Resources

Webinar Sessions

April 05, 2017 - Peace Education/ Education for Peace

• Dr. Dia Da Costa's PowerPoint 

• Dr. Dia Da Costa's Bio 

• Carolyn Parkes' PowerPoint 

• Carolyn Parkes' Bio 

April 05, 2017 - Hope and resilience

• Dr. Denise Larsen's PowerPoint 

• Dr. Lenora LeMay's PowerPoint 

• Dr. Lenora LeMay's Bio and Key Recommendations 

• Dr. Sophie Yohani's PowerPoint

Mar. 22, 2017 - Confronting racism 

• Oliver Kamau's PowerPoint

• Oliver Kamau's Bio

• Marlene Hanson's PowerPoint

Mar. 08, 2017 - Indigenous and immigrant and students' relations

• Dr. Dwayne Donald's, Zahra Kasamali's, and Naim Cardinal's PowerPoint 

• Dr. Dwayne Donald's Bio

• Zahra Kasamali's Bio 

• Naim Cardinal's Bio 

Feb. 22, 2017 - Youth Transitions to Work and Post-Secondary 

• Thashika Pillay's PowerPoint

• Thashika Pillay's Bio

• Dunia Nur's PowerPoint

• Juliana Cortés Lugo's Bio

Feb. 8, 2017 - Addressing Islamophobia and Preventing Radicalization

• Dr. John McCoy's PowerPoint 

• Dr. John McCoy's Bio and Key Recommendations

• Ahmed Abdulkhadir's Bio

• Mary Butlin's PowerPoint  

• Mary Butlin's Bio 

Jan. 26, 2017 - Social determinants of health/healthy living 

• Dr. Bukola Salami's PowerPoint 

• Dr. Bukola Salami's Bio and Key Recommendations 

• Dr. Solina Richter's PowerPoint

• Dr. Solina Richter's Bio and Key Recommendations 

• Dr. Helen Vallianatos' Bio   

Jan. 11, 2017 - Trauma and adaptation in children and adolescents 

• Sarah Gilroyd's Bio and Key Recommendations 

• Dr. Sophie Yohani's PowerPoint 

• Dr. Sophie Yohani's Bio and Key Recommendations 

• Karin Linschoten's PowerPoint 

• Karin Linschoten's Bio and Key Recommendations  

Dec. 14, 2016 - Facilitating a sense of belonging

• Somkhuun Thongdee bio and key recommendations

• Dunia Nur bio and key recommendations

• Dunia Nur Powerpoint Presentation 

• Dr. Novjyot Brar-Josan bio and key reccomendations

• Dr. Novjyot Brar-Josan Powerpoint Presentation  

November 30: Building partnership with families and communities

• Dr. Anna Kirova's PowerPoint Presentation 

• Dr. Yvonne Chiu's Bio

• Dr. Yvonne Chiu's PowerPoint Presentation 

• Dr. Yvonne Chiu's Notes 

• Dr. Sentsetsa Pilane's PowerPoint Presentation 

November 16: Assessing refugee children’s learning

• Shelley Schwarz notes 

• Shelly Schwarz Resources: ESL Benchmarking 

• Shelley Schwarz power point presentation 

• Dr. Wizniak power point presentation 

• Dr. Georgis power point presentation  

November 2: Strategies for engaging refugee children in learning

• Dr. Lynne Wiltes notes and resources 

• Dr. Lynne Wiltes power point presentation 

• Dr. Sentsetsa Pilane notes and resources

• Dr. Sentsetsa Pilane power point presentation 

• Evie Rastas power point presentation 

October 19: Communicating about school culture

• Dr. Alison McInnes Notes

• Dr. Alison McInnes power point presentation

• School norms, routines and expectations 

October 5: Supporting both English and as an additional language and first language development

English Language Learning in Children and Youth: What Teachers Should Know and How They Can Help

• Dr. Johanne Paradis power point presentation

• Dr. Johanne Paradis notes and resources

• Lucero Vargas-Almeida power point presentation

• Lucero Vargas-Almeida notes and resources

• Sherri Ritchie's power point presentation: Adding English

September 21: Understanding Refugee Experiences

• Dr. Kirova’s opening remarks

• Understanding refugee students' and families expriences

• Additional resources

September 7: Creating welcoming learning spaces

• Creating welcoming spaces and establishing routines 

• Lunchtime routine 

• First day of school 

• Using Photography as a Means of Phenomenological Seeing: “Doing Phenomenology” with Immigrant Children 

• Learning the Ropes, Resisting the Rules: Immigrant Children’s Representation of the Lunchtime Routine Through Fotonovela 

Additional Resources 

• Teaching refugees with limited formal education 

• Student with refugee background a guide for teachers and schools

• Capacity Building K-12 

• Alberta Community Resources

• Teacher’s TV

• The Multi-Literacy Project

• Collection of articles on Migration 

• Finding sanctuary: Why education is challenging but crucial for Syrian refugees

• Recommended book: Anne Fadiman's "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down"

• "Helping Students Deal with Trauma Related to Geopolitical Violence and Islamophobia" - A Guide for Educators

• UN Declaration and Program of Action on A Culture of Peace