Dr. John Kirby, Professor Emeritus of Psychology of Education, Cross-Appointed to Psychology and the Centre for Neuroscience Studies, has been awarded the Queen’s University Prize for Excellence in Research.
In the past year, Curriculum Theorizing has become a PhD field of study at the Faculty of Education and has drawn graduate students from Canada and abroad. Curriculum Theorizing involves asking questions about teaching and learning across contexts while considering social, historical and contextual facets of curriculum spaces. More recently, the Faculty launched a new research group, the Curriculum Inquiry Research Group (CInRG), for focused studies in curriculum.
Lynda Colgan, mathematics educator and Coordinator of the Community Outreach Centre, has been featured in the #CelebrateWiM – Women in Math campaign.
PhD candidate Jia Ma has recently received two international grants to support her doctoral research entitled Chinese Students’ Journey to Success on High-stakes English Language Tests: Nature, Effects and Values of Their Test Preparation.
Starting this September, music educators from across Canada will be able to find and download the best available digital music resources for free.
The Digital Resource Exchange About Music (DREAM) is an online space created by collaborators at Queen’s University, Concordia University and The Royal Conservatory that can be used in French or English on all devices including computers, tablets and smartphones.
Alumna Katy Paton (Ed’14) has received the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario Galbraith Preservice Teacher Award of Excellence. Katy was nominated by her elementary science curriculum professor, Diane Lawrence. Congratulations Katy!
Jeff’s passion for his work is ceaseless. His desire to improve the lives of school-aged children defies rigid categories that traditionally designate an individual’s field of study. His passion, however, burns brightest when he speaks about the advancements being made in the education of autistic children.
Dr. Rena Upitis has received an Ontario Research Fund Small Infrastructure Award for her Leaders Opportunity Fund Project, "Digital Tools in Music Education."
This award provides funding for infrastructure and support of a five-year research project investigating current and potential uses of digital tools in the teaching and learning practices found in independent music studios. The project findings will be shared with the academic community, musicians, teachers and the general public.
Congratulations Rena!
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Associate Teacher and Associate School of the Year Awards. The awards were recently distributed by Practicum Placement Assistant Nadine Thompson at each of the different schools.
Dr. Nancy Hutchinson has received the 2014 School of Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision, which will be presented to her Fall Convocation.
