This report contains research highlights of this student engagement initiative from a survey of 31,000 students in Grades 6-12 in 93 Canadian schools.
Please visit our What did you do in school today? web page to access additional supporting documents and summaries detailing this ground breaking initiative. For the latest updates visit the What did you do in school today? blog.
This is the second annual year-end review of education research that has been featured on the CEA website and in the Bulletin, our monthly newsletter. It summarizes, by theme, notable reports, briefs and studies, identifying trends and highlighting areas of consensus, tension, and discrepancy. Also included are recommendations to related articles from Education Canada, CEA’s flagship magazine. We trust you will find it useful for your work, and encourage you to share it with colleagues.
CEA's 2009 Education Research Review (PDF, 15 pages, 452 KB)
Our latest issue features a collection of breathtaking photos in the article, Digital Storytelling: Preserving a Cultural Tradition (PDF). This story recaps how a group of Canadian educators traveled to a small village in Tanzania, armed with digital cameras, which they placed in the hands of local villagers to complement and enhance their storytelling culture. A special thank you to Jeff Young of the Village Galleries project, who agreed to share his work with us.
Featured Article: Beyond Doing School: From ‘Stressed-out’ to ‘Engaged in Learning’ (PDF)
Denise Pope, Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University School of Education, shares insights and approaches developed by the Challenge Success Initiative, a research and intervention project she co-founded in 2004 to address the widespread disengagement and poor physical and mental health issues facing secondary students in the U.S.
Dr. Joel Westheimer (2009 winner of the CEA Whitworth Award for Education Research) participated in a panel discussion alongside national and Nova Scotian educational leaders who offered their perspectives in response to his Whitworth lecture.
Announcements: Call for Proposals: Outreach Education Savings
The Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada announced on January 18, 2010 a call for proposals for community organizations, among others, to...
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Posted on February 2, 2010
CEA News: No Child Left Thinking - Video clips from the 2009 Whitworth Forum Now Online
Take a peak at the 2009 Whitworth Lecture featuring Dr. Joel Westheimer, and clips from the ensuing provocative panel discussion, which are now available...
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Posted on January 14, 2010
Research: The Ontario Deprivation Index
Researchers at the Daily Bread Food Bank and the Caledon Institute of Social Policy have created a 'deprivation index' that aims to differentiate the poor...
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Posted on January 19, 2010
Events: Young Decision Makers Meeting 4 -- Starts February 11, 2010
Young Decision Makers (YDM) is a body of youth, young adults and adult allies from across the country working collaboratively to ensure that youth voice...
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Initiatives: 2011 Census Teacher's Kit
Statistics Canada’s 2011 Census Teacher’s Kit is designed for grades K-12. Each kit contains eight cross curricular activities that are classroom-ready...
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Posted on February 2, 2010