Students return from India with insightful learning experiences January 03, 2011
PDP students in the International Teacher Education Module (ITEM) share their stories from Dharamsala, India.

Merit pay for teachers doesn't necessarily guarantee better schooling January 05, 2011
Dan Laitsch, professor of education, comments to CBC News on Kevin Falcon's proposed system of monetary incentives for teachers.

Special issue of Educational Neuroscience recently published January 10, 2011
Faculty of Education professor, Dr. Stephen Campbell, co-edited a special issue entitled "Introduction: Educational Neuroscience."

Learning in classrooms require emotional engagement January 11, 2011
The Guardian names Dr. Kieran Egan, a professor in the Faculty of Education, in their story about teachers creating their own materials in search of motivating content for teens.

SFU President Andrew Petter joins Dr. Paul Shaker on Your Education Matters January 14, 2011
President Andrew Petter, reflects on the university's present and future role in BC higher education.

Excellence in teaching cannot be improved by merit pay January 17, 2011
Adjunct professor in the Faculty of Education, Dr. Patrick Keeney, discusses merit pay for teachers with the National Post.

Making connections with the African francophone community January 20, 2011
Two faculty members, Daniele Moore and Cecile Sabatier, were recent guests at "Le Cafe de l'Integration."

Aboriginal mini-school proposed by the Vancouver School Board January 24, 2011
Education professor, Mark Fettes, talked about the complexities involved in developing such a school on CKNW radio.

Traditional way of teaching math is not working January 27, 2011
Dr. Peter Liljedahl, a professor in the Faculty of Education, talks to the Burnaby NewsLeader about the failures of traditional methods to teach math.

Nintendogs And Brainwave Journey February 04, 2011
SFU professor researches two different video games and finds fascinating results.

Kieran Egan receives Outstanding Book Award from AACTE February 21, 2011
"The Future of Education: Re-Imagining Our School from the Ground Up" by Kieran Egan received Outstanding Book Award.

Wanda Cassidy interviewed on CBC's Almanac Show regarding cyber-bullying February 23, 2011
Dr. Wanda Cassidy explained to CBC the effects of bullying and how boys and girls differ with their bullying tactics.

David Zandvliet, Director of new Institute For Environmental Learning February 28, 2011
David Zandvliet, associate professor in the Faculty of Education, is appointed Director for the Institute for Enviromental Learning.

Rethinking Popular Culture and Media recently published March 03, 2011
Elizabeth Marshall and Ozlem Sensoy have co-edited a provocative collection of articles drawn from Rethinking Schools magazine.

Enticing children to read by raising their curiosity March 08, 2011
Christine Thomson comes up with many creative ways to entice her students to read.

Friends Of Simon Tutoring Project receives Celebration of Community Award March 09, 2011
Friends of Simon Tutoring Project was one of three outreach organizations to receive a Celebration of Community Award.

Dr. Wanda Cassidy receives The 2011 Isidore Starr Award March 09, 2011
Congratulations to Dr. Wanda Cassidy, the recipient of the American Bar Association's Isidore Starr Award for Excellence in Law-Related Education.

CMEA/ACME Blog - Research to Practice March 10, 2011
The Canadian Music Educators Association just launched a new Research to Practice blog.

Now available—Epistemologies of Ignorance in Education March 11, 2011
Dr. Celeste Snowber's chapter in Epistemologies of Ignorance in Education provides a distinct epistemological view on questions of marginalization, oppression, relations of power and dominance, difference, philosophy and death among our youth.

Selma Wassermann, Professor Emerita, creates iPad app that makes reading fun for kids March 21, 2011
Dr. Selma Wasserman and her company, Wrinkled Pants Software, have created a new app designed to make reading fun.

The Universitas Terbuka welcomes SFU Education professor March 22, 2011
The Universitas Terbuka recently welcomed Dr. David Kaufman as an international guest lecturer at a conference in Indonesia.

The Institute for Environmental Learning now open March 30, 2011
March 23, 2011 marks the opening of the Institute for Environmental Learning.

Charles Bingham receives 2011 Outstanding Book Award from AERA April 04, 2011
The American Educational Research Association announced that the 2011 Outstanding Book Award goes to Charles Bingham, associate professor in the Faculty of Education at SFU.

Dr. Susan O'Neill inspires students with music April 07, 2011
Dr. O'Neill tells the Tri-city News that the music world is changing and educators need to keep up and find ways of helping kids stay motivated.

