/canada Canada en-US 2021 (c) °ÄĂĹĹÜą·ÂŰĚł Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:55:00 GMT /technology/is-requiring-online-courses-a-good-thing-teachers-in-canada-arent-so-sure/2019/12 A proposal in Ontario to require students to take two online courses before high school graduation has drawn objections from a teachers' union in the province. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:55:00 GMT /technology/is-requiring-online-courses-a-good-thing-teachers-in-canada-arent-so-sure/2019/12 /leadership/opinion-british-columbias-curriculum-a-glimpse-of-the-future/2018/06 Marc Tucker speaks with the leader of British Columbia's recent curriculum reforms that were co-created with teachers across the province. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:05:31 GMT /leadership/opinion-british-columbias-curriculum-a-glimpse-of-the-future/2018/06 /leadership/canadian-teachers-share-9-ways-they-support-english-learners/2018/05 Canadian teachers use a variety of methods to teach ELL and refugee children to read and write in English, with remarkable success. Fri, 04 May 2018 21:17:35 GMT /leadership/canadian-teachers-share-9-ways-they-support-english-learners/2018/05 /teaching-learning/video-nine-ways-canadian-teachers-support-english-learners/2018/05 Three-fourths of the roughly 500 students at Islington Junior Middle School in Toronto, speak a language other than English at home. There are also a growing number of refugee children from Syria settling here, many of whom have had interrupted schooling and are not at grade level in their home language. Canadian teachers use a variety of methods to teach these children to read and write in English, with remarkable success. Tue, 01 May 2018 20:49:12 GMT /teaching-learning/video-nine-ways-canadian-teachers-support-english-learners/2018/05 /leadership/how-canada-found-success-with-english-learners-video/2018/04 Within three years of arriving in Canada's public schools, children of new migrants do as well as native-born children. Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:56:49 GMT /leadership/how-canada-found-success-with-english-learners-video/2018/04 /teaching-learning/video-english-learners-are-thriving-in-canadian-schools/2018/04 About a third of Canada’s school-age population is either immigrants themselves or have at least one parent who was born in a different country. Yet, despite the well-known challenges immigrants face, Canada has one of the highest-performing education systems in the world. How do they do it? English-learners in Canada have access to a range of services both inside and outside the classroom, including experienced teachers and extra funding, outside tutoring and mentoring programs, as well as social programs and free health care. And with mostly positive community support for immigrants, it’s easy to see how these students thrive in their new host country. But Canada is not immune to the rising anti-immigrant sentiment that has become more pervasive in the U.S. and in European countries in recent years. Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:21:14 GMT /teaching-learning/video-english-learners-are-thriving-in-canadian-schools/2018/04 /education/canadas-most-populous-province-offers-free-child-care-starting-in-2020/2018/04 In Ontario, children from two-and-a-half to kindergarten age will be able to attend free, full-day licensed child care year-round starting in 2020. Thu, 05 Apr 2018 20:00:00 GMT /education/canadas-most-populous-province-offers-free-child-care-starting-in-2020/2018/04 /leadership/in-canadas-public-schools-immigrant-students-are-thriving/2018/02 Immigrants in Canada's schools perform on par with native-born students within three years of arriving. What is Canada doing that the United States isn’t? Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:47:08 GMT /leadership/in-canadas-public-schools-immigrant-students-are-thriving/2018/02 /policy-politics/video-in-canada-a-welcoming-environment-and-community-supports-help-syrian-students-and-families-thrive/2018/02 Canada has long been seen as a country welcoming to refugees. In recent years, there have been 10,000 refugees from Syria, settle in the Ontario province. While schools concentrate on improving their English language skills and reading and math performance, there are more than 200 settlement centers that help new immigrants integrate into the broader society. They’re often called a “one stop shop” for immigrants, where settlement workers help show families how to do everything from access the health system and apply for jobs to how to dress for the winter and use a computer. Many settlement centers have offices in schools so it is easier for families to access services. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:34:41 GMT /policy-politics/video-in-canada-a-welcoming-environment-and-community-supports-help-syrian-students-and-families-thrive/2018/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-one-canadian-schools-vision-for-feedback-based-assessment/2017/10 Going gradeless was an idea that would begin to address a more active involvement by the students in the learning. I shared my thoughts with the staff and the School Council but cautioned them that I would need to seek approval from the Board prior to it becoming a reality. Initial reactions by most was to wonder if I hadn't taken a few too many hits to the head in a previous career. Sun, 22 Oct 2017 10:00:59 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-one-canadian-schools-vision-for-feedback-based-assessment/2017/10 /leadership/canadian-teacher-wins-prize-for-work-with-inuit/2017/04 Maggie MacDonnell, a teacher in a remote village in the Quebec province of Canada, has won the 3rd annual Global Teaching Prize, sponsored by the Varkey Foundation. Tue, 04 Apr 2017 22:31:12 GMT /leadership/canadian-teacher-wins-prize-for-work-with-inuit/2017/04 /policy-politics/toronto-district-stops-booking-u-s-travel/2017/04 Canada's largest school district will no longer book any trips to the United States because of fears students might have trouble at the border stemming from travel restrictions enacted by President Donald Trump. Tue, 04 Apr 2017 22:28:29 GMT /policy-politics/toronto-district-stops-booking-u-s-travel/2017/04 /teaching-learning/canadian-teacher-in-indigenous-community-wins-1-million-ed-prize/2017/03 Maggie MacDonnell won the award for her work helping students in a rural, isolated community plagued by high suicide rates among teenagers. