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Item A Course or a Pathway? Addressing French as a Second Language Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Canadian BEd Programs(Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2023-06-27) Smith, Cameron W.; Masson, Mimi; Spiliotopoulos, Valia; Kristmanson, PaulaInstitutions strive to offer programs that address both the needs of the educational system and incorporate current pedagogical research. Creating a program that is relevant, inspiring, and accessible to aspiring French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers, while also equipping them with the skills and knowledge deemed necessary by the education system, is a delicate balancing act. This study reviewed 44 FSL teacher education programs that lead to professional certification across Canada. Environmental scans drew information from the program websites related to admission requirements, program structure and content, practicum, and graduation criteria. Follow-up interviews with program stakeholders were conducted to verify or clarify the data. The results highlight the inconsistencies that exist among programs for developing FSL educators. We position the ways in which Canadian faculties of education might provide a more holistic “pathway” approach to recruiting, preparing, and retaining emerging FSL teachers.Item Academic, health and healthcare utilization outcomes in New Brunswick grade school students prescribed long-acting stimulants for the management of ADHD: An administrative data study(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2024-04-01) Folkins, Chris; McDonald, TedAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that interferes with individual functioning or development and is often characterized by an ongoing pattern of three particular symptoms: inactivity, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among children and youth. Research shows that school-aged children and youth are being diagnosed with ADHD with increasing frequency, and with this rise in diagnoses comes an increase in prescription medications used to treat the symptoms of this disorder. To help alleviate symptoms, many families turn to long-acting stimulants as a prescribed treatment method. Unlike short-acting stimulants, which typically start working within 30-45 minutes and wear off in 3-6 hours, long-acting stimulants are designed to work in phases, through an extended release into the bloodstream throughout the day. Long-acting stimulants have been the topic of extensive research, and studies show they improve core symptoms of ADHD – such as inattention and hyperactivity – making them the gold standard for medical treatment of ADHD. However, their ability to improve functional outcomes associated with ADHD – such as reduced academic achievement or increased risk of injury – is less well understood. Children and youth with ADHD face challenges that could inhibit their ability to excel academically or make them more likely to be hospitalized. To help measure the impacts of ADHD and of treatment with long-acting stimulants, this study uses linked administrative data records to examine academic, health and healthcare utilization outcomes in New Brunswick grade school students (Kindergarten through Grade 12) with ADHD. It compares outcomes between students with ADHD who are being treated with long-acting stimulants, students with ADHD who are not being treated and students without ADHD.Item Aider les auteurs des programmes d’immersion française à améliorer leurs textes(Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion, 2022) Le Bouthillier, Josée; Bourgoin, RenéeItem Challenges, opportunities, and key questions in research for Mathematics in Indigenous and Migrational (MIM) contexts through a language-focused lens.(North American Study Group on Ethnomathematics, 2023) Culligan, Karla; DeWolfe, Sacha; Simensen, Anita MovikThis paper presents some challenges, opportunities, key questions, and ways forward for research in mathematics in Indigenous and Migrational (MIM) contexts as discussed by the two featured panelists and mediated by the moderator in the closing symposium of the MIM Conference in Alta, Norway in November 2022. Punctuated with quotations, photos and images, the paper begins by introducing the three researchers, their contexts, and their respective research interests. Next, the paper unfolds as a discussion organized around the four main points (challenges, opportunities, key questions, ways forward). The moderator invited the panelists to examine these discussion points with a view towards the role of language in their respective contexts and research, therefore the theme of language features throughout. The paper concludes with a synthesis of common threads that emerged through the discussion and a focus on action moving forward.Item College and university graduate retention in New Brunswick: 2010 - 2018(2021-03) McDonald, Ted; Bhuiyan, Erfan; Daigle, Bethany; Miah, PabloNew Brunswick (NB) invests substantially in educating post-secondary students. When qualified graduates leave the province, much of that investment is lost, as they take their human capital (and potential earnings) with them when they relocate. Understanding what kinds of graduates are leaving and what kinds of graduates are staying can help inform targeted policies that encourage graduates to stay and contribute to the local economy, and estimating graduate retention rates can help determine if NB is seeing a high or low return on its investments. The objective of this report is to present a statistical description of individuals who have graduated from