Heavy Duty Mechanic from Canada Joins Airborne Brigade in Ukraine

Canadian Red Seal Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic, John, was not content simply watching the Russia-Ukraine war on Canadian news channels and decided to do something about it. Not just send money or volunteer for a short time  to help “the poor Ukrainians back home, but to really do something”. 

John decided to join the Ukrainian army to help support the fight against Russian aggression by becoming a tank mechanic and driver. 

Click the link below to hear his story.

Canadian Red Seal Mechanic Joins the 80th Airborne Brigade in Ukraine

Formative Evaluation Guidelines

© Ihor Cap, Ph.D.

Formative evaluation is a process of collecting evidence to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of   instruction. Formative evaluation begins once the instructional product has been developed in its rudimentary or draft form.  There are many ways to collect data and information to determine what is working and what requires improvement in your instruction. The guidelines suggested herein focus on a modified but rigorous three stage model espoused by Dick and Carey (1985). Studies have shown that following such an approach can make a significant difference in the effectiveness of instructional materials (Cap, 1995).

The three stages of formative evaluation in this model are as follows:

CG4DU writes letter to Rt. Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Dec 1, 2019

December 1, 2019
Rt. Honourable Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Via email: PM@pm.gc.ca
Dear Prime Minister,
Congratulations on your recent parliamentary elections victory. We wish you much success in leading Canada in support of global concerns, especially peace and security.
Indeed, this is the purpose of our letter. We wish to ask for your personal intervention with the leaders of France and Germany meeting with Ukraine and Russia’s counterparts on Dec. 9 to resolve Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its war in Donbas. The situation is dire. The aggressor has taken some 14,000 lives, wounded over 30,000, and displaced about 1.5 million Ukrainians, yet denies culpability.
This is Russia’s methodology; wreak havoc, deny, then advance. We are confident that it will perform similarly at the Normandy meeting, seeking carte blanche for its crimes while taking no responsibility. Russia must be contained. Instead we believe it will advance.
Recently, accused of war crimes, it withdrew from the Geneva Convention relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflict. This may be its way of avoiding further censure as it escalates conflicts in Ukraine, Syria or elsewhere. We are deeply concerned as Russia has amassed thousands of military vehicles with prohibited weapons on the Ukrainian border.