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Tuesday September 18, 2012
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Metro may burn ‘special’ trash
‘Self-regulation’ now a key education strategy as B.C.’s largest school district brings neuroscience to the classroom
Hospital, cruise ship and airline waste, or oilcontaminated soils, could be destined for new incinerator
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by Jeff Nagel to-energy plant for Metro Vancouver might burn not just regular garbage but also special wastes that are now shipped out of B.C. That’s the thinking of some Metro directors who argue an advanced new plant might be able to handle dangerous hospital waste, foreign waste from cruise ships or airlines and maybe even oilcontaminated soils or other materials. “If we can deal with special waste in a Derek state-of-theCorrigan art incinerator that would be a smart move to make,” Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan argued at Metro’s waste committee Thursday. See INCINERATOR / Page 5
The BRAIN behind better learning in Surrey schools
“It’s all about locking in on what really works.”
Dr. Stuart Shanker (above right) is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at York University in Toronto and director of the Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative, a cognitive and social neuroscience centre. He is also the 2012 ‘Thinker in Residence’ for Western Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People. Shanker is putting his research to work in Surrey classrooms this fall.
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alk into any classroom and you’ll see an array of kids exhibiting a variety of behaviours. One might be half-asleep and staring at a wall, another may be calm and working hard at the task at hand, while a third might be so hyper she’s not unable to concentrate and is disrupting fellow students. While the calm, focused child is the one able to learn most effectively, the best way to help foster that behaviour has often been elusive. Enter Dr. Stuart Shanker, a researcher at York UniverSupt. Mike sity in Toronto and expert on McKay self-regulation. Self-regulation is the ability to stay alert and focussed by managing emotions, behaviour and energy. Research has shown a direct link between self-regulation and successful learning. (For more information, check out self-regulation.ca).
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