pedagogy, lesson plans and teacher resources
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What’s Thwarting Online Learning in Schools? A new Canadian study demonstrates that, with the exception of British Columbia, the spread of online learning and virtual schools has stalled. Find out why. |
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Backward Design: An Education for Understanding Backward Design involves looking at the end results and designing curriculum to ensure students UNDERSTAND and not just KNOW. Modify your curriculum planning and help each student achieve greater success. |
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Maria Montessori: A Hero for Educators and the Most Important Woman in History Only now is modern science coming to terms with Maria Montessori’s findings. The tragedy is that so much of what she saw so clearly has been forgotten and, continually, has to be rediscovered. Read More… |
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For Busy Educators, It’s Worth the Time to Find the Treasure in Twitter Are you in the field of education? If so, are you on Twitter yet? Recognizing that Twitter use is not yet widespread in education, I hope to convince you to consider it. |
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Apple and Digital Textbooks: A K-12 Educational Revolution? Educators should be inspired by the new e-publishing world being opened up by Apple and be prepared to take creative advantage of Apple’s new tools. But they should be very aware of the pitfalls that may entrap them if they don’t think before they innovate. |
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What Motivates Students to Learn and Succeed at School? Gifts, incentives and the constant affirmation of “you’re great!” can actually kill the desire to accomplish great things. The Country Day School’s Karen Sumner explores the research. |
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The Country Day School’s Magazine Feeds a Growing Mind How can we support the growth of children? The Country Day School has introduced The Growing Mind magazine to ensure educators and parents have the best information they have about student learning. |
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A Look Ahead to the Educational IT Challenges for 2012 Changes for the major IT companies, the different needs of high school and elementary school instruction, and the growing ubiquity of smartphone and social media use will all provide students and teachers with special challenges in 2012. |
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IT for Every Classroom: Laptop Basics It’s a new year and your school has embarked on a new program to integrate IT into the classroom. To do this, every teacher has been given a brand new, shiny laptop. Now what? Paul Keery shares his practical tech advice in his latest column. |
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The Year 2011 in Education: A Chequered Pattern, Looking in the Mirror What stands out in the national educational landscape? Paul W. Bennett’s list of the best and worst of 2011 in education offers a few surprises. |
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Dialogue Online’s 10 Most Popular Posts of 2011 It’s a brand new year and we’re excited to share more of your insights and ideas on Dialogue Online. Here are the top 10 posts from the past year. |
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Science Fiction Passes the Torch of Innovation to a New Generation Whether it was H.G. Wells taking us on a ride in The Time Machine or Isaac Asimov unveiling the secrets of robotics in I, Robot, children have always been fascinated with science fiction. Manfred J. von Vulte explains how science fiction, above all, might be the key to our future. |
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Cairo Diaries: ‘My Hayah’ Gives Power to the Students After the revolution in Egypt, Atif Hussain seized an opportunity to give students a chance to take ownership of their learning in a way not done before. Read more in his debut column, the Cairo Diaries. |
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The Five Educational Legacies of Steve Jobs Steve Jobs is one of the few people who can rightfully be said to have created a new world. Here are ways he changed the means of teaching forever and how we can live up to that legacy. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. Learn the seven deadly sins of creativity, why some want to ban Wi-Fi from schools, and why educators should “cut the excuses and lead” in technology transformation. |
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Appointments: Elizabeth Moore Taps Into ISABC’s Strengths of Collaboration and Openness From South Africa to B.C., she has been an education leader in diverse environments with the mission of strengthening schools. Meet Elizabeth Moore, the new executive director of the Independent Schools Association of British Columbia (ISABC). |
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Bayview Glen Brings Learning to Life With TechnoCup Challenge Find out how Bayview Glen’s applied technology challenge for Grade 7 students takes science and math to the next level. |
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Amid the Rough World of High School, A Bullied ‘Diamond in the Rough’ Finds His Voice Conventional school works for many. It doesn’t work for all. Lucky for Philippe de Jocas, he found an alternative school that fit. Here is what educators can learn from his story. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. Find out why zero-tolerance policies may be damaging, what educators are doing about the bullying and teen mental health crises, and the role of digital education as a divider or equalizer. |
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How Occupy Toronto Is Occupying My Students A Canadian History teacher finds an authentic way to bring history to life and show students that issues of the past continue to exist and persist today through the Occupy movement. |
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Where Do We Draw the Line With Technology in Math Education? When it comes to debating whether students should do mathematics by hand or by computer, we forget that we have used mathematics in many other technologies over the years, and that each of these technologies had their advantages and disadvantages, writes educator David Wees. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, a new education model focused on students’ well-being, teaching “good sex” in schools, and ideas and inspiration for teachers. |
