Education
1989
1993
2000
2006
First State Examination for High School Teaching (German and Mathematics)
Free University of Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Grundlagen der Integrativen Satzsemantik
[Foundations of the Integrative Sentence Semantics]
Ph.D. (Linguistics)
Free University of Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Grammatiken als empirische axiomatische Theorien [Grammars as empirical axiomatic theories]
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma (Building Literate Communities: Examining Models of Instrucations for mathematics and language teaching)
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Ph.D. (Curriculum Theory and Implementation)
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Thesis:Caring and human agency: Foundations of an approach to teacher education.
Academic Service
Professional Assocations
2006-08
2006-08
2008-10
2008-10
2010-12
Conference Program Chair, Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Vice-President, Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Board of Directors, Canadian Society for the Study of Education
President, Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Past-President, Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Editorial Activities
2005-10
2014 - Present
Managing Editor, Paideusis (now: Philosophical Inquiry in Education)
Editorial Board member, Education for Sustainable Well-Being Press
Research Groups
2012 - 2016
2018 - Present
Coordinator, Education for Sustainable Well-Being Research Group, University of Manitoba
Coordinator, Well-Being and Well-Becoming in Schools Research Initiative
Conference Organization
2017
2017
2015
2013
2012
Symposium co-organizer,
“Student Mental Well-Being and Well-Becoming”. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 5, 2017.
Conference co-organizer,
“Education for Sustainability Leaders Seminar”. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 6-7, 2017.
Conference co-organizer,
“Understanding and Assessing Well-Being and Well-Becoming in Manitoba Schools”. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 19, 2015.
Conference co-organizer;
“Well-Being for Children and Youth: 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference on Educating for Sustainable Well-Being”. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 16
Conference co-organizer;
Interdisciplinary Conference “Conference “Education for Sustainable Well-Being: Concepts, Issues, Perspectives, and Practices”. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 24.
2010
2009
2008
2007
2004
Conference co-organizer (with Hans Smits);
“Fourth Working Conference on Research in Teacher Education in Canada”; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 18-29.
Conference co-organizer (with Hans Smits);
“Third Working Conference on Research in Teacher Education in Canada”; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 5-7.
Conference co-organizer (with Tom Russell and Hans Smits);
“Second Working Conference on Research in Teacher Education in Canada”; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, November 7-9.
Conference co-organizer (with Hans Smits);
“Working Conference on Research in Teacher Education in Canada”; University of Manitoba, Manitoba, November 1-3.
Program Chair,
Symposium ‘Education With/Out Borders’, Education Graduate Students Association, Simon Fraser University, October 16.