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The 2018 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Quebec and Nunavut)

is awarded to

Jason Leblanc

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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2018 CAP Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Quebec and Nunavut) is awarded to Jason Leblanc, Centre matapédien d'études collégiales, in recognition of for his work in bringing real-life physics into the classroom, from measuring the speed of hockey pucks to developing clean energy projects. announcement

We are very pleased to showcase the tremendous contribution to the teaching of physics made by Dr. Jason Leblanc, teacher at the Centre Matapédien des Études Collégiales (CMEC) in Amqui (Quebec) to the Canadian physicist community. We recognize Jason’s unique work, since 1999, in the use of new state-of-the-art equipment for college-level physics instruction, including the combined use of interactive smart boards and the Pasco data acquisition system for experiments in classical mechanics. Dr. Jason Leblanc was the first person to successfully practise the mathematics and physics team-teaching experiment, demonstrating unprecedented openness to new teaching methods in physics education. We would also like to highlight his commitment and special attention implementing projects related to the use of “clean” energy sources, such as the combined photovoltaic-wind system project that is able to produce the energy needed to light the CMEC physics laboratory.

We wish Mr. Jason Leblanc much success in his future projects. He is a true innovative teacher! nominator citation

ABOUT the Award
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, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, TRIUMF, the Institute of Particle Physics, and Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia. medal description

ABOUT the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)

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, through its charitable arm - the CAP Foundation, 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: Mrs. Francine Ford, Executive Director Canadian Association of Physicists Tel: 613-562-5614 E-mail: execdir@cap.ca www.cap.ca