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The 2014 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Quebec and Nunavut)

is awarded to

Stéphan Gaumont-Guay

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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2014 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Quebec and Nunavut) is awarded to Stéphan Gaumont-Guay, Cégep Limoilou, in recognition of for his pioneering role in pedagogical development that has resulted in a significantly improved rate of success for students taking physics. announcement

Recognized for his skills as an extraordinary teacher, Stéphan Gaumont-Guay centered his preoccupations around educational methods. He has played a pioneering role in the development of many educational methods, making the student as the principal agent in building his knowledge, hence as key to his success. In particular, he made a name for himself in developing problem-based learning as well as an active learning lab. As a teacher in Cégep Limoilou since 1999, he could find his niche and, most of all, inspire his colleagues and students in problem-based learning as well as in the development and use of an active learning class. Moreover, he took part in various activities related to a teacher’s task : author and editor of physics textbooks, contribution to CCDMD’s site, sponsor of student teams that took part in the annual challenge « Sciences, on tourne », lecturer, etc. In summary, his contribution to the development of Cégep Limoilou, both with regards to the quality training he gives to his students, but also of the institutional development he is spurring through his innovative ideas and projects, Stéphan Gaumont-Guay stands out, as a teacher, and deserves the Award for Teaching Excellence of physics in high school and college. nominator citation

The CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics, which was introduced in 2010, is intended to recognize excellence in teaching physics in Canadian high schools or CEGEPs and to encourage and promote physics at the high school/CEGEP level in Canada. The award is sponsored by the CAP, TRIUMF, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Nelson Education, and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. medal description

The Canadian Association of Physicists, founded in 1945, is a professional association representing over 1600 individual physicists and physics students in Canada, the U.S. and overseas, as well as a number of Corporate, Institutional, and Departmental Members. In addition to its learned activities, the CAP also undertakes a number of activities intended to encourage students to pursue a career in physics. cap description

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For more information, please contact: Canadian Association of Physicists Tel: (613) 562-5614 Fax: (613) 562-5615 E-mail: cap@uottawa.ca