FROM THE DEAN ’ S DESK
Dr . Jerome Cranston joined the Faculty of Education , University of Regina as Dean in July 2018 .
I consider myself fortunate to be given the opportunity to join a Faculty of Education that is committed to social justice , anti-oppressive education and has accepted the challenge of working towards Truth and Reconciliation . This Faculty has a well-deserved reputation for preparing teachers who are capable of making a strong contribution to education and to society . I look forward to contributing to the Faculty and supporting the work that is done in here and out there in collaboration with our partners in education . Over the past few months , I have had the opportunity to meet with
many of the members who make up the larger community of which the Faculty of Education is a part . I have also been struck by the commitment our faculty members , staff , students , alumni / alumnae have for learning , discovery , and problem solving ; the dedication is impressive .
The work of Dr . Angela McGinnis and her grad student Kelsey Moore , highlighted in this issue , speaks to the critically important need that exists to create the social , physical , and structural conditions that create pathways for Indigenous people to reconnect to their histories and traditional ways of knowing and being . This story illustrates how healing and learning necessarily need to exist in relationship to the lands Indigenous people have lived on for millennia and the animals with whom they have a shared history . The issue also underscores the innovative approaches of two members of the Faculty of Education community . Firstly , Dr . Alec Couros who was recognized with a 2018 D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning from the Society for Teaching and Learning in
Higher Education , and secondly , Carla Cooper , a student pursuing her Master ' s degree in Education at the University of Regina , and who was awarded her Bachelor of Education degree in 2008 . Currently a teacher at Lumsden High School , Carla was a recipient of the prestigious Prime Minister ' s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM . This issue also highlights the learning and becoming journey of Aysha Yaqoob and her commitment to Reconciliation . Finally , the issue celebrates many of the successes of recent alumni / alumnae , current students , staff and faculty members , including recognizing the unique contributions of the Faculty of Education ’ s Le Bac program , which recently celebrated its 35 th anniversary .
The articles are simply a snapshot , but notable ones , of some of the overt endeavours that the community who make up of the Faculty of Education have committed to and they serve as a reminder to me of why I am appreciative to have joined this Faculty of Education at the University of Regina .
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