The adverse effects of the pandemic on student learning loss and absenteeism mean Canada urgently needs a national vision for supporting this generation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson Canada’s existing national education co-ordinating body, the Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC), will prove unequal to the challenge of tackling the recovery from what some analysts see as a “lost year in education.” Students have experienced adverse effects on their learning, achievement and well-being. While public calls have arisen for a more robust pan-Canadian presence in kindergarten to Grade 12 education, CMEC as it’s currently constituted is not the answer. The council has devolved over the years into a shell of an organization, little more than an exclusive club presided over by...
Fall is such a fun season in school. We have back to school, changing weather, holidays, and lots of fun! Fall themed activities are a great way to get your students engaged in your lessons. Here are 5 resources for fall in special education you can use in your classroom. #1 Monthly Vocabulary Units Click the photo to shop the October Monthly Vocabulary Unit! Monthly vocabulary units are some of my favorite lessons in my self-contained special ed classroom. My students love learning new themed vocabulary words each month. There are tons of activities included in this fall resource: vocabulary flashcards, clip cards, file folders, a word wall, and more! If you want to see how I use the monthly...
I won't lie, I held off on taking any photo of this book until Lucy's birthday cake was done. I spent an entire day baking this, I'm getting every photo op out of it as I can. Let that cake work for me. Ha! In all seriousness, I don't review very many children's books lately so I'm always happy to pick one up when I get the chance. Captain Cake: Meet the Candy CrewGeneral Rock needs a crew for his new spaceship, The Sweet Candy. He calls upon Captain Cake, Lieutenant Chocolate, Sergeant Jelly and Private Potato to team up and venture where no sweet has gone before. Will the Candy Crew know how to work together?I'll start by telling you...
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This past year has seen almost all students turn to technology more than ever before as part of their education. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is becoming more engrained in education for today’s students. As a result, understanding coding or programming is more important than ever. While many first learn to code with block coding where different ‘blocks’ of code are stacked together like building blocks, text coding is the next step. According to many in Computer Science education as well as people in the industry, Python is one of the most important languages for beginners to learn since it is applicable to so many different areas. Luckily, there is an easier way to learn this computer language. What...
