HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-10-05, Page 28students win Queen Elizabeth 11 scholarships
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f' secondary school
the Avon Maitland
001 Board (AMDSB)
the Queen Elizabeth
r the Top Scholarship
)SB heard at their
citing that the schol
awarded to students
aduated at the, top of
and who plan to
Ontario college or
arships are worth up
`r four years in total,
cipients maintain an
e at their post-sec-
tutions.
• andy Wagler noted
ortunity to continue
e scholarship for four
years "does encourage ongoing
excellence"
The program is administered
by the Ministry of Training, Col-
leges and Universities.
Students. will receive a con-
gratulatory letter from Ted
Doherty, director of education
for the AMDSB, and recognition
at their commencement
ceremonies.
Winners included:
Central Huron SS: Tyler Black,
Gavin Bowers, Emma Dale, Dan-
ielle Kruse, Aaron Richards,
Alanna Roy, Brendan Te. Brinke,
Sarah Thompson, Krystal
Tugwell.
F.E. Madill SS: Cecilia Bell;
'leather Bell, Jacob Dickie, Mat-
thew Harris, Reba Jefferson,
Mathias Peel, Morgan Phillips,
Susannah, Ripley, Morgan Sage,,
David Scherpenzeel, Meghan
Stanley.
Goderich District. CI: Amelia
Aitken, Adrienne Bedard, Jessica
Brindley, Rebecca Caissie, Zach-
ary Doherty, Spencer Jones, Gina
Lomas, Chapin Waite.
Listowel DSS: Laura Ashley,
Kendra Bakelaar, Erin Bartja,
David Bowman, Emily Branje,
Candice Coghlin, Shauna Edgar,
Taryn Pleischauer, Michelle
Koobs, Lauren Mulder, Victoria
Patton, Betty Anne Reid, Amber -
Lynne White, Terri Wilson.
Mitchell DHS: Tristan Baker -
Scala, Mathew Eldt, Robyn
Maloney, Bryan Schmidt, Stacey
Van Herk.
South Huron DHS: Sheldon
Clausius, laryn Dougall, Richard
Johns, Todd Lightfoot, Charlotte
McEwan, Linette Melick, Taylor
Ore, Stephanie Pratt, Corey
Smith.
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B considers netbooks, personal devices in class
rd hears report
eveloping
ible digital
11
Phones in class, net-:
. Odial media lessons
e horizon for schools
-Perth Catholic Ms-
' oard (1 IPCDSB),.
rd's Sept. 26 meeting,
ent of Education Dan
arning. Coordinator
e presented" Twenty.
Learning: Our Catho-
d i scusson paper by
;tbntury Learning
IcDade told trustees
ning environrnent'of
'ould move beyond
as smartboards and
ors, to focus on help -
develop as "responsi-
zens."
• r suggests that the
religion program and
otic Graduate Expec-
Es) form the basis for
fe, •appropriate online
including the proper
media such as Face-
tter.
rt also encourages
• llaboration and self=
Dade said strategies
de wikis, blogs and
• ews.
ese different strate-
to implement, the
sts relaxing Internet
s for teachers and
allowing students to bring in their
own digital devices.
McDade said the board will
work towards a password -pro-
tected Learning Management Sys-
tem, allowing students a "safe,
secure place" to. work.
So far the HPCDSB has worked
with two similar programs: Moo-
die and Desire2Leam.
Pansaid the multiyear imple-
mentation of the report's recom-
mendations would require invest-
ment in the hoard's network
capabilities, including improved
connectivity and increased
bandwidth.
Trustee Jim McDade asked
Gerry Thuss, superintendent of
business and treasurer, what fund-
ing might be available for digital
improvements.
Thuss said that the HPCDSB
doesn't have fiber cable in all
areas, and that "those areas need
to be addressed before we get to
the technology"
He added that finding dollars to
catch up with the rapid pace of
technology is a continual question.
Regardless of the outcome of the
Oct. 6 provincial Thuss
said he did not believe funding
was going to he increased, "for
anything, let alone computers"
Parr said the proposed empha-
sis on mobile learning could help
address some funding issues.
The report recommends mov-
ing away from computer labs of
desktops and even laptops in
favour ofless-expensive netbooks.
Allowing students to bring in their
own devices would also ease flit.
strain on limited resources.
Trustee Any Cronin praised the
report's direction, saying that some
current teaching tools aren't meet-
ing students' needs.
She gave the example of a Grade
9 textbook written in the 1990s
which informs students about the
Internet.
"The kids just laugh," she said.
Nick Avis, the student trustee
from St. Anne's Catholic Second-
ary School, agreed about dated
textbooks:
"Some of them are from before
we were born," he said.
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