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- Type:English Practice
Joanne Panas is a coeditor of English Practice. She teaches English part-time at McRoberts Secondary in Richmond, and is pursuing writing, her other passion, on her so-called days off."
- Type:President's Bulletin
As many of you are aware, the Ministry has been involved for some time now in a wholesale revision to the English language arts curriculum for grades 8-12.
The Ministry ignored long-established protocols whereby the BCTF was involved in the selection of curriculum writing team members, and only after a draft curriculum was available was BCTF input requested.
- Type:English Practice
Nicole Widdess teaches in Richmond and is the Curriculum Co-Chair for BCTELA. She is committed to teaching diverse learners and is passionate about literacy. Her current focus is teaching students in the middle years.
- Spring2008
- Primary
- Intermediate
- Middle
- Secondary
- Writing
- Reading
- Viewing
- Representing
- Oral language
- Thematic teaching
- Formative assessment
- Summative assessment
- Differentiation
- Strategic teaching
- Metacognition
- Critical literacy
- Social responsibility
- Gradual release
- New literacies
- Multiple literacies
- Diversity
- Workshop
- Professional learning communities
- Professional development
- Assessment as learning
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