Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The EduGAINS Portal

EduGAINS is the portal to resources developed and provided through the Ministry of Education and focused on learning – student learning, educator learning, and researcher learning about student and teacher learning. Go to www.edugains.ca for Math, Literacy and ELL resources such as:
  • Classroom-ready resources and supports including curriculum documents and instruction guides to support the Ministry’s “Growing Success” initiative;
  • Planning and implementation guides for teachers and professional learning facilitators;
  • Theoretical frameworks that underpin resource development and implementation;
  • Video interviews and other webcasts;
  • Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Strategy Website
  • Videos of classrooms, coaching and professional learning episodes;
  • Research tools and papers, both print and digital;
  • Board-level implementation plans and advice;
  • Registration information for upcoming professional learning activities;
  • and, in the case of mathematics, interactive web-based modules for students.
On December 6th, Canadians marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, also the 22nd anniversary of the 14 women slain at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique by a man wielding a semi-automatic rifle.  It is a reality that women face every day."
As teachers, we are gravely concerned about this issue because we see the impact of violence against women on our students, some of whom may witness violence, or become its victim themselves.