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Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis is honoured to teach as a Lecturer in the Baccalauréat en éducation program in the Faculty of Education . Davis completed a Bachelor of Arts in French at the University of Saskatchewan ( 2011 ), a Baccalauréat en éducation at the University of Regina ( 2013 ), and a Master of Arts in Second Language Education at McGill University ( 2017 ). Through his master ’ s research , Davis explored the perspectives of educators and the experiences of Allophone students in French immersion programs in Saskatchewan .
In terms of teaching experience , Davis has taught French immersion elementary students for five years with Saskatoon Public Schools . He has served in several leadership areas within the school division , including the French Immersion Literacy Community , Citizenship Education Community , and coaching basketball teams . Davis also has extensive experience working and volunteering with refugee families through Canadian Lutheran World Relief , Global Gathering Place , and Saskatoon Open Door Society .
Most recently , Davis has been accepted into the Mentored PhD in Education program at the University of Regina and looks forward to studying antioppressive education and critical issues in second language learning . Under the supervision of Dr . Andrea Sterzuk , Davis hopes to research the experiences of refugee learners in French immersion programs in the Canadian Prairies . Davis ’ s research interests include critical and applied linguistics , multilingual education , and inclusive French immersion programs .
Dr . Christine Massing
Kirova , A ., Prochner , L ., & Massing , C . ( 2019 ). Learning to teach young children : Theoretical perspectives and implications for practice . New York , NY : Bloomsbury .
Dr . Patrick Leweis and Karen Wallace
Wallace , K . O ., & Lewis , P . J . ( 2020 ). Trauma informed teaching through play art narrative ( PAN ). Leiden , NL : Brill-Sense .

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