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Saturday, October 20 • 9:00am - 10:00am
Education in the Era of Fake News: How can we as educators attend to the impact of this new era in our classrooms? - Panel Discussion

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In the current climate of fake news and the role of "experts" seemingly on the decline in media and beyond, how can we as educators attend to the impact of this new era in our classrooms. Please come and hear how our panelists attempt to grapple with this question and provide their thoughts on how science and math education has been and is being impacted, what they believe the role of the expert is or should be, and what can we as educators do, if anything.  
Speakers
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Torah Kachur

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Phil McRae

Associate Coordinator - Research, Alberta Teachers' Association
Dr. Phil McRae is Executive Staff Officer and Associate Coordinator, Research with the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA), and Adjunct Professor within the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, Canada where he earned his Ph.D. Phil is the past winner of the Alberta Excellence... Read More →
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Marie-Claire Shanahan


Saturday October 20, 2018 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Ballroom - Delta
  Both Math/Science, Div 1 (Pre K - Grade 2), Div 2 (Grades 3 - 5), Div 3 (Grades 6 - 9), Div 4 (Grades 10 - 12) |   Math, Div 1 (Pre K - Grade 2), Div 2 (Grades 3 - 5), Div 3 (Grades 6 - 9), Div 4 (Grades 10 - 12) |   Science, Div 1 (Pre K - Grade 2), Div 2 (Grades 3 - 5), Div 3 (Grades 6 - 9), Div 4 (Grades 10 - 12) |   Keynote, Div 1 (Pre K - Grade 2), Div 2 (Grades 3 - 5), Div 3 (Grades 6 - 9), Div 4 (Grades 10 - 12)

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