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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fall 2027 master’s programs are open for applications. Explore programs in counselling psychology, arts education, educational technology, curriculum and instruction, STEM, digital literacy, educational leadership and more. Find your fit and start your application. #SFUEducation #GradStudies

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🎉 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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

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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Simon Fraser University @sfu.ca · 07/05/2026

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

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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...

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Simon Fraser University @sfu.ca · 10/04/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

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.

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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.

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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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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

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...

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Simon Fraser University @sfu.ca · 16/03/2026

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

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The ripple effect: SFU educators, schoolchildren inspire care for the environment

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

“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

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🎓 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.”

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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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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"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...

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

🎓 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

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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.

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Learning Together unConference-Indigenous Approches in Research

March 14, 2026 (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM)

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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.

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The SFU-Cmolik Grant Program

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

“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

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🎙️ Episode 72 Out Now! Dr. Renata Cueto de Souza offers a deeply reflective account of classroom vulnerability: navigating AI use, ethical responsibility, and emotional honesty without resorting to punishment or control. Listen here: ow.ly/ngVo50Ylv5v

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🎓 Rooted in Legacy continues with Chapter 2: Encouraging Growth. Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects on innovation as “a way of working” and how the Faculty refused to be an “Athens on the mountains,” taking its ideas into communities through C.O.L.E.: bit.ly/SFULegacy

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🎓 Calling all grad students! One slide. 3 minutes. Share your thesis & compete for cash prizes. 📍 Faculty of Education Heat | SFU Burnaby (EDB 8620) 🗓️ March 30 | 5:30–7:00 p.m. Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/3-minute-thesis…

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

“The jewel in the crown.” SFU’s PDP didn’t start cautiously; it began in classrooms. Dr. Selma Wassermann reflects, “Putting brand-new student teachers into B.C. schools was 'as bold as anything you could imagine'.” Read Chapter 1: bit.ly/SFULegacy

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🎓 Our new series, Rooted in Legacy, looks back with Dr. Selma Wassermann. In Chapter 1: Sowing Seeds, she reflects on SFU’s early experimentation and building the Professional Development Program (PDP)—“the jewel in the crown.”: Explore the series: bit.ly/SFULegacy

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧🐴 🐴 We're welcoming the Year of the Horse, often linked with energy and optimism. Fun fact: each year aligns with one of the 12 zodiac animals, which many believe influences personality traits and luck for the year ahead.

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Cher Hill, assistant professor & recipient of SFU’s Emerging Community-Engaged Researcher Award! In a conversation, she shares how relational, land-based learning supports youth caring for salmon & waterways. Read the story: bit.ly/CHCeri25

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

📅 Next week is Reading Break, and SFU campuses will be closed on Monday, February 16, for Family Day. Whether you’re catching up on coursework 📚, taking a breather, or spending time with family and friends, we hope you get a chance to rest and reset. Have a great long weekend! 🌟

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

A Message to the Community: SFU Dean of Education Dan Laitsch on Tumbler Ridge: bit.ly/SFUMessage

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

📚 The CRPTE invites you to join their monthly online reading group. This month's session will be hosted by Dr. Fouzia Rouaghe. Reading topics: intersections of English Medium Instruction (EMI) & English for Academic Purposes (EAP). 🗓 February 19 🕓 4:00–5:30 p.m. PST (online) ✅ bit.ly/CRPTESFU

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🎙️ Episode 71: Out Now! Dr. Renata Cueto de Souza explores education, meaning, and affectivity through phenomenology and contemplative inquiry, reflecting on doctoral research and today’s “meaning crisis” in student life. 🎧 🔗 Listen here: bit.ly/IDEASPodcast...

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Kyle McKillop @kylemckillop.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Such a joy to get to talk with 350 SFU student teachers today about relational learning. One of the highlights of my career. So many lovely people. Such sweet engagement. So absorbed I almost forgot to take a photo. 🤩 Thank you for the invitation, @sfueducation.bsky.social!

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Grad students: looking for focused time to move your writing forward? Join the Research Hub’s Writing Retreat for structured support, peer-based accountability & dedicated writing time. 📅 Friday, Jan 30 🕒 1:30–5:00 PM 📍 SFU Burnaby Campus, EDB 7600 🔗 Register Here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/FCCLH62

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Join a community of educators committed to inquiry, innovation, and impact. Applications for the MEd programs close February 1st. Your next chapter starts here.

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Ready to make a difference where you can make the most impact? 🍎 If teaching is your calling - now is the time to apply to our Teacher Education programs starting in Fall 2026. Applications close soon. Don't miss out - see website for details. ow.ly/IaCx50XWtYe

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

📚 Join the CRPTE's monthly online reading group. This month, Dr. Fouzia Rouaghe hosts a discussion on English Medium Instruction & English for Academic Purposes 🗓️ Reading Group Session: Jan. 15th, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm 🔗 Sign up here: ow.ly/cQeM50XVSpf

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Register for our AHCOTE (Teacher Education Program) online info session on January 15. ow.ly/2wer50XMLI0 Interested in applying to our AHCOTE or PLP – Peace Region programs? For more information check out our website: ow.ly/xU6f50XMLHX

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Register for our January 14 MEd in Curriculum & Instruction: Innovations in Mathematics Education online info session. ow.ly/HVfb50XMPXE Learn about Lacey's experience in the program here: ow.ly/knL150XMPXF

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Come to our online MEd in Curriculum & Instruction: Post-Secondary info session happening on January 14. Register for the info session here: ow.ly/kSiB50XMQ48..

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Applications for the following graduate programs close on January 9: • MA, MEd in Arts Education • MA, MEd in Educational Technology & Learning Design • MA, MEd in Teaching English as an Additional Language • MSc, MEd in Secondary Mathematics Education ow.ly/OzPF50XMQ30

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Register for our online information session: How to Become a Teacher in the Peace Region Info Session happening January 7. ow.ly/N0Wa50XMQ1z Interested in applying to our AHCOTE or PLP – Peace Region programs? Check out our website: ow.ly/bjFz50XMQ1B

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

In our new episode, Spozhmay Oriya, a PhD candidate and former professor from Kabul University, reflects on collective trauma, resilience, and the lived experiences of Afghan immigrants and refugees. 🎧 ow.ly/QjwM50XEr1Y

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Please note that our offices will be closed from December 24, 2025 to January 1, 2026 for the winter holiday break. Warm holiday wishes from all of us at the SFU Faculty of Education! ❄️✨

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SFU Faculty of Education @sfueducation.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Découvrez cette maîtrise en éducation en ligne et en français à SFU lors d’une séance d’information. 🗓️ 13 janvier @ 3:30 pm Cette maîtrise est offerte 100% en ligne. Réservez un billet: ow.ly/1a6v50XxT6e. ▶️: ow.ly/Iuxo50XxT6c 🔍: ow.ly/e2PA50XxT68

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