Sustainability Projects Fund: Green Labs Program

The Green Labs Expansion is a $50,000 envelope of SPF funding to assist labs on 黑料不打烊 campuses to adopt sustainable best practices learned from previous Sustainability Projects Fund projects. Approved funding will be available to teams for one year to assist them in creating a proof of concept to secure long-term funding for these practices.

ECP's Ada Sinacore Elected as CPA's New President

黑料不打烊 Education and the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) are proud to announce that the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) board has elected ECP's听Professor Ada L. Sincore as President for 2021-2022. The CPA posted the following announcement, highlighting Professor Sinacore:

Global News: Post-Secondary Students Grapple with COVID Fatigue

With Canadian universities beginning the Winter 2021 remote semester, Global News investigated further into the overall morale of post-secondary students with regard to COVID fatigue. 黑料不打烊 ECP's Dr. Nancy Heath and PhD candidate Stephanie Zito (黑料不打烊 M.Ed听'20) were both featured听as part of the news piece:

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Leaving Lights on for Hope and Cheer

Some Canadians are choosing to leave their Christmas lights on a little longer this year in a bid to keep the holiday cheer going during these dark times. Dr. Tina C. Montreuil, Assistant Professor for 黑料不打烊 Educational and Counselling Psychology, says the lights can really bring a boost to morale during trying times.听鈥淗ope is an essential ingredient of resilience,鈥� she said.

Karissa Leduc, ECP, Receives American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award

Karissa Leduc, a doctoral candidate in the Human Development Program, was awarded the American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award. This award is given to doctoral students to support costs associated to research projects that reflect excellence in scientific psychology.

黑料不打烊鈥檚 Faculty of Education receives $7.3 million in philanthropic support to aid student teachers and launch Canada鈥檚 first teaching and learning lab

Two donations, one from the estate of Mary Marsh and another from The Molson Foundation, will support students and spur innovations in pedagogy.

At a time when school teachers everywhere are being challenged by the second wave of the pandemic and by technological advances that are changing where, when and how students learn, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Faculty of Education is pleased to announce over $7 million in new philanthropic support through a pair of generous gifts from longstanding donors.

To teachers, with love: Elementary school teacher Mary Marsh leaves a historic bequest for Education students after a lifetime of giving

They may not know it yet, but 黑料不打烊鈥檚 student teachers are getting a big boost from a kindred spirit.

The late Mary Marsh, DipEd鈥�42, a Grade 1听teacher at Rosedale School in Montreal for most of her career, has left more than $4.8 million in her will to support students in the Faculty of Education through a suite of听awards听鈥� an investment that couldn鈥檛 have come at a better time for a profession deeply marked by the pandemic.

New CoLab spurs innovations in pedagogy: Valuable support from The Molson Foundation will bolster a novel approach to education

A new partnership between 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls 鈥� known as the CoLab 鈥� aims to advance collaborative research that will address the evolving needs of both educators and students. Unlike traditional laboratory schools at Oxford, Columbia, UCLA and the University of Chicago, which operate as an adjunct to a university, this new venture will be a true partnership, the first of its kind in Canada.

Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri Reassures Parents about Baby Sleep Patterns

Parents shouldn鈥檛 worry about their baby鈥檚 inconsistent sleep patterns

Study of 44 infants finds that half never slept 8 hours consecutively

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Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Interviewed on Global News

Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed by Global News on how Quebec families are reporting increases in stress as the second wave of the pandemic continues, and how a focus on self-care is one of the effective ways to deal with the issue.

Media Spotlight 鈥� Bassam Khoury Interviewed in the Observer

Bassam Khoury, Assistant Professor of the Department of Education and Counseling Psychology, was interviewed in the Association of Psychological Science (APS) Observer journal in "Careers Up Close: Bassam Khoury on How Mindfulness Breeds Compassion".

Faculty Launches New Video for B.Ed. Students

For fourth-year B.Ed. students approaching the end of their programs, knowing what path to take after graduation can be challenging. Whereas many B.Ed. grads are eager to pursue careers in teaching, training, pedagogy, youth programming, or other听employment sectors, others may not feel ready to join the job market just yet. Some students may want to broaden their knowledge and skillsets, become more specialized, or expand their career opportunities.

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Supporting Student Wellness in Remote Courses

Have you wondered听what small actions you can听take to听enhance student wellness听in your听remote听courses?听Professor Nancy Heath听and her team听recently听created the resource听Enhancing Student Wellness: Simple Tips for Instructors, in collaboration with听Teaching and Learning Services听and the听Wellness Hub.听The resource describes simple, easy to implement activities

Media Spotlight 鈥� Victoria Talwar, ECP, on CTV News

A lot of parents are expressing concern with the amount of time their kids are spending on screens, especially during the pandemic since some kids are having to attend school from home. Is all screen time bad for children and teens?

Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology Chair, Dr. Victoria Talwar, was interviewed by CTV News Montreal to give her expert advice.

Introducing Our New Effective Parenting Event Sponsor: La Caisse Desjardins de l鈥櫭塪ucation

Introducing our new sponsor: La Caisse Desjardins de l鈥櫭塪ucation, for our Effective Parenting Event Youth Gaming: How much is too much?听 Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky.