VICTORIA – The Comptroller General, in her role as Special Advisor, has concluded that the Vancouver Board of Education’s current financial circumstances could have been avoided had the board appropriately managed its resources announced Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid.

VICTORIA – The Comptroller General, in her role as Special Advisor, has concluded that the Vancouver Board of Education’s current financial circumstances could have been avoided had the board appropriately managed its resources announced Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid.

COWICHAN VALLEY – StrongStart BC was on-the-go today at the official openings of the StrongStart BC centre at Chemainus Community Elementary school and the StrongStart BC outreach project held on the Community Resource Bus.

COWICHAN VALLEY – StrongStart BC was on-the-go today at the official openings of the StrongStart BC centre at Chemainus Community Elementary school and the StrongStart BC outreach project held on the Community Resource Bus.

MAPLE RIDGE – Current and future firefighters and rescue workers in British Columbia will have access to better training with a new four-storey rope rescue tower located at the Maple Ridge campus of the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC).

VICTORIA – Eight new degrees – including a bachelor of motion picture arts and a master of education in special education – will give students more choices and better access to post-secondary education.

VICTORIA – Students, job seekers and employers will benefit from a new made-in-B.C. tool that will help them choose the right career path and therefore, contributing to the Province’s economic growth, announced Moira Stilwell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.

DELTA – Nearly four dozen youngsters and their families have celebrated a successful first year at one of the province’s newest StrongStart BC outreach programs, École du Bois Joli in South Delta.

DELTA – Nearly four dozen youngsters and their families have celebrated a successful first year at one of the province’s newest StrongStart BC outreach programs, École du Bois Joli in South Delta.

VICTORIA – Craigflower Elementary school, across the road from the original 1855 building, hosted a celebration today for the successful first year of its StrongStart BC centre.

VICTORIA – Craigflower Elementary school, across the road from the original 1855 building, hosted a celebration today for the successful first year of its StrongStart BC centre.

The digital age has provided me the opportunity to learn through a vibrant and expanding network of amazing minds - my personal learning community. The chance to engage in conversations with colleagues from around the world through blogs, skype, twitter, etc. has exposed me to many ideas that push my boundaries [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286399

I am never sure just how to feel when we return to school in January.  The Christmas Break was much different for me this year - I hardly “worked’ at all.  I spent the break enjoying time with my wife, our kids, my new “wiki” (see previous post) and reading about trains and travel in [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286400

My wife has long shared my love of animals, yet resisted adopting one due to her allergies. While we do have several fish, since my cat passed away three years ago I have not been able to replace him with either a cat or a dog. Last night before our family dinner, a [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286401

I can be guaranteed to get a reaction from students, colleagues or parents when I talk about learning in the new digital landscape. With ever-increasing connectivity and digital spaces, I have no doubt that going to a physical “school” on a daily basis for an education will be an option for many students. [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286396

I am excited about tomorrow….and not just for ANOTHER dump of snow that most teachers and students hope will cancel school. On Sunday noted edublogger Karl Fisch, who calls Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado home, finally made mention of a kewl new project involving two 9th grade honors Language Arts classes at AHS and Daniel [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286397

My recent lack of blogging activity has even resulted in a couple of people have inquired as to my health. Truth is, I am fine, just slightly overwhelmed. There has certainly been no lack of blog fodder, with many ideas flowing through my cranium. It’s just a pure lack of time. With my day [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286398

As I was sitting at my desk - staring at my screen - I began to feel a bit overwhelmed. Open was my twitter, skype and netvibes (my current feedreader). I have found lately that skype and twitter have pushed blogs (including my own) to the background. Like our kids, I like the immediacy [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286393

Breaking down the walls of the classroom and having students connect with the world is one of the powerful learning opportunities afforded by Web 2.0. Fredericton native Brian Jones is taking his concern for the environment and for student learning to a whole new level in a couple of months when he embarks on [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286394

A little over a year ago Korean educator and edublogger Clay Burell and myself were playing around with a number of collaborative tools together online. It was interesting to connect with someone around the world, a full twelve hours away. From there both he and I have gone on to develop vibrant and [...] [From: Whip Blog, February 20, 2008] 286395