2016
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Mathematics Knowledge Network
December 14, 2016
A new organization aimed at sharing knowledge and research on how to best teach Math will soon bring Ontario's Math researchers and teachers ...
Western professor to help get math education research into province’s classrooms
December 14, 2016
A new organization aimed at sharing knowledge and research on how to best teach Math will soon bring Ontario’s Math researchers and teachers ...
Study: Mentors aid in Indigenous student success
December 08, 2016
A new study shows the key to Indigenous students’ future success may lie in them knowing more about their past.
Newsmakers: Western News looks back on 2016
December 08, 2016
How will we remember 2016? Probably through one or more of these faces. Western News presents its 7th annual Newsmakers issue, a celebration of ...
Culturing success through Indigenous mentorship
December 05, 2016
A new study shows the key to Indigenous students' future success may lie in them knowing more about their past.
Western study finds culturally relevant mentorship improves Indigenous students’ mental health, academic success
November 30, 2016
A new study of Indigenous students in southwestern Ontario public schools shows those who received mentorship from a member of their community had ...
International School Leadership at heart of new grad degree
October 19, 2016
The Faculty of Education, in conjunction with the Ontario Principals’ Council, is launching a new Master of Professional Education in the ...
International School Leadership
October 14, 2016
Western Education launches new master of professional education in international school leadership and boost student achievement on a global level.
Western Plans New Master of Professional Education in International School Leadership
October 14, 2016
Western University’s Faculty of Education, in conjunction with the Ontario Principals’ Council, is launching a new specialization in ...
Preparing a world for the Digital Age
October 06, 2016
Carolyn Wilson envisions a world filled with engaged and informed citizens.
UNESCO
September 28, 2016
“It’s important,” said Wilson, program coordinator at Western Education’s International Office and a leading expert on ...
Western centre receives $300,000 to develop sexual violence and harassment training projects for Ontario campuses
September 28, 2016
The Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) has received $300,000 from the Ontario Government to ...
University takes lead in provincial plan
September 28, 2016
For Barb MacQuarrie, universities and colleges are “a big ship to turn” when it comes to how they address issues of sexual violence ...
Education experts available for comment on back-to-school anxiety and stress
August 30, 2016
Back-to-school stress affects thousands of students, parents and teachers each year. With one week of summer remaining and school bells across the ...
LGBT rights eyed in context of The Games
August 19, 2016
When nations gather – particularly at events like the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro – the world is watching.
Western researchers examine using sport as a platform to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights
August 11, 2016
Just as the Rio Olympic Committee chose to use a captive global audience to make a statement on climate change during the 2016 opening ceremonies, ...
2015 - 16 academic year award recipients
August 03, 2016
The Faculty of Education is pleased to announce the names of our award recipients for the 2015-16 academic year. We are very proud of each and ...
More to learn, more to discover
July 18, 2016
Alberta O'Neil taught in Middlesex County schools for more than 36 years. During that time she taught Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and served in ...
Blackstock: Love is more powerful than hate
June 22, 2016
The world can be a complicated, intolerant and trying place, but you must carry the love of this day forward with you, Cindy Blackstock told ...
In Memoriam: Colleague pays tribute to Allen Pearson
June 10, 2016
His many friends and colleagues were deeply saddened this week to learn that former Dean of Education Dr. Allen Pearson has died.
2016 Associate Teacher Awards
June 07, 2016
It takes many high-performing individuals and organizations working together to deliver a program as successful as Western's Bachelor of ...
Bringing Youth Voices Back
May 20, 2016
After watching the public tensions that emerged between parents and school boards over Ontario's revised sex-ed curriculum, introduced in ...
Book Reviews, May 12
May 12, 2016
Book Reviews, May 12
Western University researcher bringing youth voices back into sex-ed discussion
May 03, 2016
A Western University researcher has teamed up with London high schools to help today’s youth have their say on sex education curriculum.
Professor explores how tech brings young, old together
April 28, 2016
It is well understood that technology can have positive impacts on both children and the elderly. Kids can use it to learn new skills in ...
Exploring how technology can bring young and old together
April 12, 2016
It is well understood that technology can have positive impacts on both children and the elderly. Kids can use it to learn new skills in ...
Professor pushes new future for Fukushima
March 17, 2016
At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, the world marked the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear power plant ...
Awards celebrate teaching excellence
March 09, 2016
Seven winners representing four different faculties have been awarded Western’s top honour for its highest calling. This year’s ...
Violence prevention program joins Education
March 03, 2016
Today’s educators and policymakers are under enormous pressure to find ways of addressing and preventing all forms of school violence, ...
The Fourth R
March 02, 2016
Today's educators and policymakers are under enormous pressure to find ways of addressing and preventing all forms of school violence, ...
Groups continue campus outreach to Syrian refugees
February 24, 2016
Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family ...
Basel Al Noserat and his ‘dreams in this country’
January 14, 2016
Basel Al Noserat, a 25-year-old undergraduate student, grew up in Syria, in a small town in the country’s south.
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