2025 Literacy Webinar Series - Navigating Barriers to Help Canadian Students Thrive: Addressing Three Wicked Problems
Wicked problems in education—declining literacy rates, inequities in student outcomes, and rising levels of anxiety and depression—demand bold, system-wide solutions. This webinar explores these challenges head-on, uncovering the root causes. From understanding why only three out of five students meet literacy benchmarks to addressing the unequal distribution of vulnerable students across schools, this session will provide fresh insights and strategies to transform outcomes.
Access this webinar as Dr. Willms explores the three wicked problems in education — declining literacy rates, inequities in student outcomes, and rising levels of anxiety and depression. We’ll explore how schools can reduce childhood vulnerability and reverse troubling trends. Whether you’re an administrator, superintendent, or policymaker, this session offers insight to help guide your next steps.
Don’t miss this critical conversation—register today!
Date: Jan 21, 2025
Time: 13:00 EST
Title: Navigating Barriers to Help Canadian Students Thrive: Addressing Three Wicked Problems
Speakers: Dr. Doug Willms – Founder, The Learning Bar
Dr. Willms is the Founder and President of the Learning Bar Inc. He is the Past President of the International Academy of Education, a Member of the US National Academy of Education, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. From 2002-2017, he held the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Literacy and Human Development at the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Willms has published over 200 research articles and monographs pertaining to youth literacy, children’s health, the accountability of schooling systems, and the assessment of national reforms.
Dr. Willms developed the model, Educational Prosperity, an assessment framework that jurisdictions can use in their capacity-building efforts and the development of educational policy. The model was adopted by the OECD for PISA for Development, an initiative aimed at building capacity for low- and middle-income countries to monitor progress towards national targets for improvement. Dr. Willms and his colleagues have developed the questionnaires and the analysis plan for this international study.
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