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Papers That Matter
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These are some of the papers that inform the thinking of the Literacy Enquirers. Some of them used to be available at Copian. We have put them here for our learning circles. Literacy: Charitable Enterprise or Politcal Right. 1977: Sidney Pratt, Naldi Nomez and Patricio Urzua). Performance Accountability in Adult Education. Literacy, Welfare and Work. Adult Education in an Era of Welfare Reform. Processes of policy making and theories of public policy. 2004: Joseph Lo Bianco). Power, Pedagogy, and Programs.
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GreedyMouse :: Portfolio
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Orientation to ESL Literacy. Circles Guide for Learners. Why can't I spell? The Learning Circles Project. Literacy Enquirers 2.0. Changing Education ( Video. Working in Literacy (Blog). Literacies Café (Blog).
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literacy enquirer: August 2014
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Bringbackcopian - Writing to @JinnySims. I wrote to Jinny Sims. On July 4, 2014:. I looked up the NDP shadow cabinet and saw that you are the Employment and Social Development critics. I am sending along a link to Carol Goar's article from today about the cuts to the adult literacy database at Copian because she has collected a lot of interesting information there: http:/ www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/07/03/mainstay of canadas literacy movement topples goar.html. A Quick Rest by Joshua Rome.
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literacy enquirer: November 2013
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Storytelling is important, whether it's a ruddy and robust town crier or Homer (I mean the Greek one but the other one counts too). The manner in which we receive information can affect us as much as the information itself. Russell Brand: the Sun on Sunday lied about me. The medium is the message. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. Friday, November 29, 2013. Hope from across the aisle. Tax credit proposed for businesses that help employees upgrade education. Kristin Rushowy, Toronto Star. And th...
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literacy enquirer: January 2014
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I just got this message from a literacy colleague and thought I would share it with you. The Not Business as Usual. Documentary has launched.". Not Business As Usual. You can access it here. Or embedded below]. It is 60 minutes long. Food for our souls! Terms that stick with me after a first viewing are:. Unreasonable entrepreneurs (which I think we should re-frame as unreasonable educators). You can live by your values and meet success. Tuesday, January 21, 2014. There is some debate. This week it is re...
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literacy enquirer: October 2014
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It was a hoax. Parents need to stop raising their children on the principles that they must beat everyone in their class, that their school needs to rise up the league tables, or for their country to defeat every other nation on Earth in global education rankings. We need to stop pushing our kids. By Tanith Carey,. By Brigid Hayes that explain how this process works in Canada. At the national level, government is focused on results, not necessarily educators or practice. It seems more important to sh...
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literacy enquirer: February 2015
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Colouring inside the lines. To literacy organizations and chastising the field for not being prepared for the cuts and for way it has frittered away taxpayer dollars on "countless" research papers, the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) has put out a Call for Concepts. For Innovative Training models. As Brigid Hayes points out. It is the first call in two years. In her most recent post. Of posting details and outcomes of the projects they fund. Expansion of a proven LES model. Application of ...
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literacy enquirer: September 2014
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Bringbackcopian - They did! It came back in a somewhat reduced state, but it is back. And thank goodness for that. I finally heard back about my query to Jason Kenney's office. On Friday but the letter was a quite disheartening I did not share it with you. Dear Ms. Mollins:. On behalf of the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism, I am responding to your email of July 27, 2014, concerning funding for Copian and access to a doctoral thesis.
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