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Some excellent ideas to apply to educational principles, for the new year.
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After previously only speaking via can and string, Kid President and President Barack Obama finally meet face to face. The two met in the Oval Office to disc... Via Glogster EDU
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Some history and fun while Obama shares some useful tips with Kid President! Go Kid President!! Delete the scoop?
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The Historical Scene Investigation Project (HSI) was designed for social studies teachers who need a strong pedagogical mechanism for bringing primary sources into their classroom. With the advent and accessibility of the internet, many libraries, universities and government agencies are housing their historical documents online. Simultaneously, there has been a push in K-12 history education to give students experiences that more closely resemble the work of a real historian. The National Center for History in the Schools (NCHS) provides standards challenging teachers to design experiences in which students: to go beyond the facts presentedto raise questions and to marshal solid evidence in support of their answers in their textbooks and examine the historical record for themselves to consult documents, journals, diaries, artifacts, historic sites, works of art, quantitative data, and other evidence from the past, and to do so imaginatively--taking into account the historical context in which these records were created and comparing the multiple points of view of those on the scene at the time (National Center for History in the Schools, 1996, p. 14. Most social studies teachers accept these challenges but find it difficult to find projects and experiences that are accessible for their students. Researching the "cybraries" of the internet takes time, a precious and scarce resource for the typical social studies teacher. While the Internet provides access to Civil War diaries, newspapers from the 1920's, images from the Jim Crow south, and many other primary sources, the sheer number of possibilities is daunting. Even the most sophisticated search engines provide such a vast number of "hits" that a classroom teacher would find it difficult to gather the necessary resources to launch a primary source investigation/interpretation activity. 
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May 6, 12:27 PM
This inquiry based learning looks like fun for social studies teachers wanting something that has been developed with ready set go resources. *****
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Educators from all over the world gathered in the Simon Fraser Wosk Centre in Vancouver B.C. to dialogue and write a manifesto on education for the year 2025.
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Storify article on all the tweets and videos, links shared at the #21stedu conference in Vancouver this week April 30-May 2nd. Big thanks to all the delegates from all over the world who attended! Delete the scoop?
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Bring your students - 2013 Skills Canada National Competition, Vancouver - June 6-7, 2013
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Students and families in the lower mainland come and learn more about the Trades at BC PLace Stadium on June 6/7. Delete the scoop?
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Help your students to be more active and attentive at school! Partner with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and register your school for Jump Rope for Heart for the 2013-14 school year to help make kids’ health a priority. Students will learn the importance of physical activity, nutrition and social responsibility.
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Opportunities for sharing the importance of physical activity and nutrition with your students and the Heart Stoke Foundation!
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The Teen Programs at Emily Carr focus on preparing teens for a post–secondary education at an art and design university.
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Free Aboriginal arts program at Emily Carr University that starts in June. From ages 15 to 100! Check out more at http://teens.ecuad.ca/other/urban-access/ Delete the scoop?
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Natalie shares some useful links to cover the period 1600-1815 in Grade 9 Canadian history! Delete the scoop?
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Earth Day 2013 is right around the corner. Are you planning on incorporating the annual event in your classroom?
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Poetry ideas to make your students love writing poetry this month!
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April 16, 11:14 AM
Celebrate God's creation with Earth Day, and some lesson plans from Edutopia! Delete the scoop?
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Read up on HCS students's blogging journey, with a school in Guernsey England, and share in the fun. In the next month grade 6, 7 and 8 students will start to vote on the winning illustrators of the year for the Chocolate Lily awards in BC and the Greenaway Awards in England. Go team bloggers! Delete the scoop?
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Host a summer book club this year with your children and enjoy watching them fall in love with reading, sharing and dissecting books together, with
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Heart of the Matter shares how to create your own summer book club in your community. Delete the scoop?
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In the lower mainland for $45 per kid, you get access to a different activity each day from July 1 – August 31, with one adult admitted free with a student. Take a look at the types of events: Playland, Harbour Cruise, Theatre Under the Stars, Burnaby Village, Stanley Park Horse Drawn Tours, Maplewood Farm, Britannia Mine, Honeybee Centre, Westcoast Railway Heritage Park, etc., etc.
The catch is this: your card only gets you into that attraction on THAT ONE DAY... so if you miss it, you’ve missed it. Thanks Steve and Jacqueline for sharing! Delete the scoop?
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MailChimp helps you design email newsletters, share them on social networks, integrate with services you already use, and track your results. It's like your own personal publishing platform.
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April 10, 6:43 PM
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Win a $2500 scholarship with the MindTap Slice of Your Life Video Contest
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Cool competition for a student who enjoys making videos about his or her learning style. Delete the scoop?
