Summer 2007 News Archive

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August 28, 2007	Back-to-school in South Korea Going back-to-school happens in South Korea for two SFU Education students.
August 28, 2007	Starting a new school year in Canada and China What is the difference between back-to-school in China and Canada?
July 31, 2007	An unforgettable ITEM experience Imagine teaching the B.C. curriculum in a global classroom in Asia.
July 24, 2007	Academic Forum Hosted by FOE Academic Forum highlights the role of education in sustaining minority languages in Canada.
July 5, 2007	Summer Institute Speaker Spotlight: Michael L. Skolnik (U. of Toronto) Michael L. Skolnik speaks about how post-secondary education is viewed by policymakers.
July 5, 2007	Summer Institute Speaker Spotlight: Michael L. Skolnik (U. of Toronto) Michael L. Skolnik speaks about the challenges of globalization and rethinking the design of higher education systems.
June 28, 2007	Summer Institute Speaker Spotlight: Roger Dale (University of Bristol, UK) Roger Dale speaks about cosmopolitanism, critical citizenship, and social justice.
June 26, 2007	Summer Institute Speaker Spotlight: David C. Berliner David Berliner speaks about the remarkable development of novice teachers who become experts in their field.
June 26, 2007	Summer Institute Speaker Spotlight: Milt McLaren Milt McLaren will speak about trends in the development of a learning society in B.C. and offer suggestions for fostering a knowledge economy in our province.
June 26, 2007	Summer Institute Speaker Spotlight: John D. Dennison Have the terms "university" and "degree" been eroded? Dennison calls for emphasis on quality and institutional accreditations.
June 11, 2007	Paley keynote speaker at IERG conference Fantasy play means no one is left behind, says Vivian Gussin Paley.
June 7, 2007	Kudos, Congratulations, and Convocation Students and faculty alike in the Faculty of Education have recently received awards and recognition for their work.
June 4, 2007	Life has changed for ITEM student ITEM student Sarah Kieft vows her life will never be the same again.
June 1, 2007	Summer Institute 2007: Educating in a Globalizing World In an era of globalization, education must play an even greater role than it has in the past in the development of world citizenship.
May 31, 2007	Conference to “provoke excellence” Has the term “academic excellence” been so overused that it has lost its meaning? Join the Imaginative Education Research Group (IERG) as they ask delegates to examine “provoking excellence across the curriculum” at their 5th International Conference on Imagination and Education.
May 30, 2007	In memory of Dr. AndrÉ Obadia We are sad to announce that Dr. André Obadia, Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2007, after a battle with cancer.
May 29, 2007	Sustainability - Whose business is it anyway? How can professional leaders work closer together towards a sustainable future?
May 16, 2007	PQP helping foreign teachers to teach in B.C. Interest by foreign teachers to obtain re-certification and practice in B.C. is a growing trend and SFU is leading the way with the PQP program...
May 15, 2007	In memory of Dr. Glenn Kirchner On Sunday, April 1, 2007, the Faculty of Education lost one of its original members...
May 8, 2007	Graduating members of the women's basketball team Add one part international education course, two parts exceptional athletic and academic performance, and a dose of “you go girl” philosophy and you have three prepared, excited and capable young women graduating from SFU this spring and thinking of the world...

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