Faculty of Education News Blog

In this newsletter:

• Learning Opportunities
• Faculty of Education in the News
• International Dinner and Silent Auction
• Call for Proposals
• Cathy’s Thank You Celebration

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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

The Faculty Development Office and E-Learning office have updated their list of workshops and information sessions. The shared calendar of learning opportunities can be found here.

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION IN THE NEWS

On Monday, 06-Nov-2017, Zain Esseghaier and Shannon Moore join CBC’s Island Morning to discuss our current BEd (français langue seconde) program.  Tune in at 6:40am to hear what they have to say!

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INTERNATIONAL DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION

Tickets may be reserved by emailing Carolyn Francis at crfrancis@upei.ca or by calling 902-894-2813.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CHAPTER PROPOSALS: THE NEGOTIATED SELF; EMPLOYING REFLEXIVE INQUIRY TO EXPLORE TEACHER IDENTITY

Chapter proposals are currently being considered for an upcoming peer-reviewed collection that employs reflexive inquiry to explore teacher identity.  The deadline for submission is 27-Nov-2017. Details can be found in the attached document.

CAP JOURNAL

The Canadian Association of Principals (CAP) is requesting written submissions for their next publication with the theme: “Student Safety and Security!” If you have articles or studies of approximately 1000 – 1250 words, CAP would be pleased to consider them for this issue. The deadline for submissions is 15-Dec-2017.

For further information contact Terry MacIsaac (CAP Eastern Vice President, & CAP Journal Editor), or feel free to contact him if you have further questions.

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CATHY’S THANK YOU CELEBRATION

On 20-Oct-2017, faculty and staff met at the Wave to say good-bye to Cathy Hennessey and celebrate her contributions to the Faculty over the years.  Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and join us.

In this newsletter:

• Candidate Presentation
• International Dinner and Silent Auction
• Time to Write Retreat
• We’ve Been Busy With Some Great Projects!
• Clips from Colleagues
• Hurrahs!
• Comings and Goings

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CANDIDATE PRESENTATION

The Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts invite members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a public presentation by Tricia Logan, candidate for a multi-disciplinary tenure-track position in Indigenous Education.  Presentations by candidates for this position will focus on issues of Indigenous Education being integrated in to the daily life, and work, of the University, and their teaching and program of research related to the areas of focus within the Facilities of Education and Arts.

Dr. Logan’s presentation takes place on Friday, 03-Nov-2017, from 9:00am to 10:00am in MH 308.  A meet and greet with Dr. Logan is also planned for 1:30pm that afternoon, in the Main Faculty Lounge (Main 201). For further information, contact Karen-Anne O’Halloran.

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INTERNATIONAL DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION

Tickets may be reserved by emailing Carolyn Francis at crfrancis@upei.ca or by calling 902-894-2813.

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TIME TO WRITE RETREAT

Registration is now open for the November 10-14 offering of Time to Write: UPEI’s faculty writing retreat.  The retreat is open to tenured and tenure stream University of Prince Edward Island faculty in any Department/Faculty/School.

The fall retreat takes place at The Marshlands Inn, in Sackville, NB. The cost to each participant is $200, and includes four night’s accommodation, meals and snacks during the retreat.

Space is limited. For more information, contact Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer.

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WE’VE BEEN BUSY WITH SOME GREAT PROJECTS!

ORANGE SHIRT DAY (29-Sept-2017)

The Faculty of Education, working in conjunction with the PEI Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture, organized a campus wide event honouring Orange Shirt Day on 29-Sept-2017. UPEI joined schools across the country to mark this annual day of commemoration to continue the discussion about residential schools and their impacts.

More than 350 people from UPEI and the community donned orange shirts as a way to honour residental school survivors.

