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Monthly Features

January

January 4 | Éric Dionne | Vœux pédagogiques pour 2021 UniqueFM

January 5 | Éric Dionne | Parents à bout, comment survivre à l’école à la maison ? Radio-Canada

January 10 | Mimi Masson | Kids at home for 2 more weeks? Here are some creative, practical tips for parentsCBC News

January 11 | Éric Dionne | S’adapter, toujours s’adapter Radio-Canada

January 16 | Joel Westheimer | What's the Big Idea? Thinking About Education After the Capitol Attack with Joel WestheimerWhat's the Big Idea 

January 18 | Joël Thibeault | How do French immersion readers interact with dual-language children’s books? UTP Journals Blog

January 18 | Éric Dionne | Webcam : fermée ou pas ? UniqueFM

January 19 | Awad Ibrahim | Anti-Black Racism and Language Centre for Free Expression

January 19 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 20 : Lisa Farley FookNConversation

January 20 | John Richardson | Richardson: When it comes to interpreting Trump, the kids are all right Ottawa Citizen

January 21 | Michelle Schira Hagerman | Teens, tech and COVID-19: Finding the balance Capital Current

January 21 | Nathalie Bélanger | Enseignement virtuel prolongé : quels impacts pour l'apprentissage ? ICI TÉLÉ

January 25 | Joel Westheimer | The virus of disinformation threatens democracy and education is the cure Toronto Star

January 25 | Carole Fleuret | Écoles fermées : un défi pour les allophones UniqueFM

January 28 | André Samson | L’UOF : une mauvaise réponse à un vrai besoin? Le Droit

January 28 | Joel Westheimer | Hausse des notes des élèves de 12e année dans les conseils scolaires francophones d'OttawaRadio-Canada 

January 28 | André Samson | Les Canadiens poussés à repenser leur carrière André Samson

January 28 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Mental Health a priority today for local soccer clubs CaledonCitizen

February

February 1 | Carole Fleuret | Didactique du français en contextes minoritaires UniqueFM

February 2 | Joel Westheimer | Education column - student teachers as supply teachers CBC Listen

February 4 | Stephanie Arnott | Pandemic makes French immersion a struggle Ontario Today with Rita Celli

February 4 | Tracy Vaillancourt | It's time to talk about workplace bullying |  CBC Listen

February 4 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | The power and beauty of oral storytelling Voice Ed Radio

February 7 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 21: Amélie Lemieux FookNConversation

February 8 | Carole Fleuret | Dévalorisation du métier d’enseignant ? UniqueFM

February 10 | André Samson | Les effets de la modernité sur notre rapport au travail La Rotonde

February 16 | Andy Hargreaves | Andy Hargreaves on why engagement is the 'new frontier' of achievement Sentral Station

February 18 | Nancy Crépeau | Apprendre en ligne ou dehors : les Premières Nations ont su s'adapter à la pandémie RADIO CANADA Espaces Autochtones

February 20 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Indigenizing Education? VoicEd Radio

February 21 | Christian Bergeron | A ‘French malaise’ is eroding bilingualism in Canada’s public service The Conversation Canada 

February 21 | Timothy Stanley | B.C. social justice advocate fought to improve people’s lives The Globe and Mail

February 22 | Carole Fleuret | La relâche scolaire UniqueFM

February 22 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Data Gaps Are Fueling Canada’s Children’s Mental Health Crisis, During COVID-19 and Beyond RSC Covid-19 Series

February 22 | Andy Hargreaves | How To Develop Courageous and Compassionate Leadership Forbes

February 22 | Rebecca Lloyd | Getting Out In Nature Is Good For Mental Health, Study Shows The Weather Network

February 26 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 22: Tasha Ausman FookNConversation

March

March 1 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Celebrating French Canadian Language and CultureVoicEd Radio

March 4 | Christian Bergeron | La sauvegarde du français passera par l’éducation et un meilleur dialogue avec les jeunes The Conversation

March 7 | Jess Whitley | For parents of kids with complex needs, COVID-19 school disruptions mean losing a lifeline of key supportsThe Globe and Mail

March 8 | Linda Radford | Urban Community Cohort at UOttawa VoicEd Radio

March 8 | Carole Fleuret  | Le legs des grandes enseignantes franco-ontariennesUniqueFM

March 9 | Joel Westheimer | YEAR ONE – Three essential lessons COVID-19 has taught us about education Ottawa Citizen

March 10 | Phyllis Dalley | La COVID-19 pourrait avoir un impact sur les habiletés en lecture et écriture Radio-Canada

