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Chapter News
The Promise and Peril of New Technologies in the Classroom videos:
Session #1 - October 21, 2008 - Dr. David Booth, OISE | U.T.Session #2 - January 29, 2009 - Terry Whitmell, Port Credit Secondary School, Mississauga
Session #3 - March 5, 2009 - Dr. Bev Freedman & Dr. Jennifer Jenson, York University
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PDK Walk for Education 2007 - October 27
Reserve Saturday morning, October 27, 2007 to join us in University of Toronto Chapter's annual PDK Walk for Education. We gather to complete registration forms at the YWCA on Grosvenor St. and then walk several laps around Queen's Park.
The event raises money for PDK Awards and Scholarship programs and for Future Educator Association Clubs. The first Canadian FEA club was chartered in October 2006 at D.A. Morrison, a middle school in Toronto.
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Doctoral Dissertation
We extend our congratulations to Bev Freedman as she recently defended her doctoral dissertation entitled, Looking for Leadership: Increasing Principal Presence Through Walk-Thoughs and the Resulting Influence on Principal-Teacher Professional Relationships.
PDK Awards for Education Students 2008 - 2009
Prospective Educator Scholarship /
Excellence in Student Teaching Award
- Who: Secondary school students who are planning to major in education
- What:
- Chapter winners receive $100 Cdn and a year's membership in PDK and are automatically entered in the PDK International competition, which offers awards up to $1,000 U.S. Contact: Kari Peters kari@divbyzero.com
- Applications are due to the chair: March 1, 2009
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Who: Faculty of Education students (B.Ed.) doing in-school teaching practica
Jackman Award
- Who: Faculty of Education students (B.Ed. and graduate)
- The Jackman Award was established by the University of Toronto Chapter to honour its founding president, Henry Jackman, who modeled lifelong dedication to education, and a deep concern for the individual student. This Award is open to students of education at all levels, including graduate students of education enrolled in an Ontario educational institution. What: Chapter winners receive $500 Cdn and a year's membership in PDK
- Applications are due: May 1, 2009
Contact: Dr. Barnabas Emenogu barnabas.emenogu@ontario.ca
Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships
- Who: Educators who are pursuing graduate degrees full-time
- What:
- Chapter winners receive $100 Cdn, a year's membership in PDK, and entrance into the International level competition which offers up to five awards of $750 - $1500 U.S. Award payments will be made to the applicant's institution by September 1, 2009.
Download the forms from www.pdkintl.org/awards/gradfell.htm
Contact: Susan Seidman, sseidman@sympatico.ca - Applications are due: June 1, 2009
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
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Who: Recent doctoral graduates of Faculties of Education
- What:
- Chapter winners receive a year's membership in PDK and are automatically entered in the PDK International competition, which offers awards up to $5,000 U.S. and publication of a summary in the Phi Delta Kappan magazine Contact: Dr. Clay Lafleur (claymar@rogers.com)
- Applications are due: August 14, 2009
Funding for these awards comes from the PDK Foundation, Patrons, and the Walk for Education. The U of T chapter also supports the Future Educators Association.