SOUP FOR THE SOUL (27-Sept-2017)

On 27-Sept-2017, the Faculty of Education hosted a free “Soup for the Soul” lunch at the Chaplaincy Centre on campus.  Preparing and serving soup which was 98% organic/locally grown/seasonal, the Faculty came together and fed 190 people from the campus community.  The Faculty would like to extend a thank you to everyone who participated, and express very special appreciation to Dr. Lyndsay Moffatt, for her work in making all of the arrangements for this special day.

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CLIPS FROM COLLEAGUES

(Shared by Tim) –  Annual Nichola Goddard Foundation Fundraising Dinner

If you are on the Island in mid-November, there are still some tickets available for the Nichola Goddard Foundation fundraising dinner on November 18th. The political journalist Chantal Hebert is our guest speaker this year – she never seems to be lacking an opinion, and I think there’s enough going on in the world that she’ll have lots to reflect on! Tickets are available online at <www.nicholagoddard.com> or by calling Sally at 902 569 5665. If you are not going to be on the Island, please consider buying a ticket – you get a $90 tax receipt – and it will give someone who can’t afford to buy a ticket the opportunity to attend.

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HURRAHS!

Congratulations to Dr. Tess Miller and Mary MacPhee on their recent article, co-authored with Dr. Miles Turnbull and Dr. Marianne Cormier, which was published in the Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics. (This is Mary’s first big article, so extra congratulations on this accomplishment!).  You can find the article here.

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COMINGS AND GOINGS

The Faculty extends congratulations and gratitude to Cathy Hennessey, who will be leaving the Faculty of Education on 20-Oct-2017, to take a permanent position in the Department of Psychology.  We wish Cathy all the best in her new position. Stay tuned for further details from the Social Committee on how we will celebrate Cathy’s great contributions to our Faculty.

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In this newsletter:

• UPEI Faculty Association’s New Graduate Medals
• Two Online MOOCs offered by UBC
• Candidate Presentation
• Faculty of Education Hosts “Soup for the Soul”
• Upcoming PhD Proposal Presentation

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UPEI FACULTY ASSOCIATION’S NEW GRADUATE MEDALS

The UPEI Faculty  Association is pleased to announce two new awards for graduate students at UPEI, one for Masters level graduate students, and one for PhD level graduate students.  As the deadline is 5pm on 30-Sept-2017, please let potential applicants know of this award.  Details can be found in the attached summary.

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TWO ONLINE MOOCS OFFERED BY UBC

The Professional Development & Community  Engagement office at the Univerity of British Columbia Faculty of Education is offering two online MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) this fall:

• Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education (100% free to audit, $50 for a verified certificate).  The next offering of this course begins 17-Oct-2017.  Details can be found in the attached poster.
• Bringing Mental Health to Schools ($20 registration fee). This course launches 31-Oct-2017.  Details can be found in the attached poster.

For more information, please visit pdce.educ.ubc.ca/MOOC.

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CANDIDATE PRESENTATION

The Faculty of Education invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a public presentation by Rose Neville, candidate for a tenure-track position in Educational Leadership.  Dr. Neville will present her program of research in the area of educational leadership, and how this program of research could unfold in the PEI context. The presentation takes place from 9am-10am on 25-Sept-2017 in Memorial 417.  A meet and greet with Dr. Neville is also planned for 2:30pm that afternoon, in the Education Student Lounge (MH 306). For further information, contact Karen-Anne O’Halloran.

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION HOSTS “SOUP FOR THE SOUL”

On 27-Sept-2017, the Faculty of Education will be hosting a free lunch called “Soup for the Soul” at the Chaplaincy Centre on campus.  We hope to feed 250 people!

Would you like to help out? We need harvesters, shoppers, prep cooks, cooks, servers, runners and dishwashers!  (Some tasks take place the day before the event)

If you would like to participate, please sign up in the Google Doc.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lyndsay Moffatt.

Click foor more information on Soup for the Soul and St. Dunstan’s Garden.