March 10 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Equity in Schools Brandon University

March 10 | Nicole Baillargeon | L'Université d'Ottawa prend de l'expansion à Windsor Radio-Canada 

March 10 | Richard Barwell | UOttawa expanding Windsor campus to train more French teachers CBC

March 12 | John Richardson | Richardson: Post-pandemic, there's no better time to learn about happiness Ottawa Citizen

March 12 | Tasha-Ann Ausman | A year of teaching in the pandemic CBC 

March 14 | Joel Westheimer | Tax ‘pandemic profiteering’ by tech companies to help fund public educationCanadian Accountant 

March 15 | Joël Thibeault  | When English and French mix in literature PhysOrg

March 15 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Physical activity— the forgotten core area of child development during the pandemicThe Globe and Mail

March 15 | Keri Cheechoo | Women building community by supporting and promoting wellness CBC

March 15 | Carole Fleuret | Retour en classe : qui a la meilleure formule ? UniqueFM

March 15 | Joël Thibeault | Quand le français et l’anglais se côtoient dans les livres uOttawa Media

March 15 | Mark Currie | Inclusion Isn’t Enough: Reflecting on Black History Month, Antiracism, and the Long Emancipation Medium

March 16 | Michel Saint-Germain | L’aménagement du créole en Haïti et la réforme Bernard de 1979 : le bilan exhaustif reste à faire RezoNodwes

March 16 | Joel Westheimer | Letters to the editor North Bay Nugget

March 16 | Phyllis Dalley | Balado : Francophonie, d’ailleurs et d’ici La Rotonde

March 17 | Joël Thibeault | Les bienfaits des livres bilingues sur l’apprentissage du français ICI Première

March 22 | Joël Thibeault | Des livres jeunesse bilingues comme outil d’apprentissage pour apprendre le français Radio-Canada

March 22 | Carole Fleuret | Livres jeunesse bilingues UniqueFM

March 23 | Richard Barwell | Les efforts de l’Université pour promou­voir le français La Rotonde

March 23 | Joel Westheimer | Zoom lectures make positive student-faculty relationships impossible The Pigeon

March 25 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 23: Sara Schroeter FookNConversation

March 26 | Andy Hargreaves | Podcast: How might education change after the pandemic? TES 

March 29 | Carole Fleuret | Éducation : les avantages du plurilinguisme UniqueFM 

March 30 | Joel Westheimer | Joel Westheimer: Three Essential Lessons That COVID Taught Us About EducationDiane Ravitch Blog 

April

April 3 | André Samson | L’orientation scolaire en milieu minoritaire francophone: l’importance de célébrer sa différenceLe Droit

April 5 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Timothy Stanley | Oral History, Education and Justice ft. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Guests VoicEd Radio

April 6 | André Samson | How vocational readiness affects post-secondary student success Career Wise

April 7 | Raphaël Gani | Les francophones déçus du nouveau programme scolaire albertain ICIAlberta

April 9 | Raphaël Gani | Curriculum scolaire : faites-vous entendre! Radio Cité

April 12 | Tracy Vaillancourt |Profound impacts of child abuse and neglect on development Global News

April 12 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Physiological effects of childhood trauma Global News

April 13 | Michelle Schira Hagerman | Support elementary and high school students with online learning CBC Listen

April 15 | Raphaël Gani  | Aucun conseil scolaire francophone de l’Alberta ne prendra part au programme scolaireRadio Canada

April 16 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Wife of late NHLer getting online hate while grieving husband, stepping back from social mediaCity News Winnipeg

April 17 | Raphaël Gani | Alberta francophone school boards refuse to pilot test draft curriculum Radio Canada

April 17 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Dr. (and coach!) Tracy Vaillancourt PodBean 

April 19 | Carole Fleuret | Les enjeux de l’école virtuelle Unique FM

April 19 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Stephen Hurley | A new Alberta curriculum Part 1 On Education Matters

April 25 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 24: Catherine Duquette FookNConversation 

April 27 | Stéphanie Chitpin | Why strong decision-making matters in education Media uOttawa 

April 28 | Tracy Vaillancourt, Scott Davies and Janice Aurini | Learning loss while out of school —is it now time to worry? The Globe and Mail

May

May 3 | Joel Westheimer | What is the impact of more than a year of disrupted schooling for students? CBC

May 3 | Shelina Adatia | The gift of language Government of Canada

May 8 | Joel Westheimer  | ARC ThoughtMeet April 2021 | Joel WestheimerGovernment of Canada

