Conference
Public Education in a Changing World: People for Education’s Annual Conference 2019
Our conference brings together educators, researchers, parents, students, and policy-makers to connect with and learn from each other. This year, we will explore the future of public education.
Making Connections Conference 2018
Our conference brings together educators, researchers, parents, students, and policy-makers to connect with and learn from each other.
Minister’s address: Ontario’s vision for education
In this presentation from PFE's 2017 Making Connections, Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter talks about the importance of preparing Ontario's students for the changing world they will face after graduation.
How can we help more students go on to post-secondary education?
In this session from PFE's 2017 Making connections conference, we learn about the ABACUS program and its goal to improve students’ access to post-secondary education, by focusing on grades 6 to 9.
Building informed citizens through math
In this presentation from PFE's 2017 Making Connections, educators discuss how students can use their math skills to address real-life problems and develop their citizenship skills at the same time.
Fundraising and equity: Strategies for more inclusive school fundraising
In this session from PFE's 2017 Making connections conference, panelists look at the latest data on school fundraising and the issues about equity, both between and within schools.
How students are changing their communities
In this session from PFE's 2017 Making connections conference, students discuss how they have used their voice and applied their creativity and problem-solving skills to improve their schools and communities.
Getting away from A’s – New approaches to student assessment and report cards
In this session from PFE's 2017 Making connections conference, we learn about new ways students are being assessed in the classroom, and what it means for parents, students, and teachers.
Plenary Panel: Assessment and Reporting
In this session from our 2017 Making connections conference, panelists “unpack” some of the rhetoric around measurement and ask if there is a measurement/assessment “sweet spot”.
Pushing the Limits: How schools can prepare our children today for the challenges of tomorrow
In this session from PFE's 2017 Making connections conference, panelists provide a vision of what schooling can look like in our rapidly changing world, and how parents and teachers can realize this vision together.
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