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Vulnerable youth are being impacted by the pandemic. Faculty member Dr.

Nishnaabemwin, a dialect of Anishinaabemowin, an Indigenous language spoken by communities in the Southern Great Lakes, has been in decline as early as the 1970s. Evidence suggest that there are only about 20 first language speakers today on Walpole Island First Nation.

Dr. Ben Bolden’s research focuses on initiatives that share the overarching goal of moving music education beyond traditional school music experiences.

Dr. Bolden’s recent research includes an examination of how The Funky Mamas – a collective of professional mother-musicians – learn to create and perform music for young children within a community of practice.

What’s in a grade? A multiple perspective validity study on grading policies, practices, values, and consequences

Dr. Liying Cheng (Principal Investigator), together with Dr.

The Faculty of Education at Queen’s University is proud to sponsor mykitchenscienceshow, a science community outreach program for students, teachers, parents, and school boards. The program, which encourages students to submit their own kitchen science videos, is meant to provide a voice for students and help them to inspire others to be engaged and creative in a similar way.

Dr. Alana Butler began her role as the inaugural EDI Coordinator for the Faculty of Education on May 1. This role brings guidance and leadership to our students, faculty, and staff as we work to create an inclusive and supportive working, learning, and research community. Since she has been at Queen’s, Dr. Butler has brought her energy and innovative ideas as UCARE Co-Chair, the Senate Educational Equity Committee and other university-wide diversity initiatives.

Joyce Tam (B.Ed. '99) has been working for the Peel District School Board for over 20 years. In her own practice it has always been important for Joyce to explicitly teach about kindness and inclusion, and to build empathy in her students.

Dr. Jackson Pind holds the role of the first post-doctoral fellow of Indigenous Education at Queen’s Faculty of Education. Jackson is from the wolf clan. His ancestral roots are in Alderville First Nation, where his great-great grandfather served as Chief from 1905-1909. His grandfather is a member of Alderville First Nation, but Jackson considers himself to be a mixed Settler-Anishinaabe educator as he is originally from Peterborough, Ontario (place at the foot of the rapids) and currently lives on Sydenham Lake, near Kingston, Ontario.