May 10 | Michelle Schira Hagerman | How can teachers and parents promote students’ digital literacies skills? EdCan Network

May 10 | Michelle Schira Hagerman | How can teachers and parents promote students’ digital literacies skills? EdCan Network

May | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Addressing Curriculum Matters with Different Communities in the United States ft. Drs. Walter Gershon and Robert HelfenbeinvoicEd Radio
 

May 16 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 25: Cristyne Hebert FookNConversation

May 18 | Phylis Dalley | Des enseignants franco-ontariens exténués par la pandémieRadio Canada

May 18 | Awad Ibrahim | Impacts of COVID-19 in Racialized Communities Royal Society of Canada

May 21 | Carole Sénéchal | L'aide médicale à mourir en santé mentale : la solution facile, dit une chercheuseRadio Canada 

May 21 | Stéphane Lévesque | Education and democracy can help address monuments that are a reminder of racist pastsThe Conversation

May 25 | Sachin Maharaj | The convenience of ‘hybrid’ education comes at a cost: a compromised learning experience for childrenToronto Star

May 26 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Walter S. Gershon | Episode 26: Walter S. Gershon Fooknconversation

May 27 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Experts say student mental wellness should be top priority as kids return to class The Canadian Press

May 27 | Andrew Hargreaves | Mindshare Learning Moment with Professor Andrew Hargreaves Mindshare Learning Technology 

May 27 | Andrew Hargreaves | Mindshare Learning Moment with Professor Andrew Hargreaves Mindshare Learning Technology 

May 30 | Stéphane Lévesque  | A better way of addressing monuments & reminders of racist pasts iHeart Radio

May | Nicolas Ng-A-Fook | How Teachers Remember Their Own Childhoods Voiced.ca

May 31 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Michelle Schira Hagerman | On Developing Critical Digital Literacy ft. Michelle Hagerman VoicEd Radio

June

June 2 | Alexander Maisonneuve and André Samson | Ontario’s school counsellors need more resources to support student career developmentCareerWise

June 2 | Stephanie Chitpin | Understanding decision-making in educational contexts Emeral Publishing

June 7 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | A Vision for Teacher Education and Indigenous Knowledge ft Teacher Education and Kiera Brant-BirioukovVoicEd Radio

June 14 | Stephanie Arnott | New study to Identify Gaps in FSL Teacher EducationMedia uOttawa

June 14 | Joel Westheimer | Should kids try to catch up this summer? CTV News

June 14 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 27: Cindy Blackstock FookNConversation

June | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Keri-Lynn Cheechoo | Addressing Intergenerational Harms of Settler Colonial Violence in Teacher Education ft. Keri-Lynn CheechooVoicEd Radio 

June 25 | John Richardson | Richardson: Congratulations, grade 12 grads. You made us all proud Ottawa Citizen

June 30 | Andy Hargreaves | Andy Hargreaves | Moving: A Memoir of Education and Social Mobility Apple Podcasts

June 30 | Lisa Howell | Reimagine Canada Day: a virtual tour of Ottawa CBC Listen

July

July 2 | Andrew Hargreaves | Rules of Engagement TES

July 7 | Aline Germain-Rutherford | L’université en ligne ne disparaîtra pas de si tôt ONFR+

July 8 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Has the COVID-19 pandemic lessened bullying at school? Wiley 

July 8 | Tracy Vaillancourt | One benefit of pandemic schooling was decrease in bullying, study by uOttawa professor says Ottawa Citizen 

July 8 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Less bullying at school during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds uO Media  

July 8 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Moins d’intimidation à l'école en Ontario en temps de pandémie, selon une étude Radio Canada

July 9 | Tracy Vaillancourt | L'intimidation en baisse durant la pandémie dans les écoles ontariennes Le Droit

July 9 | Tracy Vaillancourt | L'intimidation en baisse durant la pandémie dans les écoles ontariennes Le Droit

July 9 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Less bullying at schools during pandemic Global News

July 12 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Kids bullied each other less during the pandemic. Here’s how we keep it that way Fast Company

July 12 | Tracy Vaillancourtpas | L’intimidation a chuté dans les écoles durant la pandémie La Presse

July 13 | Tracy Vaillancourtpas | Major reduction in bullying during pandemic CityNews Everywhere

July 13 | Stephanie Arnott | Pénurie d’enseignants de français langue seconde: comment y répondre? l-express

July 13 | Tracy Vaillancourt | 13 Hours Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre July 2021 Update Global News Podcast

July 18 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Condescending Body Language: Showing “I’m Better Than You” Science of People

