WHEN ? Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00 am – 3:00 pm WHERE ? Tatlow Park. Directions WHY ? I was fortunate for Tatlow Park to be a mainstay in my growing up and adult life. This is a community celebration of the activities, stories and the learning we take away from life in a neighbourhood park. WHO ? Everyone isContinue reading “Tatlow Park Celebrates”
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Creating School Community in Time of COVID-19
There has been a concerted effort in Canada to keep school open from Kindergarten to Grade 12 largely to address social-emotional needs for stability and predictability for students in their world. Other natural disasters have kept students from school with surprisingly little impact on their academic achievement. “When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita decimated Louisiana inContinue reading “Creating School Community in Time of COVID-19”
BC Literacy Council in Action
After many years of inactivity, the British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Literacy Association was reinvigorated with new energy and revitalization last fall. We took off running. The executive council organized and facilitated three successful events and had a lot of fun doing it. You can read more about it on our website readingbc.ca.Continue reading “BC Literacy Council in Action”
Superheroes Champion Syrian Refugees via CBC Podcast
It all started with a suitcase on Human Rights Day on December 10, 2015. Tecumseh students were first asked to reflect on the Syrian Refugee crisis. Students wrote letters to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressing their desire for Syrian boys and girls to live in a place without war where they could go to schoolContinue reading “Superheroes Champion Syrian Refugees via CBC Podcast”
#WelcomeSyrianRefugees
On December 10th, 2015, Tecumseh Elementary School paused to celebrate Human Rights Day and to consider the plight of Syrian refugees. If you had a chance to read the Welcoming Syrian Refugees blog (Dec. 2015), you will remember that Marion Collins was reading Hannah’s Suitcase with her students and we had the idea to create peaceContinue reading “#WelcomeSyrianRefugees”
Wild About Vancouver
HumpDayHighlight: This featured blog post is intended to explore classroom practices and possibilities, including books and units of study. Hump Day Highlight #3: Wild About Vancouver As I reported in an earlier blog post on Outdoor Learning (Dec. 2015), Dr. Hart Banack, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC, has been heading up Wild AboutContinue reading “Wild About Vancouver”
Building a Community of Literacy Educators
The BC Literacy Council of the International Reading Association (BCLCIRA), commonly known as ReadingBC, has long been committed to improving student engagement in books and proficiency in literacy. Members read journals such as The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, attend conferences and get together to discuss things they have tried in their classroomsContinue reading “Building a Community of Literacy Educators”
Raising a Reader
I love this time of year when the Vancouver Sun Newspaper “Raise a Reader Campaign” guarantees that you can pick up the newspaper and participate in a very public celebration of parents, teachers, sports stars and children in the pursuit of reading. I love that on one Wednesday morning, it is possible for people inContinue reading “Raising a Reader”
Transforming Lives Through Literacy
The International Reading Association, like many organizations, is experiencing challenges due to retirement of baby boomers, the downturn in many economies, and competing interests for the time of literacy educators. Although the name is changing to The International Literacy Association, reading remains at the core of the mission and purpose. The broader term “literacy” hasContinue reading “Transforming Lives Through Literacy”
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