Shoulder Tappers Sept 2017
Author: FISA Member
Implementation of Computational Thinking
Are you excited about implementing computational thinking into your classroom? Nervous? Willing, but unprepared? No matter where you are on the emotional spectrum, join us as we uncover the theoretical foundations of computational thinking (with or without technology) and try Read More …
Updates to the Adjudication Process
Updates to the Adjudication Process
Provincial Outreach 2017 (Assessment & Reporting in the Modernized Curriculum) and Regional Tour
This full-day Pro-D event will take place in 10 locations around the Province to enable as many educators as possible to take advantage of this exceptional opportunity. Participants may register with FISA for any of the following events which are Read More …
Digital Threat Assessment (DTA) Training (September 22)
FISA would like to invite you to attend this free Digital Threat Assessment workshop to: Gain a thorough understanding of current social media platforms and the online behaviour of children and youth Train your brain to focus on relevant findings Read More …
‘Choice is a basic human right’
Society demands choice in toothpaste, clothing, cars and restaurants — shouldn’t it allow choice in education as well? “That, in fact, is one of the core principles behind FISA“, says Doug Lauson – a former teacher, principal and Superintendent for Read More …
Distributed Learning (DL) programs allow students to work at their own pace
Most parents have heard of home-schooling. But not everyone has heard of DL schooling — a hybrid style that joins home-based learning with support from — and accountability to —a traditional school. DL — which stands for “Distributed Learning” — Read More …
CATHOLIC INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Vancouver Victoria Kamloops Nelson Prince George
‘If these students were back in the system it would be a much heavier tax burden’
Jim Christopher recently met with the parents of a Grade 2 public school student. As the head of Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School in North Vancouver, he sees many such families. “Their school had just said to them, ‘your child’s needs Read More …
‘If we had to double our tuition, we would cease to exist’
As the principal of St. Ann’s Academy in Kamloops, Shawn Chisholm knows his basic arithmetic. Independent school students — there are roughly 1,000 of them in Kamloops —are funded by the provincial government at 50% of what public school students Read More …