
Dr. Wendy Carr
Professor of Teaching Emerita
French Language Education
Literacy education
Teacher Education
Projects
Developing, evaluating, disseminating and sustaining a school-based mental health literacy intervention for Indigenous youth
CIHR Project Grant (Co-Investigator) 2020-25
Enhancing inclusive pedagogical practices of instructors in teacher education through mentoring and leadership
UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funds (Co-Investigator), 2019-20
SOGI-inclusive cultures, practices and resources in the Faculty of Education
Jane Rule Endowment for the Study of Human Relations (Principal investigator), 2018-19
Building digital citizenship and critical digital literacies in French program teacher candidates through open educational repositories
UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Funds (Co-investigator), 2018-19
Mental health & high school curriculum guide: Planning for adapting, evaluating & disseminating for Indigenous youth
CIHR Project Grant. (Pedagogical Advisor), 2018-19
Teacher Education For All: Creating Learning Environments Inclusive of Sexual and Gender Diversity
UBC Educational Innovations for Social Justice Initiative (Principal Investigator), 2016-18
Community Work
2021-2023
Advisor, Youth Substance Use Advisory Council, BC Ministry of Health
2015 – 2023
Director, Past Vice-President, National Board of Directors, Canadian Parents for French
2017 – 2020
Chair, BC Provincial Mental Health Literacy Professional Development Steering Committee
2016 – 2018
Assn of BC Deans of Education representative, Teacher Education Program Working Group (BC Teachers’ Council)
2012-2016
Canadian Expert Representative, European Centre of Modern Languages
2005 – 2015
Past Vice-President & Director, Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
Past President & Director, BC Association of Teachers of Modern Languages
Selected Publications
Articles
Reports
Carr, W., Wernicke, M., & Daniels, B. (2023). Official and Indigenous languages education discussion paper. Ottawa: Canadian Parents for French.
Carr, W. (2022). Early language learning for a brighter bilingual future. In Learning French in the early years. Ottawa: Canadian Parents for French.
Carr, W. (2021). Online all the time. In Logging in to learn: Advocacy-oriented research brief. Ottawa: Canadian Parents for French.
Carr, W. (2020). Supporting linguistic security for language learners. In Building linguistic security: Research brief. Ottawa: Canadian Parents for French.
Masson, M., Larson, E., Desgroseilliers, P., Carr, W., & Lapkin, S. (2019). Accessing opportunity: A study on challenges in French-as-a-second language education teacher supply and demand in Canada. Ottawa: Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
Chapters
Carr, W. (2013). Learning French in British Columbia: English as additional language learner and parent perspectives. In K. Arnett & C. Mady (Eds.) Minority populations in Canadian second language education (pp. 22-37). Bristol: UK: Multilingual Matters.
Teaching Resources
Carr, W., & Anderson, B. (2015). Échos Pro 3. [French second language teaching resource collection]. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.
Carr, W., & Anderson, B. (2014). Échos Pro 2. [French second language teaching resource collection]. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.
Anderson, B., & Carr, W. (2013). Échos Pro 1. [French second language teaching resource collection]. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.
Anderson, B., Carr, W., Lewis, C., Salvatori, M., & Turnbull, M. (2009). Échos. [French second language literacy collection]. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.
Anderson, B., Carr, W., Lewis, C., Salvatori, M., & Turnbull, M. (2008). Effective literacy practices in FSL: Making connections. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education.
Awards & Honours
2018 – Prix Robert Roy Award – Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
2018 – Assoc of BC Deans of Education Teacher Educator of the Year Award
2018 – BC Teachers’ Federation Honorary Life Membership for Outstanding Service to BC Education
2018 – BC Assoc of Teachers of Modern Languages Honorary Life Membership
2015 – Faculty of Education’s 100 Alumni, Outstanding Contribution Award
2010 – Murray Elliott Outstanding Contribution to the Teacher Education Program
2008 – Faculty of Education Excellence in Teaching – Sessional Instructor