President's Report

by Leslie Andersson (andersson_l@sd36.bc.ca)

Our world is changing rapidly, and our education system works hard to keep pace of our talented youth. New technologies are driving rapid innovation and constantly reshaping every aspect of how we live and work. In order for students to do well academically, they must be healthy, safe, engaged, supported and challenged. ASCD encourages educators to ensure that daily work with students addresses“The Whole Child”.

Our Children Deserve It.
Our Future Demands It.

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BC Schools on the Road to 2010

Invitation to school districts in the vicinity of the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games
sites:
BCASCD, the Ministry of Education, BCSSA and
BCPVPA invite you to meet Nancy Deford,
superintendent of schools from a hosting site of
the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, and share ideas
that can help you plan for 2010. This will be an opportunity to:

• Build on the experiences of a past hosting site
  and stories from adjoining districts
• Learn about VANOC and Vancouver 2010
  programs and opportunities
• Plan for ways your school and district can
  embed the Olympic and Paralympic Games into
  daily curricula
• Make the most of this learning opportunity

A Praiseworthy Brain in Search of a Brainworthy School

A session with Dr. Sylwester

On October 19, 2007, School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) and BCASCD hosted a workshop by Dr. Robert Sylwester entitled, “A Praiseworthy Brain in Search of a Brainworthy School”. Forty-five educators, trustees and parents from School District 20, 8 and 51 attended this session.

Everyone enjoyed Dr. Sylwester’s “story telling” type of presentation and his sense of humour. Current research from the cognitive neurosciences was presented in a practical, understandable format that was just as relevant to educators and classrooms, as to parents and families [more...]

Interesting teacher resources from ASCD

Getting too Got It! Helping struggling students learn how to learn. [more...]

See science in action at the South Pole through these live (and archived) webcasts [more...]

Teachers Domain: science in action and demonstrate in class activities. [more...]

Developing a Healthy School Community – an ASCD pilot project.

ASCD’s vision of an integrated, collaborative effort between schools and their respective communities to improve student health and thus student academic learning is the cornerstone of the study: “Developing a Healthy School Community”. In 2006, ASCD selected 11 schools out of 300 applicants to embark on a pilot project for each to develop a healthy school community. Of those 11 schools, 3 were chosen from Canada – Queen Elizabeth Secondary and Woodland Park Elementary from Surrey BC, and Iroquois Ridge High from Oakland, ON. The remaining schools and districts were selected from across the United States. [more...]

Another Great Debate

by Randy Huth

On January 24 th, BCASCD hosted a dinner meeting of over one hundred people to a very successful debate on how to educate the whole child for the 21 st Century? Bruce Beairsto, Superintendent of Richmond School District, Ron Broda, Vice President of BCCPAC, Dan Brown, UBC, Professor of Educational Administration, Fred Herfst, Executive Director of Independent Schools and Irene Lanzinger, President of BC Teachers’ Federation presented their perspectives on educating the whole child. [more...]

ASCD Chicago Regional Meeting

Chicago, the city of amazing architecture, jazz and the birthplace of the hot dog, really is no place to visit in February, but there I was, on February 8 and 9 attending the ASCD Southeast, Central and Caribbean Regional meeting. Despite threats of snowstorms and airport closures, members from as far away as Curacao were able to attend the meeting. [more...]

Nancy Deford

Immediate
past president
of ASCD and
superintendent
of schools from
a hosting site of
the 2002
Salt Lake City
Olympics.

Dr. Sylwester