gifted blitz.” Every year at this time, about 1,500 Grade 3 public school students in the city are invited to sit down for a battery of tests to determine their eligibility for various Grade 4 gifted programs next year.
Increasing cultural diversity in the non-profit sector: Have your say
Posted: November 12, 2010 |
The HR Council for the Nonprofit Sector is exploring the challenges nonprofit organizations face when hiring and retaining new immigrants and members of visible minorities.
Maclean’s unveils its 20th anniversary University Rankings
Posted: November 10, 2010 |
For 20 years, Maclean’s magazine has been bringing together parents, presidents, professors and prospective students in a conversation about education in Canada. This, its 20th anniversary rankings issue, is its biggest and most ambitious edition ever, with 21 stories and complete rankings for 49 schools.
‘Remembering’ speech, language and hearing health of Canada’s veterans
Posted: November 10, 2010 |
Veterans' Week, November 5-11 - Every year in November, Canadians express their appreciation and support for the nearly 600,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans.
Governor General’s message on launch of ‘Learning: Everybody’s Project’
Posted: November 10, 2010 |
The Governor General of Canada says that Canadians need to innovate technologically — in terms of giving people the education, skills and training they need to compete in the global marketplace.
Maclean’s unveils its 20th anniversary University Rankings
Posted: November 10, 2010 |
Biggest-ever Universities Rankings package, arriving on newsstands starting Nov. 11, offers everything prospective university students need to know to find the perfect fit. PLUS: Win a $20,000 scholarship
Giller Prize fever culminates in win for Nova Scotia-born author Johanna Skibsrud
Posted: November 10, 2010 |
Johanna Skibsrud is the winner of the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize honouring the best in Canadian literature.
New Governor General helps launch learning project in New Brunswick
Posted: November 9, 2010 |
Gov. Gen. David Johnston's first official visit to New Brunswick, beginning today, will be about more than the usual vice-regal pomp and ceremony.
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