November 2021 Newsletter
This month those of us based in BC saw the best and worst of humanity on display again, this time cast against nature’s turbulent tapestry that is now battering the East coast. It causes one to ponder how to expect the unexpected – pandemic, wildfire, flood, road closure, power outage, gas shortage, post-pandemic hoarding… are we […]
October 2021 Newsletter
Fall colours invite us to take time to reflect on transitions of seasons, time, and the changes surrounding us we have little influence over. In education we serve the needs and interests of our students and their parents, we respond to the shifting world surrounding us and do our best to help make it better. As […]
September 2021 Newsletter
This day, September 30, 2021, marks Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation designated to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. The coloured cloths placed on the trees above reflect Canada’s social solidarity and rich diversity that is yet to fully embrace orange – the colour of the […]
August 2021 Newsletter
Photo credit: Ellen Kinsel As the summer fire season embers lose their glow, we launch another school year still searching for clarity on what the new year may bring us. With a fourth wave flourishing, how prepared are we to successfully engage active learning amidst disruption? Often looking back can help steer a path […]
Upcoming Learning Events
NEW DATE! Looking Back to Look Forward: Online Successes and Lessons Learned Friday, September 24 – Online Join us as we share pandemic experiences and insights from Canadian education leaders Details below or on our Summit Site Photos, unless otherwise noted, by @rlabonte, ekinsel, or Unsplash CANeLearn Leadership Summit Register here! Registration $40; Provides live access and exclusive access to […]
June 2021 Newsletter
Photo credit: Ellen Kinsel All other photos, unless noted, by @rlabonte, ekinsel, or Unsplash Welcome to the June CANeLearn News. As we look forward to exploring outdoors, pausing to reflect on nature’s abundance, our thoughts are likely to turn to wonder how we survived a full school year managing student learning through a pandemic. As we consider what we learned […]
May 2021 Newsletter
Photo credit: Ellen Kinsel Dandelions are a perennial spring symbol, the joy of young children, and the bane of gardeners (thank you No Mow May for starting to change that!). Their yellow flowers resemble the sun, ball of seeds the moon, and their dispersing seeds (guilty of helping that happen!) the stars. According to A to Z Flowers, […]
April 2021 Newsletter
Photo credit: Ellen Kinsel Welcome to the April CANeLearn News Well, I guess it is welcome, and goodbye, to April all at the same time. Our time in April here at CANeLearn has been focused on the 18th Annual Digital Learning Symposium which concludes May 7. I guess we have been too busy to see the month […]
March 2021 Newsletter
Photo credit: Ellen Kinsel | Northern Exposure Welcome to the March CANeLearn News. Who’s ready for Spring? We know our colleagues in the prairie provinces certainly are! March is closing like a lamb in some provinces, not so much in others where it remains a lion. April typically brings a strong sense of renewal and optimism, […]
Febuary 2021 Newsletter
Welcome to the February CANeLearn News February: The month where it seems winter just wants to hang on. Despite the days getting longer, the groundhog’s shadows are following us! Friday Online PD On Friday the 18th Annual Digital Learning Symposium (#DLsymp21), brought to you by CANeLearn and the BC Partners, launches with a Well-Being […]