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Profile in Learning: Measha Brueggergosman
Blessed with a big voice and equally big personality, the Juno-winning soprano Measha Brueggergosman has sold out concerts in Carnegie Hall, guested on the CBC and MuchMusic, and has an avid fan base on Facebook and MySpace. But she reserves her true passion for a little-known organization that develops arts-based lesson plans and curriculum for schools around the world. Go to article »
CCL gives high marks to Ontario strategy for secondary-school success
In a new report, CCL evaluates the Ontario Ministry of Education's Student Success/Learning to 18 Strategy. Through extensive interviews and research, CCL concludes that there has been a positive shift in Ontario’s publicly funded high-school culture over the last four years, to a focus on the learner. More on strategy »
Lessons in Learning—Changing our schools: Implementing successful educational reform
Large-scale educational reforms require a significant investment of resources and, if unsuccessful, risk wasting students’ and teachers’ time and damaging learning outcomes. What lessons can be drawn from previous attempts at educational reform, and how can these help shape future reform efforts in Canada? Go to article »
Lessons in Learning: Summer learning loss
The long summer vacation creates a gap in the learning cycle during which many students forget some of what they learned during the school year. This article, first published in June 2008, examines what can be done to counteract the effects of summer learning loss.
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