the following publicly funded colleges and universities in NB*: The University of New Brunswick (UNB) Université de Moncton (UdeM) Mount Allison University (MTA) St. Thomas University (STU) New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) *The Maritime College of Forest Technology is excluded from this study.Item Comment soutenir l’acquisition de la langue orale auprès des élèves débutants : une séquence d’enseignement(Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion, 2023) Garrett, Melissa Dockrill; Rogers, Jennifer; Bélanger-Turcotte, Nikki; Le Bouthillier, JoséeItem Communication orale et évaluation formative pour l’apprentissage dans les centres de littératie en immersion française(University of Ottawa, 2022-12-22) Le Bouthillier, Josée; Bourgoin, RenéeDans cette étude, de devis de recherche-développement, nous avonsexaminé la dimension formative de l’évaluation lors de la participationd’élèves de l’élémentaire à des tâches orales dans des centres de littératieen immersion française (IF). Le programme d’IFvisant l’acquisitionde la langue seconde, fournir aux élèves des occasions de produirede façon étendue est important. Nous avons observé la façon dont lesenseignantes recueillaient des traces d’apprentissage auprès de leursélèves, alors que ceux-ci travaillaient de façon autonome à des tâchesorales. Les données ont été recueillies auprès des enseignantes (n = 5)d’IFet de leurs élèves. Ces données consistaient d’observations en classe,d’enregistrements vidéo, de preuves d’apprentissage et d’entrevues avecles enseignantes (n = 15). Les données ont révélé l’importance d’étab-lir des résultats d’apprentissage précis, de recueillir des preuvesd’apprentissage tangibles et de se servir de ces évidences d’apprentissagepour maximiser les apprentissages de l’oral dans les centres de littératie.Mots-clés : immersion française, communication orale, évaluation forma-tive, langue seconde, centres de littératie Using a Design-Based Research methodology, we examined the roleand the use of assessment practices during the implementation of orallanguage tasks in literacy centers with elementary French immersionstudents. Since these French Immersion programs are designed to supportsecond language acquisition, providing students with opportunitiesto produce extended output is important. We studied the ways bywhich teachers collected evidence of learning when students workedindependently on oral language tasks during literacy centers. Five (n = 5) immersion teachers participated in the study, along with their students.Data collected included classroom observations, video recordings ofstudents working on oral communication tasks, learning artifacts andteacher interviews (n = 15). Findings suggest that specific dimensions offormative assessments including the pedagogical applications of specificlearning outcomes, the collection of tangible evidence of learning, and thesubsequent reinvestment of students’ learning yielded important benefitsis supporting oral language acquisition in literacy centers for Frenchimmersion students.Key words: French immersion, oral communication, formative assess-ment, second language, literacy centersItem Comparisons of high school equivalency and high school diplomas in NB(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2019) Leonard, Philip; McDonald, Ted; Balzer, AndyIs getting a GED as “good” as getting a high school diploma? New Brunswickers who drop out of high school but later complete their high school education commonly receive a General Equivalency Diploma – otherwise known as a GED. Some may assume that having a GED or other equivalency degree is comparable to having a high school diploma. Meanwhile, others ask if having a GED is better than having no degree at all. To shed light on this issue, researchers at NB-IRDT look at the evidence surrounding labour market outcomes. This report uses data from the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) from the 2016 General Social Survey to examine labour market outcomes – including employment and average income – for New Brunswickers possessing a high school equivalency diploma, a traditional high school diploma, or less than a high school education. New Brunswickers with levels of education beyond high school are not included in this comparison. Findings show that while employment rates and average incomes for individuals with an equivalency diploma are not as high as for those with a high school diploma, they are considerably higher than those of individuals who did not complete a high school education. At the time of the survey, 51% of individuals with an equivalency diploma were employed, versus 60% with a high school diploma and 31% without a high school education. Individuals with an equivalency diploma were earning approximately $31,742 a year, compared to $32,381 for those with a high school diploma and $19,893 for those without a high school education. Previous studies have asked whether there is any advantage to getting a GED over not getting one at all. The results suggest the answer is “yes” – in the labour market, at least.Item Conflict, hope, and mathematics education storylines: Pivoting away from a pathology-based orientation.