IERG conference, July 15th.–18th. Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
Our conference website is now active. Find out details of the Call for Papers, submitting proposals for the regular program and the Research Symposium, etc. Our keynote speaker this year is Eleanor Duckworth, of Harvard University.

IERG Post Doctoral Fellows
We are delighted to have two post-doctoral fellows working with IERG for the coming year. Krystina Madej will be continuing with us into, and we hope beyond, 2009. Joining us for 2009 will be Gillian Judson, who recently successfully completed her Ph.D.

Imaginative Media Education
For three years now Kym Stewart, the amazing Media Lab crew, and IERG have created memorable experiences for students, opening their eyes to the magic of TV, movies and videos as part of their unique media-education program based on the theories of Imaginative Education.

IERG ideas discussed on TV
You can see a discussion of the IERG’s aims and work on the TV program “Your Education Matters,” hosted by Paul Shaker.

New Chinese Section
We are beginning to add a Chinese language section to the website, and start it with a translation of the introductory pages of our current site. The most substantial item is a translation of the Brief Guide to Imaginative Education. 我们正在为本网站开通一个中文板块，以中文的首页介绍开始，并附上一份完整的中文版的“富有想像力的教育简介”。

Workshops in Romania
Annabella Cant, whom many of you will recall from our 2007 conference, is currently delivering workshops on Imaginative Education in Romania. She writes: “It was such a wonderful atmosphere, and I felt so relaxed and happy doing this! I was impressed with the great feed back and their questions. They were asking when is the next one!”

Circular Planning Frameworks
The latest development in our Planning Frameworks for teachers is Tannis Calder’s Circular frameworks. Many teachers find these more “user-friendly” than our other frameworks.

Teaching, Learning, and Imagination at Smith College
Smith College, Massachusetts, recently sponsored a conference on “Teaching, Learning and Imagination.” Many of the presentations were from teachers in the Smith College Campus School, where they have been experimenting with implementing IE ideas in their teaching.

Reimagining the School from the Ground Up
Published in September 2008, Kieran Egan’s latest book—The Future of Education: Reimagining the school from the ground up—is an attempt to show how both traditionalist and progressivist forms of education have let us down. The second half of the book is a “history” of education from 2010 to 2060, showing how we might realistically, practical step by practical step, remake the schools to better reflect the ideals of Imaginative Education.

Dr. Qing-yu Pan, visiting Scholar
We welcome Dr. Qing-yu Pan who will be with us for six months as a Visiting Scholar. He comes from Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China.

New Introduction to IE Resource kits available.
We are putting the final finishing touches to our new “Introduction to Imaginative Education: Resource materials.”

First On-line M.Ed. Graduates
The happy-to-graduate group who recently successfully completed our first on-line M.Ed. in Imaginative Education.

New Japanese and Spanish Sections
You may have noticed that we have added two further language sections to this web site.

New book by long-time IERG associate
New book by long-time IERG associate.

IE in Romania
The large project connected with ADHD students in Romania is developing very successfully. Dr. Stefan Popenici and Dr. Nadia Tarnoveanu have recently conducted training workshops for teachers in the cities of Brasov, Constanta, and Piatra Neamt.

More IERG on YouTube
You might want to take a look at our latest brief video on YouTube or on TeacherTube. It involves a discussion of the Learning In Depth project, with Tannis Calder, Kieran Egan, and Don McCleod.

IERG awarded a $60,000 grant
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council's International Opportunities Fund has granted IERG $60,000 to continue its work with centres in other countries. The project is to focus on development of teacher education materials and programs in various countries so that they can better implement Imaginative Educational methods. The picture is of (left to right) Sean Blenkinsop, Florentina Ion, IERG's Romanian publisher, Kieran Egan, Therese Iliscu, our translator, Nadia Tarnoeveanu, and Stefan Popenici, in Bucharest in 2007.