National headlines
Brainless learning: Are some areas of study best left on the back burner?
Posted: July 26, 2010 | 
By Tom Sticht
Today there are shelves of books that call for educators to base their instruction on the relatively new science of the brain. These books based on neuro-imaging of the brain call for brain-based reading instruction, brain-based mathematics instruction, drawing on the right and left brains, and so on.
Assembly sets vision for control of First Nations education
Posted: July 23, 2010 |
WINNIPEG, July 22 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo and First Nations Chiefs and delegates from across Canada confirmed a new comprehensive plan to directly address critical education needs facing First Nation communities.
How music training can prime nervous system and boost learning
Posted: July 22, 2010 |
ScienceDaily (July 20, 2010) — Those ubiquitous wires connecting listeners to you-name-the-sounds from invisible MP3 players -- whether of Bach, Miles Davis or, more likely today, Lady Gaga -- only hint at music's effect on the soul throughout the ages.
Super-powered literacy: The benefits of comic books in the classroom
Posted: July 21, 2010 |
OTTAWA, July 21 /CNW Telbec/ - Dismissed by generations of parents and educators for being "sub-literate" comic books and graphic novels may hold the key to promoting prose literacy in young boys - who have traditionally lagged behind girls in reading - says the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL).
Minister of State Kent congratulates winners of National Aboriginal Essay Competition
Posted: July 19, 2010 |
(No. 224 - July 16, 2010 - 10 a.m. ET) The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), joined representatives from national Aboriginal organizations and the federal government earlier this week to congratulate the winners of the national Aboriginal Essay Competition 2010.
Family literacy programs are an investment in Canada’s future, national conference told
Posted: July 16, 2010 |
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 15, 2010) - Improving Canadians' literacy and essential skills will play an important role in developing Canada's workforce and building the country's economy. That was the message Mr. Ed Komarnicki, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, delivered on behalf of Minister Finley at the opening of a national family literacy conference earlier today.
Need suggestions for beach reading or books to bring to camp?
Posted: July 16, 2010 |
Need suggestions for beach reading or books to bring to camp? We've hand-picked some favorite new titles, all published within the last year, that are ideal for the season.
As mom and dad settle in, Facebook is losing appeal among teenagers
Posted: July 15, 2010 |
Facebook is still the giant of social networking, but a significant slice of teenagers report "Facebook fatigue" that's driving them away from the site as their friends move on or their parents encroach.
Newspapers look for ways to survive in the Internet age
Posted: July 15, 2010 |
LONDON (AFP) — Newspapers worldwide are being forced to reinvent themselves for the Internet age -- and will be watching closely the success of two experiments launched in London, analysts say.
Finalists announced for annual TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
Posted: July 15, 2010 |
TORONTO, July 15 /CNW/ - The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) and TD Bank Financial Group are pleased to announce the 2010 finalists for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. This annual award recognizes excellence in Canadian children's literature and the author of the winning book will be awarded $25,000 for the most distinguished book of the year.
Legacy of Northrop Frye takes a hit with restructuring at University of Toronto
Posted: July 13, 2010 |
What began as a groundbreaking initiative more than four decades ago by Northrop Frye, one of the greatest literary theorists of the 20th century, is set to become the latest casualty of campus cost-cutting.
Book publishers to benefit from improved Canada Council for the Arts translation program
Posted: July 13, 2010 |
Ottawa, July 12, 2010 – Over the next three years, more money than ever before will be available for official language translations by professional publishers through the National Translation Program for Book Publishing.
National poll: Canadians favour increased education funding, evaluations by teachers over standardized tests
Posted: July 12, 2010 |
EDMONTON, July 12 /CNW Telbec/ - Nine out of ten Canadians favour increased funding for their province's or territory's public elementary and secondary schools, according to a national poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF). Results of the biennial National Issues in Education Poll were released today by CTF President Mary-Lou Donnelly at the Federation's President's Forum: The Funding of Public Education: Great Promise, being held today and tomorrow in Edmonton.
Media Literacy Week marks fifth anniversary November 1-5, 2010
Posted: July 12, 2010 |
June 30, 2010 (Ottawa) – Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) are joining to mark the fifth anniversary of Media Literacy Week, November 1-5, 2010, by encouraging youth, parents, educators, community leaders, governments and media industries from across the country to participate in and support media and digital literacy initiatives in their regions.
Media Awareness Network says Canada’s prosperity will suffer without federal support for digital literacy
Posted: July 12, 2010 |
July 7, 2010 (Ottawa) – Canada's leading digital literacy organization, Media Awareness Network (MNet), is sounding the alarm that Canada will continue to trail other countries in productivity and innovation unless a national plan for digital literacy is put in place.
