Coming Events
Homecoming
September 30, Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University
Title: Got Brains on the Mind?
Description:
Panel discussion of "Brain and Mind," a presentation of the faculties of Social Science, Arts and Humanities, Music, and Education. Hosted by CBC's Bob McDonald from "Quirks and Quarks."
Time: Reception: 9:00am, Event: 10:00am
All are welcome. Visit the Western Calendar for more information.
Knowledge Mobilization Workshop
Monday, September 20, Community Room (Rm. 1139), Faculty of Education
Title: Knowledge Mobilization Workshop - “Designing Knowledge Mobilization Plans: A Guide for Research and Grant Applications”
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Description: Attend this knowledge mobilization (KM) workshop to learn about how to incorporate KM into your research plan – a critical component that is required by many grant applications. We’ll show you how to create an effective KM plan that will not only help you write a stronger grant application but will also benefit your research and your dissemination of it to stakeholders.
Please register for the workshop here: www.edu.uwo.ca/knowledgemobilization/
Forum on School-Based Mental Health
September 18, Windemere Manor, London, ON
Everybody's Children: A Forum on School Based Mental Health
Presenters include:
- The Honourable Michael Kirby
- Dr. Ian Manion
- Dr. Bruce Ferguson
- Dr. Stan Kutcher
- Dr. Kathy Short
Live streaming begin at 8:00am. Visit http://www.edu.uwo.ca/live
Download a PDF copy of the Centre for School-Based Mental Health brochure.
Comparative and International Speaker Series
September 6, Rm 1010, Faculty of Education Building
Participation Trends in Further Education in Germany
Professor Juergen Seifried
Chair of Economic and Business Education
University of Mannheim, Germany
12-1 p.m.
All are welcome!
Visiting Scholar: Professor Fred Dervin
June 2012, Faculty of Education
Professor Fred Dervin (Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki) joins Western Education for the month of June. Dervin will give a series of scheduled talks, and he will be available for consultation throughout the month. Fred Dervin's visit is generously supported by Western International.
TVDSB's Indigenous Cultural Festival
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, all day, Faculty of Education Building
More information will be posted soon.
Western Education Convocation
Friday, June 15, 2012, Alumni Hall, Western University
Information for graduates, guests, and remote viewers will be posted soon.
RICE SYMPOSIUM: Pedagogies of the International
Thursday, June 14, 2012, 12:30-5:30pm, The Community Room, Western University
Keynote speaker: Dr. Fred Dervin, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki - "The End of the Intercultural? Implications for Pedagogy"
This symposium will feature breakout prallel sessions, a small group discussion on learning in intercultural contexts, and a wine and cheese reception with poster displays and an informal discussion. See the RICE web page for program information and to register.
Musical Futures Canada
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 3:30-5:30pm, Montcalm Secondary School
Musical Futures Canada: Official Launch
Dr. Carol Beynon (Faculty of Education) and Dr. Ruth Wright (Don Wright Faculty of Music) launch the Musical Futures Canada project at Montcalm Secondary School on Wednesday, June 13th at 3:30pm. Western’s Faculties of Education and Music have partnered with the TVDSB and the LDCSB to pilot a new music education pedagogy of informal learning with the support of Long & McQuade and Roland Canada. Please RSVP to web address. For more information about the launch, and the Musical Futures Canada initiative, visit the website.
CIHR's Cafe Scientifique
Wednesday, June 13, 2012, Palasad North, 7pm, 777 Adelaide Street North
Bodies Without Borders: Why Aren't Boys Participating in Gym
Dr. Michael Kehler and Dr. Michael Atkinson point to issues surrounding body image and masculinities. Join the conversation as they explore how current practices in physical education classes may discourage boys’ participation. Bring your questions and ideas. Moderated by Dr. Jennifer Irwin.
This free event is hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research & Western University. Space is limited.
CREVAWC Event: Annual Father's Day Breakfast
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 8:00am - 10:00am, London Convention Centre
Guest speakers: Leroy Hibbert (Multicultural Youth Outreach Coordinator with LUSO) and Paul Duerden (Canadian Team Volleyball Player)
Price: $25.00
Registration: Joy Lang jlang5@uwo.ca.
