Collaboration between teachers: only positive. Proposal to encourage it
A study conducted in approximately 40 elementary schools in the Montreal area provides several interesting insights into teacher collaboration and offers an interesting strategic basis in the development of collaborative activities among teachers at all levels.
Jury for eloquence contests: what dosage to use to avoid frustration?
An efficient, objective jury avoids the frustrations associated with verdicts in judged competitions.
Establishing a school routine
Some terms have positive or negative connotations. Routine falls into the latter category. Yet routine in young children provides physical and psychological security. It's a great productivity tool in the classroom.
Regional public libraries
In the case presented here, the customary context of concerted project development was a key factor in achieving the objectives, but also in keeping to the relatively tight schedule. It is also this context that makes it possible to predict that this project has every chance of succeeding, since it is not only supported by politicians, but also by the residents who are genuinely involved in its development.
Experiential learning: teaching by doing
Most children learn by experimenting with the elements of their world. What if schools took this route too? More and more, particularly in adult education, this experiential learning approach is being adopted, where learners are confronted with fictional or real problems that they have to solve. Some even dare to say that this is the pedagogy of tomorrow.