Update on National Institute for Literacy (USA) closing
Posted: July 7, 2010 |
The Institute will be closing its operations on September 30, 2010. The staff is working closely with the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) to have a smooth transition of services for the adult education and literacy community. We want to keep you advised of some dates and activities which are important for your planning. Please make a note of the changes in our operations.
Excess TV, gaming linked to poor attention in kids - study
Posted: July 6, 2010 |
TORONTO - Children who spend many hours a day glued to the TV or playing computer video games may be harming their ability to concentrate and focus on tasks in school, researchers suggest.
Margaret Norrie McCain's focus is still on nurturing the minds of young children
Posted: July 6, 2010 |
On a muggy late-spring afternoon, with the smell of an approaching thunderstorm thick in the air, Margaret Norrie Mc- Cain settles into an armchair and, like the true Maritimer she is, meanders into the story.
United Nations to host online discussion, podcast on gender, education and employment July 7-20
Posted: July 2, 2010 |
The United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, will host an online discussion on the linkages between women’s and girls’ access to and participation in formal and non-formal education and training, and their equal access to full employment and decent work. The online discussion will take place from July 7 to 20 in both English and French.
What Canada could teach the U.S. about education: Opinion
Posted: July 2, 2010 |
Canadians, particularly those of conservative persuasion, love to compare Canada with the United States, which has a lot to learn in the key area of K-12 education. As the United States struggles with mounting deficits and debt, Americans would be well served to look north if they want to raise student performance while saving money. Canadians would be equally well served to understand their own success and expand it.
Literacy Matters: Dollars and Sense - The Urgent Need for Lifelong Financial Literacy
Posted: July 2, 2010 |
FREDERICTON - A new report on financial literacy shows a growing number of Canadians are saving too little, taking on too much debt and not preparing properly for retirement.
Recent survey reveals Canadian families raising children by the book
Posted: July 2, 2010 |
TORONTO, June 28 /CNW/ - Despite the busy lifestyles faced by the majority of Canadian families, 88 per cent of parents with children under the age of 12 read a bedtime story to their children, according to a recent survey commissioned by Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal. Interestingly, why parents read to their children and how often, varies considerably from coast-to-coast*.
GED graduation in New Brunswick - A parental experience and perspective
Posted: June 28, 2010 |
I watched with pride as my daughter walked across the stage and received her GED diploma this month. Actually she got the diploma a year-and-a-half ago, but celebrated with other GED graduates at a special ceremony at the New Brunswick Community College Woodstock Campus recently.
What do football and education have in common? Success in both is measured in goals
Posted: June 28, 2010 |
To mark the occasion of the first World Cup to take place in Africa, as well as the priority that Africa represents for UNESCO, below is a selection of research, activities and projects carried out in Africa by the Organization’s Education Sector with a view of meeting the Education for All Goals as well as the Millennium Development Goals.
New book expands concept of literacy beyond learning to read and write
Posted: June 23, 2010 |
This handbook marks the transformation of the topic of literacy from the narrower concerns with learning to read and write to an interdisciplinary enquiry into the various roles of writing and reading in the full range of social and psychological functions in both modern and developing societies.
Michaëlle Jean will tackle poverty, literacy rates in Haiti as special envoy for UNESCO
Posted: June 22, 2010 |
Governor-General Michaëlle Jean will take on a new job at the United Nations once her term ends in September.
Teaching children about money isn’t rocket science
Posted: June 22, 2010 |
TORONTO, June 21 /CNW/ - ING DIRECT wants to get more kids and their parents talking about money and is encouraging them to visit Planet Orange(TM) (www.orangekids.ca), an interactive web experience for children using rocket ships and an outer space theme that makes learning about money entertaining and educational.
Assembly of First Nations releases experts’ report on post-secondary education
Posted: June 22, 2010 |
OTTAWA, June 21 /CNW Telbec/ - On National Aboriginal Solidarity Day, the Assembly of First Nations released a discussion paper entitled Taking Action for First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access, Opportunity, and Outcomes.
Students support recommendations for First Nations post-secondary education
Posted: June 22, 2010 |
OTTAWA, June 21 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, the Assembly of First Nations National Chief, Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, launched a discussion paper entitled 'Taking Action for First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access, Opportunities and Outcomes.'
Policy Action Group on Learning urges G-8 leaders to commit to ‘Education for All’
Posted: June 22, 2010 |
OTTAWA, June 22 /CNW Telbec/ - When G-8 and G-20 leaders meet in Canada later this week, the failure of the international initiative Education for All (EFA) will not appear on the agenda.
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