Paul W Bennett

Lasting Memories: One of the real highlights of researchED Atlantic Canada 25 was presenting Dr Jamie Metsala with the first researchED Canada Award of Excellence. The first recipient of any award sets the standard #rEDATCan25 Ty @NicoleJConrad for capturing the moment #NSed

Rampant Student Absenteeism: How Did Absenteeism become a Canadian Epidemic? Should Students Lose Marks for Missing Class? Tune in to CBC Radio @checkupcbc tomorrow (Sun April 19 at 4 pm ET) for the show. Looking forward to taking calls #cdned #ONTed #CMEC

Deep Dive: What impact did the 'Knowledge Turn' in English schools from 2010 to 2022 have on teen mental health? Assessment expert Daisy Christodoulou finds mental health also deteriorated in Scotland and Wales, skills-based systems taking different paths. Essential reading.

Preview - CBC CrossCountry Checkup (Sun April 19 at 4 pm ET) It will be my first appearance on the show. cbc.ca/news/should-st…

The great thing Paul, as you have done in Halifax, is that @researchEDCanada, at its best, is a reflection of depth and breadth of the pool of outstanding educators in every region of the country, as the Calgary lineup of local expertise put together by @NickelJodi clearly shows.

Good question. My guess - yes, but worth checking with CBC Radio

Head's Up: Watch @CBCCrossCountry Check-Up (Sun April 19) for a Public Call-in on #StudentAbsenteeism Should Students Lose Marks for Missing Class? Tune in and you will hear some familiar voices. Looking forward to taking calls #cdned #ONTed #ONpoli cbc.ca/news/should-st…

Four years of planting seeds, networking and assembling a team with @JimRChristopher @NickelJodi and @jkgamble3 Very exciting to see it all coming together in Calgary. Looking forward to connecting with old and new friends. #rEDCalgary26

Alberta Bound: Join Me for #researchEDCalgary Sat May 9 at North Trail HS for Four Featured Speakers and Practical Teacher workshops with Dr Kristy Brown, Melinda Cameron, Una Malcolm, Dave Brown & the STEM Innovation Team, Dean Kokonas & Morgan Andrew. See you there! #ABed

Big Ideas! Join Us at #researchEDCalgary (Sat May 9) for Keynote Speaker @natwexler, author of The Knowledge Gap (2019) and Lethbridge teacher Dave Brown on "Socratic Seminars." You can count upon us for out-of-the-box thinking. #ABed #ABpoli #cdned

We've Got Mathematics and STEM Covered! Join Us at #researchEDCalgary (Sat May 9 at North Trail HS ) for @johnmighton @rastokke and the #STEMInnovation Team, Dean Kokonas & Morgan Andrew. The stars and planets are aligned and we're Alberta Bound. #ABed #ABpoli #cdned #ABMath

We've Got Literacy Covered! Our first Alberta researchED Conference (Sat May 9 at North Trail HS) features Dr. Peter Bowers and sessions with Dr. Kristy Brown, Una Malcolm, Melinda Cameron. Lots to learn at #rEDCalgary26 #earlyliteracy #ANed #ABpoli #cdned

Fast Approaching: Join Us for #researchEDCalgary Sat May 9 at North Trail HS for Four Featured Speakers and Practical Teacher workshops with Dr Kristy Brown, Melinda Cameron, Una Malcolm, Dave Brown & the STEM Innovation Team, Dean Kokonas & Morgan Andrew Ty @NickelJodi #ABed

@JBradshaw01 @ArfinNathaniel Possibly some impact, but it's by far the most costly policy response. Very low "effect size" when it comes to improving student learning. Better to reform student behaviour practices and invest in attendance counsellors

Folks might not be ready to hear this, but what if I told you that smaller class sizes would even help improve attendance?! #OntEd

@PlayGroundology @TheHubCanada @cbcideas Yes, I do recall that book. I followed the debate it sparked in the public domain

@Educhatter @TheHubCanada @cbcideas Hey Paul - did you ever read The PhD Trap by Wilf Cude?

Academe Under Siege: Political bias in the social sciences -- and silencing of dissenting voices - moderate & conservative (Honeycutt & Jussim 2023-25). Over to @TheHubCanada @cbcideas What we need is a replicating study in Canadian higher education. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-…

Absent on Absenteeism: Student Absenteeism is a Canadian Epidemic - and What Can Be Done to Curb the Problem? My eccentric @macleans article (Sept25) explained how it happened & flagged a promising U.S. initiative Over to @PaulCalandra @vaillancourt_dr macleans.ca/society/canada…

Essential Reading- Political bias in the social sciences: A critical, theoretical, and empirical review (Honeycutt & Jussim, 2023). doi.org/10.1007/978-3-…

@Jo_AnnDavis @TorontoStar Touche! Collecting data and following the data to implement corrective policy are two different things. If only you and I were in charge...Wait a minute. We'd have to find a common strategy. Alas, it would have been fun and lively serving on a school board with you. (Smiling)

@Educhatter @TorontoStar Another - Normalized violence: Over 70% of Ontario teens have experienced or witnessed violence in the classroom - up dramatically under Ford. Why are are school "climate" surveys optional under Bill 101 when they helped surface this troubling data? It's reached crisis levels.

Normalized Absenteeism: Just 40 per cent of Ontario teens are meeting the attendance standard for high school — down from 60 per cent prior to the pandemic (@TorontoStar) Why did it take an Ontario reform initiative to surface this troubling data? It's reached crisis levels

Rampant Student Absenteeism: "Is Chronic Absenteeism Becoming Normalized?" My Educhatter Commentary (December 2022) looks to have been prophetic. We now know the answer & education academics are scrambling to explain how it happened. @PaulCalandra #cdned educhatter.wordpress.com/2022/12/15/stu…