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🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Cher Hill, Assistant Professor, on receiving the 2026 SFU Research Excellence Spotlight Award for Innovation!
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May 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Cher Hill, Assistant Professor, on receiving the 2026 SFU Research Excellence Spotlight Award for Innovation!
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
The Education Legacy Chest captures the memories and reflections that continue to shape SFU Education’s story. This submission speaks to the enduring place the Faculty holds in people’s lives, even as they look ahead: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
May 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The Education Legacy Chest captures the memories and reflections that continue to shape SFU Education’s story. This submission speaks to the enduring place the Faculty holds in people’s lives, even as they look ahead: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
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Join the Office for Indigenous Peoples and partners for the Moose Hide Campaign flag-raising ceremony on May 12 at 9 a.m.
Together, we stand against gender-based, sexualized and relationship violence in our homes and communities. Learn more at moosehidecampaign.ca
Together, we stand against gender-based, sexualized and relationship violence in our homes and communities. Learn more at moosehidecampaign.ca
May 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Join the Office for Indigenous Peoples and partners for the Moose Hide Campaign flag-raising ceremony on May 12 at 9 a.m.
Together, we stand against gender-based, sexualized and relationship violence in our homes and communities. Learn more at moosehidecampaign.ca
Together, we stand against gender-based, sexualized and relationship violence in our homes and communities. Learn more at moosehidecampaign.ca
This episode begins at the edge of a lake, just after a rainstorm. Shila Avissa Dalidd, a PhD candidate and an eco-therapist, guides us through an outdoor eco-contemplation, accompanied by the sounds and presence of the living world.
Listen here: stream.sfu.ca/.../031198db...
Listen here: stream.sfu.ca/.../031198db...
May 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This episode begins at the edge of a lake, just after a rainstorm. Shila Avissa Dalidd, a PhD candidate and an eco-therapist, guides us through an outdoor eco-contemplation, accompanied by the sounds and presence of the living world.
Listen here: stream.sfu.ca/.../031198db...
Listen here: stream.sfu.ca/.../031198db...
The Education Legacy Chest captures the memories, reflections, and hopes that continue to shape SFU Education’s story.
As we celebrate the Faculty’s 60th anniversary, we invite you to share what you hope future generations will discover: www.sfu.ca/.../rooted-i...
As we celebrate the Faculty’s 60th anniversary, we invite you to share what you hope future generations will discover: www.sfu.ca/.../rooted-i...
May 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The Education Legacy Chest captures the memories, reflections, and hopes that continue to shape SFU Education’s story.
As we celebrate the Faculty’s 60th anniversary, we invite you to share what you hope future generations will discover: www.sfu.ca/.../rooted-i...
As we celebrate the Faculty’s 60th anniversary, we invite you to share what you hope future generations will discover: www.sfu.ca/.../rooted-i...
District Submissions for the SFU–Cmolik Grant Program close on April 24.
If you have an innovative project that enhances learning in B.C. public education, now is the time to consult your district and apply before their deadlines.
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
If you have an innovative project that enhances learning in B.C. public education, now is the time to consult your district and apply before their deadlines.
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
April 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
District Submissions for the SFU–Cmolik Grant Program close on April 24.
If you have an innovative project that enhances learning in B.C. public education, now is the time to consult your district and apply before their deadlines.
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
If you have an innovative project that enhances learning in B.C. public education, now is the time to consult your district and apply before their deadlines.
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
Teachers and professors often shape our lives in ways that stay with us for years. This reflection honours the late Dr. Tasos Kazepides and the lasting influence he had on one community member’s path to graduate study, philosophy, and a future within SFU Education: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
April 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Teachers and professors often shape our lives in ways that stay with us for years. This reflection honours the late Dr. Tasos Kazepides and the lasting influence he had on one community member’s path to graduate study, philosophy, and a future within SFU Education: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
SFU’s Preservice Professional Studies (PPS) is seeking an AHCOTE Faculty Associate. Applications and supporting documents are due by Thursday, May 7, 2026.
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/wo...
