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PDK Outstanding Educator of the Year
Award Presentation & AGM
This year Steve Paikin has been chosen as our Outstanding Educator Award Winner.
Please download our AGM flyer. for more information.
Please submit any questions you have about the registration process in the form below. Someone from PDK will contact you very soon.
Glacie Conference Flyer
The 3-Part Cooperative Learning Series presented by PDK in collaboration with Glacie was a huge success. For more Cooperative Learning PD, attend the Glacie Conference. Details can be found on the Glacie Conference Flyer.
How: Download the following flyer.
Dr. Orlena Broomes wins at PDK International
Dr. Orlena Broomes has won the 2011 - 2012 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from PDK International for her "More Than a New Country: Effects of Immigration, Home Language, and School Mobility on Elementary Students' Academic Development."
Further information about her award is found on the press release posted on the PDK International website.
Orlena is now lecturing in the School of Education at the University of West Indies-St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, and thanks the people who were part of her success story. "During my four years at OISE I met some very highly intelligent and knowledgeable people. Sincere gratitude goes to my supervisor, Professor Ruth Childs, my thesis committee, my External Reader and EQAO. Special thanks to my spouse Jefferson, my children Anna and Jefferson, and the members of Professor Childs' Datahost community. Their great guidance, support, and encouragement are valued."
Congratulations Orlena!
PDK develops a sense of belonging to the exciting endeavour of education – locally, nationally, internationally.
PDK is the only organization dedicated to publicly funded education which reaches out to the great variety of roles, levels and jobs in education.
Benefits flow both ways: to and from the society, the educator, and the students from the areas of Research, Service and Leadership.
Educators at each stage in their career will benefit from membership in PDK. (Membership Benefits)
WHY JOIN PDK?
- Beginning teachers get assistance through the myriad of activities that are new to them.
- Mentoring and assistance with interviewing
- Learning skills critical to new teachers
- Mid-Career teachers and administrators are rejuvenated by interacting with other colleagues in their field, while pursuing their own development.
- Access to research to inform practice
- Capacity building aligned to the classroom and school
- awards
- Veterans deepen their own understanding while mentoring newer colleagues and enjoying the exchange.
- Networking
- Opportunities for mentoring
- Capacity building
- Interaction with other professional organizations
- Students benefit in various ways. Students from secondary to doctoral levels are eligible for scholarships and awards.
As it has for the past century, PDK strives to prepare the next generation of educators as well as to serve practicing teachers, administrators, college educators, and those concerned about public education through a wide range of innovative initiatives based on visionary leadership, relevant research, and dedicated service.
For more information about our chapter, please contact the Chapter President, Dr. Bev Freedman at: bevfreedman@rogers.com