PS Calendar
Journal
of Distance Education Special:
Online Teaching and Learning
The Journal of
Distance Education is planning a special issue,
Focusing on Online Teaching and Learning. The issue,
to be published in late 1997, will explore all
aspects of on-line teaching and learning from grade
school to post-secondary.
The
journal’s editors invite anyone who’s
interested to submit manuscripts for review. Possible
topics include, but are not limited to:
- points of
view of on-line learners
- different
modes of on-line learning
- instructional
design issues
- human/computer
interaction
- cost
issues
This issue will
also highlight exemplary courses (articles should be
2,000 words or less) and features about developments
in hardware, software, hot web sites, or interesting
multi-media adaptations for net-based instruction.
Submissions
in either English or French are welcome. To receive
the guidelines for contributors, contact the
co-editors: Joan Collinge, Joan_Collinge@sfu.ca or Vivian Rossner, Vivian_Rossner@sfu.ca Centre for Distance
Education, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. V5A
1S6.
Bell
Institute for Learning Design
The Independent
Learning Centre, in association with Sir Sandford
Fleming College and Bell Canada, is supporting the
development of the Bell Institute for Learning
Design.
This
professional development program is intended to help
teachers and other professionals understand
principles of learning as they apply to technology
and to make good choices in the use of technology for
classroom and education programs.
For
information about courses, contact Mary Yannakis at
(416) 325-4252.
Teachers,
Students Learn By Keeping Journals
Students
engaged in distance learning at the Independent
Learning Centre are using course journals to
communicate with their teachers, to reflect on their
learning and to keep a record of their progress
through the course.
Several
different teachers work with the same student over
the length of a course, each teacher building on the
previous teacher’s learning conversation with
the student. Different teachers apply the same
standards to students’ work to achieve accurate
and consistent results.
For more
information about how course journals help students
and teachers learn, contact Mary Yannakis at (416)
325-4252.
Action
Research
Teachers in the
Brant County Board of Education are integrating
research into their daily classroom practice.
Teachers are working together in small groups to
collect and analyze information about the
effectiveness of what they do in classrooms, to plan
needed changes and evaluate the impact on student
learning.
For more
information about how this action research, or
teacher research, can enhance student learning and
teacher professionalism, contact Jackie Delong,
Superintendent, Brant County Board of Education (519)
756-6301.
Orbit
Orbit is a
lively and readable periodical published by OISE/UT.
The theme-based format contains articles of interest
to teachers from junior kindergarten to the end of
secondary school. Issues that Orbit will examine in
1997 include: gender; secondary school change;
assessment; and school Improvement. Subscription
rate: $38.52.
For
information, tel: (416) 447- 8186; fax: (416)
447-2713.
Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development
The Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) is
an international non-profit organization dedicated to
improving teaching and learning. The association
serves nearly 200,000 members who believe that all
students can succeed in a challenging, well-planned
educational program.
Members in
ASCD’s 68 affiliates include students, teachers,
parents, professors, school board members,
principals, superintendents and directors of
education. ASCD offers professional development
opportunities and publishes a range of books, videos
and other materials on education. ASCD’s current
yearbook is reviewed in this issue of Professionally
Speaking.
For more
information about ASCD’s Ontario group, contact
Linda Ness at (519) 578-3890.
Kappan
Phi Delta
Kappan brings an academic focus to articles on
educational research, service, curriculum and
leadership. Issues, trends and policy are examined in
this peer-reviewed periodical, which is published
monthly except for July and August.
To subscribe,
contact Phi Delta Kappa International Inc., 408 N.
Union, PO Box 789, Bloomington, Indiana, USA 47402.
Subscriptions
cost $42 US per year for individuals, $46 US for
organizations.
Supervisory
Officer’s Qualification Program
The Supervisory
Officer’s Qualification Program is a 250-hour
course leading to a Supervisory Officer’s
Certificate or Business Supervisory Officer’s
Certificate. The program is offered in four
instructional modules and includes a practicum
component.
Participants
must meet the requirements for admission outlined in
the Ministry of Education and Training’s
Regulation 309 (see the Consolidated Ontario
Education Statutes and Regulations).
Information
about the certification program is available from the
approved delivery organizations. In 1996-97 the SOQP
was offered by: The Catholic Community Delivery
Organization, James McGirr (905) 890-0708 ext. 4370
or 4400; Eastern Ontario Staff Development Network,
Reg Shadbolt (613) 545-6223; Metropolitan Toronto
School Board, Margaret Wolchak (416) 397-2595;
Ontario Public School Teachers’ Federation, Marg
Couture (905) 238-0200.