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/wo...
April 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
SFU’s Preservice Professional Studies (PPS) is seeking an AHCOTE Faculty Associate. Applications and supporting documents are due by Thursday, May 7, 2026.
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/wo...
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/wo...
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What does it mean to prepare teachers through practice, reflection, and real classroom experience?
@sfueducation.bsky.social's latest 60th anniversary feature explores the history and enduring philosophy of SFU’s Professional Development Program (PDP).
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
@sfueducation.bsky.social's latest 60th anniversary feature explores the history and enduring philosophy of SFU’s Professional Development Program (PDP).
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
April 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
What does it mean to prepare teachers through practice, reflection, and real classroom experience?
@sfueducation.bsky.social's latest 60th anniversary feature explores the history and enduring philosophy of SFU’s Professional Development Program (PDP).
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
@sfueducation.bsky.social's latest 60th anniversary feature explores the history and enduring philosophy of SFU’s Professional Development Program (PDP).
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ro...
Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Hou for receiving the 2026 President's New Researcher Award from the Canadian Psychological Association!
Sharon's research underscores the importance of centring diverse perspectives to better support children and families.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education-re...
Sharon's research underscores the importance of centring diverse perspectives to better support children and families.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education-re...
April 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Hou for receiving the 2026 President's New Researcher Award from the Canadian Psychological Association!
Sharon's research underscores the importance of centring diverse perspectives to better support children and families.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education-re...
Sharon's research underscores the importance of centring diverse perspectives to better support children and families.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education-re...
Do you have an idea that encourages learning and community engagement?
SFU’s Cmolik Grant Program has funded numerous innovative projects across B.C. Your school districts are now accepting applications!
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
SFU’s Cmolik Grant Program has funded numerous innovative projects across B.C. Your school districts are now accepting applications!
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
April 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Do you have an idea that encourages learning and community engagement?
SFU’s Cmolik Grant Program has funded numerous innovative projects across B.C. Your school districts are now accepting applications!
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
SFU’s Cmolik Grant Program has funded numerous innovative projects across B.C. Your school districts are now accepting applications!
Learn more and apply: www.sfu.ca/education/su...
Congratulations to Ayush Mukherjee, Winner and People’s Choice recipient, and Rose Anza-Burgess, Runner-up in the 2026 3MT: Faculty of Education Heat. Ayush and Rose will represent SFU Education at the SFU 3MT Final on April 9.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
April 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Congratulations to Ayush Mukherjee, Winner and People’s Choice recipient, and Rose Anza-Burgess, Runner-up in the 2026 3MT: Faculty of Education Heat. Ayush and Rose will represent SFU Education at the SFU 3MT Final on April 9.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
Read more: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, we are tied for 5th place in Canada and ranked among the 101–150 range worldwide! This recognition reflects our Faculty’s ongoing excellence in education, research, and community impact.
March 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, we are tied for 5th place in Canada and ranked among the 101–150 range worldwide! This recognition reflects our Faculty’s ongoing excellence in education, research, and community impact.
Mathematics doesn’t start in textbooks. It begins in kitchens, in games, in touch, in relationships.
Qiang Lin, a doctoral candidate in Mathematics Education, reflects on how children experience mathematics through family, technology, and lived experience.
Listen here: bit.ly/IDEASstream
Qiang Lin, a doctoral candidate in Mathematics Education, reflects on how children experience mathematics through family, technology, and lived experience.
Listen here: bit.ly/IDEASstream
March 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Mathematics doesn’t start in textbooks. It begins in kitchens, in games, in touch, in relationships.
Qiang Lin, a doctoral candidate in Mathematics Education, reflects on how children experience mathematics through family, technology, and lived experience.
Listen here: bit.ly/IDEASstream
Qiang Lin, a doctoral candidate in Mathematics Education, reflects on how children experience mathematics through family, technology, and lived experience.
Listen here: bit.ly/IDEASstream
Join us on March 30 and support our grad students as they share their research in dynamic three-minute presentations!
📍 SFU Burnaby (EDB 8620)
🗓️ March 30 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 p.m.
