Tim Molnar

 Tim Molnar

Tim Molnar

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Biography

University of Saskatchewan - Education


Resume

  • 1956082801

    St. John's Ambulance First Aid Course

    Wilderness First Responder

    Red Cross First Aid Course

    Professional A Teaching Certificate

    Saskatchewan Teachers Federation

  • 2007

    This organization was founded in 1997 by Dr. Hans Peterson

    Dr. David Schindler

    Sue Peterson and others in hopes of addressing the lack of safe drinking water in communities around the world. Initially focusing on science and technological innovation and development and increasing peoples' awareness and improving education concerning water issues primarily in rural areas. In the last few years the organization has focused exclusively on education with the development of curriculum

    delivery of webinars and policy work around water for small communities (which often involves First Nations).\nI have served on the board of directors

    on the education and technical committees and have helped the organization in various ways.\nThis organization relies entirely upon donations and is not funded by the governments at any level. \nOne of our main funders is Toronto Dominion Friends of the Environment (which is a funder separate from Toronto Dominion itself). Please visit the organization's web site for further information.

    Dr. David Schindler

    Dr. John O'Connor

    Tracy Webb

    Dr. Hans Peterson

    Ray Blumenfeld (Interim Chair)

    Nicole Hancock (SDWF)

    Inquiry Oriented Learning in First Nation

    Metis and Inuit Contexts

    This research project involves investigating the practice of teachers who are are successfully engaging their learners through inquiry approaches in science learning. This involves interviewing teachers identified by their peers and colleagues as having success in using inquiry in FNMI contexts. The research is funded by the Presidents SSHRC fund. Writing of the final document is underway.\n

    Teachers on the Beamline

    This project brings teachers in training (teacher candidates) into contact with science researchers at the Canadian Light Source (CLS)

    Canada's only synchrotron

    for the purpose of doing original science research. Many teachers of science have little if any actual research experience

    having knowledge concerning the \"products of science\" but less knowledge and experience in the process of science. This project seek to address this discrepancy and gauge if this type of involvement is beneficial in the development of teachers and later in the experience of these teachers' students.

    Joyce McBeth

    Dr. Robert Blythe (CLS)

    STEMfest 2015

    Science on Stage Canada has been invited to participate in STEMfest 2015 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. SOSC will be organizing a series of events with educators from across Canada

    bringing them to Saskatoon to share their \"innoventive\" teaching approaches and programs at this conference of conferences.

    Science on Stage Canada Organization and Festival (2014)

    Science on Stage Canada is an educational initiative. We successfully obtained our charity number from the Canadian government in 2015. Recently

    a SOSC event was held at the international STEMfest 2015 in Saskatoon

    Saskatchewan. Previous to that the 2014 festival was hosted on June 25-28th in St-Hyacinthe

    Quebec. With the support from CEGEP de Saint-Hyacinthe and the SoSC Board members

    the festival was a great success. There were delegates from Ontario

    Quebec

    Saskatchewan

    Alberta

    British Columbia and Europe who shared their best practices with their peers. These included exhibitions of the science educator projects

    presentations

    networking between delegates

    and involve pedagogical discussions concerning science teaching and learning. \nOur organization is funded in part by the Tri Council funding body Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). We thank NSERC for their support and look forward to using these funds to advance science education in Canada and worldwide in cooperation with Science on Stage Europe.\n

    Diane Campeau

    Privileging Indigenous Knowledge

    Unfolding Western Science

    This project involves the development of coursework for teacher candidates with a focus on Indigenous and Western ways of knowing.\n\nThis work seeks to aid teachers by helping them delve in to the nature of knowledge and knowing through an indepth investigation and “unfolding” of Western or Euro-centric science using gender

    race

    class and human rights. The processes of unfolding hinge on questions and considerations of knowledge creation that address “who is talking”

    “what are they saying”

    “how are they saying” and “where are they saying” and constitutes an exploration of whose knowledge counts

    when

    where

    how

    why and to what purpose. This unfolding is accompanied by a privileging of Indigenous knowledge through teacher candidates involvement with Indigneous knowledge holders with the aim of developing approaches and providing opportunities for teacher to develop more sophisticated

    informed and nuanced ways of Indigenous ways of knowing and honouring Indigeneous knowledge as science learning. \n\nDr. Williamson and I have given several presentations on various aspects of our collaboration which include CSSE 2011: Anti-Racist and Science Education: Bridging Pedagogies

    CSSE 2012: Negotiating Vulnerability and Risk in Anti-Racist Education and CSSE 2014: Indigenous Science Education: A Critical Conversation.