PS Calendar
If you would
like to list your conference or event in
Professionally Speaking, please contact the College
library with the information: fax (416) 961-8822;
phone (416) 961-8800 ext. 679 or e-mail: cball@oct.ca
May
21-23
3rd International Conference on the Child
The Family
and Children's Rights in the Year 2000
Montreal,
Quebec
Contact: Organization for the Protection of
Children's Rights
5167 Jean-Talon est.,
Suite 370, Montreal
H1S 1K8
tel: (514)
593-4303
fax: (514) 593-4659
e-mail: osdeopcr@boq.com
May
26-30
Milk International Children's Festival
Forums and
performances for school audiences
Harbourfront
Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Contact:
Harbourfront Box Office
tel: (416) 973-4000
June
18-22
Canadian Library Association Conference
and Trade Show
Ottawa, Ontario
Contact:
Beverly Patacairik
tel: (613) 232-9625 ext. 304
e-mail: ay961@freenet.carleton.ca
June 20
Ontario College of Teachers
Council
Meeting
121 Bloor St.
East, 6th Floor
Contact:
Charlie Morrison
tel: (416) 961-8800 ext. 628
e-mail: cmorrison@oct.ca
June 29
- July 1
Dimensions of Learning
The 5th Annual
Summer Users Conference
Philadelphia, Penn.
Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development
Contact: ASCD
1250 N. Pitt St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
tel:
1-800-933-2723
fax: (703)
299-8631
July
6-11
The International Association of School
Librarianship & the Association for
Teacher-Librarianship in Canada Joint Conference:
Bridging
the Gap: Information Rich but Knowledge Poor
Vancouver, B.C.
Contact: Lynne
Lighthall
4093 W. 14th
Ave.
Vancouver, B.C. V6R 2X3
tel: (604)
228-1480
e-mail: lighthal@unixg.bc.ca
July 20
- 22
National Association of Secondary School
Principals
Leadership
Academy: Building Learning Communities for All
Students
Boston, Mass.
Contact: NASSP
tel: 1-800 253-7746 ext. 238
fax: (703) 476-5490
e-mail: nassp@nassp.org
July 23
- 26
National Association of Secondary School
Principals
3rd
International Convention of Principals
Boston, Mass.
Contact: NASSP
tel: 1-800 253-7746 ext. 238
fax: (703) 476-5490
e-mail: nassp@nassp.org
August
22
Ontario Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development (ASCD) Summer Institute
Multiple
Intelligences
Presenters:
Carlene Ridley, Ann Donahue, Carleton Board of
Education
Location:
Immaculata High School, Ottawa, Ontario
Contact: Jim
Tayler
tel: (613) 748-0060
fax: (613) 749-3187
e-mail: james_tayler@ocebe.edu.on.ca
September
8-10
1997 CEA Convention
Creating
School Success, Combatting School Failure
The Harbour
Castle Westin Hotel
Toronto, Ontario
Contact:
Canadian Education Association
252 Bloor St. W. Suite 8-200
Toronto M5S 1V5
tel: (416) 924-7721
e-mail: acea@hookup.net
September
11 - 12
Ontario College of Teachers
Council
Meeting
121 Bloor St.
East, 6th Floor
Contact:
Charlie Morrison
tel: (416) 961-8800 ext. 628
e-mail: cmorrison@oct.ca
October
25 - 26
Ontario Modern Language Teachers'
Association
Fall
Symposium
Nipissing
University, North Bay
Contact: Lise
Moore
tel: (905) 681-2143 (after 1 p.m. daily)
November
13 - 15
Ontario School Counsellors' Association
OSCA '97
"Today! Tomorrow! Together!"
International
Plaza and Hotel Conference Centre, Toronto
Contact: Ward
Pipher
tel: (905) 820-1347 ext. 6
e-mail: wpipher@switchtec.net
or Sue Allen
tel: (905) 812-1376 ext. 606
December
5 - 6
Northeast Region ASCD Affiliate Conference
Assessment
Boston Park
Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass.
Contact: Mary
Forte Hayes
tel: (617) 237-7881
fax: (617) 237-7810
e-mail: mascdex@tiac.net
December
11 - 12
Ontario College of Teachers
Council
Meeting
121 Bloor St.
East, 6th Floor
Contact: Charlie Morrison
tel: (416) 961-8800 ext. 628
e-mail: cmorrison@oct.ca