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UPCOMING PHD PROPOSAL PRESENTATION

On 18-Sept-2017, Brittany Jakubiec presents a PhD Proposal entitled: “Exploring sexual and gender minority youth identities in Prince Edward Island”.  All are welcome to attend the presentation and public discussion on at 1:15pm in HSB 106.

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In this newsletter:

• MacLauchlan Writing Awards
• Orange Shirt Day
• CER Event: Journal Club
• #LearnDay
• Candidate Presentation
• Call for Submissions
• Hurrahs!

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MACLAUCHLAN WRITING AWARDS

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing honour Wade MacLauchlan’s service as the president of UPEI and provide a valuable way to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning.

The MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing are the largest such student-oriented program in Canada, distributing up to $30,000 annually in awards.  The deadline for application is 06-Oct-2017.  Details on each award are available in the accompanying links below.

• Writing by an undergraduate student in a UPEI Course
• Writing by an undergraduate student for an external audience
• Writing by an undergraduate student in a Webster Academic Services program
• Faculty/Staff Leadership in the development of writing among students

If you are aware of outstanding written work created by one of your students, please encourage them to apply for one of these awards.

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ORANGE SHIRT DAY

Orange Shirt Day occurs annually at the end of each September, the time of year when Indigenous children were taken away from their homes and put into residential schools. Phyllis Wedstad was one such child. As a young child on her first day at residential school, Phyllis’ favourite orange shirt was promptly taken from her upon her arrival at the school. Her language and pride in her culture were also taken from her. Orange Shirt Day has been created to honour of Phyllis, and the many other children who attended residential schools. More information on this day can be found online at www.orangeshirtday.org.

This year, on 29-Sept-2017, the Faculty of Education is encouraging all students, staff, and faculty to wear orange as an annual opportunity to discuss aspects of residential schools, and to continue discussions year-round. In the coming weeks, you will see posters and other promotional materials around campus to help promote this day.

Thank you for your support in bringing awareness to Orange Shirt Day we hope that many of you will participate in wearing orange on 29-Sept-2017!

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CER EVENT: JOURNAL CLUB

The first CER event of 2017-2018 is almost upon us!  Dr. Bonnie Stewart will be leading our first Journal Club discussion of the year.

Her article, Collapsed publics: Orality, literacy, and vulnerability in academic Twitter, addresses scholars’ experiences and practices related to engagement on open networked platforms, and considers the tensions these practices raise within the contemporary academy.

The Journal Club will be held on Wednesday, 20-Sept-2017, from 1215 to 1.30 pm in Memorial Hall 301.

In anticipation of a rich discussion, please download and read the paper from the link above. All faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to this event.

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#LEARNDAY

The Learning Partners Advisory Council invites you to take part in Prince Edward Island’s first #LearnDay, Participation is free with refreshments and lunch provided onsite.

#LearnDay will focus on scaffolding ideas around PEI learning possibilities. A major focus is facilitating conversations between citizens, and also showcasing projects already happening in PEI. Like #YDay, #LearnDay will have a Lightning Talk showcase – 5 presenters doing 5 minute presentations of 20 slides. If you know of a successful, interesting PEI learning project that would lend itself well to this format, please contact Bonnie Stewart.

To register for #LearnDay, or for more information, please visit the following links:

• Registration link
• Facebook Events page

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CANDIDATE PRESENTATION

The Faculty of Education invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a public presentation by Anne Marie FitzGerald, candidate for a tenure-track position in Educational Leadership.  Dr. FitzGerald will present her program of research in the area of educational leadership, and how this program of research could unfold in the PEI context. The presentation takes place from 9am-10am on 15-Sept-2017 in Memorial 308.  A meet and greet with Dr. FitzGerald is also planned for 3:15pm that afternoon, in the Education Student Lounge (MH 306). For further information, contact Karen-Anne O’Halloran.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CSSE 2018 CONFERENCE – CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

The CSSE Board of Directors invites faculty, staff and graduate students to submit a presentation proposals for the 2018 CSSE Annual Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan on 26 – 30 May 20187 (pre-conferences on 26 May 2018).  Presentation proposals can be submitted 29 August 2017 – 1 October 2017 by going to their website: https://csse-scee.ca/conference-2018/.  A Call for Presentations flyer can be viewed here.

