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Dr. Todd Cunningham talks Tariffs
Todd Cunningham joins CBC host Deana Sumanac-Johnson to discuss how to talk to kids about Donald Trump and tariffs
February 2025
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Cellphone Bans in Ontario Schools
In an interview with CTV News, Dr. Todd Cunningham discusses the positive side of the new cell phone bans in Ontario schools.
September 2024
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Dr. Todd Cunningham with CBC News
Todd Cunningham joins CBC News to share how parents can talk to their kids about worry-inducting topics like wildfires.
July 2024
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Global News: Parenting Playbook
Dr. Todd Cunningham joins Global News' The Morning Show to discuss how BC's new bell-to-bell phone ban in schools can impact student learning.
February 2024
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Talking to Kids About International Conflict
Dr. Todd Cunningham joined CBC News to discuss how parents and carers can speak to their kids about international conflicts in the news.
October 2023
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healthXaudio S3 E3: Learning Disabilities
In part one of a three part series on learning disabilities, Dr. Todd Cunningham discusses learning disabilities and assistive technology with hosts Theodora and Arianne on the healthXaudio podcast.
March 2023
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Right to Read Inquiry: Responding to Opposition
IDA Ontario hosts a panel discussion where experts including Dr. Todd Cunningham share the research findings and evidence behind the Right to Read recommendations.
September 2022
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Pandemic Learning Loss with CBC News
Dr. Todd Cunningham shares that he believes teachers are likely to see a wider range in student abilities when learners are return to the classroom after so much time away during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 2021
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Talk to the Experts: Parent Series
Dr. Cunningham presents What the Research is Telling Us About Learning Disabilities to Lakehead Public Schools as part of their Special Education Advisory Committee's parent information series, Talk to the Experts.
January 2021
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Synchronous Learning Both Beneficial and Challenging, Educators Say
Dr. Todd Cunningham shared his expertise with CBC News in an article discussing the return to synchronous learning for Ontario students and teachers.
January 2021
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Traumatic Events, the Media & Our Children
Dr. Todd Cunningham speaks with Stephen Hurley on voicEd Radio about how we can talk to our kids about powerful and potentially traumatic events reported in the media.
January 2021
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TEDx YMCA Academy
Dr. Todd Cunningham hits the stage to talk about learning differently through the lens of his own learning disability and schooling experiences.
June 2017
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