October 26, 2007 EdInfo is a bi-weekly electronic digest of education news and information distributed by the BC Ministry of Education to all those with an interest in the K-12 community. To add or remove your name from the EdInfo distribution list, please use the subscribe page. Premier’s Awards for Teaching ExcellenceEvery day, teachers across British Columbia make a positive difference in the lives of students. You can nominate a teacher who has made a positive, long-lasting impact on your school community. Whether through arts or sciences, for students with special needs or those with language barriers, through classroom learning or extracurricular activities, British Columbia’s teachers find innovative and meaningful ways to connect with each of their students in a way that makes a real difference in their lives. The Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize outstanding B.C. teachers who have made exceptional contributions to benefit their school community and improve student achievement. The Premier’s Awards provide students, parents, teachers and other members of the community with an opportunity to celebrate educators who make a real difference in B.C. schools. Nominations are welcome in the following categories:
The nomination deadline is December 14, 2007. For more information, including nomination forms, please visit the Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence website. Provincial Examinations Student Samples: Geography 12 – Case StudySample Geography 12 Case Study student responses have been posted to the Provincial Examinations Student Samples website. Student samples provide examples of actual student responses that have earned a mark of 3, 4, 5, or 6 on a 6-point holistic scale. In addition, the site also contains sample student responses for English 12, Communications 12, and English Literature 12. Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderThe Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD) website is a useful resource for teachers and parents. The website offers easy-to-use general and specific eLearning modules on topics ranging from a straightforward explanation of FASD to the creation of individual education plans. There are also a variety of teacher resources including links to seminars and training courses, conferences and catalogues of DVDs and print resources. Visitors to the site no longer need to log in or register to use the eLearning modules. LearnNow BC Wins a Gold MedalThe week of October 15 marked the 15th annual GTEC - Government Technology Exhibition and Conference. GTEC is held in Ottawa and is aimed at information technology professionals from across Canada. Each year, as part of this conference, distinction awards that recognize federal, provincial, municipal and national contributions are awarded. The Province of British Columbia walked away with a prestigious national gold medal award in the Human Dimension category. Specifically, this award went to LearnNow BC, British Columbia's virtual school. This particular award recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual or a team that uses technology to address universal accessibility challenges, learning programs, or organizational change initiatives. This is the second time that LearnNow BC has been recognized nationally this year, winning a bronze medal for innovative management from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada in August and now receiving gold from a technology perspective at GTEC. LearnNow BC offers students the opportunity to combine traditional classrooms, textbooks and after-school study sessions with video lessons organized over the internet, online tutors and access to virtual libraries. Initially launched on October 21, 2006, LearnNow BC has had a tremendously active and successful first year. The McCord Museum Online CollectionThe McCord Museum is a public research and teaching museum dedicated to the preservation, study, diffusion and appreciation of Canadian history. The museum is an incredible resource for students, teachers, parents and people interested in Canadian history. The online collection has a total of 135, 000 items. The museum also offers a personal space called “My McCord” where users can store images they have found through searching the collection to personal folders. Using personal folders, “My McCord” enables the annotation of collection images, the uploading of personal images and the creation of slideshows. For example, have a look at the photograph of Louis Riel, a hand-sewn quilt from 1726, this painting by Emily Carr, or a twentieth century, Nunavimiut glass-bead pendant. |
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