OTTAWA, May 28, 2015 /CNW/ - Canada's largest annual gathering of education experts is happening in Ottawa from May 30th to June 3rd. The annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) takes place at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa. CSSE is the largest organization of professors, students, researchers and practitioners in education in Canada. It is the major national voice for those who create educational knowledge, prepare teachers and educational leaders, and apply research in the schools, classrooms and institutions of Canada.
During the conference, education experts are available to provide media commentary and analysis on the following topics:
| INDIGENOUS/ABORIGINAL EDUCATION |
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| Truth and Reconciliation Report: Implications for education |
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| Dr. Helen Raptis, University of Victoria |
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| Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of Ottawa |
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| History of residential schools, Restorative justice in schools |
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| Dr. Kristina Llewellyn, University of Waterloo |
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| Statistics and Data on Aboriginal Children |
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| Anne Guevremont, Statistics Canada |
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| Aboriginal Education |
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| Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Mount Royal University |
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| Decolonization in schools |
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| Nikki Yee |
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| MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN EDUCATION |
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| Dr. Chris Gilham, St. Francis Xavier University |
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| Dr. Aparna Mishra Tarc, York University |
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| LEADERSHIP |
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| Student Engagement and Student Leadership |
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| Dr. Stephen Berg |
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| BULLYING |
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| Bullying in schools |
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| Dr. Kristina Llewellyn |
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| Cyberbullying |
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| Dr. Laurie Hellsten, University of Saskatchewan |
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| CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION |
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| Global citizenship |
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| Dr. Kristina Llewellyn, University of Waterloo |
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| Dr. Yvonne Hébert, University of Calgary |
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| INCLUSIVE EDUCATION |
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| Terry Soleas, Brock University |
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| ONLINE LEARNING |
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| Dr. Norm Vaughan, Mount Royal University |
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| Dr. Michael K. Barbour, Sacred Heart University, CT |
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| Dr. Julie Mueller, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo |
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| Dr. Alec Couros |
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| SOCIAL JUSTICE |
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| Youth activism, social justice education, service-learning, teacher education for diversity |
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| Dr. Darren Lund, University of Calgary |
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| LEARNING AND VIDEO GAMES |
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| Dr. Kelsey Schmitz, University of Ottawa |
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| Preschool children's digital literacy practices with digital devices |
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| Suzanna So Har Wong, University of Alberta |
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| WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION |
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| Brittany Jukubiec |
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| ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION |
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| Classroom assessment; psychometric and policy issues of large-scale assessments; program evaluation; and measures of school effectiveness |
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| Don Klinger |
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| Assessment and evaluation, education governance, education policy analysis, international achievement testing, comparative and international assessment |
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| Dr. Louis Volante, Brock University |
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| FRANCOPHONE EXPERTS |
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| Stress, santé mentale et leadership chez les directions des établissements scolaires, particulièrement dans le contexte actuel de coupure et de sous valorisation de la profession au Québec. |
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| Dr. Emmanuel Poirel, Université de Montréal |
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| E-assessment, mobile learning, mobile assessment, intégration des TIC dans l'enseignement, évaluation agrégée / évaluation hiérarchique des apprentissages / hierarchical aggregate assessment |
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| Dr. Martin Lesage |
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| Reading/writing development and instruction in the primary grades |
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| Dr. Alain Desrochers, Université d'Ottawa, |
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| Didactique du français et en formation professionnelle des enseignants dans une perspective de développement de compétences |
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| Dr. Athanase Simbagoye. |
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| BILINGUAL EDUCATION |
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| Dr. Carlos Ruano, Conference Board of Canada |
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| EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION |
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| Dr. Virginia Stead, Peter Lang Publishing |
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| LGBTQ ISSUES |
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| Dr. Jen Gilbert, York University |
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| Dr. Robert C. Mizzi, University of Manitoba |
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| PHYSICAL EDUCATION, HEALTH EDUCATION, YOUTH FITNESS |
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| Dr. Stephen Berg, UBC Okanagan |
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| Dr. Laurie Hellsten, University of Saskatchewan |
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| MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION |
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| Music and arts education, creativity, and teacher development in the arts |
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| Dr. Bernie Andrews, University of Ottawa |
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SOURCE Canadian Society for the Study of Education
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Katy Ellsworth, CSSE Communications Manager, TEL: 778-828-0415, EMAIL: [email protected]
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