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FACULTY RESEARCH PARTNERS DAY (FRPD) 2019
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Faculty of Education, Western University
Thursday April 25, 2019, 8:30 am – 3:15 pm
Welcome!
We are very pleased to offer this opportunity to share the results of research collaborations between Western researchers and local teachers, administrators, research staff, and curriculum leaders. For this second annual FRPD conference, we would especially like to welcome attendees from school boards throughout southwestern Ontario to present with us. Presentations and discussions will focus on both existing research and developing future research partnerships.
Our conference programming, including a keynote by David A. Wolfe and Susan Dale, Preventing Youth Risk Behaviours: The Synergy of University/ Community Partnerships will provide examples of what research partnerships can achieve.
We are proud to celebrate the work of our university researchers and partners in contributing to the emotional well-being and academic success of children and youth. We hope that this day will be very valuable to you. Please do complete the evaluation form for the conference and feel free to send us any additional feedback.
Dr. Perry Klein, Associate Dean – Research Western University Faculty of Education
FRPD 2019 – SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY
Time Room
Presenters and Presentation Titles (WE= Western Faculty of Education, W= Western) *Rooms: AUDIT = Auditorium, 1050 , COMM = Community Room, 1139 8:30– 9 :00 AUDIT Registration , Arrival 9:00–9:15 AUDIT Welcome address : Perry Klein, Associate Dean – Research, Faculty of Education, Western University 9:25–9: 50 2036
Morning Presentations
- Karen Bax (WE), Sherin Hussien (Mary J. Wright Centre & Merrymount Children’s Centre), Sarah Wells (Merrymount), Melissa Read (WE), & Emilia Pacholec (WE). Research and Practice in a Real World Setting: Creating Making Mindfulness Matter (M3) Concurrent Parent-Child Group to Build Resilience Within the Family 2038 2. Barb MacQuarrie (WE), Laura Olszowy (WE), & Mike Saxton (WE). Understanding Domestic Violence as a Workplace Problem 2040 3. Randa Khattar (WE), Rachel Heydon (WE), & Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw (WE). Provincial Centre of Excellence for Early Years and Child Care: Establishing a Pedagogist Network in Ontario 2042 4. Derek Tangredi (WE),Steven Floyd (WE),& Immaculate Namukasa (WE). Objects to Think With: Digital Making Tools in K- 8 2046 5. Lisa Archibald (W, Communication Sciences & Disorders), Christine Davison (W, Health Sciences), & Perry Klein (WE). Oral Narrative Grade 1 Classroom Intervention and Writing Outcomes 2054 6. Sara Stephenson (TVDSB), Alexandria Easton TVDSB), & Heather Rubio (TVDSB). Mission to Mars TLLP: Using Expectation Based Assessment in a Student Driven Inquiry Model to Increase Student Success 10:00– 2036 7. Anton Puvirajah (WE) & Mina Sedaghatjou (WE). Conscientization of Learners Through Informal Science Experiences 10:25 2038
2040
- Kathy Hibbert (WE) & Jessica Swift (WE). Working with Partners to Help Teacher Candidates Shift from Surviving to Thriving
- Jacqui Specht (WE) & Luke Reid (ARCH Disability Law Centre). If Inclusion Means Everyone, Why Not Me? 2042 Poster Session a. Safi Abbas (WE) & Shannon Stewart (WE). Exploring the Risk Needs Responsivity Framework, Development of Risk Assessment Measures, and the Youth Justice Custodial Facilities Measure b. Grace Howell (WE), Jacqueline Specht (WE), Mackenzie Vanderloon (WE), Steve Sider (Wilfrid Laurier), Michael Fairbrother (University of Ottawa), & Linda Ismailos (Brock University). Understanding the Role of School Leaders in Developing Inclusive Practices Among Preservice Teachers: Insights from Reflections on Experiences c. Angela Celebre (WE), Shannon Stewart (WE), Natalia Lapshina (WE), & Laura Theall (Child & Parent Resource Institute). Predictors of Quality of Life in Children & Adolescents Receiving Mental Health Services d. Mikayla Jeffery (WE) & Shannon Stewart (WE). School Success After Trauma: Examining the Parallels Among Trauma, Bullying, and School Disruption e. Michael Saxton (WE), Laura Olszowy (WE), Marcie Campbell (WE), Anna-Lee Straatman (WE), Myrna Dawson (University of Guelph), & Peter Jaffe (WE): A National Survey of Front-line Professionals: Domestic Violence Risk Assessment, Risk Management, & Safety Planning Strategies with Vulnerable Populations 2046
2054
- Perry Klein (WE), Ashley Bildfell (WE), Lisa Archibald (W, Communication Sciences & Disorders), & Kevin Auckland (TVDSB). Early Intervention in Writing: Recent Research on What Works
- Peter Jaffe (WE). The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children: Implications for Educators and Community Partners
FRPD 2019 - AFTERNOON SESSIONS
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Auditorium, Room 1050, 12:45 – 1:35 pm
Preventing Youth Risk Behaviours: The Synergy of University/ Community Partnerships, David A. Wolfe & Susan Dale
David A. Wolfe
Dr. Wolfe is Adjunct Professor at the Centre for School Mental Health and Research Scholar at the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children, Faculty of Education, Western University. In 2018 Dr. Wolfe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his scholarly contributions to the social sciences. He is a psychologist specializing in issues affecting children and youth. Dr. Wolfe has pioneered new approaches to preventing many societal youth problems such as child abuse, bullying, relationship violence and substance abuse through universal education programs. His Fourth R program is taught in more than 5,000 schools in Canada and the U.S., and has been identified as a promising violence prevention strategy by numerous reviews of evidence-based programs for youth.
