Faculty of Education News Archive
Faculty of Education News
Graduate Student Symposium succeeds in exploring ‘educational minds of the future’
March 18, 2015 —
Attendees impressed by quality of event and variety of research presentations
March 18, 2015 —
Attendees impressed by quality of event and variety of research presentations
Faculty of Education News
M.Ed. graduate wins national award for cyberbullying research
March 16, 2015 —
Main finding was that students used online and offline strategies to deal with aggressors
March 16, 2015 —
Main finding was that students used online and offline strategies to deal with aggressors
Faculty of Education News
Fund the future recipients headed to France, northern Manitoba
March 9, 2015 —
Four students presented with bursaries to help with trips to the north and France
March 9, 2015 —
Four students presented with bursaries to help with trips to the north and France
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New student council hopes for improved EdCon, collaboration between undergraduates, graduates
March 6, 2015 —
Freshly elected group hoping to expand on programs introduced this year
March 6, 2015 —
Freshly elected group hoping to expand on programs introduced this year
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Article introduces new Bachelor of Education program
March 5, 2015 —
The new B.Ed. will provide beginning teachers with a solid foundation, associate dean (undergraduate) writes
March 5, 2015 —
The new B.Ed. will provide beginning teachers with a solid foundation, associate dean (undergraduate) writes
Faculty of Education News
Teacher candidates learn innovative method of mathematics instruction
February 27, 2015 —
In a Grade 8 classroom in the lower level of Arthur A. Leach School, students and teacher candidates watch as a group of math students stands at the front of the room, calculating how many combinations of icing can go on nine different cupcakes in a scenario about a baker.
February 27, 2015 —
In a Grade 8 classroom in the lower level of Arthur A. Leach School, students and teacher candidates watch as a group of math students stands at the front of the room, calculating how many combinations of icing can go on nine different cupcakes in a scenario about a baker.
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Panelists dole out sage advice to EdCon attendees
February 21, 2015 —
Bachelor of Education students attending this year’s EdCon were treated to various panelists who provided different perspectives on their teaching careers.
February 21, 2015 —
Bachelor of Education students attending this year’s EdCon were treated to various panelists who provided different perspectives on their teaching careers.
Faculty of Education News
Be there for every student, deputy education minister tells teacher candidates
February 21, 2015 —
The first school that Gerald Farthing attended was a one-room schoolhouse with only nine other children. But when the deputy education minister sent his own children to school, theirs had 800 students, he told Faculty of Education teacher candidates during his keynote speech at EdCon, held during Reading Week.
February 21, 2015 —
The first school that Gerald Farthing attended was a one-room schoolhouse with only nine other children. But when the deputy education minister sent his own children to school, theirs had 800 students, he told Faculty of Education teacher candidates during his keynote speech at EdCon, held during Reading Week.
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Faculty of Education Professor applauds mandatory indigenous course
February 19, 2015 —
Frank Deer, Director of Indigenous Initiatives in the U of M's Faculty of Education, recently penned an opinion piece in the Winnipeg Free Press following the proposal at the University of Winnipeg to introduce a mandatory indigenous content course for all undergraduate students.
February 19, 2015 —
Frank Deer, Director of Indigenous Initiatives in the U of M's Faculty of Education, recently penned an opinion piece in the Winnipeg Free Press following the proposal at the University of Winnipeg to introduce a mandatory indigenous content course for all undergraduate students.
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Campus Life, CanU programs join forces
February 18, 2015 —
Tanya Thompson has always had a soft spot for children. As well as being an auntie, she’s been a volunteer at the University of Manitoba daycare, the Playcare Centre, for several years. And now, the Campus Life student has taken on another volunteer position at CanU, the university based after-school program for under-resourced middle school youth. CanU aims to get these students involved and interested in attending university after high school. The Campus Life program provides students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with support and guidance in auditing university classes.
February 18, 2015 —
Tanya Thompson has always had a soft spot for children. As well as being an auntie, she’s been a volunteer at the University of Manitoba daycare, the Playcare Centre, for several years. And now, the Campus Life student has taken on another volunteer position at CanU, the university based after-school program for under-resourced middle school youth. CanU aims to get these students involved and interested in attending university after high school. The Campus Life program provides students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with support and guidance in auditing university classes.