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    This document discusses professional development initiatives at the University of Ottawa's teacher education program that support future teachers in successfully interpreting and enacting curricula through community partnerships. It outlines the goals of discussing how teacher education can help teachers reclaim their right to curricula and emphasize the value of community partnerships. It then provides context on the faculty of education and initiatives like the Urban Education Community Project. It discusses a school-university partnership project where pre-service teachers engage in hands-on learning in authentic school environments through activities related to environmental education, peace education, and social justice. It notes both benefits and limitations of such partnerships.

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    Questioning Curriculum Theory Through Collective Praxis: Professional Development Initiatives in the Teacher Education Program at the University

    of Ottawa
    Giuliano Reis Awad Ibrahim Rebecca Llyod

    Goals
    Discuss how teacher education programs can support future teachers to reclaim their right to successfully interpret and enact curricula in their classrooms.
    Emphasize the value of community partnerships in that process. Interact (talk) with the audience.

    CONTEXT

    Developing a Global Perspective in Education

    University of Ottawa

    Faculty of Education 800 students/year (EN)

    Urban Education Community Project

    1 year program
    The Comprehensive School Health

    LIVING THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN THE FIELD: SCHOOL-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS IN/FOR TEACHER EDUCATION.
    Giuliano Reis

    Todays teachers face a significant tension of whether to teach students for science competency or whether science competency is the secondary purpose of engaging them in scientific literacy*.
    (Mueller, Tippins& Bryan, 2012, p.2)

    *Required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity.

    Imagine what life is like for a child born in the poorest parts of the world. Hunger. Disease. No chance to go to school Now, imagine it was in your power to change the lives of these children What can YOU do?

    Developing a Global Perspective in Education (DGPE)

    Environmental Education Peace Education Social Justice Human Rights

    Community Partnerships
    Catholic Public School Board (2009-present) Water Filtration Milk Plastic Public School Board (2011-present) Straw Towers Kitigan Zibi (2008-present) 2011: Science Fair 2012: Partnership w/ AMP

    Activities: Springboard for discussions on EE (GE) Sense of place (local) Sense of place (global) Work in authentic environments real students and teachers Hands-on learning - NOT a way to test/practice any theories.

    Limitations: Authentic environments that facilitate transition between training and a classroom on their own. Short time available to students (observation period?). Planning is time consuming. Teachers must be willing to participate (access).

    Resources
    www.developingaglobalperspective.ca

    greis@uottawa.ca

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