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Learning Link: June 10, 2009

Lessons in Learning: Promising practices in primary mathematics instruction

Many Canadian students struggle in math class, which has prompted educators to develop numerous ways to help. This Lessons in Learning article, based on CCL's recent review of evidence, examines primary grade strategies considered most likely to help students succeed at math. Go to article » 

 

New report: From Risk to Resilience

Ensuring that our young people are valued, safe, connected and engaged will nurture their resilience and build a strong foundation for success in school and beyond. But not all children grow up feeling these things. This report, produced by The Learning Partnership for CCL, offers an invaluable snapshot of what we know, what we need to know and what can be done to foster resilience in youth across Canada. Go to publication » 

 

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Access your community’s complete Composite Learning Index results and data for four years, plus selected demographic data from the 2006 Census.

Where to find them
CLI Community Profiles are available through the interactive map. Click on your community; then, in the community scorecard (which displays one year of CLI results and underlying data), simply click on the community name or the PDF icon.

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More CCL news

The following have recently been posted by CCL's knowledge centres:

Adult Learning Knowledge Centre:

  • Twelve years of French-language adult literacy research in Canada: 1994–2005 (now available in English)
  • Successful community-based efforts to recruit and retain late-entry learners into colleges and universities
  • Report from the 2008 National Symposium, Community sustainability: Toward a culture of adult learning in Canada, St. John's, N.L., June 2008

Reports available here » 

Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre

  • Social and behavioural competence in young children: Briefing notes for policy-makers, which explores what we know about the development of social skills
  • Learning Starts Early! Attachment, which presents the importance of attachment for infants to grow into emotionally and psychologically healthy children and adults

Reports available here » 

Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre

  • Seeing Ourselves in the Mirror: Giving Life to Learning, the report from the 2008 national conference held in partnership with the First Nations Education Steering Committee
  • Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Elder's Dialogue, which provides insights about how Elders understand the concept of learning within cultural contexts

Reports available here » 

Health and Learning Knowledge Centre

  • The Silent Epidemic, a video that examines how HIV/AIDS is addressed in the school system Video available here » 

 

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