Education Undergraduate Society

TH368A
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive West
Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4
403-329-2442

December 19th, 2016

To Whom It May Concern:

The Education Undergraduate Society arranges and provides Professional Development

workshops for education students at the University of Lethbridge. This letter is written at the
request of Jeni Rawson who attended the following seminars during the months of
September-November 2016.

Dave Adams: “First Alberta Certified School in the Country of Oman”

Not only is Dave the current Head Coach of the U of L’s Women’s Pronghorn Basketball team, but he is
a former School Principal of five different schools in three different districts. Dave’s career is highly
experienced based and not academic based. His favourite school challenge was opening the first Alberta
certified school in the country of Oman: the subject of which he will host his PD session on.

Lorraine Beaudin: “Gaming and Gamification in Education”

Want to learn how to gamify your classroom? This session will provide a brief overview of basic
definitions and statistics on gaming and gamification, then explore how you may use gamification in your
future classroom!

Lance Grigg: “How to Teach a Controversial Issue Without Becoming One”

Teachers are busy people. They have many curricular, extra-curricular and co-curricular
responsibilities. So, why throw controversy into the mix? In short, because using controversial issues in
the classroom gets students thinking critically, and critical thinking is a fundamental aim of public
education. In this session, we (1) identify key attributes of a controversial issue, (2) highlight the
relevance of controversial issues for teaching and learning, and (3) use the critical inquiry process to
demonstrate how one can teach a controversial issue without becoming one. Handouts and a powerpoint
will be provided.

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at edu.eus@uleth.ca
or at (403) 329-2442.
Sincerely,

Abbey Hakin
Director of Professional Development
Education Undergraduate Society
University of Lethbridge