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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · 11d

Speaker Spotlight: "Making Math Stick" is the topic PEI Math teacher Dr David Costello will address at researchED Atlantic Canada on October 25/25 at Saint Mary's University. Register at Eventbrite to reserve your spot. See you in Halifax!

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Sep 1

Back to School News: researchED Atlantic Canada is now on the Horizon! Join Us to Learn What Works in Mathematics and Literacy. Our trio of stars Amanda VanDerHeyden, GeorgeGeorgiou, and LeslieLaud will be joined by 20 more presenters, incl John Mighton, JamieMetsala, Kim Lockhart and many others

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Aug 7

Extension Granted! Submissions - for researchED Atlantic Canada (Sat Oct 25/25) are now due August 11/25. Hey, live heads and research-informed educators, submit a proposal to help us fill-out the #rEDATCan25 program docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS ResearchEd Atlantic Canada October 25, 2025

We are excited to announce that the next researchEd Conference in Canada is set to take place on October 25, 2025 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This in-person event will be held at Saint Mary's University ...

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researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Jul 2

Announcement: researchED Atlantic Canada (Sat. Oct 25, 2025), "Better Together," will feature three outstanding speakers, Amanda VanderHeyden, George Georgiou, and Leslie Laud, supported by an amazing cast of presenters. Tickets now LIVE! www.eventbrite.ca/e/researched...

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Nicole Conrad @nicoleconrad.bsky.social · Jun 19

Save the date! We’re bringing @researchedcanada.bsky.social to Halifax this fall . @smuhalifax.bsky.social @smuarts.bsky.social @smuscience.bsky.social @msvuhalifax.bsky.social

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Nicole Conrad @nicoleconrad.bsky.social · Jun 17

I recently had the honour of judging at the #CWSF in Fredericton, NB, and it was inspirational to learn about the science that students across Canada are doing. I learned lots about cancer treatments, machine learning, and soil. Thanks to #SMUScience for supporting this wonderful event! cwsf-espc.ca

Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF)

The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) is the premier national event for showcasing youth innovation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Jun 6

Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.

Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:

1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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Nicole Conrad @nicoleconrad.bsky.social · Jun 9

So inspiring!

Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · Jun 7

Brilliant keynote by Jamie Metsala discussing the Science of Reading, showing how Ontario‘s current guidelines for diagnosing dyslexia are at odds with evidence- IQ should not be part of dyslexia diagnosis #ReEDTO25

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Lesly Wade-Woolley @profwool.bsky.social · Mar 17

I've long wanted SSSR to offer an event for practitioners and at last we will! Educators and SLPs in the Calgary area, this is for you! Join us! #SSSR2025

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Nicole Conrad @nicoleconrad.bsky.social · May 27

Our recent research, now available on-line in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, shows that finding a literacy tutor in NS may not be as easy as you think. @canadianpsychology.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Some N.S. parents have trouble accessing literacy tutors for their children | CBC News

Demand for literacy tutors is on the rise in Nova Scotia, but several factors are making it difficult for some parents to get their children the assistance they need.

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Nicole Conrad @nicoleconrad.bsky.social · May 27

Excited to be part of @researchedcanada.bsky.social, working with educators and researchers to bring greater awareness to the science of reading.

researchED Canada @researchedcanada.bsky.social · Feb 12

Welcome to the #ResearchEDCanada Executive for 2025! Chair Paul Bennett, Jennifer Van Dommelen, Jim Christopher (Vice-Chair) & Mary Dempster (Secretary), with newcomers George Georgiou (AB), Jessica Worden (Manitoba), Nate Hansford (ON), Jim Hewitt (Ontario) and Nicole Conrad (NS)#cdned

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Debra Titone @dtitone.bsky.social · Nov 26

Are you a #Canadian #cognitive scientist who is looking for resources to promote #equity in our discipline?

Check out the resource page at the Women in Cognitive Science Canada+ website (wicsc.ca/resources/), and follow us here (@wicscanada.bsky.social)

Resources

Resources Preparing for Academic Careers Resources in this section are aimed at success in academia. This includes tips and tricks on applying for graduate and post-doc positions, learning about fu…

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Nicole Conrad @nicoleconrad.bsky.social · Feb 7

We’re hiring a 9-month LTA in Cognitive Psychology. @wicscanada.bsky.social

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