Sola Adesope is the 2011 G.M. Dunlop Award winner June 16, 2011
Dr. Sola Adesope wins the 2011 G.M. Dunlop Award for his doctoral thesis in educational psychology.

CBC Radio interviews Dr. David Kaufman June 22, 2011
Dr. David Kaufman talks with CBC radio about his virtual pet dog.

Professor Ozlem Sensoy writes an article for The Tyee June 30, 2011
Ozlem Sensoy's guest column for TheTyee.ca discusses three ways to help kids build critical minds as a defense against bad media.

Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellowship awarded to Dr. Susan O'Neill June 30, 2011
Congratulations are in order after Dr. Susan O'Neill was awarded the Meigunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellowship from the University of Melbourne.

Simon Gibson's Office Politics 101 July 06, 2011
SFU alumnus, Simon Gibson, dishes out workplace advice in his column Office Politics 101.

Susan O'Neill advocates for art in education July 14, 2011
Dr. Susan O'Neill talks with the Langley Times about her research project, Art Matters.

Patrick Keeney: Don't turn universities into trade schools August 18, 2011
Dr. Patrick Keeney, adjunct professor in the faculty of education at SFU, wrote an article for the National Post asking whether universities are educational institutions or simply vocational ones.

Students satisfied with their education and professors August 31, 2011
An overview of the data collected by the Canadian University Survey Consortium shows that almost 90% of respondents said their university experience either met or exceeded their expectations.

Fall 2011 student scholarship recipients announced September 16, 2011
Congratulations to all the Fall 2011 scholarship recipients from the Faculty of Education at SFU!

Faculty Associate on teaching prospective teachers at SFU September 20, 2011
We asked Kathy Nielson, a Faculty Associate (FA) in the Faculty of Education at SFU, about her experiences teaching prospective teachers at SFU.

David Suzuki applauds environmental school project currently being studied by SFU researchers September 29, 2011
The Maple Ridge environmental school project currently being studied by SFU researchers made headlines again, this time in the Huffington Post Canada and the Epoch Times.

University Affairs talks about SFU's Master of Education in Educational Leadership October 04, 2011
Among the examples cited in the University Affairs feature on the growing number of graduate programs offered in Canada for student-affairs professionals was SFU’s Master of Education in educational leadership with a specialization in student affairs and services.

Drop Everything and READ Challenge - Faculty member's recommended reads October 24, 2011
Today is the Drop Everything and READ Challenge. Check out some of our faculty member's recommended reads.

Faculty members receive Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence October 31, 2011
Dr. Kieran Egan and Dr. Rina Zazkis both received 2011 Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence in Graduate Supervision.

News from PDP Field School in India October 31, 2011
PDP student, Cam Strudwick, blogs about his adventures in India as part of the International Teachers Education Module.

Summer 2011 Honour Roll celebrates academic achievement November 01, 2011
Recipients of the Dean's and President's Honour Rolls are announced.

Moderators for SFU's Philosophers' Cafe come from the Faculty of Education November 30, 2011
Two professors along with a PhD student from the Faculty of Education will act as moderators for SFU’s Philosophers’ Café in the Spring 2012 term.

New blog post from India December 01, 2011
PDP student, Cam Strudwick, shares his stories from abroad.

Une lettre du Mali December 05, 2011
Caterine Bellerose, étudiante maître du Module International en Éducation en Langue française (MIEL), écrit de Bamako, Mali. (English version available)

New blog post from India December 07, 2011
PDP student, Cam Strudwick, shares his stories from abroad.

Just Dance opens tonight at the Cultch December 08, 2011
Just Dance opens December 8th and runs until the 10th with nightly performances @ 8 PM.

Education student receives $2500 scholarship December 12, 2011

Among the five SFU students who received B.C Aboriginal Student Awards from the Irving K. Barber B.C. Scholarship Society was Education student, Stephanie Decicco. Full SFU media release here.

Kris Magnusson, dean of education, comments on BC's Education Plan December 13, 2011
The dean was quoted in a guest column in the The Vancouver Sun.

Farewell from India December 14, 2011
Cam's last blog post from his practicum in Dharamsala, India.

Dr. Kieran Egan receives a 2011 Upton Sinclair Award December 19, 2011
The Upton Sinclair Awards is an innovative search for the heroes of American education. This year's recipients include Dr. Kieran Egan, Sir Kenneth Robinson and Pasi Sahlberg.

Friends of Simon celebrates December 20, 2011
On December 6, student-tutors, project funders and SFU administrators celebrated the sixth successful year of the Friends of Simon Tutoring project.