Presenter:

Dr. Verna St. Denis

April 27, 2017

10:30am – 12:00pm PST

1:30 – 3:00pm EST

To register for the webinar, please Click here

About the Presenter:

Dr. Verna St. Denis is Cree and Métis from Beardy’s and Okemasis

First Nation, Saskatchewan who specializes in anti-racist approaches

in education. She received her PhD in Anthropology of Education

from Stanford University, and is currently Professor in the

Department of Educational Foundations at the University of

Saskatchewan with expertise in methodologies. She has received

many honours during her career, including: the 2008 R.W.B. Jackson

Award for her article, Aboriginal education and anti-racist education:

Building alliance across cultural and racial identity; 2011 Provost’s

Award for Excellence in Teaching in the College of Education; 2012

Arbos Award of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation for

distinguished service to education and the teaching profession, and

more recently, 2013 Special Recognition Award by the Canadian

Teachers’ Federation which recognizes teacher leaders for their

strong, prolonged efforts in social justice education and action.

Thank you everyone and looking forward to seeing you online on the 27^th!

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