CREVAWC Event: Guest Speaker
Wednesday, June 7, 2012, 12:30pm, Community Room (1139), Faculty of Education building
“The Schoenborn report: The tragic death of three children as a result of domestic violence” by Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond. You are invited to a Lunch and Learn Event in the Community Room at the Faculty of Education, Western University. No Cost.
Year-End Faculty Celebration
Friday, June 1, 2012, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, The Community Room, Faculty of Education building
All faculty members, staff, and graduate students are invited to a year-end wine and cheese event, where together we will celebrate long-term service to our Faculty, achievements in promotion and tenure, SSHRC award winners, and this year’s retirees. Please join us!
Visiting Scholar: Marcelo Borba
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 2:30pm, Room 1010, Faculty of Education building
Lecture title: "Internet, humans-with-media and the notion of 'class' in schools" by Marcelo Borba, UNESP (Sao Paulo State University at Rio Claro).
In this talk Borba will contrast the way the notion of time has been transformed by Internet and how such a change clashes with the way school organizes its time in terms of blocks of time, namely "classes." Borba will use the concept of humans-with-media to push this tension further in terms of knowledge construction.
All are welcome.
Joy of X Math Concert
Saturday, May 26, 2012, The Regent Centre, Oshawa, ON
On Saturday May 26, at 7 pm, at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa, the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences is hosting a Math Concert with Bob Hallett (Great Big Sea), Aboriginal recording artists Tracy Bone and J.C. Campbell, violinist Moira Burke, and the band Joy of X.
The songs come from project classrooms in the Durham and Scarborough regions, and the performance will include the artistic work of Western graduate students Jessica Charland Taylor, Marlene Frederick, Ann Langeman, Amanda Lewis and Ricardo Scucuglia.
Reception to follow. See a preview and download most of the concert songs atresearchideas.ca/concert26may2012.html
Visiting Scholar: Minati Panda
Wednesday, May 15, 2012, 11:00am Room 1010, Faculty of Education building
The Comparative International Education Talk Series presents Dr. Minati Panda, whose lecture is entitled, "Comparative International Education Talk Series""Mind, Mathematics and Multilinguality."
In this talk, Dr. Minati Panda will explore the relationship between notions of mind, mathematics and language. Her research indicates that a major reason why tribal/indigenous children fare poorly in studying mathematics as a subject at school is the way it is taught at the primary level. Though tribal communities have an extensive and rich knowledge of mathematics and everyday science, classroom teaching is completely divorced from their experiences and language. Dr. Panda will draw on her work with the Saora tribe in India to present an empirical account of her application of Saora linguistic and cultural tools to engage children in mathematical discourses, as well as how these discourses enable children to understand logic and mathematics.
Free refreshments! All are welcome.
Research in Education Symposium
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 3:30pm-8:30pm, Faculty of Education building
Join us for an evening of graduate research sharing, dialogue, and a keynote address by Dr. Bob Lingard!
Faculty of Education graduate students are pleased to extend this invitation to their 3rd annual Research in Education Symposium—an event devoted to sharing student research in ‘all things education’. Our Symposium will feature graduate research on a broad range of education related topics, in a variety of formats including poster, self-moderated roundtables, paper presentations, and other creative options. Previous presentations have addressed issues in arts education, authorship, collaboration, gender, gifted education, globalization, health, interdisciplinarity, literacy and language, policy, mathematics and science, special education, as well as theoretical and methodological issues in Education. We hope you will join us!
Please RSVP to kbairos@uwo.ca or natashyaraerice@live.ca
Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 12pm - 2pm, Community Room (Room 1139), Faculty of Education building
Maimuna Kanyamala will talk about HIV/AIDS, violence, and women. Please bring your lunch, and some refreshments and cookies will be provided.
Please RSVP to at jlang5@uwo.ca (519-661-2111 x 81133)
Canada Research Chair Lecture
Monday, March 26, 2012, 1:00pm-3:30pm, The Community Room (1139), Faculty of Education building
Dr. Jennifer Rowsell will give a talk entitled "Contemporary Issues in Multiliteracies: Connectivity, Interactivity and Mobility." We will open the room up for dialogue following this discussion and we are hoping to stimulate some interesting ideas around how our thinking about literacy is changing and what this means to our future practice.
