Just a couple more weeks to apply for Werklund School MEd Curriculum specialization. Knowledge, experience, truth, place, social justice - just a few of our starting points for exploring curriculum. werklund.ucalgary.ca/graduate-progr…

Wow, who could've seen this coming? globalnews.ca/news/8611870/c…

Congratulations, Rosman.

The Contemporary, Emerging Mathematics for Teachers MEd introduces ways of thinking about math not included in traditional curricula. Teachers looking to enrich their practice & educators supporting math teachers will benefit from the program. Info: werklund.ucalgary.ca/graduate-progr… #abed

What an opportunity! Thanks for sharing Mairi McDermott

#imaginED is launching a 30-Day Walking Curriculum Challenge starting April 22. Visit the event website to register now! Centre For Imagination In Research, Culture, & Ed Gillian Judson, PhD circesfu.ca/practice/ecolo… #walkingcurriculum #getoutside

It’s official: play belongs in school. We’ve investigated eight different teaching methods to uncover the playfulness that’s already there. Dive in to learn more: learningthroughplay.com/explore-the-re…

Study: A delay in learning to read has no effect on reading fluency at age 11; indeed, later learners had slightly superior comprehension. Also, as other studies have shown, explicit instruction usually wasn't required for phonemic awareness: bit.ly/34MNiAe

Happy last day of classes to all our Werklund School students!

“Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy” -Wendell Berry

Can play really come from anywhere and anything? We put this to the test in an experiment. For inspiration on how to turn everyday moments into play visit: learningthroughplay.com/build-a-world-… and share your ideas in the comments. #BuildAWorldOfPlay #PlayPledge

Here's another good example of respectfully debunking a common learning myth (in this case, learning styles) and then providing alternative options (differentiating based on prior knowledge, strategies, interest) to help educators replace the myth. Kudos! doi.org/10.1080/004058…

What is your theory of change these days? Asks Eve Tuck: "It could be what we talk about when we are on an outing with an old friend, when we are texting before a date, when we wake up startled in the night, tangled in the covers.” Read it here: reworlding.creativetime.org/TUCK

Best wishes to all the big and little people starting another school year together this week.

"We are at a crossroads, my friends. The world of literacy is not doing well, and it needs us to give it a gentle nudge back to life..." Mary Howard readingrecovery.org/having-the-cou…