Nova Scotia Report on Teacher Education

The report on Teacher Education commissioned by the province of NS has been released. There are items of importance for teacher education in Atlantic Canada and some recommendations directed at Memorial University.
To view the report, go to: http://www.ednet.ns.ca/events/teacher_education_review/




We are very proud of our partenrship with Cape Breton University and our excellent students and the faculty who teach the B.Ed program. The CBU administrators of the program have been exceptional in their collaboration with us. We also appreciate the great professional relationship we have with the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board. We hope to continue this partnership and offer students a great program which will prepare them for teaching in their home province or anyway they choose to go in the world. An education degree from Memorial also prepares graduates to work in industry, government and other sectors.

Alice

Positions in Education

I am pleased to announce two new positions in the Faculty of Education, one in the area of Special Education and the other in Science Education. Join a dynamic and growing Faculty of Education with exceptional faculty, outstanding staff and incredible and innovative students. We're a faculty on the move. This is a great place to be and to become.

Please see the link to the ad: http://www.mun.ca/educ/home/tenure_track_2008.php

PISA Study in Science, Reading and Mathematics

Canadian 15-year-old students still are among the best in the world when it comes to science, reading and mathematics, according to new results from an international study that assesses the skill level of students nearing the end of their compulsory education. See PISA study released by Stats Can:
http://www.statscan.ca/Daily/English/071205/d071205b.htm

President Meisen

Memorial University President, Dr. Axel Meisen will complete his presidency at the end of the Fall Semester. It has been an honour to work with Dr. Meisen during the last six years. He has been very supportive of the Faculty of Education and has encouraged us in our work both in the University and in our outreach to the community.

For quick reference to the President's Annual Report, see:
http://www.mun.ca/2007report/

CEA Report: Public Education in Canada

The Canadian Education Association has released its Public Education in Canada: Facts, Trends and Attitudes report, which contains the results of our Public Attitudes Toward Education survey.

The full report and a summary of findings is available on our website at: http://www.cea-ace.ca/

This is CEA’s fourth such survey and is based on the opinions of over 2,400 Canadians collected between January and May 2007. Commentaries are also included in this report from educational leaders based on these survey results that help provide a context to issues such as student assessment, confidence in school systems, and educational change.

In addition to the survey results, this report contains a composite picture of education in Canada, with an overview of our education systems, a summary of key public school indicators and a brief outline of trends in educational reform.

We hope that this report will spark dialogue in your organization and beyond about the challenges we face in educating all students to take their place in a world of dynamic social, technological and economic change. In this regard, CEA welcomes your feedback on the questions contained at the conclusion of the report that can help us to draw people into larger conversations to think about education.

President's Awards

Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Murphy and Dr. Joan Oldford. This week Elizabeth received the President's Award for Outstanding Research for 2006-07 and Joan was recognized with the President's Award for Outstanding Community Service. The event was held at the Fluvarium and the awards were presented by President Meisen. For more information see: http://www.today.mun.ca/news.php?news_id=3389

Minerva Scholar in the Faculty of Education

Great news today about one of our colleagues. Dr. Dale Kirby has been named a Minerva Scholar by the Canadian Council on Learning. The Minerva Lecture Series was created to foster discussion between Canadian learning researchers and citizens from across the country. The Minerva Lecture Series is a unique opportunity to understand how research can inform and affect learning for all at different stages of life.

For more information, please see: http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Events/Minerva/?Language=EN

Congratulations, Dale!