We hope to livestream this talk. Questions may be raised via Twitter using #multiliteracies. Contact khibbert@uwo.ca for further information, or @khibbert
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Research Day 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012, 3:00pm-5:30pm, The Great Hall, Somerville House
Support faculty and graduate student research by attending Research Day, featuring current research from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, FIMS, and the Faculty of Education
Admission is free. All are welcome!
Contact kueneman@uwo.ca for more information.
Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 12pm-2pm, Room 1162, Faculty of Education building
You are welcome to attend a Brown Bag Lunch highlighting the work of Professor Shirley Randell, Kigali Institute of Education in Rwanda.
Please RSVP to Joy Lang at jlang5@uwo.ca (519-661-2111 x 81133)
When the Bully is the Boss: Appropriate Interventions and Investigation
Monday, March 5, 2012, 4-6pm, The Community Room (1139), Faculty of Education building
Lecture and discussion topics will include:
- What could/should trigger a bully investigation
- How to present a case for investigation to those responsible for making the decision to proceed
- A description of what happens in an investigation
Geri Sanson is the Principal of Sanson Law Office Professional Corporation, specializing in human rights law, labour law, employment law, constitutional law, and administrative law.
Admission is free. All are welcome!
Please RSVP to Joy Lang at jlang5@uwo.ca (519-661-4040)
J U S T / U S : D I S A P P E A R E D
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 12-3pm, Atlohsa Native Family Healing Services Inc. 343 Richmond Street, Lonodn, ON
Deshkan Ziibi Ontario Native Women's Assoication
Annual Meeting and Panel Discussion
Our Imprisoned Aboriginal Sisters are over represented in both federal & provincial penal institutions. More than 600 Indigenous Sisters are missing or murdered across Canada. Where are our stolen children? Another generation—left behind! Indigenous children are lost in colonizing systems—wardship & foster homes. Join us in making the change.
Keynote Speaker: Pauline Shirt, Cree Elder, Saddle Lake, Alberta; Guiding force in creation of Kanawayhitowin campaign
Panel participants: Dr. Gloria Alvernaz Mulcahy, CREVAWC, Faculty of Education, Western University
Darlene Ritchie, Executive Director, Atlohsa Native Healing Services Inc. Reta Van Every, My Sisters Place
Register for lunch with Joy Lang at jlang5@uwo.ca (519-661-4040)
MAKING CONNECTIONS: EXPLORING EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10:30am, The Community Room (1139), Faculty of Education building
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, from 10:30am - 12:00pm, international scholars Dr. Rodney Hopson and Dr. Christine Sleeter will visit Western to discuss equity in education.
In April 2009, Ontario's Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy was launched to help the education community identify discriminatory biases, remove systematic barriers, and support the achievements and well being of students. Today, equity and engagement in education has never been more relevant for Ontario teachers and administrators. (For more information about Ontario?s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy, click here.)
Dr. Hopson is Hillman Distinguished Professor in Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership in the School of Education, and faculty member in the Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research, at Duquesne University. The title of his presentation is ??Democratic (Civic) Engagement for Equity: Lessons Learned from the Hazelwood Partnership, 2008 ? 2012.?
Dr. Sleeter is Professor Emerita in the College of Professional Studies at California State University Monterey Bay, and current President of the National Association for Multicultural Education. The title of her presentation is ?Teaching and Leading for Equity and Engagement.?
This event is free to the public. For more information on the speakers and their presentations, or to RSVP for the event, contact jpearc@uwo.ca by February 24, 2012.
All are welcome!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 2:00pm - 4:00pm RECEPTION, 4:00pm - 5:00pm BOOK LAUNCH, Community Room (1139) Faculty of Education Building
Come hear Gordon Porter, Director of Inclusive Education Canada, Deirdre Smith, Manager Standards of Practice and Education at the Ontario College of Teachers, along with Jacqui Specht, Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education at Western. The session is intended to inspire discussion and reflection about educational practices that will lead to more effective education for students with diverse needs.
