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Sandy Bakos	The use of technology in teaching and learning elementary school mathematics Affordances and tensions between computational thinking and mathematics with early learners Possible links between spatial reasoning and mathematics learning disabilities and how mathematics is portrayed in STEM
Danny Balderson	Sports academies: the effects on students, school and communities Assessment and technology in physical education Team cohesion/group dynamics in youth sports
Kerry Bernes	Career development Behavioural disorders At-risk youth The professional practice of psychology
Charlotte Brenner	Investigating teacher candidates' beliefs about inclusive teaching practices Teacher candidates' perceptions of authenticity and supports Constraints for teacher candidates' sense of self-determined motivation as they develop and implement inclusive teaching practices
Robin Bright	Writing across the grade levels Children's and young adult literature in teaching Teaching multi-literacies across the curriculum Language and literacy in early childhood education Bullying prevention, cyber-bullying, and digital citizenship
Dawn Burleigh	Indigenous education Teacher's work in First Nation communities Narrative inquiry Critical perspectives of policy and curriculum Supervision practices in teacher education
Sandra Dixon	Ethnocultural issues Faith-based practices Multicultural counselling Social justice Cultural identity Counselling immigrants
Thelma Gunn	Research methods and design Program evaluation Pre-service teacher preparation
Robert LeBlanc	Literacy English Language Arts Linguistic anthropology of education Catholic schools
Toupey Luft	Enhancing health for counselling professionals Meeting the needs of diverse and marginalized clients Elucidating the connection between marginalization experiences and poorer mental health
Jeffrey MacCormack	Play-based learning Social competence of youth with autism spectrum disorder Inclusive classroom practice and perceptions of (dis)ability Collaborating with parents of students with special needs
Richelle Marynowski	Mathematics teaching and learning Classroom and large-scale assessment Examination design and development Assessment practices in outreach schools Teacher professional development
Chris Mattatall	Scholarship of teaching and learning Teacher efficacy Reading acquisition and intervention Science of learning applied to teaching
Lloyd McArton	Identifying and addressing inequity in music education Exploring ways and means to improve public music education through thoughtful shifts toward student-centered learning models independent music scenes and how people learn to organize musical lives within them
Dawn McBride	Teaching online: creating cohesiveness and rich debate Trauma: family violence, medical, accidents, self-harm Ethics and professional practice: consent and record keeping practices Treatment of mental health: focusing on emotional regulation, attachment, transactional analysis, somatic work, creative arts, groups and supervision
Greg Ogilvie	Task-based language teaching Diversity and multiculturalism Social justice Critical interculturality Restorative justice pedagogy
Sharon Pelech	Science education Interpretive (hermeneutic) research Ecopedagogy Curriculum theory and history
David Slomp	Ethical assessment design and use Development of writing ability Writing assessment
Lisa Starr	The relationship between identity and culture, particularly in relation to educational effectiveness, leadership and the preparation of teachers and gender equity Facilitating experiences to create transformative learning environments where individuals are empowered The use of autoethnography and self-study as a means to investigate and understand the intersections and inherent in 21st century leading and learning
Darlene St. Georges	Creation research Metis identity Aesthetic encounters and knowledge Indigenous methodology and pedagogy
Amy von Heyking	History of Canadian schooling History teaching and learning Faith-based schooling and citizenship education
Kevin Wood	How leaders nurture the conditions that allow for openness, growth, and development How a hegemonic mindset defines standards, creates blinders, and outlines success In what ways do leaders understand learning as a condition of leading

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