Education Undergraduate Society

TH368A
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive West
Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4
403-329-2442

November 6th, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

The Education Undergraduate Society arranges and provides Professional Development

workshops for education students at the University of Lethbridge. This letter is written at the
request of Alexa Haugan who attended the following seminars during the months of
September, October, and November of 2017:

Danny Balderson: Teaching Effective Physical Education

Love PE? Hate PE? Ever wondered what it would be like to teach PE? This session will provide students
the necessary supports to feel comfortable in teaching PE.

Sharon Pelech: Place-Based Education

How can we help students connect their learning to their own community, learn to appreciate their
natural world, and become engaged citizens? Place-based education emphasizes connecting what
students are learning to the community and the environment and as a result students can make
connections between their own lives and what they are learning in your classroom. This presentation will
describe PBE and provide examples from small projects to school-wide projects that are possible to
implement in your classrooms.

Chris Mattatall: Lessons I Learned in Prison: Teaching, Learning and the Human Condition
Dr. Chris Mattatall spent six years in a maximum-security youth prison as a teacher and creator a black
light theatre company that toured the province with young offenders. Come and listen as Dr. Mattatall
storyteller and teachershares insight into how prison shaped his understanding of teaching, learning and
the human condition. During this PD Session, we will also be celebrating World Teachers Day!

Jeffrey MacCormack: Morphological Instruction in the Classroom

Any idea what morphological instruction means? This session will introduce students to the dynamic
world of teaching morphological instruction in the classroom, alongside providing student teacher with a
multitude of tools and techniques that they can implement in their own classrooms.

Ever Active Schools: Health and Wellness Initiatives in Schools

Ever Active Schools is an initiative that assists school communities in creating healthy school
communities. Through fostering social and physical environments that support improving the health and
learning outcomes of students in Alberta. Join Brian Torrance as he discusses an overview of
comprehensive school health and dig down into some specific health and wellness initiatives in schools.
Richelle Marynowski: Cooperative (Active) Learning
Are you wanting to learn about Cooperative Learning? Are you wanting to learn how to get your students
up and active throughout your lesson? If so, this PD session is for you! Join Richelle Marynowski where
she will illustrate three cooperative learning activities that you can use in your classroom. Be prepared to
move during this session!

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at edu.eus@uleth.ca
or at (403) 329-2442.

Sincerely,

Leah Benson
Director of Professional Development
Education Undergraduate Society
University of Lethbridge