July 20 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Did Bullying Increase Or Decrease During the Pandemic? Theravive

July 20 | Raphael Gani | Black Lives Matter and Curriculum Activism VoicEd Radio

July 24 | Trista Hollweck | ConnectTheDocs with Dr. Trista Hollweck ConnectTheDocs

July 26 | Agata Soroko | Want to fix financial literacy? Focus on billionaires squandering their wealth, not school curriculum The Conversation

August

August 5 | Joel Westheimer | Darts and letters - episode 4 Cited Media

August 5 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 28: John Weaver FookNConversation

August 5 | Elie Ndala | Des bourses d’études pour les universitaires de la francophonie canadienne l-express

August 9 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 29: Petra Munro Hendry FookNConversation

August 11 | Tasha Ausman | Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines at the University of Ottawa CBC Listen

August 16 | Andy Hargreaves | Five Paths of Student Engagement: Blazing the Trail to Learning and Success Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)

August 16 | Vaillancourt and Farrell | Mean kids become mean adults Society for Personality and Social Psychology

August 23 | John Richardson | Richardson: Attention! It's time to talk to students about technology's impact on cognition Ottawa Citizen

August 29 | Sachin Maharaj | Students pay the price for hybrid model of schooling, say parents, experts CBC

August 30 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Stephen Hurley | The Unleading Project, featuring Dr. Vidya Shah By Nicholas Ng-A-Fook VoicEd Radio

August 2021 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Jessica Whitley | Children and Schools During COVID-19 and Beyond, Featuring Dr. Jessica Whitley VoicEd Radio

September

September 1st | Trista Holweck | What do teachers need to flourish? Emerald Publishing

September 2 | Joel Westheimer | Back To School CBC 

September 3 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook | Episode 30: Erin Jessee FookNConversation 

September 7 | Tracy Vaillancourt | How going back to school could save kids’ mental health The Decibel Podcast 

September 8 | Tracy Vaillancourt | How to help students get back on track as pandemic disruptions continue CBC

September 9 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook  | Episode 31: Michael Cappello FookNConversation

September 9 | Andy Hargreaves  | A Talk with Andy Hargreaves: School Improvement and Student Engagement Memorial University's Gazette

September 10 | Trista Hollweck  | Does teacher coaching lead to school improvement? Schools Week

September 13 | Tracy Vaillancourt  | Children and Schools During COVID-19 and Beyond ft. Tracy Vaillancourt Voice Ed Radio

September 15 | Andrew Hargreaves  | Andy Hargreaves |  Five Paths of Student Engagement: Blazing the Trail to Learning and Success Signature Leadership Podcast

September 15 | Eric Dionne  | Un pont difficile à franchir: l'utilisation du savoir académique en salle de classe (partie 1) Les Ingénieux Pédagogiques

September 20 | Eric Dionne  | Gérer la liberté Unique FM

September 22 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Lisa Howell  | National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Universities and schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced anti-Indigenous racismThe Conversation

September 24 | Marie-Hélène Brunet  | L’histoire des Franco-Ontariens Radio-Canada

September 26 |Pandémie et défis de l’enseignement en milieu minoritaire La Rotonde

September 27 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook   | Episode 32: Sean Carleton FookNConversation

September 27 | Carole Fleuret  | Plagiat : un fléau ? Unique FM

September 28 | Tracy VaillancourtThe vicious circle of high academic achievement Phys

September 29 | Tracy Vaillancourt | Instagram delays launch of app for kids CBC Listen

September 29 | Trista HollweckResearch: how can coaching lead to school improvement? Schoolsweek

September 29 | Tracy VaillancourtThe impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadian children and youth Facets

September 29 | Tracy VaillancourtSchool success often leads to ‘vicious cycle’ of perfectionism, depression StudyFinds

September 29 | Tracy VaillancourtWhy Recess Matters More than Ever EdCan Network

September 30 | Tracy VaillancourtThe vicious circle of high academic achievement TechLive

October

October 2 | Phyllis DalleyUne «francophobie» émerge à l’Université d’Ottawa LeDevoir

October 4 | Tracy Vaillancourt and Jessica WhitleyWhy Canada needs universal high speed internet The Globe and Mail

October 4 | Andrew HargreavesLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with The Teaching Council | In conversation with Andy HargreavesLighting a Fire! All things Teaching and Learning with The Teaching Council

October 4 | Éric DionneTricherie et honnêteté en contexte scolaire Unique FM 

October 7 | Tracy VaillancourtWe’re losing our humanity and the pandemic is to blame ProPublica

