Ontario’s declining test scores Peter Goffin of the Canadian Press reported that the latest results for Ontario’s standardized tests have identified a lack of improvement in math scores for the past several years. In fact, the results from the 2016-2017... View Article
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In an opinion piece for The Record, Michael Zwaagstra, a senior fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, discusses why content knowledge is important, and how it may be at risk in schools. In the 21st century, there has... View Article
China is known for having one of the most successful math programs worldwide. Its students score at the top on international math tests. In an effort to bring up domestic test scores, some countries are attempting to emulate China’s teaching... View Article
Google’s Chromebooks have been the industry leader for educational-used notebooks for years. In an article by Julia Love, she explains why this may change with the introduction of Microsoft’s new suite of educational products. The suite includes a new... View Article
For night owls, a poor night’s sleep does not simply leave you feeling tired the next day. It can cause major damage to your productivity, concentration, and your well being. Sleeplessness has been found to impair memory and learning, harm... View Article
It is undeniable. Cell phones are becoming fixtures in classrooms and educators have yet to reach an agreement on how best to cope with them. Most schools have chosen to ban the devices outright. This is due to the belief... View Article