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Recent Faculty Grants
Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit ( SIDRU ) 2011 Research Fund Competition
Competition B : Partnership / Community-Based Educational Fund
Dr . Cyril Kesten and Dr . Valerie Mulholland
The Balfour Project — Transitions : Moving into a school ; Moving into Internship
Funding : $ 5,000.00
Competition C : General Research Fund
Dr . Lace Marie Brogden
Thinking with artifacts : Creating resources for teaching and learning with Aboriginal objects in rural Treaty 4
Funding : $ 3,500.00
Dr . Mia Perry
Masks or meaning ?: A survey of existing practices and initiatives relating to Arts Education in Regina and the surrounding districts
Funding : $ 3,500.00
Dr . JoLee Blackbear
Catalysts for Change : Faculty Initiatives in Indigenous Education
Funding : $ 3,500.00
Centre for Teaching and Learning Funding Award : President ’ s Teaching and Learning Scholars
Michael Cappello ( Co- Investigator with Michelle Stewart )
Power and the Classroom : Countering Oppression and Privilege Through Course Instruction and Design
Funding : $ 1,600.00
Dr . Val Mulholland and Dr . Cyril Kesten
The Balfour Project — Transitions : Moving into a School ; Moving into Internship
Funding : $ 3,275.30
New Faculty
Michael Cappello , Ph . D Candidate , is a lecturer in Core Studies / Social Studies . A University of Regina graduate from the secondary education programme ( B . Ed , 1998 ), Michael brings an M . Ed in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education ( 2002 ). His work is in anti-racism and anti-oppressive education , and educational foundations , especially in the history of teacher education . He taught for 5 years in high schools in Ontario and Saskatchewan , working in both private and public settings . Michael ’ s current interests involve exploring / critiquing the constitutive relationship between teacher education and white racialization . He is also involved in a research project investigating the potential for anti-oppressive teaching in the university setting .