Faculté d'éducation | Faculty of Education » Faculty of Education

Education Initiative in Morocco

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:51 +0000

Conference in Casablanca with 200 educators

The Faculty of Education organized a conference in Morocco on Saturday, November 7, where Faculty members met with 200 educators to discuss the possibilities of creating professional development and graduate programs for teachers and principals.

The conference was held at the Hotel Indou Anfa, 85 Bd. d’Anfa, Casablanca.

Currently, the highest level of post-secondary education a teacher or a principal can obtain in Morocco is an undergraduate degree and an instructor/professor diploma (the Moroccan equivalent to the Province of Ontario’s Bachelor of Education program).

Faculty of Education professors conducted workshops on the following topics:

Technology and education
Reading and writing opportunities
Assessment and evaluation
Leadership
Mentoring
Teaching students with learning problems
Competency based instructions

Why Morocco? Why now?

As a result of recent reforms to the Moroccan education system, the Ministry of National Education and educators have expressed an interest in the Faculty’s professional development programs, as well as graduate studies in education.

Pre-conference

University President Allan Rock was the keynote speaker at a pre-conference event held on Thursday, November 5. One hundred distinguished guests attended the event including representatives from the Kingdom of Morocco, the Ministry of National Education, the Canadian Embassy in Morocco, universities and educational institutions.

The pre-conference was held at the Royal Meridien Mansour (27 avenue de l’Armée Royale, Casablanca).

Objectives of the Education Initiative in Morocco

To establish a partnership with the Moroccan centre for civic education
To develop professional development programs for educators in Morocco.
To enrol cohorts of students in the professional development programs in Morocco.
To recruit Moroccan teachers as international students in the Faculty of Education’s graduate programs.
To develop graduate programs in education tailored to the Moroccan education system.
To enrol cohorts of students in graduate education programs in Morocco.

H1N1 Flu Virus

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:52:38 +0000

If you are absent because of the H1N1 flu or flu-like symptoms, please complete and submit the self-declaration form

Professor Joel Westheimer is this year’s recipient of the Canadian Education Association’s Whitworth Award

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:43:13 +0000

The purpose of the Whitworth Award for Education Research is to honour an individual or research collaboration (research team or organization) who has made a noteworthy contribution to educational research in Canada.

The award supports leadership in the identification of emerging issues and promotes innovative and collaborative research approaches.

Renovations at Lamoureux Hall

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:33:00 +0000

Lamoureux Hall is undergoing a major transformation. The Faculty would like to thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation over the next several months.

The project will see a new extension to the building, a new café with an increased seating area, the creation of a community counselling service, more than 50 additional work spaces for graduate students, renovated space for part-time professors and additional open space where students, professors and staff can meet, socialize and work together.

Other enhancements to the building will include renovations to the building entrance, walls and floors; a higher ceiling in the lobby; additional windows to increase natural lighting; and a new seating area for students.

The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Professor Duquette, University of Ottawa’s award for excellence in teaching

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:24:19 +0000

Congratulations to Faculty of Education Professor Cheryll Duquette. She is the recipient of the University of Ottawa’s award for excellence in teaching for 2009.