Holland College and UPEI co-host Atlantic Educators Conference
Educators from across Atlantic Canada will meet in Charlottetown next month for the Atlantic Educators Conference, an annual event taking place October 25-27th at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel. The theme of this year’s conference is Embracing Diversity in Canadian Education Communities.
This is the first time that a university faculty of education has partnered with a community college to host the conference, which will focus on research related to diversity in its many forms and how the needs of diverse student populations can be addressed. The conference will also highlight collaborative research between universities and colleges.
Participants will have the opportunity to hear an impressive line-up of speakers, including Dr. Kathleen Flanagan, Coordinator, Adult Learning Centre, Canadian Council on Learning; Al McNutt, Chairperson, Northern AIDS Connection Society; Dr. Jim Cummins, Canada Research Chair, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; and Candy Palmater, activist, advocate for the rights of aboriginal peoples, lawyer, and comedian.
Additionally, there will be workshops on how to write successful grant proposals, how to develop teaching tools for diverse classrooms, how to teach students to develop their metacognitive skills; a leadership panel discussion of collaborative research between universities and colleges; and a presentation of examples of successful collaborative efforts. There are also more than 35 concurrent sessions running over the three days of the conference.
"This conference has been a huge success in attracting colleagues from throughout Atlantic Canada and elsewhere, as we continue to put PEI on the map as an education destination," said Wade MacLauchlan, president of the University of Prince Edward Island.
Brian McMillan, president of Holland College, said the conference provides educators with an excellent opportunity to meet with colleagues from other institutions to exchange information about their research.
“Today’s colleges and universities are finding a number of creative ways to collaborate, such as research, student transfers, credentialing, and additional student services, which are having significant results for post-secondary learners. This conference offers professionals from post-secondary institutions the opportunity to explore the potential for further such collaborations.”
The full conference rate is $200, which includes a reception on Thursday, a banquet on Friday, Saturday breakfast and lunch, and all health breaks. Partial and student rates are also available. To find out more about the Atlantic Educators Conference program, and for registration, and accommodation information, visit www.upei.ca/~aec07, e-mail aec@upei.ca, phone Sandra at UPEI: 902-566-0731 or Veronica at Holland College: 902-566-9570.