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Do you live in or near the following communities: Victoria, Vancouver, Hope, Kelowna, Prince George or Kimberley?
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Teens come and join in some outdoor fun with all expenses paid trips to the outdoors! Delete the scoop?
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Information and reviews about iPads In the Classroom
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Beginner instruction for iPad training in the classroom.
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May 6, 11:45 AM
iPad instruction for the beginner teacher or learner in the classroom. Delete the scoop?
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Clay comes to life in this stop-motion animation about a barnyard bully who learns what goes around, comes around.
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Congratulations go out to grade 11 HCOS student Marcus Miller who won the CBC Animation award for the second time in a row! Well done Marcus. We are so PROUD of you! 
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May 3, 6:43 PM
Great work Marcus. Hours and Hours of dedicated work. This kind of thing does not create itself. Your attention to detail specifically in the movement on the mouths was stellar. Very proud, indeed.
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Whistler Water is proud to introduce One Climb – an inspiring one-day event to raise money to provide clean water to over 10,000 people in a developing nation. A brand new event supporting Free The Children has just been launched by Grouse Mountain called the Whistler Water One Climb, set for Saturday, June 22 at the infamous Grouse Grind.
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This looks like a fun way to raise money for others and get fit in the process! Love the challenge:) Delete the scoop?
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This is a collaborative board from amazing bloggers that focus on activities and crafts for kids. With the foundational belief that playing and crafting with children improves well-being, creative thinking, and strengthens relationships.
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Lots of great teaching ideas and lesson plans on this Pinterest board! Delete the scoop?
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My Parks Pass for all your students in the lower mainland of BC.
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Flash It and Get In Free!
"Use your pass at over 200 national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas across Canada. If you're a Grade 8/Secondary 2 student, you'll get your "My Parks Pass" from your teacher in April 2013 so that you can visit over 200 Parks Canada locations for free. You have a full year (until April 30, 2014) to discover all that Canada has to offer at 44 national parks, 167 national historic sites and 4 national marine conservation areas across the country. So your family doesn't feel left out, you can flash your pass for an instant discount on a daily family or group pass, too. You can also purchase a family/group Parks Canada Discovery Pass at a discounted rate. Treat your family to an adventure today! By the way, the My Parks Pass is our gift to you, and only you can use it. Know the past. Enjoy the present. Protect the future. And most of all, have fun! Teachers and home schooled students who were missed during the distribution can request a student kit through the Parks Canada National Information Service at 1-888-773-8888 or information@pc.gc.ca."Delete the scoop?
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Students 14 and over can apply for outdoor education on the Sunshine coast this summer! All throught the Powell River school district. Delete the scoop?
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Foreign Language Website for Children. Kids learn French through french games and actvities. Via Natalie Sing
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This looks like fun! Thanks Natalie! 
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My daughter will enjoy this and it will help me brush up on my French too! Delete the scoop?
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Video resources for math students from Richard Byrne and Free Technology for Teachers! Delete the scoop?
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Earth Day Canada is a national environmental communications organization mandated to improve the state of the environment by empowering Canadians to achieve local solutions.
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On April 24th venture outdoors and celebrate Earth Day and enjoy God's creation! Delete the scoop?
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There's one important thing teachers and administrators alike can do to prevent bullying. It may sound simple but is difficult to do. But worth it.
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Bullying can be pervasive even in homeschooling! Interesting article on making a stand! Delete the scoop?
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An app that explores how humans progress through time. Name: IBM THINK What is it? Explore how progress happens with THINK: From the very beginning, humans have sought to improve the quality of life. We’ve worked to make our world more efficient, accessible, and safe. While each leap of progress has required its own intelligence and hard work, many seem to follow a distinct, repeatable pattern. We see how our world behaves, map what we find, understand causes and effects, believe we can create new outcomes, and act to build and improve the systems around us. THINK explores how we can follow this path to address some of our most pressing challenges–from the grand to the everyday. Best for: Middle school through college Price: FREE Requirements: Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later; Android 3.0 and up. Rated: 4+ Features: A 10-minute HD film: How does progress happen? Through past and present stories, the THINK film decodes the patterns of human progress and shows how technology can improve the world around us. 5 interactive modules: Seeing: Navigate an illustrated timeline documenting our quest to measure the world with increasingly precise tools.Mapping: Discover some of the world’s most important maps and explore how they organize complex information.Understanding: Interact with the models used to untangle and predict the behaviors of the world.Believing: Listen to leaders of world-changing initiatives explain how they build belief.Acting: Travel across a virtual globe to discover some of the most inspiring examples of systemic progress."
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Downloaded the app and will review later, but this sounds like it encourages critical thinking! Delete the scoop?
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