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Remembrance Day: Teaching Students … to Never Forget They were unlikely friends who formed a bond the first time they met and made this agreement: “I’ll teach you how to pray if you teach me how to pray.” Watch the video and read the Q&A to find out the significance of Remembrance Day for Maj. Joseph Nonato, a teacher who served as a soldier in Afghanistan. |
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The Maria Montessori No One Knows: ‘Enemy Alien’ in India (Part 2 of 2) In the last article of this two-part series, educational consultant Robert Gardner explores how Maria Montessori’s experiences as an “enemy alien” in India during World War II led to her enlightenment in childhood language development. |
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Appointments: Jan Campbell, on 21st-Century Learning Mission, Takes Helm at CIS She has her sights set on 21st-century learning and revitalizing one of the independent school community’s highly respected groups. Meet Jan Campbell, the new executive director of the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario (CIS Ontario). Read more in Dialogue Online’s new column on news about staff in the independent school community. |
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How EQ Is Key to Mental Health and Student Success What defines a student’s experience at school? Manfred J. von Vulte, deputy headmaster of Northmount School, reveals the factors to fostering a healthy school community beyond academics and IQ. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, the homework debate, schools walk the talk on mental health, and lessons on co-teaching and inclusion. |
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School Spotlight: Secrets From Appleby College’s Website Redesign School Spotlight, a new column on Dialogue Online, features your private school’s innovative projects, programs and accomplishments. In this Q&A, Michael O’Connor shares the lessons and successes of Appleby College’s website redesign. |
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For First Graders, There’s an App for Enjoying Learning It’s no longer just about learning their A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3′s. Grade 1 students at HTS, an independent school in Richmond Hill, have joined the iPad revolution with recently launched pilot projects. Barry Hughes, the head of school, weighs in on how the gadget is transforming their classrooms. |
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What If the Secret to Success Is Character Education? Does character education belong at school or at home? For success in the 21st century, schools need to make character education as important as academics, argues Andrea Fanjoy of Kingsway College School. |
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Behind a Small Independent Boys School’s EQAO Success The much touted improvement in EQAO scores for the entire province isn’t quite accurate when one examines how each respective gender is performing. Manfred J. von Vulte reveals why alarm bells should be ringing for any parent of a male child — and how Northmount School was the exception. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, encouraging critical thinking with social media, a national strategy against teen suicide, and Facebook’s influence on children. |
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After the Polls, Lessons From Civics Students Over the last two years, Civics classes from across Canada have been treated to a wealth of excitement and resources through municipal, provincial and federal campaigns, debates and elections. Teachers have engaged their students in an authentic and exciting experience through the Student Vote program. Now the challenge is maintaining this engagement. |
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Why Teachers Must Understand How to Change the Brain While it may be the left brain that got us here, author Daniel Pink argues it is the right brain that will keep us here. Andrea Fanjoy of Kingsway College School comments on the brain book that is rocking the education world — and the role of schools in nurturing students. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, learn tips for helping youth achieve their dreams, guess who students voted for in the Ontario election, and find out a new but controversial response to dealing with bullies. |
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Three Schools in Six Months – and How Masculinity Intervened Do we need to redefine masculinity? This is not a female vs. male diatribe. True masculinity has been lampooned, discounted, and defined as inferior and not equal to a wiser sense of femininity, writes Manfred J. von Vulte. |
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Three Things That Make a Great Teacher On World Teachers’ Day, Rob Lederer, Canadian High School Teacher of the Year, shares with Dialogue Online the top three things he does to help students succeed. |
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Why We’re Failing Students With the ‘New’ Math Is there a good case for discovery-based math or math basics? Educator, columnist and author Michael Zwaagstra responds to David Wees’ critique on his report on math education. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, recruiting globe-trotting teachers, what it takes to be a good principal, and the Twitter chat craze. |
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Is the ‘New’ Math Effective or Destructive? To say that the problems in our math education system are entirely due to the introduction of the new math curriculum is irresponsible, given that any number of other factors could be contributing to the problem, writes David Wees. |
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The Evolving Role of Educators in the 21st-Century Classroom In the information age, educators are faced with the pressure to stay current and come up with innovative ways to excite their students about learning. By integrating technology into the classroom, educators can make learning more engaging and present curriculum in a way that resembles the type of media that students are accustomed to consuming. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup – Sept. 19-23, 2011 Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, YouTube for teachers, tips for dealing with troublemakers and bullying as “drama.” |
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The Maria Montessori No One Knows: A Heartbreaking Betrayal (Part 1 of 2) Dr. Maria Montessori is one of the most famous women in the world and yet a key part of her life is all but unknown. Dr. Robert Gardner, working with colleagues at Clanmore Montessori in Oakville, Ont., took a new look at a time in Maria Montessori’s life that is glossed over, even by her most noted biographers. |
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Assistive Technology Conference 2011: Strategies for Success Don’t miss the 2011 Strategies for Success Conference in Toronto on October 28, 2011. If you are a Teacher, Educator, Parent, Student, Psychologist, Social Worker, Guidance Counsellor or Youth Worker, this conference will teach you how to apply practical and technological strategies that could open the door for learners who require alternative education. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup – Sept. 12-16 Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, why we need failure, tweeting tots learn about the world and what makes a good teacher. |
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IT for Every Classroom: Examples of IT Projects In IT for Every Classroom, a weekly column on Dialogue Online, Paul Keery shares his practical tech advice for non-IT teachers. This column looks at examples of projects for students in junior, intermediate and senior grades. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup – Sept. 5-9, 2011 Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. This week, hope for burned out teachers, cracking down on cheating educators and lessons for students beyond 9/11. |
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Back to School, Back to the Polls The new school year will be an exciting time for Civics classes throughout Canada as provincial and territorial elections ramp up. Getting students involved in the election is an important way for them to become politically engaged in the hopes that when the next election comes along, they will be informed voters and cast their ballot. Garth Nichols of Greenwood College School explains how to raise politically active citizens in the classroom. |
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IT for Every Classroom: Selecting a Subject for an IT Project In IT for Every Classroom, a weekly column on Dialogue Online, Paul Keery shares his practical tech advice for non-IT teachers. In this column, learn important factors to consider when deciding where and how to add a podcast project to your curriculum. |
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Dialogue Online Weekly News Roundup – Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2011 Dialogue Online provides the education headlines, links and web resources you should know. |
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IT for Every Classroom: Creating an IT Project In IT for Every Classroom, a weekly column on Dialogue Online, Paul Keery shares his practical tech advice for non-IT teachers. In this column, Keery gives his tips on when to do IT, how to organize ideas, and what to do with projects. |
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The Edible Student: Why We Eat Our Young in the Consumer Age Students are paying the price amid the culture of competition and consumption at school, say Shelley Thomas and Colin Brezicki. We are encouraging students to avoid searching for meaning as they pursue success. They are too busy being consumed and not nourished. They have no time to dream. |
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10 Ways to Integrate Technology Into Education Technology and education go hand in hand in the 21st-century classroom. Here are 10 ways to get your students plugged in and learning. |
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IT for Every Classroom: Preparing to Use Hardware and Software In IT for Every Classroom, a weekly column on Dialogue Online, Paul Keery shares his practical tech advice for non-IT teachers. In this column, learn how to ensure that the resources your students will need to use IT in class are ready and working. |
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IT for Every Classroom: To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade, That Is the Question In IT for Every Classroom, a weekly column on Dialogue Online, Paul Keery shares his practical tech advice for non-IT teachers. This week, he gives his advice on whether the IT-savvy teacher should upgrade right away – if at all. |
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IT for Every Classroom: Back Up Work, Avoid the ‘Spinning Wheel of Death’ Every student should get into the habit – and every teacher should insist – that work in progress be backed up at the end of every class. |
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Poke the Box: Transforming and Innovating Schools Through Action Find out why Poke the Box will soon become “hot” in education conversations and a must-read for schools. |
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IT for Every Classroom: The Best Subject In Which To Use Technology Is … Outside the computer science classroom, many assume that the most logical place to integrate IT in class is in the related subjects of math and science. However, the best place to use IT is not only in those “traditional” subjects. |
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Private Schools Expected to Follow Ontario’s Lead on Financial Literacy As Ontario prepares to phase in its financial literacy curriculum starting in the fall, the first time ever the topic will be taught in a large scale in Canada, most private schools across the country will likely follow the province’s lead in integrating financial literacy in multiple subjects, says financial expert and author John Waldron. |
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In a Fourth-Dimensional World, Boys Find a Captivating Literary Experience How to take the next step with boys’ literacy with reading in the fourth dimension. |
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