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February 18, 2010
ISSUE #6
I.D.E.A.S.: Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn The first class will be conducted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in the Summerside area commencing at 6:00 p.m. The instructor will be Lloyd Mallard. To register, contact Joanne at Federation House 569-4157 or toll free within PEI: 1-800-903-4157. Course Description: This course is about how we think and learn and will explore current information about how our marvelous brain takes in, stores, retrieves, and uses information. New knowledge about how the brain works is tremendously valuable to educators. It allows us to design lesson plans, discover and implement instructional strategies and create classroom environments that work toward enhancing brain-compatible learning and teaching. This results in a difference between students who are only mildly interested in learning - simply going through the motions - and those who are fully engaged in learning. Please Note:
From October 31 to November 5, 2010, on Parliament Hill, get an insider’s view of Canada’s parliamentary system. Meet parliamentarians, and political, procedural and pedagogical experts. Explore key issues in parliamentary democracy. Develop and gather resources for teaching about parliament, governance, democracy and citizenship. Application deadline is April 30. www.parl.gc.ca/teachers ********************************** Du 31 octobre au 5 novembre 2010, sur la colline du Parlement, observez de l'intérieur le système parlementaire canadien. Rencontrez des parlementaires et des spécialistes de la politique, de la procédure et de l'enseignement. Analysez des aspects clés de la démocratie parlementaire. Élaborerez des ressources didactiques sur le Parlement, la gouvernance, la démocratie et la citoyenneté. La date d’échéance est le 30 avril. www.parl.gc.ca/profs
The latest UNICEF Canada’s Global Classroom newsletter with curriculum connected resources on Children’s Rights, Climate Change and lots more is available at this link: http://globalclassroom.unicef.ca/pdf/newsletters/uen_jan10.pdfIn addition to the newsletter check out this web link: http://globalclassroom.unicef.ca/pdf/humanitarian.pdf for the resource Humanitarian Emergencies for intermediate and secondary teachers who may be looking for supplementary teaching material for the devastating earthquake in Haiti and the connection to the global humanitarian effort that is occurring right now. UNICEF Canada’s Global Classroom programme is currently updating the resource. If you would like to pilot the new lessons please contact Kelly Quinlan by email at: kquinlan@unicef.ca.
PEI CITIZEN ADVOCACY - Would you like to volunteer as a friend for an adult with an intellectual disability? It is well known that graduating from high school can be the beginning of a life of isolation for Islanders with intellectual disabilities. Many lead lonely lives, without the very ordinary friendships which most of us rely on. PEI Citizen Advocacy is a non-profit organization which matches volunteers (advocates) with adults who have an intellectual disability (partners) on a one-on-one basis. The advocate becomes not only a friend but also a supporter who can stick up for their partner. Through their friendship the partner feels a greater sense of belonging to the community-at-large. You may catch a movie together, have a coffee, visit a friend or go for a swim. It may be a couple of hours a month or a couple of hours a week. Volunteer advocates make a huge impact on the lives of those they are matched with. A partner recently said: "My advocate is a great friend. She gets me out in the community and helps me with any problems. Our friendship makes me feel happy". PEI Citizen Advocacy is presently looking for people interested in becoming advocates for six people from across PEI. If you are interested or would like to find out more about us we may be reached at our office at 566-3523 or at peica@eastlink.ca.
The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) has been invited to send one Canadian teacher to the American Meteorological Society’s (AMS) two-week summer oceanography workshop for teachers. Who can apply:
Elementary and high school teachers from across Canada For more information and an application form please go to http://www.cmos.ca/ProjectMaury.html
Find easy to use edu-kits on Acadian history available free of charge at the Musée Acadienne in Miscouche (902) 432-2880. The kits are bilingual and contain all equipment necessary for the smooth delivery of the activities including a well detailed lesson plans. (Activity descriptions in French follows) Grades 2 to 6 - "Building an Aboiteau and a Dyke" Grades 4 to 9 - "The Mysterious Mixed up Artifacts" Grades 6 to 10 - "Deportation: 1755" Grades 7 to 12 - "Evangeline" 2e à 6e année - « Construire un aboîteau et une digue » 4e à 9e année - « Un mélange mystérieux d'artéfacts » 6e à 10e année - « La Déportation : 1755 » 7e à 12e année - « L'histoire d'Évangéline »
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