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HURRAHS!

Congratulations to Sean Wiebe on the publication of Blue Waiting, a collection of poems with Celeste Snowber.  A book launch will be held 22-Sept-2017 in UPEI Faculty Lounge, at 6:30pm. All are welcome to attend.

In this newsletter:

• Invitation for Written Submissions: CAP Journal
• Upcoming MEd Thesis Defense
  

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INVITATION FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: CAP JOURNAL

The Canadian Association of Principals (CAP) is requesting written submissions for their next publication with the theme: “Leading vs Managing” If you have articles or studies of approximately 1000 – 1250 words, CAP would be pleased to consider them for this issue. The deadline for submissions is 07-Sept-2017.

Please see attached flyer for more information. Works can be e-mailed directly to Terry MacIsaac (CAP Eastern Vice President, & CAP Journal Editor), or feel free to contact him if you have further questions.

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UPCOMING MED THESIS DEFENSE

Kerri Wheatley will be presenting and defending her MEd thesis, on Thursday, 24-Aug-2017 from 10:30am to 12:30pm in AVC 286A North.  Everyone is welcome.

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In this newsletter:

• Moodle Workshops
• The Faculty Development Office is Expanding!
• UPEI is Becoming Tobacco-Free
• Teaching and Learning Events at Mount Saint Vincent
• Faculty in the News!

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MOODLE WORKSHOPS

Interative videos for course instruction: Interactive videos can increase student engagement and interest in course content. Our newest version of Moodle is now equipped with interactive video creation capability. Instructors are invited to attend a workshop on creating an interactive video on August 14 or 24. To register, please click here. For further information, contact Joel MacDonald.

Moodle Bootcamp:  The E-Learning Office is hostinag a Moodle Bootcamp from 08-Aug-2017 to 30-Aug-2017.  As space is limited, please sign-up using this form.  If you are unavailable to attend these sessions, you can set up a meeting with one of their instructional designers by contacting elearning@upei.ca.

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THE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS EXPANDING!

The Faculty Development Office (FDO) at UPEI is growing, and as part of this expansion will be developing new programs and services. Among the initiatives they are working on, they also plan on expanding assistance in preparing tenure and promotion files, teaching and research dossiers, grant applications, and award nominations, and will be developing reading and research groups and other programs around other issues related to faculty development across the career span.

The FDO is looking for colleagues interested in being on the Directors’ Steering Committee—with a commitment to serving for two years, to attending all meetings, and to taking an active part in the planning and execution of new initiatives. And they are also looking for colleagues interested in being peer consultants and curriculum specialists (from every Faculty), as well as people interested in e-teaching and learning concerns.

For further information or to get involved, please contact Gerald Wandio, Faculty Development Office Program Director, at fdo@upei.ca

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UPEI IS BECOMING TOBACCO-FREE

On Friday, 01-Sept-2017, the University of Prince Edward Island’s new Tobacco Use Policy will go into effect.  The move to a tobacco-free campus was supported by research conducted by a working group, and was approved at the January 2017 meeting of the University’s Board of Governors.  The intended goal of this policy is to create an accessible campus environment while improving individual and community health at UPEI.

The University offers a number of wellness supports including tobacco cessation supports for those who wish to quit using tobacco products. Information on these can be found here.

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TEACHING AND LEARNING EVENTS AT MOUNT SAINT VINCENT

Mount Saint Vincent University has three public events planned for October that may be of interest to you:

On 12-Oct-2017, Dr. James Lang will deliver a lecture entitled, “Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty”, from his seminal book of the same name. This is a free public event.

