University of Alberta Faculty of Education
11210 - 87 Ave. T6G 2G5 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Mark your calendars, U of A’s International Week is coming! Join us from February 1-6 to hear international and local perspectives about global issues and learn... how people across the globe are contributing to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more at uab.ca/iweek Global Education Program - University of Alberta International

#UAlberta School Counselling MEd program adds crucial skills to educator's tool kit: https://illuminate.ualberta.ca//school-counselling-med-pro

The #UAlberta Education Career Fair is happening today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.! https://www.ualberta.ca/career-centre//fairs/education.html

ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS! Can you show the essence of your research in one image? Enter the Images of Research competition for a chance to win $$$ and glory! Open to current graduate students - Master’s, PhDs. Learn more at www.library.ualberta.ca/images-of-research

Statement on #UAlberta Faculty of Education's commitment to racial justice: https://www.ualberta.ca//june/commitment-to-racial-justice

Our first story in the 12 Days of Education features Educational Policy Studies professor Rebecca Sockbeson's work on creating a framework for purposeful collaboration between Indigenous communities and higher education. https://ualberta.ca/education

Over on the #UAlberta Faculty of Education website, we're kicking off 12 Days of Education -- 12 stories that highlight the Faculty's commitment to teaching, learning and research excellence, with a story added each weekday from now until the holiday break! ualberta.ca/education

The Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities is coming to the University of Alberta (virtually) in spring of 2021!

The countdown is on to convocation, and we look forward to celebrating with you! Date: Friday, November 20, 2020 Time: 10 a.m. MST Place: ualberta.ca... Registration is not required. https://www.ualberta.ca/convocation/index.html

Take a few moments to get to know Corey Bighorn, national coordinator for Camp fYrefly: https://blog.ualberta.ca/have-you-met-corey-bighorn-8d87bb4

Campus & Community Recreation would like for all #UAlberta students to enjoy some stress-relief during exams with our FREE Virtual Recreation Classes running from December 7 to 17: https://www.ualberta.ca//stay-activ/exam-week-classes.html

Anti-racism and decolonization brown bag speaker series, courtesy the Educational Policy Studies Graduate Students Association!

All members of the #UAlberta community are invited to join a commemoration event online today at noon as we mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. https://nasa.ualberta.ca/national-day-remembrance-and-actio

Elementary Education professor Carla Peck, Secondary Education professor Cathryn van Kessel and their colleagues in #UAlberta Faculty of Arts have some concerns about the proposed Alberta social studies curriculum: https://edmontonjournal.com//opinion-proposed-social-studi

Kaia MacLeod is an MLIS student in the #UAlberta School of Library and Information Studies and president of the Library and Information Studies Students' Association!

Congratulations to Educational Policy Studies professor Dia Da Costa on her Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award, part of the #UAlberta 2020 Celebration of Service and Excellence Awards: https://blog.ualberta.ca/2020-celebration-of-services-and-e

Elementary Education art education instructor Riki Kuropatwa's paintings are on exhibit at Bugera-Matheson Gallery until Nov. 21. https://bugeramathesongallery.com/artist/kuropatwa-riki/

The Aboriginal Teacher Education Program- ATEP is seeking students for its Fall 2021 Online Cohort! Want to take the first step in earning your Bachelor of Education while remaining in your home community? Email [email protected] to find out more!

ICYMI: Watch this presentation from Nov. 19 by Dr. Jerome Cranston (Dean of Education, University of Regina) on the need to confront how education from kindergarten to post-secondary helps buttress systemic racism: https://www.ualberta.ca//2020/december/systemic-racism.html

Tomorrow, Nov. 24, at 2:30 p.m. MST, join #UAlbert Education professors Olenka Bilash and Cathryn van Kessel for an online screening and discussion of Hunger for Truth: The Rhea Clyman story, as part of National Holodomor Education and Awareness Week. Join via Zoom: https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/98886422840#success

Dr. Chris Andersen, Dean of the Faculty of Native Studies, is giving a talk on "The Artifice of Ancestry: Canadian Universities' Recognition of Indigeneity and ...Its Policy Consequences" as part of Western University's NEST Speaker Series. Friday, November 20 2:00 pm For all the info visit: https://nest.uwo.ca//speaker/Chris%20Andersen%20Poster.pdf

Meet Katrina Aranas ('20 MEd Educational Psychology), now pursuing her doctoral degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology: "I yearn to make an impact on the psychological well-being of children and families, and my program lets me do just that."

The Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta and the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium are pleased to announce a partnership in Professional Learning Opportunities for teachers interested in receiving graduate level course credit in the area of Educational Technology. Free webinars Dec. 2 and Dec. 5 More info: https://erlc.ca/programs/search.php