Admission is free, but you must register by sending an email to ghowell@uwo.ca..
Get more information at www.inclusiveeducationresearch.ca
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 2:00pm - Room 1010
Presentation by Dr. Farahnaz Faez. Contact Tina Beynen for more information.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9:00am - 3:00pm, Faculty of Education Building
The Faculty of Education at Western University will host a professional development day on Aboriginal Education on Friday, February 10. The event is focused on raising awareness and understanding about Aboriginal Education among teacher candidates and promoting further learning for graduate students and faculty members.
Opening protocols by Dan and Mary Lou Smoke begin in the auditorium at 9:00am. Dr. Christy Bressette, Aboriginal Educatoin Coordinator for the Council of Ministers of Education (Canada) an doctoral graduate from the Faculty of Education, will deliver a lecture entitled “Strengthening Aboriginal Success.” In the late morning and afternoon, Aboriginal artists, educators, community members, and others will present more than 20 different workshops.
For more information, please contact Rebecca Coulter at coulter@uwo.ca.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:30pm, The Community Room (1139), Faculty of Education Building
The Red Riding Hood story has been retold and recast by countless authors, illustrators, and media artists around the globe for over 400 years, most recently by Catherine Hardwicke in the feature film, Red Riding Hood (2011). With a forthcoming anthology on international retellings of the Red Riding Hood story, Beckett will discuss how this remarkably versatile tale has been adapted to new social and cultural contexts. Hoogland will give a reading from her recent fairy tale revisioning, entitled Woods Wolf Girl (Wolsak and Wynn 2011).
The Joan Pedersen lecture series is made possible through the generous contribution of Dr. K. George Pedersen, surviving husband of Joan Pedersen (1931-1988). This annual lecture event pays tribute to Joan Pedersen?s great vitality and many accomplishments in the field of education.
The Joan Pedersen lecture is one of many informative and stimulating outreach events of the Faculty of Education that will interest members of the university and the public. There is free admission for the lecture, and free parking is available in the north lot.
For more information please contact Professor Cornelia Hoogland at chooglan@uwo.ca.
All are welcome!
Presentation by Lisa Faden, Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Education (Western)
Tuesday, Feburary 7, 2012, 10:30am, Room 1010, Faculty of Education Building
All are welcome.
Free refreshments!
Monday, February 6, 2012, 2:30pm, Room 1010, Faculty of Education Building
For more information, or to RSVP by Wednesday, February 1st, please contact Tina Beynen at tbeynen@uwo.ca.
All are welcome.
Refreshments will be served.
This year's student musical directed by Reed Needles
The preview performance (Monday, January 30th) is a fundraiser for the Attawapiskat emergency fund. Attendees are asked to ?pay what you will.?
Regular performances will run February 1st to 4th. All performances in the John G. Althouse auditorium will begin at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $20 ($15 for students) and can be purchased at the University Community Centre or at the door.
Please support our students by attending with friends and family!
The Preservice Office presents:
Social Justice Day on Friday, January 27, 2012 from 9:00am to 3:00pm, Auditorium
At 9:00am, Dean Schwean will provide opening comments. Plenaries are Michael Kaufman and Zubeda Vahed. Morning workshops (11:00am to 12:30pm) and afternoon workshops (1:30pm to 3:00pm).
An art exhibition will take place in the lobby from 9am to 3pm. The librrary will feature a social justice display.
About Michael Kaufman http://www.michaelkaufman.com/
Ontario's Equity and Inclusive Strategy http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/equity.pdf
Michael Kaufman, discussing his new book
— the guy's guide to feminism —
The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women and Children will parter with CAMH Centre for Prevention Science to present:
Michael Kaufman, discussing his new book — the guy's guide to feminism —
Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 4:00 — 6:00 p.m
Community Room, Faculty of Education, at UWO
There will be a 45 minute presentation, followed by a Question and Answer session, with wine and cheese (cash bar for 19+).
There will be some books for purchase at a cost that is less than the online price (save the shipping/handling, etc).
