Well, apparently, here's some sage (?) advice (if you can focus...).Chart courtesy of Learning Fundamentals

If there's any truth or an inkling of resonance to the following infographic then we are poorly underestimating the kind of education and preparation we are currently offering the students of British Columbia. Hey, social teacher still valuing the date of confederation as a 'teachable moment' apparently 'data science' is the new oil. Good bye real … Continue reading Big Data Science: The New Oil (and our kids aren’t ready for this!) →

The infographic below courtesy of onlineducation.net. 

Founder of Library Research Services, Keith Curry Lance, shares the importance of advocacy at the school and school district levels, including parent based grassroots movements. Maybe it's time for teacher-librarians and school library advocates to get involved with protecting these invaluable resources. Chapter 5: School Library Impact Studies and Advocacy from LRS on Vimeo.Wouldn't it … Continue reading School Libraries and Advocacy →

A very powerful Infographic from the folks at Goodreads.

So many teachers refuse to use YouTube in their classrooms for one simple reason: there's far too much 'crap' to wade through to find the diamonds. But help may be here! Google has attempted to make high quality YouTube clips searchable and reachable for all educators.

Three weeks ago a senior (see 'seasoned') teacher approached me about an idea: the creation of a social media and production program (an academy if you will) loosely based on the UK studio school model replete with project-based learning methodology operating within an existing timetable.Before thinking over the consequences and the mountain of work that … Continue reading Our ‘Studio School’ Vision (of sorts) →

Well, here's the long and short of it courtesy of veracode.com:Infographic by Veracode Application Security

Are are excerpts from an interview with Annie Kidder, Executive Director of People for Education discussion how and why parents can (and should) be the true drivers of change in education in Canada.

Last week, MP for British Columbia Southern Interior, Mr. Alex Atamanenko, utilized his one minute Member's Statement to address the House of Commons, Parliament, and the people of Canada to let them know of the efforts of a small rural school's efforts to fight the good fight. Mr. Atamanenko boldly shared with us all the school … Continue reading PTS: A Small Group Making a Difference →