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Community Learning Campus: The Hard Work Begins after the Ribbon-Cutting
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Education Canada, 2012
Dorothy Negropontes was a key player in the creation of the Community Learning Campus (CLC), an innovative collaboration of education and community leaders in Olds, Alberta. A former Assistant Superintendent with Chinook's Edge School District, she co-chaired the steering committee that developed the project, served as its executive director…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Leaders, Sustainability, School Community Programs
CAI and the Microcomputer.
Thorndyke, Gerry G.; Summach, Ron D. – Education Canada, 1982
Describes areas where Calgary has used its computer assisted instruction (CAI) to aide individuals via diagnostic testing, enrichment programs, remedial study, review and reinforcement, and sequencing materials. Suggests microcomputers play four roles: tutorial, drill/practice, simulation, and testing and record keeping. Discusses problems in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Renewing the Canadian Teaching Force.
Levin, Benjamin – Education Canada, 1986
Outlines criteria for system of professional teacher development/retraining: provides for system/individual needs; includes retraining and ongoing development; is cooperative, integrated, accessible; uses principles of adult education; incorporates teacher involvement; and addresses real classroom needs. Considers obstacles of money, skills,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement, Professional Continuing Education
Why Has Language and Learning across the Curriculum Not Made a Greater Impact.
Hamilton-Wieler, Sharon – Education Canada, 1987
"Writing across the curriculum," an educational objective of the 70s, has failed to impress itself as a significant reality on Canada's educators, especially in secondary schools. Reasons for this include a lack of understanding of the concept and its scope within institutions and misconceptions about the English department's role. (JMM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Language Arts, Misconceptions
Staff Evaluation: The Fort McMurray Plan.
Olivero, James L.; Heck, Jerry – Education Canada, 1993
The Fort McMurray Catholic School District (Alberta) developed a teacher evaluation model based on constructive staff feedback and teacher support. The model includes mentor teachers, peer coaching for teachers and administrators, and ongoing staff development. Plans for research to assess the model's effects on student achievement are discussed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Improvement
Saskatchewan's Education Indicators Program.
Jones, Richard M.; Nielsen, Joan I. – Education Canada, 1994
Development of a comprehensive indicators program will enable evaluation of the effectiveness of educational reform in Saskatchewan (Canada). Pilot projects in three school districts representing large urban, small urban, and rural settings began during the 1992-93 school year and the first annual provincial indicators report was issued in 1994.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Indicators
Families at School: Developing Options for Secondary School Family Literacy Programs.
Thomas, Adele – Education Canada, 1995
The Niagara Falls Secondary School Family Learning Program targets young disadvantaged parents and their preschool children for family literacy development that focuses on parent-child literacy and social interaction. Guidelines for program development include establishing partnerships based on a shared vision of family literacy, developing plans…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Disadvantaged, Family Programs