Student Experience: Wesberlyne Avril's Alternative Practicum in Korea

Black woman posing in front of a pagodaHello! My name is Wesberlyne Avril, and I just graduated with my Consecutive Bachelor of Education. Because my concentration at Queen's was French as a second language, my alternative practicum had to be related to French in some way. I had a hard time finding a placement on my own, but ended up going with one of Queen’s’ university partners, Kongju University.

Rachel Su

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Rachel Su

Master of Education

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Graduate Student

Research Area

Educational Psychology, Social Justice Education, and Teacher Education

Supervisor

Dr. Lee Airton

Biography

Rachel Su, with a BaH in Psychology and a BEd from Queen's University, is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, specializing in Primary/Junior division education. Her current research explores the impact of stereotype threat and related psychological phenomena on content delivery, pedagogical strategies, and classroom management, with a particular focus on their effects on marginalized pre-service educators. Rachel Su's work sheds light on crucial aspects of teacher education and equity in the classroom.

Research Interests

  • Stereotype Threat
  • Social Identity Theory
  • Educational Psychology
  • Teacher Education
  • Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy

Akomaye Undie

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Akomaye Undie

PhD in Education

Graduate Student

Biography

Akomaye Undie is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Education at Queen's University. He holds an undergraduate degree, a master’s degree, and a Ph.D. all in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Calabar, Nigeria, His research focuses on the availability and utilization of assistive technologies in the educational programme of learners with special needs at the lower basic schools in the south-south, region of Nigeria.