(North American Study Group on Ethnomathematics, 2023-06) Gerbrandt, Julianne; Wagner, DavidIn this paper, we play with the ideas of conflict and hope in reported storylines from subaltern contexts of mathematics learning. The concept of storyline comes from positioning theory, which suggests that people make choices about communication acts according to known or familiar storylines. By drawing attention to aspects of conflict and hope within storylines, we identify pivot points that permit reorientation. By deconstructing several storylines from the Mathematics Education in Indigenous and Migrational contexts project, we noticed how storylines that feature conflict offer more opportunities to pivot than do storylines that feature appeals to hope. This process of reorientation resists the dominance of pathology-based storylines about mathematics education for students from minoritized groups and draws attention to the impact of orientation on storylines.Item Differentiated Instructional Practices for High School French as an Additional Language Classes(Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers, 2024) Garrett, Melissa Dockrill; Le Bouthillier, JoséeItem Enseigner la langue seconde et la littératie: Les principes directeurs et la façon de les mettre en pratique(2019) Le Bouthillier, Josée; Bourgoin, RenéeItem Graduate retention in New Brunswick: 2019 and 2020 cohort update(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2023-01) Balzer, Andy; McDonald, Ted; Miah, Pablo; Mokhtar, RawiaThis report is the first in a series of annual updates on post-secondary graduates’ retention in New Brunswick (NB) that will be released by the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) each year. These reports provide an overview of NB graduates’ retention patterns since the previous reporting period, and these periodic updates on graduates’ retention trends can help guide public policy discussions around education and training strategies to attract youth to study, work, and live in NB. The current study, which looks at 2019 and 2020 graduate cohorts, updates the graduate retention results published by Bhuiyan et al. (2020), which considered individuals who graduated as recently as 2018. However, two changes in methodology used in this report mean that results presented here are not directly comparable to the previous results (Bhuiyan et al., 2020). The first change is that in this report, the data on university graduates come from the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC), rather than the universities themselves. Though graduation numbers are very close between the two sources, data matching rates are lower with the new source. Second, a more conservative definition of retention is adopted in this report, whereby changes in Medicare status prior to an individual’s graduation date are used to assess retention post-graduation. These methodological changes are discussed in more detail in the report, but the net result is that estimated retention rates in this report are somewhat lower than comparable results in the previous report. We therefore present the full historical series of retention rates so that changes over time can be assessed using a consistent methodology.Item Graduate retention in New Brunswick: 2021 graduate cohort update(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2024-06) McDonald, Ted; Miah, Pablo; Beykzadeh, Ali; Gorman-Asal, MadeleineThis report is the third in a series of annual updates on post-secondary graduates’ retention in New Brunswick (NB) by the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT). These reports provide an overview of the retention patterns of graduates from post-secondary institutions in NB since the previous reporting period, and their updates on graduates’ retention trends can help guide public policy discussions around education and training strategies to attract younger individuals to study, work and live in NB. The current study, which includes data on the 2021 graduate cohort, provides an update to the graduate retention results released by NB-IRDT in 2023 (Balzer et al., 2023), which included data on individuals who graduated in 2019 and 2020. The methodology followed by Balzer et al. (2023) was replicated for this cohort update.Item Graduate retention in New Brunswick: Supplementary report on graduates in social work(New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, 2023-05) Jones, Bethany; McDonald, Ted; Miah, PabloIn January 2023, the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training released a report called Graduate retention in New Brunswick: 2019 and 2020 cohort update (Balzer et al.), 1 which gave an overview of post-secondary graduates’ retention patterns, disaggregated by their field of study. While this provided many valuable insights into graduates’ education and mobility decisions, the fields of study examined were purposely broad. This allowed for comparison between graduates of programs in arts, science, business, and healthcare, for instance, but it did not allow for a narrower focus on the outcomes of graduates of specific fields of interest. In New Brunswick, social work is one such field of interest. The retention of social work graduates 2 is an important topic in the public sphere, as social work has been identified as the second highest profession in need of a recruitment and retention strategy in New Brunswick, and pre-pandemic projections suggest the province could have a shortage of 272 social workers by 2030 (New Brunswick Association of Social Workers [NBASW], 2022). Given the increased demand for social workers since the start of COVID-19, this shortage could be even greater (NBASW, 2022). This study focuses on the retention of social work graduates in New Brunswick and acts as a supplement to the earlier work by Balzer et al. (2023), using the same data and methodology but further breaking down the field of study category to examine social work specifically. The findings in this report provide an overview of social work graduates’ demographic backgrounds and mobility decisions and can help guide