October 10 | Janelle FournierSoapbox Science 2021: The Ottawa chapter Fulcrum

October 13 | Joel Westheimer  | Are EQAO tests worth the trouble? CBC

October 13 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook Episode 33: Denise Taliaferro Baszile FookNConversation

October 14 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage an opportunity to awaken, not to wake up Fulcrum

October 15 | Richard Barwell Une formation d’enseignant abolie puis rétablie pour faire face à la pénurie ONFR+

October 17 | Tracy VaillancourtU of O researchers examine relationship between perfectionism and academic achievementThe Fulcrum

October 18 | Carole FleuretRoutines de lecture à la maison Unique FM

October 19 | Stephanie ChitpinThese are very challenging times for educational leaders, and they need all the information available to make the best possible decisionsMauritius Times

October 19 | Mario BlouinRétablissement du programme Édutek pour l'enseignement technologique Radio-Canada

October 20 | Joel WestheimerMeet the education academics reimagining how math is taught University Affairs

October 26 | Béatrice de Montigny | Le consentement, un échafaudage avec Béatrice de Montigny Idello

October 26 | Tracy VaillancourtOpinion: Using rapid tests to ensure students remain in class National Post

October 2021 | Mark Currie and Nicholas Ng-A-Fook IS CRRP ENOUGH? with Mark Currie By Nicholas Ng-A-Fook VoicEd Radio

November

November 1st | Mimi MassonA critical re-imagining of FSL teacher learning FSL Teacher Learning

November 1st | Carole FleuretLes bienfaits de la BD sur l’apprentissage de la lecture Unique FM

November 3 | Carole FleuretStudent Engagement and Social Mobility with Andy Hargreaves Cognia

November 3 | Sachin MaharajHow do we achieve racial justice in schools? Toronto Star

November 5 | Andy HargreavesHow Schools Can Stem the Toxic Tide of TechnologyEducationWeek

November 11 | Andy HargreavesWhat the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about teachers and teaching Facets

November 11 | David ParéOntario cities should fight for our low-carbon electricity The Daily Press

November 12 | Marie-Josée BourgetSe tutoyer ou se vouvoyer, un vrai dilemme ! La Rotonde

November 20 | Tracy VaillancourtTrajectories of narcissism and self-esteem in adolescence predict interpersonal factors at age 20PsyPost

November 23 | Joel Westheimer | How to talk to your children about their report cards CBC Ottawa Morning

November 23 | Madelaine McCracken5 questions with the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society and Spirit Bear BooksBooknet Canada

November 25 | Tracy VaillancourtWe felt really alone': Kitchener mom opens up about son's experience with bullyingCTV News

November 27 | Jessica WhitelyNova Scotia comprehensive education plan has good bones but lacks clarity, report revealsExBulletin

November 30 | Carole FleuretÉtudier en français sans le parler : le défi des élèves allophones FrancoPresse

December

December 1 | Jessica Whitley and Andy HargreavesInclusive Education: County schools get more support from province The Inverness Oran 

December 2021 | Andy HargreavesThe Future of Learning Lies in Engagement ASCD

December 2021 | Olga FellusThe Elementary, the Necessary, and the Arbitrary: Social Emotional Learning in Mathematics EducationCMESG GCEDM

December 2021 | Sachin MaharajSurviving Hybrid ETFO Voice

December 9 | Joel WestheimerJoel Westheimer: Commentary on the 2021 Democracy Summit CTV

December 14 | Mark T. S. Currie | Remembering Ourselves or Remembering Our Productivity: Student Art as Technologies of MemoryJCACS Musings

December 15 | Trista HollweckCoaching, context and culture in education: Reflections from practice Youtube

December 16 | Carole FleuretÉtudier en français sans le parler : le défi des élèves allophones L'eau vive

December 16 | Tracy VaillancourtInnovation Through Resilience | APEX

December 2021 |  Nicholas Ng-A-Fook Leading Through the Pandemic By Nicholas Ng-A-Fook VoicEd Radio

December 18 |  Nicholas Ng-A-Fook Episode 34: Paul Tarc FookNConversation

December 20 |  Rebecca Lloyd How cold is too cold to exercise outside? The Weather Network

December 23 | Nicholas Ng-A-Fook Episode 35: Carl E. James FookNConversation

December 29 | Tracy Vaillancourt School closings during the COVID-19 pandemic are having a detrimental effect on students and families, research showsThe Globe and Mail

December 31 | John M. Richardson Richardson: Spotify Wrapped makes invasive data collection look cool and hip Ottawa Citizen