Centre for Research for
Teacher Education & Development (CRTED)

WELCOME

The Centre for Research for Teacher Education and Development (CRTED) was established in 1991 as a faculty-wide centre for research for teacher education and development. The Centre draws together diverse people, including graduate students from across campus, faculty, research assistants, principals, social workers, medical personnel, and teachers.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Click here to attend our upcoming lecture series with Dr. Awad Ibrahim from February 26 - 29

BLACK EXCELLENCE AND HISTORY MONTH FEATURE

The Dean’s Office, Faculty of Education is proud to welcome distinguished visiting scholar, Dr. Awad Ibrahim, Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Excellence from the University of Ottawa, and Holder of the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-Racism. Dr. Ibrahim joins us as a distinguished, visiting scholar to the Faculty of Education for a lecture series on Feb 26th - Feb 29th, and aims to facilitate the mobilization and promotion of an inclusive Black community as another step towards decolonization, which aligns with both, Black History Month and the tenth and last year of the commemoration of the UN's International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024) and compliments the Pan-African Symposium being held on Feb 28, 29th.  


As a signatory to the Scarborough Charter, the Faculty is committed to honoring, respecting, and amplifying the work of Black scholars to share their knowledge and research as vital to enrich the discussion of Black scholarship and Black cultural legacies. In addition, the integration and increased prominence of contributions by, for, and with Black communities within the University of Alberta and broader society deeply aligns with the College of Social Sciences and Humanities’ commitment to advancing equity, the institutional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, and the development of improved public and University policies aiming to counteract anti-Black racism. 

 

This lecture series open to undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty will be held on Feb 26th - Feb 29th, to honour Black Excellence and History Month, and will help to implement the University's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigenization, and Decolonization values.  We also seek to work towards decentering the Eurocentric focus of our course offerings and explore a more comprehensive and inclusive perspective on research, teaching, learning and scholarship. By doing so, we work to address the impacts of post-colonial legacies, including the canonized understanding of academic thought, which has resulted in present-day anti-Black discrimination and marginalization. Dr. Ibrahim’s lecture series will raise awareness of Hip Hop as Liberatory Pedagogy, as a site of investigation as a historical document through understanding global Hip Hop movements. 

 

Programming will also include flexible networking break-out sessions to facilitate connections for equity-denied undergraduate and graduate students and provide additional space for informal debriefing and discussions. This collaborative and accessible event will engage not only students, professors, and researchers from across the College of Humanities, but also audiences from intersectionally equity-denied communities. All lectures will be accessible and offered on site and virtually.


CLICK HERE FOR A SUMMARY OF THE SCHEDULE WITH REGISTRATION LINKS