8.00 – 8.30 Sign in. (Ed North 2-115)

8.30 Welcome and Orientation (Terry Carson, DI Coordinator)

8.45 – 9.45 Opening Panel Conversation: Who are the students we are teaching in today’s public schools in Alberta?
Panel members:
Sherri Ritchie (Teacher, Queen Elizabeth High School)
Karen Bardy (Consultant, Edmonton Public Schools)
Janna Nehring (Student Teacher, Faculty of Education)
In conversation with the Diversity Institute Working Group Coordinators:

• Kris Wells (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity)
• Annaleah King (Aboriginal Education)
• Ahmad Sabetghadam (Faith and Spirituality)
• Oliver Kamau (Race and Culture)

9:45 – 10.15 Coffee Break (Timms Theatre)

10.15 – 11.30 Deep Fried Curried Perogies – (Timms Theatre)
Introduction: Diane Conrad
Writer and Performer: Michelle Todd


11.45 – 12.45 World Café. (4th Floor Lounge Ed North)

12.45 – 1.30 Lunch is provided (4th Floor Lounge)

1.30 – 4.00 Working Group Meetings

• Faith and Spirituality (Room 367 Ed South)
• Aboriginal Education (Room 366 Ed South)
• Race and Culture (Room 358 Ed South)
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Room 359 Ed South)

*Please note: Day 1 is common for all participants. Days 2, 3, and 4 are divided into slots “A” or “B” (Thursday or Friday afternoons). We ask you to choose either slot “A” or “B” for the duration of the Diversity Institute.

Day Two
Working Group Meetings
“Slot A” Thursday January 10 2008
2.00 – 4.30

• Faith and Spirituality (TBA)
• Aboriginal Education (TBA)
• Race and Culture (TBA)
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (TBA)

“Slot B” Friday January 11 2008
1.00 – 3.30

• Faith and Spirituality (Room 367 Ed South)
• Aboriginal Education (Room 366 Ed South)
• Race and Culture (Room 358 Ed South)
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Room 359 Ed South)

Day Three
Working Group Meetings & Jigsaw Activity
“Slot A” Thursday January 17 2008
2.00 – 4.30

• Faith and Spirituality (TBA)
• Aboriginal Education (TBA)
• Race and Culture (TBA)
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (TBA)

“Slot B” Friday January 18 2008
1.00 – 3.30

• Faith and Spirituality (Room 367 Ed South)
• Aboriginal Education (Room 366 Ed South)
• Race and Culture (Room 358 Ed South)
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Room 359 Ed South)

Day Four
Resource Fair and World Café (4th Floor Lounge Ed North)
“Slot A” Thursday January 31 2008 2.00 – 4.30

Resource Fair and World Café (4th Floor Lounge Ed North)
“Slot B” Friday February 1 2008 1.00 – 3.30

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