Faculty of Education Strategic Plan 2021-2026

The Faculty of Education aspires to be a leader in innovative and anti-oppressive undergraduate and graduate research, scholarship, teaching, learning and service.

The Faculty of Education serves society by educating classroom teachers, other educators, the wider community and the public; preparing educational leaders and lifelong learners; providing leadership and support for ongoing education, training and development; conducting innovative educational research, practices and methods in pedagogy; and by initiating and engaging in local, national and international programs and projects in French, English and Indigenous languages.

The Faculty of Education is committed to enacting social and ecological justice, indigenization, sustainability, cultural and linguistic diversity, life-long learning, service, outreach and the collaborative processes that flourish in a community of caring and mutual respect.

We are committed to socially transformative Education

• Embrace innovative teaching methods and practices to prepare our students to excel as teachers and leaders in a globally diverse and changing world
• Engage in pedagogies and practices to identify and overcome the root causes of inequity, injustice and unsustainability
• Expand online program opportunities and other supports to serve the needs of rural and remote communities

We are committed to Truth and Reconciliation

• Accept our responsibility to live out our obligations as identified in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action, and Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls to Justice
• Introduce and engage all students in Truth and Reconciliation teachings as a way to build a deeper understanding of our shared histories and contemporary relationships
• Create a respectful, culturally relevant, and responsive learning environment to support Indigenous students, staff and faculty

We are committed to our faculty as a social collective

• Develop and engage in a diversity of research and scholarly output that has local, national and global impact
• Ensure that students, faculty and staff who identify as Indigenous, Black, LGBTQ2S+, persons with disabilities, or are otherwise minoritized or marginalized are provided with equitable opportunities for career progression and leadership roles
• Develop concrete steps to reassess and recreate faculty structures and practices to make space for the continued Indigenization of the faculty

We are committed to community engagement

• Develop and support meaningful relationships between the Faculty of Education and the diverse communities in Saskatchewan, with a specific focus to work with the sovereign First Nations and Métis/Michif Nation: Saskatchewan
• Enhance opportunities to engage with alumni, sector partners -- particularly schools and school divisions -- and the community at large to exchange knowledge and learn from each other

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion

• Ensure that the Faculty of Education, students, staff and faculty reflect our diverse society
• Work collectively to identify and change the causes of inequitable systems of power and privilege
• Protect Indigenous rights and the rights of minority groups
• Review our structures, practices and policies to ensure the principles of equity and diversity are realized

We are committed to addressing the climate crisis and environmental emergency

• Reduce our environmental impact by transforming our practices in ways that add to the equitable and sustainable future of the planet and contribute towards greater ecological justice
• Beginning with Indigenous peoples, build relationships and engage with the local communities and groups to which we belong to reduce our environmental impact