🎤🏆 The top two presenters will advance to the SFU 3MT Final on April 9!
Register below to attend by March 27.
📍 SFU Burnaby (EDB 8620)
🗓️ March 30 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 p.m.
🎤🏆 The top two presenters will advance to the SFU 3MT Final on April 9!
Register below to attend by March 27.
3 Minute Thesis: Faculty of Education Heat
One slide. Three minutes. Cash prizes. Give voice to your thesis in SFU’s annual 3 Minute Thesis competition.
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March 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Join us on March 30 and support our grad students as they share their research in dynamic three-minute presentations!
📍 SFU Burnaby (EDB 8620)
🗓️ March 30 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 p.m.
🎤🏆 The top two presenters will advance to the SFU 3MT Final on April 9!
Register below to attend by March 27.
📍 SFU Burnaby (EDB 8620)
🗓️ March 30 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 p.m.
🎤🏆 The top two presenters will advance to the SFU 3MT Final on April 9!
Register below to attend by March 27.
The newest edition of EdYOUcation, our student newsletter, is out today!
This issue features a Q&A with Adena Brons, the Faculty’s Education Librarian, on how she supports students, staff, and faculty with research, coursework, teaching, citations, and more. 📚
Read here: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
This issue features a Q&A with Adena Brons, the Faculty’s Education Librarian, on how she supports students, staff, and faculty with research, coursework, teaching, citations, and more. 📚
Read here: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
March 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The newest edition of EdYOUcation, our student newsletter, is out today!
This issue features a Q&A with Adena Brons, the Faculty’s Education Librarian, on how she supports students, staff, and faculty with research, coursework, teaching, citations, and more. 📚
Read here: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
This issue features a Q&A with Adena Brons, the Faculty’s Education Librarian, on how she supports students, staff, and faculty with research, coursework, teaching, citations, and more. 📚
Read here: www.sfu.ca/education/ne...
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What happens when students lead their own learning?
In this @sfueducation.bsky.social project by Cher Hill, Ching‑Chiu Lin & Neva Whintors, elementary schoolkids became deeply invested in a local pond & took the lead when its tadpoles’ habitat was suddenly at risk.
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In this @sfueducation.bsky.social project by Cher Hill, Ching‑Chiu Lin & Neva Whintors, elementary schoolkids became deeply invested in a local pond & took the lead when its tadpoles’ habitat was suddenly at risk.
@researchhubsfu.bsky.social
The ripple effect: SFU educators, schoolchildren inspire care for the environment
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March 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
What happens when students lead their own learning?
In this @sfueducation.bsky.social project by Cher Hill, Ching‑Chiu Lin & Neva Whintors, elementary schoolkids became deeply invested in a local pond & took the lead when its tadpoles’ habitat was suddenly at risk.
@researchhubsfu.bsky.social
In this @sfueducation.bsky.social project by Cher Hill, Ching‑Chiu Lin & Neva Whintors, elementary schoolkids became deeply invested in a local pond & took the lead when its tadpoles’ habitat was suddenly at risk.
@researchhubsfu.bsky.social
“See children. Hear them. Honour them. And teach in ways that let them shine.”
In the fourth and final chapter, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the philosophy that guided her work and the legacy she hopes future educators will carry forward.
🔗 bit.ly/SFULegacy
In the fourth and final chapter, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the philosophy that guided her work and the legacy she hopes future educators will carry forward.
🔗 bit.ly/SFULegacy
March 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“See children. Hear them. Honour them. And teach in ways that let them shine.”
In the fourth and final chapter, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the philosophy that guided her work and the legacy she hopes future educators will carry forward.
🔗 bit.ly/SFULegacy
In the fourth and final chapter, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the philosophy that guided her work and the legacy she hopes future educators will carry forward.
🔗 bit.ly/SFULegacy
🎓 Rooted in Legacy concludes with Chapter 4: Philosophy, Reflection, Legacy.
Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the principle that guided her work: “Remember what’s important. Keep true to what’s important.”
Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the principle that guided her work: “Remember what’s important. Keep true to what’s important.”
Dr. Selma Wassermann: Rooted in Legacy
This four-part series explores how one educator’s vision helped shape our Faculty. A thoughtful look back—and a lasting invitation to remember what matters most in education.
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March 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
🎓 Rooted in Legacy concludes with Chapter 4: Philosophy, Reflection, Legacy.
Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the principle that guided her work: “Remember what’s important. Keep true to what’s important.”
Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the principle that guided her work: “Remember what’s important. Keep true to what’s important.”
"What lasts isn’t always what’s written on paper." In Chapter 3, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on a legacy shaped less by accolades than by the teachers, relationships, and values that endured far beyond the university: sfu.ca/education/ro...
March 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"What lasts isn’t always what’s written on paper." In Chapter 3, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on a legacy shaped less by accolades than by the teachers, relationships, and values that endured far beyond the university: sfu.ca/education/ro...
🎓 Rooted in Legacy continues with Chapter 3. Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the people who shaped SFU Education: leaders, behind-the-scenes champions, and classroom teachers who carried the Faculty’s philosophy across B.C. “We produced some of the finest teachers in the world.” bit.ly/SFULegacy
March 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🎓 Rooted in Legacy continues with Chapter 3. Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on the people who shaped SFU Education: leaders, behind-the-scenes champions, and classroom teachers who carried the Faculty’s philosophy across B.C. “We produced some of the finest teachers in the world.” bit.ly/SFULegacy
Learning Together unConference (LTuC) is back! Hosted by EGSA + Research Hub, this year’s theme is Indigenous Methodologies: centring relational, embodied approaches to knowledge-making beyond separable Western epistemologies. Learn more and RSVP.
Learning Together unConference-Indigenous Approches in Research
March 14, 2026 (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
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March 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Learning Together unConference (LTuC) is back! Hosted by EGSA + Research Hub, this year’s theme is Indigenous Methodologies: centring relational, embodied approaches to knowledge-making beyond separable Western epistemologies. Learn more and RSVP.
In 2025, the SFU-Cmolik Grant Program awarded $150,000 to support projects in robotics, digital storytelling, and community-led learning across B.C.
Have an innovative idea? Bring it to life. Applications close April 24.
Have an innovative idea? Bring it to life. Applications close April 24.
The SFU-Cmolik Grant Program
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March 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
In 2025, the SFU-Cmolik Grant Program awarded $150,000 to support projects in robotics, digital storytelling, and community-led learning across B.C.
Have an innovative idea? Bring it to life. Applications close April 24.
Have an innovative idea? Bring it to life. Applications close April 24.
“At the time, they were acts of quiet defiance.” In Chapter 2 of Rooted in Legacy, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on SFU Education’s early innovations and a teaching philosophy rooted in trust rather than control. bit.ly/SWC2SFU
February 28, 2026 at 12:27 AM
“At the time, they were acts of quiet defiance.” In Chapter 2 of Rooted in Legacy, Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on SFU Education’s early innovations and a teaching philosophy rooted in trust rather than control. bit.ly/SWC2SFU
From carving & ceremony to B.C. classrooms, Carman McKay (Musqueam & Matsqui Nations) bridges traditional & contemporary learning.
Dr. Cher Hill: “Carman is a deep thinker. I saw his capacity for high-level scholarship and encouraged him to come to SFU.” bit.ly/CMcKay
Dr. Cher Hill: “Carman is a deep thinker. I saw his capacity for high-level scholarship and encouraged him to come to SFU.” bit.ly/CMcKay
February 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
From carving & ceremony to B.C. classrooms, Carman McKay (Musqueam & Matsqui Nations) bridges traditional & contemporary learning.
Dr. Cher Hill: “Carman is a deep thinker. I saw his capacity for high-level scholarship and encouraged him to come to SFU.” bit.ly/CMcKay
Dr. Cher Hill: “Carman is a deep thinker. I saw his capacity for high-level scholarship and encouraged him to come to SFU.” bit.ly/CMcKay