A reminder for teachers and students to wear BLUE tomorrow in celebration of #NationalChildDay ! This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child! #WeAreCBE
Thank you @GWGreyWolves for hosting the Early Learning team this morning! Teachers, EA’s, SLA’s and SLP’s participated in a wide variety of professional learning sessions, including nature and task design, assessment & reporting, family engagement and more! #wearecbe
Check out research being done close to home at the University of Calgary! How are screens being used in the classroom? #WeAreCBE
https://t.co/G2rTmPoCqn
Educators new to teaching kindergarten spent time this afternoon at the Central Library and East Village exploring the role of oral language development, risky play, wellness, environmental design! #Wearecbe@calgarylibrary
An amazing final day of the CBE "Summer Assessment Cohort!" Sincere thanks from @JoannePitman5 and me to our teachers & principals for engaging so thoughtfully & passionately in this complex assessment work & to our Specialist team who encouraged much curiosity & wisdom!
New to kindergarten teachers were introduced to the world of early learning at the new Central Library today! Richard Van Camp stopped by to share some beautiful words:) #WeAreCBE@calgarylibrary@EDC_CBE @richardvancamp
Time well spent with children and their caregivers at Village Square Library’s Kindergarten Confidence Program. A program designed to support children as they prepare to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Thank you @calgarylibrary for inviting us to participate! #wearecbe
A very big THANK YOU to our amazing team..... @EDC_CBE, @cbeEarlyLearn, @familyCBE ! Wishing everyone a safe and restful summer break, see you in August! #WeAreCBE
In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, Aboriginal Awareness Week Calgary is hosting a Family Day and Pow Wow tomorrow at @fortcalgary ! For more information, check out the June Early Learning newsletter, https://t.co/7upem88s4X
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The Early Learning June newsletter is ready to view, https://t.co/7upem88s4X. Check out some artwork from our Kindergarten friends at @westgateb140! #WeAreCBE
New to Kindergarten teachers came together tonight at Griffith Woods School to share, question and collaborate! Thank you for supporting our youngest learners:) #WeAreCBE
Continuing to explore the power of oral language and how to engage children, families and schools! Check out The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meagan Cox Gurdon. #WeAreCBE
Oral storytelling can be a powerful tool in building vocabulary and concept-knowledge, imagination, early literacy skills, and more! On Thursday evening educators participated in a interactive, make-and-take session on how to turn a book reading into a conversation! #WeAreCBE