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Communication Landscapes
Communication Landscapes provides information, resources and materials dedicated to the teaching and learning of English Language Arts in Québec's English schools. The ELA program is a literacy program targeting the use of language for communicating, learning and living in a pluralistic society. It focuses on the development of fluency in reading and the production of spoken, written, media and multimodal texts.
QEP Secondary Cycle Two
Scales of Competency for the Secondary Cycle Two Program are
now available in pdf format (Dec. 11,
2007).
The documents outlining the new Québec Education Program for Secondary Cycle Two are
now available in portable document format (pdf files). (September 1, 2007)
A free pdf reader such as
Adobe Acrobat or
Foxit PDF Reader
will be necessary in order to view the files.
Educational Approaches
Find samples of sound pedagogical practices for teaching and learning.
This section includes
- teaching and learning ideas
- practical projects, including online collaboration, for the classroom
- best practices
Access and apply sound pedagogical practices
Program Information
Find the latest information and documents about the Ministry of Education ELA programs and
evaluation at elementary and secondary levels.
Update yourself with the latest information
Resources
Find information about available bibliographies journals, books and articles.
Access links to a variety of sites worth visiting. Organization is by topic relevant to the
English Language Arts program.
Access resources for every need in the ELA classroom.
Digital Tools
LEARN, independently as well as with partners, is continuing to develop and offer digital tools for both students and teachers. In this section, the tools available for students support and scaffold learning. Those for teachers support and guide the development of Learning and Evaluation Situations and offer a means to support the student learning process.
Community
Stay informed. Find links to the English Language Arts community - professional organizations and
associations, forums, listservs and news.
Banned Books Week read-write-think has some ideas for celebrating Banned Books Week (September 26 - October 3). It is a great time to open up a discussion about censorship and why books may have been censored by particular groups. Why don't you share your banned books ideas on the listserv ela-chat?
Meet Any Good Authors Lately? This article shows the value of using Skype in your classroom to bring authors in for short virtual visits. Included is a list of authors who are willing to do a virtual visit for free. Find out how to do this.
Quebec Teachers Read A blog has been created to feature books for young students, older students and teachers. Let's try to make this space interactive. You can come to learn about books , but you can also share books that have been meaningful to you. We welcome comments - click on comment at the bottom of a post and add. Consider being a regular contributor to share the books you just can't do without in your classroom.
How I Learned to Love the Graphic Novel - an article in the Canadian Children's Book News - Winter 2007
Toward a Definition of 21st-Century Literacies (Adopted by the NCTE Executive Committee, February 15, 2008) Literacy has always been a collection of cultural and communicative practices shared among members of particular groups. As society and technology change, so does literacy.