April 2022 Newsletter
Photo credit: Anthony Delanoix via Unsplash Welcome to the April CANeLearn News. As the blossoms of Spring herald the warmer weather approaching, there are better days in store for educators. Our curation of online articles offers some insight into our optimism, but they also speak to the need to constantly refine our focus and […]
March 2022 Newsletter
Photo credit: Ellen Kinsel Welcome to the March CANeLearn News This month, Ellen’s picture speaks to the changes underway as we shift into a different spring than two years ago. The ephemeral melting of ice and snow begins exposing masked foundations and terrain, the solid base supporting new growth (yes, the daffodils are flowering in […]
January 2022 Newsletter
Ellen’s photo reflects the inner calm we will need as this new year carries us forward. It speaks to the new landscapes and new horizons we will discover as we move beyond two years of the pandemic. April 6-8 Digital Learning Symposium New landscapes. New practices. Featuring: Dave Cormier What are we learning for? […]
December 2021 Newsletter
As we eagerly await the holiday season and much-needed break, we have an opportunity to reflect on the crystallization of new ideas and approaches to engage students in meaningful learning. Many of us have been pushed to learn new pedagogies, tools, and methods under constantly changing circumstances. CANeLearn has embarked on a renewed focus on research looking at […]
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 […]
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, […]