Here are some interesting sessions for Read-In Week. I hope you can attend one of these:
October 7 (Tuesday): 9:30 10:15 am; or 10:30-11:15 am Author and storyteller Joan Marie Galat¹s fascination with astronomy led toher curiosity about the stories associated with the planets, constellationsand Moon. She wanted to teach her children about astronomy and mythology,but could not find the right book for the task. As a result, she created the'Dot to Dot in the Sky' astronomy series. She also writes info-fictionfantasy, combining storytelling with curriculum related science. Please seeher biography in the YABS database: http://www.yabs.ab.ca<http://www.yabs.ab.ca/>
October 8 (Wednesday): 9:30 -10:15 am; or 10:30-11:15 amJessica Meserve is the author and illustrator of the picture books 'Small'and 'Can Anybody Hear Me?' . She illustrated the picture book 'The NewBaby', the children's books 'Drawing Together', 'Grandad and John', and the'Daisy Dawson' series. She has also illustrated a wide range of covers andvignettes for young and teenage fiction. Please see her biography in theYABS database. http://www.yabs.ab.ca/ Audience: Everyone is welcome to attend especially children from the ChildStudy Centre and Garneau School plus Faculty of Education and School ofLibrary and Information Studies students. If you are planning to attend , we ask that you to please contact us ahead of time.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Technology and global education
Thanks again for your patience yesterday. It's so frustrating when the tech doesn't go smoothly, but it's a fact of life these days. As always, I appreciate the tech support we have here...Brendan and Amy were fantastic.
Get started on your MovieMaker projects as soon as you can. I think you'll find they're easy and fun. If you need a mike to record audio, I can lend you one if you can't find one elsewhere. (This is where those of you with newer laptops can laugh at us with older ones, because the newer ones usually have a decent mike onboard.)
I had an email today from the Global Education Team. Some of you mentioned in your intro letters that you are interested in teaching in another country, in social justice, or in global affairs in other ways. So, I'll pass along the email:
The Global Education Team (GET) is seeking undergraduate studentsinterested in furthering their knowledge and awareness of GlobalEducation. We would appreciate your help in spreading the detailsabout GET as we are determined to unite a strong and successful groupof globally minded students for the 2008-2009 year. If you could takea few minutes of your class time to explain the GET, it would begreatly appreciated!What is the GET?Working within the Department of Education Policy Studies GlobalEducation Network, the GET is composed of undergraduate studentsinterested in working together as a team to further theirunderstandings of global education. Each year, we use the uniquestrengths of each member to fuel our projects, presentations andcommunity efforts. Therefore, every year is unique! It is a great wayto build on our understandings of global education through curriculumanalysis, teaching resource discussions and current events in theeducation realm. We are in no way limited in our abilities to discoverglobal education and invite all students interested to join us!Who Should Join Us?Any student that is interested in global education, globalcitizenship, peace education or human rights education (to name just afew) should come to our information session. We welcome everyspecialization and level of pre-service teachers!If Interested Please Join Us:Tuesday September 23 at 4pmRoom 5-182 (Global Education Network Office)Please RSVP to Jill (jem14@ualberta.ca) so that we can plan our snacks and space accordingly!
Get started on your MovieMaker projects as soon as you can. I think you'll find they're easy and fun. If you need a mike to record audio, I can lend you one if you can't find one elsewhere. (This is where those of you with newer laptops can laugh at us with older ones, because the newer ones usually have a decent mike onboard.)
I had an email today from the Global Education Team. Some of you mentioned in your intro letters that you are interested in teaching in another country, in social justice, or in global affairs in other ways. So, I'll pass along the email:
The Global Education Team (GET) is seeking undergraduate studentsinterested in furthering their knowledge and awareness of GlobalEducation. We would appreciate your help in spreading the detailsabout GET as we are determined to unite a strong and successful groupof globally minded students for the 2008-2009 year. If you could takea few minutes of your class time to explain the GET, it would begreatly appreciated!What is the GET?Working within the Department of Education Policy Studies GlobalEducation Network, the GET is composed of undergraduate studentsinterested in working together as a team to further theirunderstandings of global education. Each year, we use the uniquestrengths of each member to fuel our projects, presentations andcommunity efforts. Therefore, every year is unique! It is a great wayto build on our understandings of global education through curriculumanalysis, teaching resource discussions and current events in theeducation realm. We are in no way limited in our abilities to discoverglobal education and invite all students interested to join us!Who Should Join Us?Any student that is interested in global education, globalcitizenship, peace education or human rights education (to name just afew) should come to our information session. We welcome everyspecialization and level of pre-service teachers!If Interested Please Join Us:Tuesday September 23 at 4pmRoom 5-182 (Global Education Network Office)Please RSVP to Jill (jem14@ualberta.ca) so that we can plan our snacks and space accordingly!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Welcome to EDEL 408
Welcome to EDEL 408. I hope this will be a great term for us all. We'll use this blog for posting professional resources to share with classmates, to ask questions, and to consider some of the ideas we bring up in class.
For this first week, you have a lot of bits and pieces to remember:
For this first week, you have a lot of bits and pieces to remember:
- Write a letter of introduction for me. Send it by email or bring a hard copy to my office (540 Ed South).
- Buy the text and start reading it.
- Go through your digital archives, if you have some, and pick out some pictures that represent you and your interests so that you'll have something to work with when we start the MovieMaker project.
- Find or buy a notebook (one that allows you to add or delete pages) for your Writing Portfolio. After the first class, you'll already have an entry for it.
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