A Message from the Editorial Team

Welcome to the winter edition of RiaN! We are happy to celebrate researchers in our Faculty of Education. In this issue, Sara examines the importance of historical empathy, Panayiotes discusses the relevance to Marshall McLuhan's mosaic method, Kristin addresses the issue of agricultural literacy and Emma conceptualises the importance of prosocial and antisocial behaviours in the kindergarten classroom.

Sincerely,
Paisley Worthington, Roxolana Marmash, Uvini Colonne Appuhamilage and Ikeoluwapo B. Baruwa

April 4 | Duncan McArthur Hall | 511 Union Street West

The Queen's Faculty of Education is excited to be working with our community to offer workshops on literacy.

Elementary teacher Jacqueline (Jackie) Cleave, ConEd'86, says her recent visit to Quebec City to accept the Governor General’s History Award evoked mixed feelings - both fascination and unease “to be in a setting that was very foundational to the whole colonial process.”

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“Canada is a democracy whose citizens share expansive rights and freedoms. Despite this fact, the dominant narrative of Canada’s evolution largely overlooks women’s contributions to it."

Following years studying educational change in the Nunavut school system, an opportunity to witness climate change first-hand while travelling the Northwest Passage fuelled

Dr. Lynda Colgan, Professor Emerita of Elementary Mathematics, is the 2023 recipient of the Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award.

Louis Volante, Brock University; Christopher DeLuca, Queen's University, Ontario, and Don A.