ELA teachers had the opportunity to discuss "best practice" in the high school classroom using the Planning for Balanced Assessment & Instruction in ELA 10 –12 Desk Blotter resource as the focus of conversation. Informal "Talk" centred around the Classroom as a Workshop, Gradual Release of Responsibility, Approaches to Assessment, and Approaches to Instruction.
Planning for Balanced Assessment and Instruction in English Language Arts: It's Foundational!
As part of Education Week 2009's celebration of Bringing Arts to Life, the Dept. of Education produced this video to celebrate the recent past of arts education in our province, its vibrant present, and its promising future. Recorded in schools across Nova Scotia, this video features the voices and activities of consultants, teachers and studenta in a wide variety of artistic genres at several grade levels. This video also highlights the scope of arts education in the province, the outstanding achievements of students, and the many talented teachers who make the arts happen in class and beyond.
This video describes the benefits provided by the Co-operative Education Program in the words, and through pictures of, participants at three different schools across Nova Scotia. Parents, students, community hosts and school staff explain specific elements of their local programs, while testifying to the value these placements have for schools, students and families. The principal audience for this resource is school and board staff, as well as potential co-op community partners, but also may be useful to students considering participation in a Co-op program.
This video describes the benefits provided by the Options & Opportunities Program. Several participants are interviewed at three O2 schools across Nova Scotia. Parents, students, and school staff explain specific elements of their local programs while testifying to the value that is provided by the O2 approach. School and Board staff who are considering the adoption of the O2 program for their jurisdiction is the principal audience for this resource, but it may also be useful to students considering participation in an existing program.
Options & Opportunities: What We've Learned So Far
This promotional video features interviews with several International Baccalaureate students and their dedicated teachers. This program is intended for use at IB program orientation sessions as a discussion starter and to supplement brochure materials.
This short video sketch provides a humorous introduction to issues of online copyright as they affect classroom teachers. The sketch is intended to provide a talking point for a longer professional development session on copyright in schools.
