聽Notations for the March 2017 conference:
*聽Papers presented will be subsequently peer reviewed by external readers for inclusion in Symposium books or journal articles.
*聽Focus on educational excellence emphasising best practices in teaching, learning, and training.
*聽Leading edge studies in accountability and evaluation of education.
*聽Latest in the Education Reform Movement.
*聽Evaluation methods to improve student outcomes.
* School efficiency and accountability through performance measures.
* Improving school quality through effective supervision.
*聽Scientific evidence for quality teaching.

Major fields included are Administration and Leadership, Secondary Instruction, Assessment and Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Language Arts and Literacy Education, Economics of Education, School Governance, Financing Education, Systems, Special Education, and Pedagogy. The listing is not intended to be exhaustive.

The conference is accepting abstract submissions until February 24, 2017. For more information, please .

Here is a snippet from the article:

“When entrepreneur Jason Garlough recognized a disturbing discrepancy between the liability of apples and nuts falling onto city streets and an unprecedented demand at local food banks, he co-founded a group called Hidden Harvest to help Ottawa become a food tree-friendly city by picking and sharing fruits and nuts that would otherwise go to waste.聽The former software consultant was eventually approached by 杏吧原创 faculty members to see how they could help with research or project evaluation. And last year, Chloe Poitevin, a research assistant for professors Patricia Ballamingie and Irena Knezevic, started working with the group to determine its needs.聽Now a framework for a social return on investment calculator is being developed that will measure Hidden Harvest鈥檚 impact and help it make informed decisions.

The Hidden Harvest鈥撔影稍� connection is an example of what can result from putting 杏吧原创 University researchers and students in touch with community organizations. And to celebrate the diversity of these kinds of connections, the university is hosting its fourth annual Community Engagement Event on Feb. 24 in the Discovery Centre on the fourth floor of MacOdrum Library.”

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CACSL and Mount Royal University (MRU) will be hosting the from May 25-27, 2016 at MRU in Calgary, Alberta.

The conference will be offered over three days, with the first day dedicated to two streams of activities for which conference attendees may pre-register. The two streams on the first day will be dedicated to the Volunteer Centre Network (VCN) and the TransCanada Forum for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) which will be focused on聽sharing and developing teaching and learning research about CSL.聽Conference tracks for concurrent sessions on May 26 and 27 will be structured to address a聽full spectrum of topics including discussion of the partnership relationships between community organizations and academic institutions.

To present at the conference, please submit your proposal by January 31, 2016 via the .

杏吧原创鈥檚 4th Annual Community Engagement Event celebrates the diverse connections that exist between 杏吧原创 researchers, students and community organizations in Ottawa and beyond. The event will feature a series of networking sessions hosted by 杏吧原创 faculty and community members to learn about partnership-based research projects, course-based projects, and opportunities for new connections. The morning includes a panel discussion entitled “Community Culture Shock” on the power, joys and tribulations of Community-Campus Partnerships featuring Marc-Andre Clement of 鈥淐ulture Shock Canada鈥� and students from CCDP3003 (Communication Skills for Multimedia Design Students). Several award-winning students will also present on their community engagement projects. The full list of 杏吧原创 and Community presenters will be shared by February 1 .

This event is free and open to all. It is sponsored by 杏吧原创鈥檚 Committee on Community Engaged Pedagogy, the Office of the Provost, the Faculty of Public Affairs, the Discovery Centre, and the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) research project.

During the workshop, Andr茅e, Yordy, and Elsharkawy, among others, will provide聽short presentations of their research/project/program activities. Guiding questions for the presentations include: How are you working to address food justice on your campuses, and in your communities? How are you connecting this work to the curriculum on campuses? What are the greatest challenges or opportunities your organization/campus are facing? How can academia contribute to promoting food justice and supporting local community partners? How best can community organizers and researchers contribute to academic teaching, research and campus food justice?

Guest speaker聽 (UVic and UBC) will also be there to provide an informative presentation on zines as a community-based foodscape mapping tool.

Event Details:
10am-1pm, including a potluck lunch (beverages provided by U of O鈥檚 food lab)
Location: GSD 307, just above Nostalgica Cafe, University of Ottawa
Event is by invitation only. Please contact Peter聽Andr茅e for more information.

While Food Security Day is primarily geared toward students, all are welcome to join! For more details, please visit their 听辞谤 .

CACSL and Mount Royal University (MRU) will be hosting the from May 25-27, 2016 at MRU in Calgary, Alberta.

The conference will be offered over three days, with the first day dedicated to two streams of activities for which conference attendees may pre-register. The two streams on the first day will be dedicated to the Volunteer Centre Network (VCN) and the TransCanada Forum for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) which will be focused on聽sharing and developing teaching and learning research about CSL.聽Conference tracks for concurrent sessions on May 26 and 27 will be structured to address a聽full spectrum of topics including discussion of the partnership relationships between community organizations and academic institutions.

To present at the conference, please submit your proposal by January 15, 2016 via the .

For more information, visit .

November 15, 12:30 to 5:00
Location: UQ脌M, pavilion C艙ur des sciences, room Chaufferie (CO-R700)
175, avenue du Pr茅sident-Kennedy
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Limited spaces, priority given to members

Cost (including lunch):
FSC members and students (with ID) $25
Non-members $40

Sunday, November 1, 2015,聽9:00-11:45 a.m.
Village Leadership Academy
1001 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608

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