Faculty of Education News Archive
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Wiens’s storied career celebrated during farewell evening
December 14, 2015 —
His legacy will be his 'unrelenting commitment to our dialogue on education'
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Phys. Ed. teaching earns rewards for Faculty of Education alumnus
December 4, 2015 —
Castillo was a graduate of the Internationally Educated Teachers program
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Student well-being should be a focus in schools, conference told
December 1, 2015 —
'Schooling is much more than simply academics. It is about developing contributing citizens who are well'
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Sistema Winnipeg: Music for social action
November 27, 2015 —
'Unique orchestral program supports empowerment of culturally marginalized and economically disenfranchised children through music'
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New children’s literature text aims to provide inspiration for teachers’ book lists
November 24, 2015 —
'This is maybe a starting point to constructing your own list of best books,' says Bryan
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Faculty of Education grad students honoured
November 19, 2015 —
Reception held for grad students who receive awards of more than $10,000 per year
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Student’s poster on audio files places third in poster competition
November 13, 2015 —
Curtis Wiens used his Undergraduate Research Award work as basis for his poster
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Top recognition for music alumni
November 10, 2015 —
Two alumni of the Desautels Faculty of Music have been recognized for their contributions to music education. Jacquie Dawson and Matt Abraham, both teaching music at Vincent Massey Collegiate, were honoured at TEMPO, the annual Manitoba Music Educators’ Association Conference in late October.
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U of Arctic Network working to ‘enhance teacher education’ in the Arctic region, says visiting scholar
November 10, 2015 —
Network also promotes student exchanges to the North
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Panel discussion held on challenges of diversifying the teaching workforce
November 5, 2015 —
'Teachers should reflect the community they serve,' says panelist