    Karla Jessen Williamson Ph.D

    Indigenous Water Forum

    The Indigenous water forum will be held October 27 and 28 at Whitecap Dakota First Nation.\nThis forum will bridge people’s knowledge of water through sharing of indigenous ways of knowing

    research presentations and demonstrations of practical applications. The purpose of the forum is to make recommendations for action-oriented strategies to achieve safe drinking water in First Nations communities.\nRegistration:\n\nhttps://ccdeconference.usask.ca/index.aspx?cid=249\n

    Safe Water for Health Research Team

    University of Saskatchewan Touchwood Agency Tribal Council

    Saskatchewan

    Brian Tralnberg

    Dr. Lalita Bharadwaj

    Rebecca Zagozewski

    Dr. Hans Peterson

    Molnar

    Tim

    Molnar

    University of Victoria

    University of Saskatchewan

    Regina Public School Division

    This work involved training teachers in inquiry approaches for science learning

    assessment processes for student learning and how to engage science learners in cross cultural contexts (primarily with learners of Indigenous heritage)

    University of Victoria

    University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan

    Canada

    Teaching

    research and service in relation to: teacher and science education; ethics and ethnicity and; digital media.

    Faculty

    I taught general science courses

    biology

    chemistry

    mathematics

    wellness

    english language arts

    physical education as well as coaching various sports and running outdoor and environment education clubs. In the last years of my secondary school teaching I worked primarily with inner city students most often of First Nation heritage from various reserves in the southern part of Saskatchewan. I had the opportunity to work with many Elders

    other educators and parents on local and provincial levels in the community

    discussing and planning so as to improve the educational experience for children of First Nation

    Metis and Inuit heritage.

    Regina Public School Division

  • 2003

    Ph.D

    Completed my PhD.

    Science Education - Curriculum Studies

    I helped develop the website for the the project \"Children's Global Art\"​

    which focused on children's art work from across the world on the topic \"The world we want\".

    University of Victoria

  • 1985

    English

    M.Ed

    Completed my Masters degree

    Science Education

    My time was taken up exclusively with teaching full time and taking Masters level graduate courses.

    University of Regina

  • 1979

    B.Ed

    Completed a Bachelor of Science degree and a Bachelor of Education degree.

    Science Education

    College football and wrestling teams.

  • 1974

    BSc. Advanced

    I completed two Bachelor degrees (Science

    Education). I also participated in two university sports (football and olympic wrestling) for 5 years. In my fifth year I was awarded the Universities outstanding male athlete award.

    Biology

    Limnology

  • Curriculum Development

    Science Outreach

    Science Education

    Instructional Design

    Classroom

    Curriculum Design

    Educational Leadership

    Tutoring

    E-Learning

    Staff Development

    Higher Education

    Teacher Training

    Pedagogy

    Public Speaking

    Educational Technology

    Science Communication

    Research

    Adult Education

    Teaching

    Program Evaluation

    The Welcoming Teacher

    The Welcoming Teacher

    Hospitality and the Hote: Revealing Responsibility Through Found Poetry

    The Welcoming of Responsibility: Insights from Levinas

    Hampton and a Brother

    The objectives of this work are to offer discussion concerning challenges related to learners’ perceptions of course and career choices related to scientific and technology fields (Sjøberg

    2007); to identify and propose feasible proactive solutions to encourage learners’ commitment and interest in science for formal and informal science teaching and learning situations; and to present a three-pronged framework

    “science as word

    as world

    and as person” for thinking about and integrating science for designing lessons

    outreach programs

    and recruitment strategies.

    'SCIENCE AS WORD

    WORLD

    AND PERSON A FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATING SCIENCE

    TEACHING

    AND LEARNING'

    Can Experiences of Authentic Scientific Inquiry (ASI) Result in Transformational Learning

    Can Experiences of Authentic Scientific Inquiry (ASI) Result in Transformational Learning

    Empathy and Ethics: A Conversation Among Colleagues

    Tracy Webb

    Nicole Hancock (Beiderbeck)

    The Safe Drinking Water Foundation: Programming and Resources for Educating Youth

    The College of Education and The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Saskatchewan in collaboration with the Aboriginal Education Research Centre (http://www.aerc.usask.ca/index.html) will host local

    provincial

    and national scholars

    students

    and members of the Aboriginal community in discussing important themes and directions for Aboriginal education in a post-secondary environment.

    Annie Battiste

    Colleen Charles

    Sylvia McAdam

    Tereigh Ewert-Bauer

    Karla Williamson

    Marie Battiste

    Safe Water Team

    Our mission:\nThrough education and science research we can make superior drinking water treatment accessible and affordable to even the most remote reservation treating some of the poorest quality water sources anywhere. Our goal is to help First Nations in Canada meet the full complement of the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water now and 20 years into the future.

    Lalita Bharadwaj (scientist)

    Hans Peterson (scientist)

    Robert Pratt (Gordon's First Nation)

    Brian Talnberg-Whitecap FN (President)

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