Network schools are now fully engaged in their school inquiries, collaborating across roles and schools to improve teaching and learning in their districts. Please take a few moments to scan…
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The Networks have been busy over the last week with regional meetings happening all over the world (yes, world!), including Nanaimo, Smithers, the Lower Mainland and Australia (yes, Australia!). We…
Earlier this month we held a Network Leaders meeting in Vancouver, with over 40 educators from across the province gathered to deepen our conversations about inquiry and planning our Network…
Welcome back to school, everyone. We’re excited about all of the possibility that this new school year offers and hope you are too! While it may seem like a long…
This cold, rainy (or snowy, depending on where you live in BC) weather makes it a good time to hunker down and delve into some good reading. Ok, ok, we…
We are so excited the share the 2014 – 2015 NOII and AESN Case Studies, all now posted on our website. Case studies are rich sources of data, capturing both…
It was an amazing day of learning and collaboration yesterday at the Fall Network Leaders Meeting. What a treat to have the meeting hosted at ArtStarts in downtown Vancouver –…
Welcome back to school, everyone. We’re excited about all of the possibility that this new school year offers! A lot of professional learning took place this past summer – while…
It’s been such an eventful year for Network schools in BC and beyond. Inquiry teams have been sharing learning stories at both the Symposium (more 2015 Symposium presentations now posted…
The First Peoples Principles of Learning, developed by British Columbia’s First Nations Education Steering Committee, is a key resource to guide both the inquiry process and one’s approach to learning…
A key aspect of the Network has always been the sharing of learning and experiences of Network schools. Network members embrace talking about how their work is going at various…
We have a few exciting resources to share – hope you enjoy exploring them! First Peoples Principles of LearningThere is a new blog available that outlines strategies to help us…
A good book is a great treat at any time of the year, but over the holidays, it’s so nice to be afforded a bit of extra time to curl…
How many times do children hear the word “no” at home or school on a daily basis? How do you think this impacts their willingness to work through challenges and…
The last week has been filled with engaged professional learning and collaboration, with the BCSSA conference last Thursday and Friday, and then a great Network Leaders meeting on Saturday in…
With the BC wide professional development day this past Friday, many of you have likely spent the last few days fully engaged in conferences, workshops or other learning opportunities around…
Many of you are familiar with Terri and Ken Mack’s Strong Nations book selling and publishing business, which focuses on Indigenous literature from across Canada, and particularly supporting literacy acquisition…
Welcome back to school and classes! We hope this week has been a great start to getting to know more about your classroom students and school community. We’ve recently added…
We are happy to share that the videos from the 2014 NOII Symposium are now available on the NOII website. There are many videos posted – both from the keynote…