Opportunity to Volunteer with Indigenous health/ education program at Kahnawake
The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) a 27 community based participatory research program is welcoming student volunteers interested to gain knowledge through experience volunteering with this diabetes prevention/ health promotion community program focused on school and community activities including physical activity, nutrition, curriculum development, research and evaluation, and planning with a dynamic integrated community-academic team.
Opportunity to Volunteer with Indigenous health/ education program at Kahnawake
The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) a 27 community based participatory research program is welcoming student volunteers interested to gain knowledge through experience volunteering with this diabetes prevention/ health promotion community program focused on school and community activities including physical activity, nutrition, curriculum development, research and evaluation, and planning with a dynamic integrated community-academic team.
Participant Recruitment for Research on Self-Compassion & Discrimination (REB File #: 21-02-014)
Self-compassion in the face of discrimination: Buffering the effects of discrimination on the mental health of sexual minority adults of colorFarhin Chowdhury (MA Student) and Chiaki Konishi (Associate Professor) from the Human Development program are conducting a study on self-compassion and the effects of perceived discrimination on the mental health of sexual minority adults of colour.
Teaching with Purpose by Karen Cohen-Gazith, ECP, on WhyKnowledgeMatters
Karen Cohen-Gazith, ECP, talks about her book published in 2020 (November) Teaching With Purpose published by Solution Tree, on WhyKnowledgeMatters.
Watch the YouTube video HERE.
Media Spotlight 鈥� New Lay Article Published by Dr. Langevin, ECP, and Dr. H茅bert, UQAM, on Young Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
Dr. Rachel Langevin, ECP, and Dr. Martine H茅bert, UQAM, recently published a lay article based on their research in the past decade on young victims of child sexual abuse, more specifically, the focus is on preschool-aged victims.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Gordon Bloom, KPE, Featured on Global, CBC, and the Toronto Star
KPE鈥檚 Dr. Gordon Bloom has been in the media, on Global Montreal, Global News Radio, CBC News, and the Toronto Star, commenting on the mental health concerns of elite athletes, relating to Les Canadiens鈥� Carey Price entering the player assistance program.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 going to send a message that will reverberate from the NHL all the way down to minor hockey鈥�
Media Spotlight 鈥� Marie-Claude Geoffroy, ECP, Article Featured in the National Post
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, wrote an article with co-writer Massimiliano Orri, Assistant Professor, 黑料不打烊 Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, featured in the National Post, originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.
Congratulations to Paul J. Meighan-Chiblow, DISE, Awarded Doctoral Dissertation Grant by the International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF).
Paul J. Meighan-Chiblow, PhD Candidate in the Department of Integrated Studies, is the winner of the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Grant awarded by the International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF).
Paul is also the co-winner of the Russell N. Campbell Award for the highest-rated application.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Joseph Levitan, DISE, Featured on WhyKnowledgeMatters
Joseph Levitan, DISE Assistant Professor, was featured on WhyKnowledgeMatters, where he talks about his research on culturally grounded curriculum from Peru via Zoom.
Prof. Levitan discusses his paper Salir adelante: Collaboratively developing culturally grounded curriculum with marginalized communities that he has written with Prof. Dr. Kayla M. Johnson from the University of Kentucky.
Join the Team! Administrative Support Position Available
We鈥檙e Hiring!There's an administrative support staff position available within 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Faculty of Education (Downtown Campus).
Alumni Highlight: Andrea Brazeau-- Future Leader Advocating for Change
Meet the Indigenous youth in Quebec who are standing up to support their communitiesMarilla Steuter-Martin听路听CBC News
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These future leaders are advocating for change to address issues they see affecting Indigenous people
Mi'kmaq Connected DISE's John Sylliboy with Supervisor Janine Metallic
A 黑料不打烊 student and professor realized they both speak Mi'kmaq; it changed everythingby Selena Ross CTVNewsMontreal.ca Digital Reporter
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MONTREAL -- A very specific milestone passed recently, unnoticed except by those who happened to read a tweet by John Robert Sylliboy on Tuesday.
鈥淚 have goosebumps,鈥� he wrote.
Dean's Statement for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On this day of Truth and Reconciliation, we reflect on the tragedies that occurred at the residential schools and we are reminded that every child matters. As the Dean of the Faculty of Education, I am averse to calling those institutions 鈥渟chools鈥�. Schools are a place to advance learning, to open one鈥檚 mind to new ideas and diverse opinions; to mentor and collaborate with each child so they become the best they can be throughout their lives.
Education in the News for Orange Shirt Day
The We Will Walk Together / Sk脿tne Entewathah矛ta听event began at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Faculty of Education in 2019, in honour of Orange Shirt Day. The initiative was driven by a small enthusiastic committee that organized听a march at Mount Royal to raise awareness and express sentiments of unity and inclusion between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous allies.
黑料不打烊 Course Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Tino Bordonaro, Appointed to Chair Quebec鈥檚 Advisory Board for English Education
In July 2021, Tino Bordonaro (MA 鈥�93), a Course Lecturer in the Department of Integrated Education (DISE), was appointed as the Chairperson of the Advisory Board for English Education (ABEE) at the Ministre de l'脡ducation du Qu茅bec (MEQ).
