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Learning Link: May 15, 2008

Lessons in Learning: Students on the move—Ways to address the impact of mobility among Aboriginal students

Low high-school completion rates among Aboriginal students in families who move more frequently point to the need for greater school support for these students. How can we help educational systems to meet the needs of mobile students? Go to article » 

Practically Speaking: Skownan Vision Seekers Initiative

The Skownan First Nation has grappled with a number of challenges over the years, including an 85% high-school dropout rate. The residents of the rural Manitoban reserve have created a community-based program that proved to be both inspiring and highly effective. Go to article » 

21st Century Learning Initiative

Learn more about this innovative, long-term initiative that uses international research and effective practices to transform the way we think about education in Canada. 

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More CCL news

• CCL will host two events pertaining to “learning communities, cities and regions” at the annual conferences of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators in Quebec City on May 28–29, 2008
• The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre will host a roundtable dialogue entitled Sharing Collective Perspectives for Indigenous Education and Research, on May 30, 2008, at the University of British Columbia

Reminders

• What's so special about learning to read in a second language? Dr. Esther Geva from OISE/University of Toronto, the sixth scholar in CCL's Minerva Lecture Series, addresses this question
• The third annual symposium, Toward a culture of adult learning in Canada, hosted by CCL's Adult Learning Knowledge Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland on June 23–25, 2008, will focus on the role of learning in developing community sustainability
• Computer lab workshops help graduate students be more effective when conducting research, May 30, 2008
• Find out more about the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre's 2007–2008 Speakers Program. New speakers added monthly

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