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:53:54 GMT /teaching-learning/canadian-teacher-in-indigenous-community-wins-1-million-ed-prize/2017/03 /policy-politics/opinion-a-glimpse-into-canadas-practices-helps-us-examine-our-own/2017/03 A report on professional learning in Canada provides insights we can use. Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:35:49 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-a-glimpse-into-canadas-practices-helps-us-examine-our-own/2017/03 /policy-politics/opinion-advice-for-betsy-devos-from-canada/2017/02 A Canadian perspective on public education could be helpful to Betsy DeVos as she becomes ed. secretary, writes Beth Green of Cardus. Wed, 08 Feb 2017 02:58:50 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-advice-for-betsy-devos-from-canada/2017/02 /leadership/opinion-a-whirlwind-of-learning-in-vancouver/2016/12 Practitioners from around the world engage in intensive learning at Learning Forward's Annual Conference. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:23:02 GMT /leadership/opinion-a-whirlwind-of-learning-in-vancouver/2016/12 /education/canada-like-the-u-s-ramps-up-efforts-to-promote-financial-literacy/2015/06 Our northern neighbor announced a national strategy for financial literacy education. Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:48:00 GMT /education/canada-like-the-u-s-ramps-up-efforts-to-promote-financial-literacy/2015/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-lessons-from-toronto-increasing-achievement-in-a-large-urban-school-system/2015/01 Toronto has all of the complexities, instability, and turmoil of big city school board and union politics, but has shown strong academic performance relative to other cities. So its successes are very relevant to US educators. Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:22:17 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-lessons-from-toronto-increasing-achievement-in-a-large-urban-school-system/2015/01 /leadership/thousands-of-indigenous-students-died-in-canadian-boarding-schools-panel-finds/2014/01 Thousands of American Indian students also attended government and church-run boarding schools in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States. Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:55:46 GMT /leadership/thousands-of-indigenous-students-died-in-canadian-boarding-schools-panel-finds/2014/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-immigration-and-education/2012/10 Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor in the Carter has turned his attention to national immigration policy. Some might see this as switching fields, but not Ray. As far as he is concerned, if the aim is broadly shared national prosperity, education policy and immigration policy are two sides of the same coin. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:20:57 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-immigration-and-education/2012/10 /teaching-learning/relationship-founders-between-union-ontario-leaders/2012/08 A bastion of labor-management peace—the Canadian province of Ontario—is suddenly rife with discord over teacher salary increases. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/relationship-founders-between-union-ontario-leaders/2012/08 /teaching-learning/canadians-mark-day-100-of-protests-over-tuition-hikes/2012/05 Canadian students turn out in thousands to protest tuition hikes. Wed, 30 May 2012 19:43:41 GMT /teaching-learning/canadians-mark-day-100-of-protests-over-tuition-hikes/2012/05 /education/opinion-response-factors-behind-the-success-of-ontarios-schools-part-one/2012/05 (This is the first of a two-part series on Ontario's schools) Mon, 21 May 2012 12:18:04 GMT /education/opinion-response-factors-behind-the-success-of-ontarios-schools-part-one/2012/05 /policy-politics/virtual-ed-in-canada-favors-centralized-programs/2012/01 The country's e-learning initiatives are more standardized than those in the U.S., and they tend to shy away from using private companies to deliver content. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:01:00 GMT /policy-politics/virtual-ed-in-canada-favors-centralized-programs/2012/01 /policy-politics/canadian-virtual-ed-dips-into-for-profit-realm/2012/01 While there may not be much involvement by private companies in the Canadian online education sector, that doesn't mean the idea of earning profits in this arena is being ignored. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:01:00 GMT /policy-politics/canadian-virtual-ed-dips-into-for-profit-realm/2012/01 /policy-politics/quality-counts-canada/2012/01 We went to Toronto to examine the methods used to educate students from large immigrant populations. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:40:10 GMT /policy-politics/quality-counts-canada/2012/01 /policy-politics/video-canadas-immigrant-population-adapts-bi-lingual-education/2012/01 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:20:25 GMT /policy-politics/video-canadas-immigrant-population-adapts-bi-lingual-education/2012/01 /policy-politics/canada-musters-resources-to-serve-diverse-student-needs/2012/01 Community-based services are a priority in a system that funnels provincial aid to local schools. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:30:59 GMT /policy-politics/canada-musters-resources-to-serve-diverse-student-needs/2012/01 /policy-politics/school-community-backing-bolsters-immigrant-students/2012/01 Toronto's Crescent Town Public School serves a diverse population of students who speak more than 50 different languages. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:29:51 GMT /policy-politics/school-community-backing-bolsters-immigrant-students/2012/01 /policy-politics/common-core-standards-drew-on-ideas-from-abroad/2012/01 Other nations' curricula and standards were important in crafting the learning goals most states have adopted. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:26:43 GMT /policy-politics/common-core-standards-drew-on-ideas-from-abroad/2012/01