On 13-Oct-2017, from 9am-noon, Dr. Lang will offer a workshop, “Small Teaching,” that focuses on a small number of evidence-based principles that can improve learning in nearly any type of college or university course. The workshop includes a hot buffet breakfast. Further details can be found here.

Following these two events, the Mount is hosting the Annual Atlantic Universities’ Teaching Showcase, on 14-Oct-2017. This year’s conference theme is “Small Teaching: Exploring the Potential of Easily-Implemented, High Impact Teaching Practices,” and will follow Dr. Lang’s framework of ideas. Dr. Lang will be the keynote speaker for the Showcase. Deadline for proposal submissions is 18-Aug-2017. Details can be found here.

For further details on the above, please contact Dr. Donovan Plumb.

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FACULTY IN THE NEWS!

The Journal Pioneer recently featured a story highlighting the work of PhD student, Mary MacPhee, whose research explores the experience of non-francophone parents with children attending French schools.  Mary is also a sessional instructor with our Faculty. Congratulations, Mary!

In this newsletter:

• Annual Farmers Helping Farmers BBQ
• Faculty in the News!
• Call for Proposals
• Congratulations Alana & Curt!

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ANNUAL FARMERS HELPING FARMERS BBQ

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FACULTY IN THE NEWS!

The Faculty of Education’s programming in Nunavut was recently in the news with the first ever graduate-level course taught in Inuktitut.  Both CBC and The Guardian carried stories about this milestone event.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) is pleased to invite submissions of proposals to attend the 9^th Teacher Education Working Conference from November 2 – 4, 2017 at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The theme for this year’s working conference is: Globalization and Diversity in Education: What Does It Mean for Canadian Teacher Education? Details and deadline information can be found here.

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CONGRATULATIONS ALANA & CURT!

This past Friday was the wedding celebration of Alana (Marchand) and Curt MacGuigan.  The Faculty extends warm congratulations to Alana & Curt!!!

In this newsletter:

• Welcoming our Three Sisters Back to Mi’kma’ki
• The Amazing Race – Education Edition
• In the News

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WELCOMING OUR THREE SISTERS BACK TO MI’KMA’KI

When:  Sunday, 09-July-2017, 2pm-4pm (Rain date: 10-July-2017)

Where:  54 Settlement Road, Montague, PE  (on the corner of Valleyfield Rd and Settlement Rd)

Please join us as we welcome the Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) back to their home on Mi’kma’ki territory. John Doran, Indigenous scholar at UPEI, has obtained pre-contact seeds and has grown Mi’kmaq Flint Corn on the Sweet Clover Farm in Valleyfield.

These crops were an important part of the Mi’kmaq diet and we even had songs and dances about corn. Unfortunately, as part of the colonization agenda, these crops have not been grown here since before 1870.

We welcome everyone to come out and learn about the cultural significance of these crops, it’s history and join us as we welcome the Three Sisters back to their territory, where they have been loved and grown since time immemorial.

We will have bannock, jam and fresh strawberry drink for everyone to enjoy.

Links to the CBC story, Facebook Page and Event Page can be found below:

• CBC Web Article
• CBC Atlantic Tonight (scroll to 18:20)
• Facebook Page
• Event Page

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THE AMAZING RACE – EDUCATION EDITION

The UPEI Education Society recently organized an Amazing Race event on campus which pitted teams of students against teams of instructors and staff.  The result was an afternoon of puzzles, challenges and general mayhem.

Congratulations to the Ed Society for organizing such a great event, and to all of the teams that participated.

Here are just a few of the images from the Team “A Race A Day Keeps the Dean Away”.

Law of gravity temporarily repealed

Coexistence in action

Hitching a ride to the finish line

If you have images to share from your team’s adventures, send them to Karen-Anne to post to the next bulletin.

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IN THE NEWS

CBC recently featured a story on Darlene Nuquingaq, a Nunavut educator, celebrating her 30th year in teaching. Darlene was involved in the Government of Nunavut’s work with the Faculty’s Nunavut programming.  Congratulations to Darlene!

