Phi Delta Kappa - University of Alberta Chapter
Join us in this important work. Our next meeting is: March 12, 2015 Creating Trauma Sensitive School Settings Presenter Mardi Bernard To register: Contact Dolaine Koch Click here for more information on Chapter meeting dates for this year! |
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - from Bob Garneau
President’s Message – September 2, 2014
The new Kappan year is upon us and your Executive Committee has been hard at work planning it. Our Activities/Program Coordinator, Lorraine Stewart, has put together what promises to be a very engaging, informative and timely series of presentations. We begin our 2014-15 year on Tuesday, September 23 with a panel presentation and discussion on the topic of Inspiring Education Through School Leadership. I will have the privilege of moderating the evening, which will include a balance of perspectives from educational experts and opportunities for audience engagement. Further details on the presentation are outlined in a poster and letter of invitation included in this newsletter; they have been widely distributed in Alberta Education, school districts and schools in the Edmonton area; all Chapter members are urged to forward the invitation letter and/or poster to friends and colleagues. We will not expect non-members in attendance at this year’s Chapter meetings to join PDK but are confident that the experience will motivate them to do so. I am hoping for great attendance!
Please remember to confirm your attendance at the September 23 session with Dolaine Koch at dolainekoch@shaw.ca by September 19. At that meeting, members will receive print copies of our new Council bylaws, approved by PDK International in July. We were required to adhere to a very strict template provided, so there was little license to make significant changes. Your Executive Committee deliberated and carefully considered what we should include and believe that the amendments will enhance the effectiveness of our Chapter for years to come.
Members attending will note a new seating arrangement. To achieve our goal of improved member engagement, your Executive Committee has decided to seat attendees at small tables to encourage dialogue and to provide an opportunity to become more familiar with your fellow Chapter members. We will evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy at year’s end. Members will note a slight increase in the cost of dinner, to $32.00 per person, to accommodate a cost increase in 2014-15 from the Faculty Club. I am pleased to welcome Duane Plantinga to our Executive Committee, serving as the Co-cordinator (with Lorraine Stewart) for Activities/Program. Dwayne is a long-standing Chapter member and we welcome his wisdom to our deliberations. The Executive Committeehas also strategized on improving our links with the Faculty of Education and the Education Students’ Association at the University of Alberta. Vice-President Jeff Kuntz will be spearheading this initiative.
I hope to see you all on September 23. In the meantime, I wish you all—particularly those in our schools and districts—a great academic year.
President’s Message – September 2, 2014
The new Kappan year is upon us and your Executive Committee has been hard at work planning it. Our Activities/Program Coordinator, Lorraine Stewart, has put together what promises to be a very engaging, informative and timely series of presentations. We begin our 2014-15 year on Tuesday, September 23 with a panel presentation and discussion on the topic of Inspiring Education Through School Leadership. I will have the privilege of moderating the evening, which will include a balance of perspectives from educational experts and opportunities for audience engagement. Further details on the presentation are outlined in a poster and letter of invitation included in this newsletter; they have been widely distributed in Alberta Education, school districts and schools in the Edmonton area; all Chapter members are urged to forward the invitation letter and/or poster to friends and colleagues. We will not expect non-members in attendance at this year’s Chapter meetings to join PDK but are confident that the experience will motivate them to do so. I am hoping for great attendance!
Please remember to confirm your attendance at the September 23 session with Dolaine Koch at dolainekoch@shaw.ca by September 19. At that meeting, members will receive print copies of our new Council bylaws, approved by PDK International in July. We were required to adhere to a very strict template provided, so there was little license to make significant changes. Your Executive Committee deliberated and carefully considered what we should include and believe that the amendments will enhance the effectiveness of our Chapter for years to come.
Members attending will note a new seating arrangement. To achieve our goal of improved member engagement, your Executive Committee has decided to seat attendees at small tables to encourage dialogue and to provide an opportunity to become more familiar with your fellow Chapter members. We will evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy at year’s end. Members will note a slight increase in the cost of dinner, to $32.00 per person, to accommodate a cost increase in 2014-15 from the Faculty Club. I am pleased to welcome Duane Plantinga to our Executive Committee, serving as the Co-cordinator (with Lorraine Stewart) for Activities/Program. Dwayne is a long-standing Chapter member and we welcome his wisdom to our deliberations. The Executive Committeehas also strategized on improving our links with the Faculty of Education and the Education Students’ Association at the University of Alberta. Vice-President Jeff Kuntz will be spearheading this initiative.
I hope to see you all on September 23. In the meantime, I wish you all—particularly those in our schools and districts—a great academic year.
Next meeting is: "Creating Trauma Sensitive School Settings "
March 12, 2015 , Faculty Club, University of Alberta
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner at 6:00 pm, Presentations start at 7:00 pm
To register: Contact - Dolaine Koch
Click here for more information on Chapter meeting dates for this year!
