the september 2024 issue of education exchange, the faculty of education's newsletter, has been published.
this issue features news of dr. david greenwood's retirement, melissa twance's upcoming canada research chair position, a write-up about keewatinase's first culture camp course in july, and faculty news, awards, and more.
to access this issue, click here.
congratulations to phd student and contract lecturer mohit dudeja, who was selected as a recipient of the canadian society for the study of education’s (csse) congress graduate merit award.
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mohit’s 2024 conference presentation was focused on their doctoral research in progress, titled “transglobal queer identities: experiences of queer international 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in small canadian cities.” during their presentation, mohit discussed the study’s rationale, findings from a preliminary literature review, and a snapshot of the proposed methodology and theoretical framework.
welcome to nevaeh rae, who is working with keewatinase’s anishinaabemowik language program over the summer as a work-study student.
nevaeh is currently pursuing a honours bachelor of education degree at lakehead, and has previous administrative experience working with lakehead’s achievement program and the niiji indigenous mentorship program.
in reflecting on her new role, nevaeh says she is “looking forward to learning about the ‘behind the scenes’ elements of the anishinaabemowik language program.” she adds that so far, her work has given her “a new perspective on how much administration makes a difference in terms of how a program runs.”
nevaeh says she is pursuing an hbed degree because “there is a need for more teachers in first nation reserves, as well as indigenous teachers in cities. i’d like to be able to connect with 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and inspire them to reach their goals, as former teachers of mine inspired me to enroll in the hbed program.”
she also shared that she comes from a big family: “i have a total of 9 siblings. i am currently the only one in my family pursuing post-secondary education. my older brother graduated from college in 2021, and i am next in line!”
welcome, nevaeh!
jake white has joined the faculty of education as administrative and scheduling assistant, orillia campus.
this new role marks a return to lakehead for jake, who worked as an administrative assistant in the faculty in the summer of 2019 and who graduated from the bed program in 2021.
“i’m really enjoying being back on campus and seeing all of the familiar faces,” says jake. “the faculty and staff at lakehead orillia played a big part in my personal and professional development, and a major role in my success during my undergraduate and bed degrees. now, i hope to carry the torch and play a positive and supportive role in 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ’ educational journeys.”
outside of work, jake says he is interested in ‘all things tech.’
“for the past while, i've spent a lot of my free time programming for various personal projects, and collaborating with other developers. i always enjoy learning new skills and information, and this has led to me picking up new hobbies every several months. i'm currently looking into animation workflow and tools, and hope to start tinkering soon. besides that, i enjoy spending time with friends and family and, of course, taking time to do absolutely nothing and lay like broccoli.”
welcome, jake!
congratulations to tianying (sky) li (bed graduate, 2024), who has received the ontario secondary school teachers’ federation (osstf) faculty of education award. this award is granted to a graduating intermediate/senior teacher candidate who exemplifies award criteria, including engaging in social activism to promote the professional nature of teaching and demonstrating leadership among teacher candidates.
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one of his associate teachers, who provided a reference letter to osstf, noted: “i am especially impressed with mr. li’s skill at promoting mental health, wellbeing and community building in our school. he has developed and implemented daily routines and practices of mindfulness, gratitude, reflection, and self-awareness that has improved the interconnectedness of our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and opened up conversations, in very professionally appropriate ways, that support well-being and personal balance.”
congratulations tianying (sky) on this achievement!
med graduate tanya thomas (2024; specialization environmental & sustainability education; bed, 2006) is a math and science learning leader and teacher in the calgary board of education’s arts centred learning at willow park school. she recently led her grade 8 science 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in a five-month experiential learning and environment stewardship program where they nurtured rainbow trout from eggs to juvenile fish in a classroom aquarium—then released them at mclean pond in kananaskis country.
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the endeavor was featured on ctv news, as an example of one class participating in alberta’s fish in schools program. every january, the program sends out eggs to approximately 95 schools across the province, and participating classes receive a fish research license that allows them to raise the trout and then release them into provincially approved water bodies.
tanya (pictured below, with her class at mclean pond), created a video documenting the fishes’ growth, from egg stage until five months old.
the faculty of education's may 2024 education exchange newsletter is now published.
this issue features articles about the faculty's drag queen storytime event, the winners of the rite (research in teacher education) award, alumni profiles, faculty news, a discussion of the misconceptions about ontario's sex education curriculum, and more.
to access this issue, click here.
the ontario association for mathematics education (oame) has announced that kit luce (educator, simcoe county district school board and contract lecturer, professional development in education department) is the recipient of the 2023-24 award for leadership in mathematics education.
the award for leadership in mathematics education is presented annually to an educator who demonstrates leadership by contributing in a significant way to the development of mathematics educators and the enhancement of mathematics education in ontario through innovation and/or research related activities.
kit, who joined scdsb in 2005, has been instrumental in developing mathematics instruction and assessment resources for both educators and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . she currently serves as the district school effectiveness math facilitator for kindergarten to grade 9.
kit has also written and taught a number of mathematics additional qualifications courses for lakehead’s professional development in education department.
starting in september 2024, kit will assume the role of oame president. she has previously held positions as president and program chair of the local oame chapter, the mathematics association for cottage country.
congratulations, kit!
the ontario association of deans of education (oade) is committed to defending and promoting equity and human rights in, and through, education for all members of ontario society and to promoting learning, change and dialogue to dismantle anti-black racist structures across the education sector.
oade is pleased to announce the launch of its commitment to anti-black racism education and black inclusion in ontario higher education. oade commits to more substantive, timely, and tangible actions to redress anti-black racism and to foster black scholarship, research, teaching, and learning within faculties of education. this work is guided by the scarborough charter on anti-black racism and black inclusion in canadian higher education's four overarching principles of black flourishing, inclusive excellence, mutuality, and accountability.
we call on all educators, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and community partners to commit to address anti-black racism in all of its forms and to learn, reflect and celebrate black history and excellence all year round.
read oade’s commitment to anti-black racism education and black inclusion in ontario higher education [english / french].
dr. connie russell (professor, faculty of education) recently co-edited—with annette gough (rmit university, australia), yi chien jade ho (university of victoria, canada), teresa lloro (california state polytechnic university, usa), shirley walters (university of the western cape, south africa) and hilary whitehouse (james cook university, australia)—a special issue of the highly ranked journal, gender and education. the issue focuses on how ecofeminist thought has informed, or could inform, educational theory and practice.
ecofeminism emerged 50 years ago as both an activist and scholarly movement interested in the relationship between gender and environment, with numerous branches sprouting from diverse contexts. the popularity of ecofeminist ideas has ebbed and flowed in academic and activist circles over the years. in the past decade, there has been a resurgence of interest in ecofeminism. the articles included in this special issue are grounded in different geographical and cultural contexts, theoretical and disciplinary traditions, and teaching and learning environments, and discuss a variety of ways ecofeminist ideas could be taken up in education.
the full issue is available here.
