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Wander Across The Capital Of An Historical EmpireWander Across The Capital Of An Historical Empire

April 27, 2023| 12:03 am

The Largest On-line Art Gallery And Community If beauty is the outcome of a course of by which art provides pleasure to our senses, then it ought to stay a matter of personal discernment, even if outdoors forces clamour to take control of it. In different words, no person, together with the art critic, should be able to inform the individual what is gorgeous and what’s not. The world of art is certainly one of a relentless pressure between preserving individual tastes and promoting well-liked acceptance. Kunstmuseum Basel, the Museum of Art in Basel, Switzerland, is the oldest public museum…

5 Essential Strategies for ESL Teachers –5 Essential Strategies for ESL Teachers –

April 26, 2023| 7:53 am

What can educators do to improve student learning? Here is where Culturally Responsive Teaching comes into play. Culturally Responsive Teaching is also called Culturally Relevant Teaching. Nowadays, educators aim to implement Culturally Responsive Teaching rather than Traditional Teaching Methods. Essentially, the main purpose of implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching strategies in ESL classrooms is to create an inclusive, safe, and immersive educational environment. The Importance of Culturally Responsive Teaching There are so many different approaches to teaching. To name a few, we have student-centred, self-paced, teacher-centred, and many more. However, for Culturally Responsive Teaching, educators revise their instruction to help diverse…

What Ontario’s education curriculum says about the environmentWhat Ontario’s education curriculum says about the environment

April 26, 2023| 2:00 am

Classrooms across the province will hold Earth Day-themed events and activities to mark the annual environmental celebration. But what’s being taught about the environment during the rest of the school year? Ontario’s education curriculum lays out, in broad strokes, everything that’s supposed to be taught in schools, and includes information on environmental matters. This is highlighted through the Ministry of Education’s Acting Today, Shaping Tomorrow document, a policy framework for environmental education in Ontario schools, first drafted in 2009. According to this framework, environmental education is integrated into all grades and all subjects, as appropriate. While environmental education can relate…

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona refuses to answer ‘What is a woman?’Education Secretary Miguel Cardona refuses to answer ‘What is a woman?’

April 26, 2023| 12:33 am

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly refused to offer a definition of a woman during an Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Education’s budget Tuesday. During the hearing, the first time Cardona was tested before the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) asked the secretary to define what a woman is. WATCH: CARDONA SAYS HE DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT CCP EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE HIGHER EDUCATION “Our focus at the department is to provide equal access to students, including students who are LGBTQ, access free from discrimination,” Cardona said. Unsatisfied, Clyde again asked Cardona, “What’s the definition of a…

parliamentarians prioritizing comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)parliamentarians prioritizing comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)

April 25, 2023| 12:54 pm

Political will is key to achieving health for all, including sexual and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, affirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the recent 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Manama, Bahrain. “We know that nearly all maternal deaths are preventable, but every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth. We know sexual and reproductive health and rights are central to every person’s health and well-being, but 270 million women have an unmet need for contraception. We know universal health coverage is essential for healthier populations, but almost 2 billion people…

Steps Taken to Increase Availability, Variety of Preschool Seats for Boston FamiliesSteps Taken to Increase Availability, Variety of Preschool Seats for Boston Families

April 25, 2023| 9:50 am

Boston UPK seeks additional community-based and family child care providers. Mayor Michelle Wu today announced two opportunities to expand access to pre-kindergarten (UPK) for Boston’s 3- and 4- year-olds through the release of two applications, or invitations for bids (IFBs). Together, these funding opportunities will create more seats for Boston’s youngest learners and represent an expanded investment in universal, affordable, high-quality early education and care for all infants, toddlers, and children under five. “We’re determined to make Boston the first choice for families, and that includes closing gaps in access and availability of early education options,” said Major Michelle Wu.…

Alberta to boost career-focused programming for Grade 7-12 studentsAlberta to boost career-focused programming for Grade 7-12 students

April 25, 2023| 1:57 am

Article content Alberta is increasing access to career-related training for students in grades 7 to 12, the latest move from the UCP aimed at bringing a greater vocational focus to the education sector. Article content Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said at a Monday news conference the province is implementing several recommendations from a task force convened last summer to review career education for middle- and high-school students, and evaluate how best to prepare students to transition from K-12 education to a job or post-secondary studies. Article content Those recommendations include boosting access to off-campus education, developing and funding training for…

Tentative agreements reached with thousands of NS educational support workersTentative agreements reached with thousands of NS educational support workers

April 24, 2023| 1:43 am

Nova Scotia’s education minister says regional centers for education across the province and the French language school board have reached a tentative agreement with CUPE for educational support staff, staving off a possible strike by thousands of school support workers. Minister Becky Druhan said in an interview with the CBC’s Information Morning on Wednesday that the next step is for CUPE members to see the deal and vote on it. “We hope all along was that the parties would achieve a deal without disruption to learning, and folks at the table worked really hard on this,” he said. The province…