Le Prof Le Prof - TEACH Magazine

(TRPs), available in English or French, which help educators
fully mine the series’ visual content in a curriculum and
expectation-specific context. The custom, three-ring binders
contain approximately 130 pages of introductions, lesson
plans, project plans, video cues, discussion ideas, and implementation/integration
strategies. Two separate packages are
being developed: one specifically for grades 5-9 (to be
released in February 2001) and the other for grades 10-12 (to
be released in 2 sections - the 1st in May 2001 and the 2nd in
October 2001). Educators who purchase the TRPs will be
encouraged to customize the content of their binders by
incorporating additional support material from the series’
Web site, as well as their own information. The Web site will
contain additional material for the classroom, free of charge,
including provincial curriculum correlations and assessment
rubrics, background historical information, and blackline
masters that tie in to the lesson plans in the TRPs. The Web
site also contains a special forum for educators, where teachers
will be encouraged to connect with each other to share their
ideas. For more information about Educational Resources,
contact Karen Bower, Manager, Non-Broadcast Sales, CBC
Television, at 416-205-3506. Visit the series’ Web site at
www.cbc.ca/history.
Canada’s Sport
Crises Correlated to
Insufficient Physical
Education in Schools
Sportscaster Brian Wilson hosted a CBC panel discussion on
the weaknesses plaguing the Canadian sport system. The discussion
highlighted the importance of daily physical education
to enable children to develop skills and positive attitudes
towards sport and physical activity. The Canadian Association
for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAH-
PERD) estimates that schools average only 60 minutes of
physical education per week. When compared to the
Canadian Medical Association’s recommended guideline of at
least 150 minutes of physical education per week, the majority
of schools fall short. According to Farida Gabbani, president
of CAHPERD, two major consequences of inadequate
physical education in the early years are health problems and
low athletic ability. Terry McKinty, director of Quality Daily
Physical Education (QDPE), suggests that school administrators
and parents advocate for change when they see that children
are receiving less than 30 minutes of physical education
per day. For more information, contact Te r ry McKinty,
Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance, Ph: 1-800-663-8708.
Childnet Awards
Childnet International is a non-profit
organization that works around the world
to help the Internet benefit children.
One of Childnet’s current projects is the
Childnet International Awards Program, sponsored by Cable
and Wireless. The program looks for those who develop outstanding
Internet sites and activities that directly benefit
other children. Judges take into account the available financial
and technical resources, and projects can be at an early
N E W S F R O N T
stage of development, but all submissions must be innovative,
international, focused on children ages under 18, and
use communications technology. The program has four categories
of awards: education, non-profit, individual, government.
Winners will receive up to $6000 and the 2001 Awards
Ceremony will be held in Washington, D.C. For more information,
visit www.childnet-int.org. To apply, use the email
form on the Awards Web site at w w w. c h i l d n e i n t -t
. o r g / a w a rd s.
Comprehensive School Health Program
In 1979, Morven Morrison, M. Ed., wellness
instructor and school counselor, began
teaching wellness to secondary school students.
Wellness: A Question of Balance is a
formal teaching kit created by Morven. The
kit contains eight practical lesson plans, a
resource book of student handout materials,
and a game, all of which teach how to create and maintain
a sense of well-being. Morven’s Wellness Wheel Model
(a self-assessment tool that demonstrates how personal
responsibility is at the centre of the change process) is the
basis of the Wellness Priorities Survey, which is a two-step
community wellness initiative. Wellness: A Question of Balance
is available in English and French and costs $49.95. It is
endorsed by the Canadian Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) and compatible
with Health Canada’s Comprehensive School Health Model.
To order, print out the order form at www.smceducational.
com/english9.html and mail with your check to SMC
Educational Products and Services, 1-1218 Langely Street,
Victoria, BC V8W 1W2, Ph: 250-744-3200, Fax: 250-744-
3222. For more information on Morven, the Wellness
Priorities Survey Project, and Wellness: A Question of
Balance, visit w w w. s m c e d u c a t i o n a l . c o m or email i n f o @
smceducational.com.
Female Cyber-Tutors
Wanted
Color Math Pink is looking
for girls and women
to become Cyber-Tutors and tutor other girls over the
Internet using AOL Instant Messenger. Color Math Pink
offers tutoring to girls and arranges for girls needing help in
math to “meet” volunteer tutors online. It also offers homework
help, peer tutoring, diagnostic testing, problem solver
bulletin boards, math anxiety testing, study strategies, and
fear-reducing techniques. The tutoring service is provided free of
charge. For more information, visit w w w. c o l o rm a t h p i n k .
com or email Dr. Lynette Long, founder and CEO of
C o l o r M a t h P i n k . c o m, at D r L o n g @C o l o r M a t h P i n k . c o m.
Intel Teach to the Future
In November 2000, the Intel corporation’s
Teach to the Future program was launched in
Canada. Part of a worldwide initiative to address
the barriers teachers face in effectively applying
computer technology to student learning, the program
aims to improve science and math education in K-12, broaden
access to technology, and encourage women and minorities
to enter technical careers. Nova Scotia, Ontario, and
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