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In this newsletter:

• What Did I Miss? (A month of celebration)
• Graduate Research Recognition Day
• Faculty Retreat – June 22-23, 2017
• Clips from Colleagues
• Call for Papers
• Hurrahs!

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WHAT DID I MISS? (A MONTH OF CELEBRATION)

In case you missed it, the last month has been an important month of celebration here in the Faculty of Education.

Not only was there Bowling for Bob, to celebrate the contributions of Bob Gray on his retirement…

If you are uncertain what the scores above mean, most of it is code for if you get the choice, you probably want to be on Cathy’s team 😀

As well, May was the happy time of Convocation 2017.  Please check out this album of our celebrations that day (click for larger images).  Thank you to all who were able to participate.

AND, we celebrated our BEd entrance award recipients and donors at an event in the Duffy Research Centre!

You can find the video of our award winners here 🙂  

The Faculty would like to special thank all those involved in putting this great event together, particularly the Tess Miller for organizing the event, Alana Marchand for bringing the details together, the Awards Committee for reviewing applications, and the UPEI Department of Development and Alumni Engagement for all their great work with our generous donors. If you happen to have any of these award winning students in your classes, or meet them in the hallway, please offer your congratulations!

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GRADUATE RESEARCH RECOGNITION DAY

The annual Graduate Research Recognition Day takes place 21-June-2017 in the AVC Lecture Theatre A, from 2pm-4pm. This year will consist of 5 oral presentations, which will be followed off by a BBQ.

Please pass this invitation on to anyone you feel may what to come.

This is open to everyone.

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FACULTY RETREAT – JUNE 22-23, 2017

The Faculty of Education’s annual retreat takes place on June 22-23, 2017 at The Charlottetown Hotel, on Kent Street.  Main topics for discussion are Graduate Studies Reflections (Thursday AM), Internationalization & Indigenization (Thursday PM and Friday AM), and a Strategic Plan Check-In (Friday PM).  You can find a detailed retreat schedule here.

Don’t forget that an important part of the retreat is a potluck dinner to celebrate Jane Preston, Julie Gagnon and Bonnie Stewart on Thursday night!

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CLIPS FROM COLLEAGUES

(Submitted by Lyndsay Moffatt)  “Remember, Resist and Thrive — Rooting Education in Indigenous Worldviews”: On Tuesday, 20-June-2017 three guest speakers will present stories from the New Home Foundation in Guatemala.  The New Hope Foundation school was created in the Rabinal district of Guatemala by survivors of the massacres of the 1980s. The school’s curriculum teaches the historical memory of these massacres and other repressive actions against Mayan communities. It is the only school in Guatemala which includes this part of recent Guatemalan history in its curriculum. The school also runs an amazing “rural wellness” program which teaches food sovereignty and community resilience.

Guest speakers include young Mayan activists and the director of the school.  The event takes place at 7pm in Main Faculty Lounge (though location may change).  Everyone welcome.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Education in the North is preparing a special issue titled “Teacher Education in the Arctic.”  Details on submissions can be found in the attached call for papers.  The deadline for expression of interest is 01-Sept-2017.

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HURRAHS!

Congratulations to Bonnie Stewart on the announcement that she will be a keynote speaker at the 2017 Annual Conference for the Association for Learning Technology.  The conference takes place has the theme September 5-7 and has the theme “Beyond islands of innovation — how Learning Technology became the new norm(al).”  Congratuations, Bonnie!

Congratulations to Ron MacDonald on the publication of a co-authored article (with Karen Goodnough, Thomas Falkenberg, and Elizabeth Murphy) in the lastest issue of in education.  The article, “Making Sense of Divides and Disconnects in a Preservice Teacher Education Program.” can be viewed here.

In this newsletter:

• Save the Date! Upcoming Events!
• Bowling with Bob!
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Conference
• Quick Guide for Accessing Journals
• Guest Speaker – Jay Naidoo
• Hurrahs!!!

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SAVE THE DATE! UPCOMING EVENTS!

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BOWLING WITH BOB!

Our Social Committee has organized a glow bowling event to celebrate the retirement of sessional instructor, Bob Gray.  Mark the date, and find something white to wear for some glow in the dark fun at Murphy’s Community Centre, 18-May-2017, from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.  Please respond to the Sign Up Genius as soon as possible so teams can be organized. You can find the link here.

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) CONFERENCE

This year’s Faculty retreat will in part address the inherent challenges and solutions in addressing the needs and aspirations of International and Indigenous Students within our faculty and our classrooms.  One promising approach which will be discussed amongst others is Universal Design for Learning.

Universal Design for Learning has gained in popularity in the last decades because it offers instructors a lens for Inclusion that does rely on a diagnostic approach or a deficit model.  Instead it encourages educators to adopt a ‘design approach’ and to design delivery and assessment with flexibility, accessibility, and Inclusion in mind.

We are extremely fortunate, as a Faculty, in hosting the Second Pan-Canadian Conference on Universal Design for Learning from May 31 to June 2, 2017.  The Conference will have 5 streams: K-12, Higher Ed, Student Services, Instructional Designers and Students.  Forty presentations are offered in the program, from practitioners and researchers from across Canada and even overseas.

Details on the conference can be found here.  The keynote will be offered by Christina Bosch, who has done a lot of work with CAST and you can find a first glimpse of the themes she will tackle around the learner perspective on this conference blog: http://www.udlconference.ca/2017/05/07/udl-and-uxd-inclusion-as-access-and-equity-learning-as-meaningful-experience/

The following day will be opened by a plenary given by David Lepofsky, renowned Ontario lawyer and Disability activist.

There have been indication that registration fee for the conference might be eligible to be covered by the SCENT grants that are currently available. (The deadline for SCENT grant applications is noon on 31-May-2017)

Once again, this conference tackles crucial concerns which are raised regularly within our classrooms and in our meetings, and it should be fulfilling for many.

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QUICK GUIDE FOR ACCESSING JOURNALS

Robertson Library has shared a guide to assist with assessing a journal and identify those that may be undesirable.  You can access the quick guide here.

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GUEST SPEAKER – JAY NAIDOO

Jay Naidoo, political and soial activist, has been a leader in the anti-apartheid movement and served as the founding General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions. Mr. Naidoo is author of the book Change: organizing tomorrow, today, which warns: “Unless there is significant change, the world is heading to an explosion. The growing gap between rich and poor is dangerous and unsustainable.”

On Thursday, 01-Jun-2017, Mr. Naidoo will present at UPEI in Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 104, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Naidoo‘s discussion explores why people are poor when we walk on gold, diamonds, and resources that fuel the global economy; the extent to which the technological revolution has changed the way we live, organize ourselves, and work; and what the future may hold for education, training and jobs.

For more information, contact Dr. Ron MacDonald at rjmacdonald@upei.ca or Dr. Neb Kujundzic at nkujundzic@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend!

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HURRAHS!!!

Sean Wiebe has been awarded this year’s winner of the CACS Outstanding Publication award for his submission: Wiebe, S. (2016). The teacher as silenced superhero. Learning Landscapes, 9(2): 535-550. Congratulations, Sean!

Congratulations are also going out to Sean Wiebe on the pubication of his book Poetic Inquirires of Reflection and Renewal (Editors Dr. Lynn Butler-Kisber, Dr. John J. Guiney Yallop, Dr. Mary Stewart, and Dr. Sean Wiebe). Congratulations, Sean!

Congratulations to Jane Preston and Kristopher Barnes for their latest co-authored, peer-reviewed publication published in The Rural Educator.  The article is entitled “Successful Leadership in Rural Schools: Cultivating Collaboration.” Click here for access to the article.

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