Susan Dale
Susan Dale is a secondary school teacher with the Thames Valley District School Board with 22 years of experience in education. She was the Safe Schools Learning Coordinator for 11 years where she coordinated initiatives for 75,000 students from JK to Grade 12 in 165 schools and provided PD to school administrators, teachers, parents and students. She has trained teachers to integrate safe schools issues within the curriculum and has helped them to create cultures of caring within their classrooms. She is a Master Trainer for the Fourth R as well as a certified TRIBES trainer. Susan is currently seconded to the Centre for School Mental Health at the Faculty of Education as the National Implementation Coordinator for the Fourth R. She has travelled coast to coast to coast training and supporting educators and community members in delivering healthy relationships programs to youth.
FRPD 2019 - AFTERNOON SESSIONS
GUIDE TO THE ROUNDTABLES
1:45 – 2:45 pm, Second Floor Classrooms
The roundtables will provide opportunities for attendees to discuss ongoing research and potential future collaborations. This 1-hour roundtable session will be divided into two sub-sessions (30 min each), one from 1:45 – 2:15 pm, and a second from 2:15 – 2:45 pm. Attendees should select 2 roundtables of interest, and they will have the opportunity to attend each one in either the first or the second sub- session. Please note that roundtable 11 will only be offered once: 1:45 – 2:15 pm.
ROOM 2036 Roundtable 1: George Gadanidis (WE): Fundamental Math Experiences for High School (HS) Students (and Their Teachers).
Roundtable 2: Karen Doupe (TVDSB): Moving Students from Concrete to Representational to Abstract Math Thinking.
Roundtable 3: Anton Puvirajah (WE) & Mina Sedaghatjou (WE): Informal Science Experiences as Authentic Practice.
Roundtable: Sara Stephenson (TVDSB), Alexandria Easton TVDSB) & Heather Rubio (TVDSB): How to Increase Student Success by Using Expectation Based Assessment to Evaluate Process During Student Driven Inquiry Learning.
ROOM 2040 Roundtable 5: Brandy Doan (HWDSB): HWDSB's Vision of an Effective Research-Practice Partnership.
Roundtable 6: Terry Spencer (LDCSB) & Christine Stager (TVDSB): Building Collaborative School Board and University Partnerships for Conducting Research Projects in Schools.
Roundtable 7: Ann McKerlie, Jackie Wood, Christine Stager, & Lisa Munro (*TVDSB): Collecting and Using School Climate Data in the Thames Valley District School Board.
ROOM 2042 Roundtable 8: Perry Klein (WE ): How Can We Make Strategy Instruction Work Better for Kids?
Roundtable 9: Debra Jared (W, Psychology): Understanding Aspects of Reading Development.
Roundtable 10: Deanna Friesen (WE): Supporting English Language Learners.
ROOM 2046 Roundtable 11 : Michael Buzzelli (W, Geography) & Gus Riveros: Engaged to be Married: The University and Its Community ****Note: this roundtable will only be held once, from 1:45 – 2:15 pm****
Roundtable 12: Melody Vizcko (WE): Tracing the Issues of Refugee Access to Higher Education Through Digital Methods Research.
ROOM 2054 Roundtable 13: Karen Bax (WE), Sarah Wells (Merrymount), Melissa Read (WE) & Emilia Pacholec (WE): The Epidemic of Too Much Stress: Seeing Through the Child’s Lens.
Roundtable 14: Claire Crooks (WE), Wendy Ellis (King’s, Psychology), & Tara Bruno (King’s, Sociology): Adolescent Peer Groups as a Source of Both Risk and Protection: Emerging Research Issues.
Roundtable 15: Barbara Fenesi (WE): Physical Activity in the Classroom to Support Learning.
Roundtable 16: Nicole Neil (WE) & Gabrielle Lee (WE): Supporting Students with Developmental Disabilities and Applied Behaviour Analysis in the School.
