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Some programs may also be available on the Curriculum Resource Bank, TVOntario's media-on-demand resource. The CRB includes more than 100 hours of the best of TVO's award-winning K-12 videos — indexed into 20,000 discrete learning objects — plus interactive Flash exercises for science and math, teacher guides, scripts, and more. Now find answer keys for Viewing Questions (BLM 1) from the TVO for TEACHERS E-News. More information
The provincial government has made literacy and numeracy the cornerstones of its education policy. This week, The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, along with the Canadian Council of Ministers of Education, is presenting a forum that will focus on how to improve student achievement. Our panel includes Avis Glaze, Chief Executive Officer, Secretariat for Literacy and Numeracy; and Dr. Michael Fullan, Special Advisor to both the Premier and the Minister of Education.
Ancient Civilizations
How does a civilization originate? What sustains it? And why does it fall? The TVO series Ancient Civilizations looks for those answers.
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