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NEW FACULTY AND STAFF
Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis es professeur adjoint et étudiant doctoral dans la Faculté d ’ éducation à l ’ Université de Regina . Stephen enseigne au Baccalauréat en éducation française ( le Bac ) et contribue à la formation des enseignant . e . s de l ’ immersion française et des programmes francophones en Saskatchewan . D ’ ailleurs , Stephen a accepté de servir comme coordinateur par intérim de la Maîtrise en éducation française .
Stephen est passionné de l ’ apprentissage des langues , de l ’ enseignement plurilingue et de l ’ éducation inclusive et équitable . Il souligne l ’ importance de l ’ enseignement du français en situation linguistique minoritaire à travers les prairies canadiennes , ainsi que la valeur du plurilinguisme et de toutes langues minoritaires en Saskatchewan . Dans son enseignement , dans sa recherche et dans son service communautaire , Stephen cherche à promouvoir la pédagogie plurilingue et l ’ éducation équitable et inclusive au Canada .
Jennifer MacDonald
Dr . Jennifer MacDonald took on Assistant Professor in Physical Education and Outdoor / Land-Based Education in July 2022 .
As a newbie to Saskatchewan , Jennifer has been “ learning more about the prairie ecology through walking and watching the sky .” Taking ( and enjoying ) a Cree language course is also a part of her orientation to living in Saskatchewan . These Saskatchewan activities reflect Jennifer ’ s research and educational interests , where she focuses on outdoor and land-based practices with commitments also to Treaty Education . Jennifer endeavours to expand perceptions of wellness so that teaching and learning include the complex ecologies that we are enmeshed in as human beings .
The transformative potential of educational experiences to renew and enhance relationships is the reason behind Jennifer ’ s passion for education .
j wallace skelton
Dr . j wallace skelton joined the Faculty of Education as Assistant Professor in Queer Studies in Education . j holds a Ph . D . and Master ’ s of Education from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts ( Honours ) from York University . As part of a post-doctorate position at Concordia University , j has been working on two research projects : a SSHRC-funded post-doctoral project that investigates the ways parents are involved in advocacy on behalf of their trans and nonbinary children , the needs of parent advocates , and how parent advocate roles shift overtime as well as an NSERC-funded partnership between Centennial College and j ’ s publishing company , Flamingo Rampant , entitled “ Gender-Affirming , Life- Affirming : Centering Gender Independent , Trans , Nonbinary and Intersex Youth in Puberty Education with Adaptive Interactive Media .”
j is a parent of three children , and is deeply interested in supporting them and learning from them .
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