Retirements
Carolyn Montgomery retired after 33 years . “ My 33-year career at the U of R began at University Extension ( CCE ) where I worked
Dr . Rick Seaman retired in June 2014 , but Rick sees retirement as a continuum , part of a journey , rather than an end . Along the way , he has taken on multiple roles ( professor , coach , mentor ), but really everything he has done , and is doing , comes down to one role : a teacher . The highlight of his time with the Faculty of Education has to do with , in his words , “ the people one meets on the journey .”
for 10 years before coming to the Faculty of Education in 1991 . I worked for three Associate Deans and three Deans before retiring in
He especially appreciates staff for the intelligence and skills they bring to the work of the Faculty . As a math teacher , Rick enjoyed challenging his students ’ abilities to think . “ I used mathematical content as the vehicle to develop the students ’ minds ,” he says . A highlight of his time as a professor was in challenging his students to think across curriculum . Rick especially enjoyed building social
July 2014 .” Carolyn says , “ The decision to leave was made difficult because of the wonderful staff and faculty that I worked with during the past 23 years .” Carolyn received a standing ovation as heartfelt appreciation and recognition from the faculty and staff for her valued presence and work in the Faculty of Education .
media into his classes . Regarding the value of the work we do in the Faculty , Rick speaks of his vision for continual program renewal . He believes that a continual renewal based on continual research , hearing from others , and building on the great ideas that came from the 70s and 80s , will allow a grad program that is “ second to none ,” with a dynamic faculty who “ are the program .” Rick has his PhD on the wall in his office , a symbol of achievement , but what he points to when he thinks of achievement is the sweetgrass that is placed above his PhD : “ It is a symbol of everything I have worked towards ,” he says .
W o r k s h o p o n A b o r i g i n a l P e r s p e c t i v e s i n M at h e m at i c s
Drs . Kathy Nolan ( Faculty of Education ) and Harley Weston ( Department of Mathematics and Statistics Emeritus ) were invited to conduct a workshop on Aboriginal Perspectives in Mathematics with K-8 teachers in Yellowknife Education District No . 1 on August 27 , 2014 . This was Kathy ’ s and Harley ' s third visit to Yellowknife in the past year to work with YK1 teachers on linking K-8 Dene Kede curriculum outcomes with the mathematics outcomes of their Western and Northern Canadian Protocol ( WNCP-based ) curriculum . The photo shows ( L-R ): Harley Weston , Kathy Nolan , Scott Willoughby ( Aboriginal Education Coordinator ), Mattie McNeill ( recently retired Aboriginal Education Coordinator ), and Sheila Stewart ( Aboriginal Language and Culture Teacher and Dene Kede Facilitator ).
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