Please refer to these reources that are selected for students and parents.
Other Resources
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Health and Wellness
Palliser Beyond Borders supports all aspects of student life beyond online learning. We recommend the following health resources provided to us by Palliser’s health coach:
Healthy Eating Resources:
- My Amazing Little Cookbook- Healthy U
- Canada's Food Guide
- Healthy Food Portions
- Eat for the Health of It
- The Energy Drink Buzz
- School Lunch Restaurant List
- Single Serving Package Food List
Active Living Resources:
Healthy Eating/Active Living Resources:
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Research about online learning and 21st century learning
Palliser Beyond Borders is built on solid educational, strong pedagogical, and assessment research. Here is a selection of sources of information that may interest parents and students:
Quick Start Guide for online students: time, project and self management tips for learners with a lot on their plates! (Shared from the slide share community and Sidneyeve Matrix,Media Professor at Queen's University, Canada)
Research about Online Education
- TED video - School in the Clouds and an article about School in the Clouds
- Is Online Education the 21st Century Steam Engine?
- 5 best Practices in Online Learning
- 10 Lessons from Florida Virtual Schools
- I am an active learner
- Change in work place that will affect many of our students. : Wanted: Factory Workers, Degree Required
Learn about Mastery Learning from this New York Times Article
Alberta Education Inspring Education Initiative
- Alberta Education's vision for Inspiring Education
- The Inspiring Education Report
- Ministerial Order on Student Learning
- 10 Expectations Students have for their learning
- OECD presentation: Strong performers and successful reformers in education – lessons from the world URL
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Cyberbullying Prevention
These resources are available for parents, students and teachers regarding cyberbullying:
- Canadian Teachers' Federation
- Alberta Education and Digital Citizenship
- Netsmartz
- Media Smarts
- Government of Alberta: Get webwise
Learning Safe Online Behaviour
- http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/educational-games
- http://www.getwebwise.ca/kid_the_rules.cfm - learn the 3 rules for safe online behaviour
- Stop Cyberbullying Guide
- What is cyberbullying and how to stop it
- Staysafe.org's guide on Internet Safety for Teens: https://www.staysafe.org/
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Other Resources regarding the Digital Generation:
