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Xu Zhao


Dr. Zhao is Assistant Professor and Director of Research-Chinese Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary.

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James Fraser Mustard


Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Dr. Fraser Mustard worked as a medical researcher at Cambridge and McMaster universities.

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Lloyd Rieber


Dr. Lloyd Rieber's Website Dr. Lloyd Rieber Based out of the University of Georgia, Lloyd Rieber is a professor of learning, design and technology. As a researcher, he’s found a person’s interest in academic learning rarely compares to the commitment that characterizes their learning outside of school, which is related to personal interest. Rieber is [...]
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Jean Piaget


Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his studies in determining how knowledge grows in children.

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Vivian Gussin Paley


Vivian Gussin Paley is one of the pioneers behind play-based teaching and learning. She spent more than 40 years as a preschool teacher, much of it spent at the University of Chicago’s Laboratory Schools.

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Janet N. Mort


Dr. Janet N. Mort is an author and former school principal and Superintendent of the Saanich School District in British Columbia. She led the implementation of the province’s 10-year plan for educational reform, and is a researcher at the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), at the University of British Columbia.

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Robert J. Marzano


Dr. Robert J. Marzano is known internationally for his research in classroom strategies and design. He is the author of more than 30 books and 150 articles.

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Anna Kirova


Dr. Anna Kirova is an elementary education professor at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include the social-emotional intelligence of young children, early mathematical thinking, the use of technology.

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Bryan Kolb


Dr. Bryan Kolb is a psychology professor and founding researcher with the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, based out of the University of Lethbridge. He’s the author of five books, including two textbooks on subjects ranging from neuropsychology to the relationship between the brain and human behaviour. More biographical information…

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Sergio Pellis


Sergio Pellis Based out of the University of Lethbridge, neuroscience researcher and professor Sergio Pellis examines the relationship between a child’s brain and behaviour during development.

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