Philip McRae, Ph.D.
Welcome
My name is Phil McRae and I am a Canadian educator, scholar, and interdisciplinary explorer in the field of education. I am regularly engaged in keynote addresses, public lectures or on expert panels, across Alberta, throughout Canada and internationally. This site provides a biography and some samples of my research, writing, scholarship and presentations.
Biography
Dr. Phil McRae is Executive Staff Officer and Associate Coordinator, Government-Research with the Alberta Teachers’ Association and Adjunct Professor within the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta where he earned his Ph.D. He was the Director of the internationally recognized Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) at the University of Alberta from 2005-2009, and taught several graduate courses in the Master of Education in Educational Studies program.
Phil has worked in many secondary and post-secondary educational contexts while living and teaching in the Middle East (United Arab Emirates), Asia (Japan), Europe (Spain), and in Alberta, Canada with the Lethbridge Public School District and at Red Crow College with the Blood Tribe (Kainai First Nation). The Blackfoot people honoured him with the name Áípapomm, which means lightning.
Phil is the past winner of the Alberta Excellence in Teaching Finalist Award, the University of Alberta’s Queen Elizabeth II Doctoral Scholar Award, Minister of Education's Innovation Award, and the ATA Provincial Educational Research Award. He represents the teaching profession and field of education on several provincial and national committees and as Director on several Boards, including Harvard's Digital Wellness Lab (DWL), and is former President of the Education Society of Edmonton (Estd. 1927).
Phil is the past winner of the Alberta Excellence in Teaching Finalist Award, the University of Alberta’s Queen Elizabeth II Doctoral Scholar Award, Minister of Education's Innovation Award, and the ATA Provincial Educational Research Award. He represents the teaching profession and field of education on several provincial and national committees and as Director on several Boards, including Harvard's Digital Wellness Lab (DWL), and is former President of the Education Society of Edmonton (Estd. 1927).
Recent Publications and Projects
In my presentations and writing I often ask audiences to engage with different perspectives on emerging technologies, dimensions of educational leadership, changing landscapes of education systems, and/or the informed transformation of teaching and learning around the world. Below are some links to recent publications.
President of Iceland, Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson at Bessastaðir (official residence) November 2018
The Pandemic Pulse: Rapid Research Evidence on COVID-19 Impacts Across Alberta K-12 Schools
2019 to 2022 Random Stratified Research Studies within Alberta Schools During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the Future of Public Education
A 2019 public lecture and discussion in partnership with Canada's Ambassador to China on the potential impacts of artificial intelligence and automation.
We The Educators - WeTheEducators.com
An international initiative designed to stimulate a rich public dialogue, and greater professional scrutiny, to the datafication of education systems & the (de)personalization, privatization & standardization of student learning.
Growing Up Digital (GUD) Alberta Preliminary Data (2016) and Summary Infographic (2016)
Joint initiative of Harvard Medical School, Alberta Teachers' Association & University of Alberta researchers
The Future of the Principalship in Canada: National Research Study (2014)
Joint research project of the Alberta Teachers' Association and the Canadian Association of Principals
Growing Up Digital (GUD): Groundbreaking Harvard/Alberta Study to Follow Alberta Children
Editorials Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald 2014
Researching the Impact of Technology on Health and Learning
Edmonton Journal News Article
2019 to 2022 Random Stratified Research Studies within Alberta Schools During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the Future of Public Education
A 2019 public lecture and discussion in partnership with Canada's Ambassador to China on the potential impacts of artificial intelligence and automation.
We The Educators - WeTheEducators.com
An international initiative designed to stimulate a rich public dialogue, and greater professional scrutiny, to the datafication of education systems & the (de)personalization, privatization & standardization of student learning.
Growing Up Digital (GUD) Alberta Preliminary Data (2016) and Summary Infographic (2016)
Joint initiative of Harvard Medical School, Alberta Teachers' Association & University of Alberta researchers
The Future of the Principalship in Canada: National Research Study (2014)
Joint research project of the Alberta Teachers' Association and the Canadian Association of Principals
Growing Up Digital (GUD): Groundbreaking Harvard/Alberta Study to Follow Alberta Children
Editorials Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald 2014
Researching the Impact of Technology on Health and Learning
Edmonton Journal News Article
2019 Public Lecture on Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the Future of Public Education
Right Honourable Kim Campbell, P.C.; C.C.; Q.C. ~ Canada's 19th and First Female Prime Minister
Rethinking School Leadership: Creating A Great School for All
Book Chapter: Chapter 7 Perspectives, Provocations and Actions
Differentiated Instruction - Televised Debate
CTV - Alberta PrimeTime
Promise and Peril: The Impact of Technology on Children, Schools and Communities
Invitational Research Colloquium
Argumentum Ad Infinitum: The Complex Nature of "Echoing Voices" on the Internet
Published and Presented Internationally (January 2007)
The Politics of Personalization in the 21st Century
ATA Magazine October 2010 (Volume 91 No. 1)
Impact of Digital Technologies on Teachers Working in Flexible Environments
Large Scale Provincial Research Study May 2011
Forecasting the Future Over Three Horizons of Technological Change
Media Awareness Network of Canada National Press Kit 2011
Essential Practices that Sustain School Improvement
ATA Magazine June 2011 (Volume 91 No. 4)
The Future of Teaching in Alberta
Policy to Practice Summary 2017
Book Chapter: Chapter 7 Perspectives, Provocations and Actions
Differentiated Instruction - Televised Debate
CTV - Alberta PrimeTime
Promise and Peril: The Impact of Technology on Children, Schools and Communities
Invitational Research Colloquium
Argumentum Ad Infinitum: The Complex Nature of "Echoing Voices" on the Internet
Published and Presented Internationally (January 2007)
The Politics of Personalization in the 21st Century
ATA Magazine October 2010 (Volume 91 No. 1)
Impact of Digital Technologies on Teachers Working in Flexible Environments
Large Scale Provincial Research Study May 2011
Forecasting the Future Over Three Horizons of Technological Change
Media Awareness Network of Canada National Press Kit 2011
Essential Practices that Sustain School Improvement
ATA Magazine June 2011 (Volume 91 No. 4)
The Future of Teaching in Alberta
Policy to Practice Summary 2017
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Father ~ Scholar ~ Teacher ~ Explorer