Professional Learning Websites
Canadian
Self-Guided Training and Professional Development from the BC Ministry of Education website features a number of webcasts, videos, and guides that focus on early learning.
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What Works? Research Into Practice from the Ontario Ministry of Education in Ontario features short straightforward articles highlighting promising teaching practices at the classroom level. Produced by a partnership between the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat and the Ontario Association of Deans of Education, the articles are written by education scholars at Ontario universities. Multiple grade and subject areas are considered.
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The Capacity Building Series is produced by the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat to support leadership and instructional effectiveness in Ontario schools. These short straightforward articles build background knowledge about instructional practices and offer strategies for implementation. Multiple grade and subject areas are considered. |
Changing Results for Young Readers is an inquiry-focused BC-wide network. Each participating primary teacher forms an inquiry question and focuses on a student who would benefit from personalized literacy instruction. Teachers collaborate extensively with each other, sharing and learning more about best practices in early literacy instruction. The Changing Results for Young Readers website offers a wealth of professional development in the form of videos, essays etc. Information about collected data and letters to colleagues can be found on cr4yr.com.
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International
Lead for Literacy website features a series of one-page memos written by Harvard Graduate School of Education for educators dedicated to children’s literacy development. |
Reading Online is a freely available, online-only publication of the International Reading Association (IRA), a professional organization of literacy educators.
This site offers original features and peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and website recommendations published between May 1997 and June 2005. Go to Indexes to search for articles by title, subject, or author. |
ReadWriteThink, affiliated with the International Reading Association, provides educators and parents with quality practices and free materials in K-12 reading and language arts instruction.
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Teaching Channel is a video showcase of effective teaching practices. The content is American, but many of the video resources are applicable to Canadian classrooms.
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Edutopia website has videos and articles on innovative K-12 instruction. Key areas include engagement, project-based learning, and technology integration. The focus is on helping students learn:
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2Learn.ca is an Alberta-based website sponsored by educational and community partners that aims to assist technology-enriched teaching and learning.
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