Deploying weblogs in fifth and sixth grade - an experiment in Quebec
Should have blogged this long ago - better late than never... Clément, Mario and
the others have put passion in this work, and it shows. Better yet, as
far as I can tell, the initiative is working out beautifully! The
students are expressing themselves in weblogs. The project description
in Weblogging At the Institut St. Joseph is very well-written and to the point. Kudos!
The Institut St. Joseph, has launched an innovative program revolving around cyber-education and weblogs. From Mario Asselin, principal of the institute,
"CARRIERE,
is the name of our new study program, which primarily involves more
active participation by the children in the learning process, as well
as greater utilization of new technology and concrete experience".
Mario has included in a blog entry
several excellent links to press releases and documents, including many
written in English, which highlight and further explain this incredible
initiative. By reading the document Weblogging At the Institut St. Joseph,
that covers the summary, context , description, innovation, etc. of the
program, you can get a vision of how this program will have a major
impact on improving the pedagogy, the learning for students and school
reform.
"This
digital portfolio initiative is particularly in line with the school
reform process as it promotes authentic writing situations, reflective
analysis, the development of learning communities, and a high level of
independence among students in terms of new information and
communication technology."
"Quickly,
our experiment of the community of learning with our program will
improve all the development of the school pedagogy just like made the
experiment of the "pilot school" which we lived during those three past
years."
I'm
truly excited for Mario and I'm really looking forward to following
along with the development of this cutting edge initiative. [Edublog News]
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