About Michael Kaufman http://www.michaelkaufman.com/
About "the guy's guide to feminism" http://guysguidetofeminism.com/
Read weekly funny excerpts from the book http://guysguidetofeminism.com/excerpt-of-the-week/
remembering our sisters rally and march
Remembering Our Sisters - 6th Annual Rally & March
February 14, 2011
1:00 p.m. Rally at Atlohsa 343 Richmond St.
Rally Info & updates:
2:00 p.m. March up Richmond St. to Dundas St. to My Sister’s Place 566 Dundas St.
Panel Presentation & Refreshments
Gathering with Social (food/refreshment) following rally & march at Atlohsa 343 Richmond Street.
Everyone Welcome
According to research conducted under the Native Women Association of Canada’s (NWAC) Sisters in Spirit project, over 580 Indigenous women have been murdered or gone missing, most of them over the last 30 years. Despite the clear evidence that this is an ongoing issue, the federal government decided in Fall of 2010 to end funding to Sisters in Spirit. In a move todetract attention from this cut, Rona Ambrose announced a $10 million fundto be put primarily towards creating a central RCMP missing person centre. Itis evident that few of those in power have a genuine interest in ending the violence against Indigenous women. On February 14th, we come together in solidarity with the women who started this vigil in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, and with the marches and rallies that will be taking place across this land. We stand in defence of our lives and to demonstrate against the complicity of the state in the ongoing genocide of Indigenous women and the impunity of state institutions and actors (police, RCMP, coroners’ offices, the courts, and an indifferent federal government) that prevents justice for all Indigenous Peoples.
The eighth fire: an aboriginaal festival igniting the new era
Aeolian and Sunfest present, with generous support from the Cultural Strategic Investment Fund (Ministry of Tourism and Culture): The Eighth Fire: an Aboriginal Festival Igniting the New Era. The Eighth Fire Festival begins February 4th and lasts till June 5th, 2011. It is presented in partnership with local Aboriginal advisors Dan and Mary-Lou Smoke and The Thames Valley School Board.
The festival kicks off Friday February 4th with workshops for elementary and high school students from the Thames Valley School Board. The workshops will be presented by Red Sky www.redskyperformance.com
Red Sky will host another workshop open to the public on Saturday February 5th at 2 PM, the workshop is intended to get people on their feet and having fun with movement, voice and music while introducing elements of First Nations culture. Admission by donation.
Red Sky will present “The Great Mountain” on Saturday evening at 8 PM. The Great Mountain tells an adventure story that inspires, entertains and captures the imagination of kids and families alike. Using theatre, dance and music, we follow the journey of Nuna, a curious young girl who sets out on an incredible journey to discover the source of Mother Earth's mysterious cries. Nuna crosses the sprawling prairies, the laughing river, and then onward to the peak of The Great Mountain. Along the way, she meets a variety of characters who help her to discover the transformative power of nature, and the importance of courage. (Written by Tracey Power, Produced by Red Sky Performance, Directed by Alan Dilworth)
Tickets are available at The Aeolian Box Office, 519-672-7950, online at www.aeolianhall.ca or cash only at Grooves and The Village Idiot. $20 general, $12 child/youth (up to 15), $30 family (up to 4, $10 for each additional person, not avail. online)
The weekend will close Sunday February 5th at 2 PM with a screening “The 8th Fire”. Dave Courchene Jr., whose traditional name means LEADING EARTH MAN is an Elder and spiritual advisor from the Anishnabe Nation, Eagle Clan. Descended from a long line of chiefs and leaders of his people, he felt "Compelled by forces beyond his control" to quit his job as an educator and go on a ceremonial expedition of peace around the world. The film follows his dreams and visions and the experiences of others who have accompanied him on his journey.
Programming for The Eighth Fire Festival will continue through to June 5th, and will include special performances by Tanya Tagaq and Buffy Sainte-Marie
This forum acknowledges the impact that school sport has and continues to have through the exaltation and elevation of a particular masculinity, namely one of muscularity and competitiveness. Through plenary sessions that problematize bodies, masculinities and body image issues among adolescent boys, these meetings will powerfully connect international researchers, educators, health partners and policy makers and allow for a set of clear and comprehensive directives and outcomes with a tangible and significant impact in the form of publications, public media engagement, and future projects and study.
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