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Learning in Depth: Students as Experts
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Egan, Kieran; Madej, Krystina – Education Canada, 2009
Nearly everyone who has tried to describe an image of the educated person, from Plato to the present, includes at least two requirements: first, educated people must be widely knowledgeable and, second, they must know something in depth. The authors would like to advocate a somewhat novel approach to "learning in depth" (LiD) that seems…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Learning Strategies, Knowledge Level, Educational Philosophy
Teacher Education Centres: A Collaborative Model for Future Growth in Pre-Service Teacher Education.
Beynon, Carol; Onslow, Barry – Education Canada, 1992
In an Ontario pilot project, one elementary school became a teacher education center, the site of all practicum sessions for 18 student teachers, who were assigned in pairs. Student teachers, cooperating teachers, and faculty advisors endeavored to develop a supportive open environment of reflection and intellectual inquiry. (SV)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries
Saskatchewan's Education Indicators Program.
Jones, Richard M.; Nielsen, Joan I. – Education Canada, 1994
Development of a comprehensive indicators program will enable evaluation of the effectiveness of educational reform in Saskatchewan (Canada). Pilot projects in three school districts representing large urban, small urban, and rural settings began during the 1992-93 school year and the first annual provincial indicators report was issued in 1994.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Indicators
From Blackboard to Mouse Pad: Training Teachers for the New Millennium.
Karsenti, Thierry – Education Canada, 2001
An 18-month pilot project established a compulsory Web-based course in a teacher education program at a Quebec university. Analysis of synchronous conversations, interviews, and 5,300 e-mails showed that student teachers had to acquire a new way of learning which seemingly increased their motivation and enhanced development of critical thought due…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Technology
Laptops on the Range!
Rideout, David – Education Canada, 2002
A rural Alberta school division is experimenting with three different ways of using wireless laptop computers in K-12 classrooms. Teachers receive intensive training and support and are made aware of thousands of online curriculum resources. The impact of technology on student achievement, stakeholder perceptions, professional development…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Maximiser la communication famille-ecole: Quand les TIC font mouche = Maximizing Family-School Communication: When ICT Hits the Mark.
Karsenti, Thierry; Garnier, Yves Daniel – Education Canada, 2002
A pilot project that created a school Web site and e-mail service demonstrated the importance of information technology to Montreal (Quebec) 4th-grade students and their teachers. E-mail allowed teachers to have more efficient and less time-consuming communications with parents and allowed parents to more closely engage in their children's school…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries