On the basis of the Mathematics Courses for Parents, many participants requested assistance from the Coordinator, Dr. Lynda Colgan, in preparing requests for funding from the Ministry of Education for school-based parent education programs.

Between January and March 2011, Dr. Colgan has been the keynote speaker at five parent conferences and has replicated the Mathematics for Parents course in two families of schools. Attendance at the workshops and courses has been impressive: from 50 to 250 families participating. The workshops have also been attended by local school board trustees, vice-principals, principals, teachers and school council members.

Dr. Colgan is collaborating with 5 local schools to secure funding by the Ministry of Education for similar programs during the 2011-2012 school year.

Research Collaborations

The Community Outreach Centre offers grants to community organizations wishing to conduct research on a new or ongoing program. Information on applying for a grant can be accessed at. Below are the projects funded to date.

2011-2012

• The Learning Styles of Aboriginal Students in ALOY
• Literacy Training Needs of Early Learning Professionals
• Big Brothers Big Sisters In-School Mentoring Program Revisited: Can Match Longevity and Quality be Improved to Enhance Program Efficacy?
• Studying the iPad as an Assistive Technology Device for Students with Intellectual Disabilities  
• Learning Math and Loving It: Esso Family Math
• Lesson Study and Middle School Science Teaching
• Pre-Service Teacher Attitudes towards Science

• Connecting Children with the World: Integrating Online Inquiry into the Boys and Girls Club Education Centre
  
• Can an Early and Brief Introduction to Dialogic Reading Enhance the Quality of Shared Reading Experiences of At-risk Families?
• Ethnomathematics and the Aboriginal Leadership Year
• Does Hanen training increase educator capacity in the area of oral language development?

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