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Personalized chatbot tutors will likely revolutionize traditional education and benefit students: AI expertsPersonalized chatbot tutors will likely revolutionize traditional education and benefit students: AI experts

July 22, 2023| 3:25 pm

AI-powered chatbot tutors will likely revolutionize traditional education and benefit students with one-on-one training, according to a University of California, Berkeley professor of computer science. ChatGPT has already made its mark among students, as younger generations rushed to use the chatbot that can mimic human conversations when it was released last year. Berkeley professor and leading AI expert Stuart Russell speculates that as the technology evolves, it could revolutionize traditional education with ChatGPT-style personalized tutors. “Education is the biggest benefit that we can look for in the next few years,” Russell told the Guardian of AI’s potential impact on education.…

Ontario’s rushed education overhauls: concerns raised among educators – Op-EdOntario’s rushed education overhauls: concerns raised among educators – Op-Ed

July 20, 2023| 3:10 pm

Ontario elementary educators were informed via a newsletter distributed on Wednesday, June 20, of a new language curriculum to be implemented in the 2023-24 school year beginning this September. The minister of education announced plans to overhaul the language curriculum in Ontario, on the heels of the Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read Report, and is introducing a literacy screening tool for educators to use with learners starting in grade 2. The announced curriculum changes put an emphasis on graphemes, morphemes, and other phonic tools. The goal is for a move towards evidence-based literacy strategies. While the educators are…

Our inquiry-based education support activities have been highly evaluated and have earned us the Grand Award in the Career Education Awards of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Our inquiry-based education support activities have been highly evaluated and have earned us the Grand Award in the Career Education Awards of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

July 18, 2023| 3:04 pm

As part of its social contribution activities, Kajima has developed ‘Power to Create a Century,’ a set of inquiry-based learning materials, for use in the ‘period for inquiry-based cross-disciplinary study’ in high schools, and has been providing it to high schools across japan free of charge since AY2020. This initiative has been honored by METI and has won the METI Minister’s Award (Grand Award), the highest prize, in the 12th Career Education Awards. The winners of the awards gave presentations, and an awards ceremony was held by each ministry, in the 2022 Symposium for Collaboration for the Promotion of Career…

Sask. Ministry of Education criticized for inadequate response to complaintsSask. Ministry of Education criticized for inadequate response to complaints

July 6, 2023| 1:42 pm

A recent report from Saskatchewan’s ombudsman says the provincial Ministry of Education is unprepared to investigate complaints about registered independent schools. It says the ministry has no process in place to record, investigate and report complaints about the independent schools it’s responsible for. “Given its regulatory role, the ministry should anticipate receiving complaints related to independent schools,” the report said. “Consequently, it is crucial for the ministry to have a well-established process in place to handle these complaints in a comprehensive, timely, impartial, and fair manner.” In a statement to CTV News, the Ministry of Education said it “welcomes the…

The board appoints a new director of educationThe board appoints a new director of education

June 17, 2023| 8:02 am

Jérémie Lepage started with the board in Moonbeam, his official duties as the new leader of the administrative team starting Jan. 1, 2024 There’s a new face at the helm of the French Catholic school board. Jérémie Lepage has been appointed as the director of education and secretary treasurer of the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivières (CSCDGR). He’s accepted the position with “immense pride and a deep sense of responsibility”. “I am committed to working closely with our educational community to ensure quality educational programs based on Catholic values and to support the academic, social, and spiritual…

Million dollar grant helping VIU’s adult education and ESL programming | NanaimoNewsNOWMillion dollar grant helping VIU’s adult education and ESL programming | NanaimoNewsNOW

June 7, 2023| 5:46 am

“We are embedding curriculum into courses that would normally seem generic…if they’re taking Math 11 or English 12, we’re actually putting in assignments that are more relevant to the pathway of the student. If they’re going into ECE for example, they would be doing assignments…would be geared towards early childhood education.” The money awarded this year is a substantial increase rom the $561,000 given to VIU for Pathways last year. Students who qualify for the program meet with a coordinator to build a lesson plan and identify how they’ll get to where they want to be. The program focuses on…

Muslim groups sue Quebec government over prayer room ban in schoolsMuslim groups sue Quebec government over prayer room ban in schools

May 21, 2023| 4:09 am

Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its recently enacted prayer room ban in public schools, arguing that the order is discriminatory and violates the Charter rights to freedom of religion and association. Five Muslim organizations filed their case this week in Quebec Superior Court, seeking a judicial review of the ban and to have it declared unconstitutional. The groups are also seeking a judgment on how secularism and the notion of religious neutrality are interpreted by the government. “The plaintiffs request that a declaratory judgment concerning the interpretation to be given to the principles of…

Tuition fees eliminated for Ontario police officersTuition fees eliminated for Ontario police officers

May 6, 2023| 3:13 am

Ontario is making some major changes in an effort to boost police recruitment, including eliminating tuition fees and post-secondary education requirements. Speaking in Etobicoke, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said there was a “growing wave of crime” in the province and, as a result, there is an immediate need to bring in reinforcements. “People don’t feel safe. Some are scared to take the subway or to go for a walk once it gets dark and that’s wrong,” he told reporters. “We need more police officers on our street.” In order to encourage recruitment, the province will be removing tuition fees for…