public policy discussions around education and training strategies to retain social workers in NB. 1 Graduate retention in New Brunswick: 2019 and 2020 cohort update (Balzer et al., 2023) 2 In this report, we refer to graduates of university social work programs and college social service community worker programs as “social work graduates.”Item Identifying requirements and gaps in French as a second language (FSL) Teacher Education: Recommendations and guidelines(Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT), 2023) Arnott, Stephanie; Smith, Cameron W; Battistuzzi, Amanda; Culligan, Karla; Dicks, Joseph; Kristmanson, Paula; Masson, Mimi; Spiliotopoulos, Valia; Wernicke, MeikeItem La lecture dans un contexte d’acquisition du français langue seconde en immersion au primaire(Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion, 2023) LeBouthillier, JoséeItem La place de l’anglais dans les classes d’immersion française(Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion, 2021) Le Bouthillier, JoséeItem La rétention d’enseignantes et d’enseignants de français langue seconde au Canada : au-delà d’une stratégie de recrutement(Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française, 2023-02-23) Wernicke, Meike; Masson, Mimi; Arnott, Stéphanie; Le Bouthillier, Josée; Kristmanson, PaulaRésumé Dans le domaine de l’enseignement du français langue seconde au Canada, nous faisons face à une pénurie de longue date. Parmi d’autres études examinant le recrutement et la rétention du personnel enseignant, nous avons mené une étude pancanadienne afin de déterminer les exigences et les lacunes dans la formation initiale et continue en enseignement du français. Dans cet article, nous examinerons dans quelle mesure les composantes de cette formation favorisent ou entravent la rétention du personnel enseignant. Un aperçu des résultats met en relief une forte préoccupation de la part de toutes les personnes participantes par rapport à la rétention du personnel en enseignement du français, avec une attention particulière envers le mentorat. Ces constats divergent de la politique fédérale qui se limite strictement au recrutement, alors qu’un accent sur le mentorat, surtout sous forme de soutiens non officieux , est nécessaire dès le début de la formation initiale, ainsi que pendant la transition vers le milieu du travail et à travers celui-ci. Nous discuterons des enjeux qui découlent de ces résultats quant aux efforts en cours pour répondre à la pénurie d’enseignantes et d’enseignants en français. Abstract Canada is facing a long-standing shortage of FSL teachers. Among other studies on teacher recruitment and retention, we conducted a cross-Canada study to identify needs and gaps in initial and continuing education for FSL teaching. In this article, we will examine the extent to which components of this training program promote or hinder teaching staff retention. An overview of the results reveals participants genuine concern about retaining FSL teaching staff, with particular attention to mentorship, these findings diverging from federal policy, which is strictly limited to recruitment. A focus on mentorship, especially in the form of informal support, is necessary from the beginning of initial training as well as during the transition to and through the workplace. We will discuss issues arising from these results in relation to ongoing efforts to address the shortage of FSL teachers. Resumen En el campo de la enseñanza del francés lengua segunda en Canadá, desde hace mucho tiempo confrontamos una escasez. Entre otros estudios que han examinado la contratación y la retención del personal magisterial, hemos realizado un estudio pan-canadiense con el fin de determinar las exigencias y deficiencias de la formación inicial y continua en enseñanza del francés. En este artículo examinaremos en qué medida los componentes de esta formación favorecen o dificultan la retención del personal magisterial. Una visión general de los resultados pone de relieve una acentuada preocupación por parte de todas las personas que participan con respecto a la retención del personal en la enseñanza del francés, otorgando una atención especial a la tutoría. Dichos resultados difieren de la política federal la cual se limita estrictamente al reclutamiento, mientras que acentuar la tutoría como forma de apoyo extra-oficial , se vuelve indispensable desde el principio de la formación inicial, así que durante la transición hacia el trabajo y a todo lo largo de éste. Discutiremos los retos que dimanan de los resultados en lo relacionado a los esfuerzos que actualmente se realizan s para subsanar la escasez de maestros y maestras de francés.Item Le développement du vocabulaire et les questions ouvertes pour favoriser la communication orale en mathématiques(Association canadienne des professionnels de l'immersion, 2023) Culligan, KarlaLes enseignants de mathématiques en immersion française ont un double intérêt à soutenir la communication orale des élèves en classe, car elle est importante non seulement pour approfondir la compréhension des concepts mathématiques, mais aussi pour un apprentissage efficace de la langue seconde. C’est pourquoi nous examinerons deux stratégies gagnantes pour la favoriser dans la classe de mathématiques en immersion : le développement du vocabulaire et l’utilisation de questions ouvertes. Ces stratégies s’appliquent à différents niveaux d’enseignement, mais nous porterons une attention particulière à la manière dont ils pourraient fonctionner au niveau secondaire, où la communication orale (en particulier l’interaction) est souvent plus difficile à encourager dans la classe de mathématiques.