Celebrating International Day of Families
May 15 is International Day of Families.聽Families and New Technologies is the theme chosen by the United Nations for this year鈥檚 International Day of Families.
Prof. Adam Dub茅, Director of the Technology, Learning & Cognition Lab at 黑料不打烊's Faculty of Education, kindly shared three recordings from ECP's Effective Parenting Lecture Series that took place last fall.
Philip Howard Delivers Keynote for Perspectives on Teaching Conference
Dr. Philip S.S. Howard of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education will be this year's聽keynote speaker for Western University's Perspectives on Teaching, Spring Conference. This free聽virtual conference will "focus on looking back, moving forward, and lessons learned from a year of change and disruption in higher education", according to conference organizers.聽
Media Spotlight 鈥� Annie Savard, DISE, Interviewed in the Times Colonist
Associate Professor Annie Savard (Department of Integrated Studies in Education) was recently interviewed by the Times Colonist, a BC-based publication, about how Canadian students are performing in math颅ematics. Savard "...points out Quebec teachers have a clearer understanding of 'didactic' instruction, a concept championed in France and French-speaking countries. 'Knowing the content of the course isn鈥檛 enough,' Savard says. 'You need what we call didactic [teaching].
Call for Survey Participants: Parenting Behaviours and Associations with Mental Health and Well-Being
The ReACT lab is looking for participants in Canada who are at least 18 years old to complete a survey about parenting behaviours and its associations with mental health, and well-being.
The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and you can choose to enter into a random draw for the chance to win 1 of 2 cash prizes of $50 at the end of the survey. The survey is available in English and French.
Participatory Research in Education and Agency in Mali (PREAM) Project Launches for Adolescents in the Segou an Mopti Regions
PREAM is a 3 year international collaboration between 黑料不打烊 University and the Universit茅 des Lettres et Sciences Humaines de Bamako (ULSHB) in close collaboration with Plan International Canada and Plan International Mali who are implementing an education in emergencies program.Joseph Levitan, DISE, and Karen Gazith, ECP, Featured on WhyKnowledgeMatters Dialogues Series
Two 黑料不打烊 Faculty of Education Academics, Joseph Levitan, of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, and Karen Gazith, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, were featured in a web series conducted by the organization WhyKnowledgeMatters, on Identity and Learning, and Inclusive Education.
Get Fit at Home with Personalized Fitness Sessions
Need to step up your health and fitness? 黑料不打烊 Education's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is offering personalized at-home fitness sessions via Zoom for members of the 黑料不打烊 Community! Kinesiology students will craft your fitness routine using your existing at-home equipment and household items.
Sheryl Smith-Gilman Discusses Pre-Service Education on ShiftED Podcast
Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman, DISE Faculty Lecturer and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs, was recently interviewed by LEARN Quebec on their podcast, ShiftED. Dr.
ECP鈥檚 Tina Montreuil Recognized for Outstanding Media Outreach
The 黑料不打烊 Reporter is happy to announce that the numbers of applicants for the Principal's Prize for Emerging Researchers grew significantly this year. The jury was impressed by the number of early-career researchers who see sharing their knowledge with the media and the public as being an important and natural complement to their academic work.
Earth Day at 黑料不打烊
Thursday, April 22nd marks Earth Day 2021! Celebrated for the first time on April 22, 1970 - Today, more than a billion people in 193 countries now participate in Earth Day activities each year. Over the years, Earth Day has become the world鈥檚 largest environmental movement. Take a bit a time in April to celebrate Earth Day and find ways that you can further support Sustainability at 黑料不打烊 and in your daily life.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Interviewed in 黑料不打烊 Tribune
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, was recently interviewed in the 黑料不打烊 Tribune on the symptoms of social anxiety in early adolescence.
Karissa Leduc, ECP, Wins the Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship from the American Psychological Foundation
Karissa Leduc, a PhD candidate in the Human Development Program supervised by Dr. Victoria Talwar, has won the competitive Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship from the American Psychological Foundation.
This prestigious fellowship is awarded to promising young scholars to pursue innovative research in the area of child psychology.
黑料不打烊 Education Updates 鈥� Spring 2021: News About the Faculty's Strategic Initiatives and Priorities
黑料不打烊 Education's Spring updates for alumni and friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing, with news about the Faculty鈥檚 strategic initiatives and priorities, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis.
To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (rayna.goldman [at] mcgill.ca).
Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Gordon Bloom, KPE, Featured on TSN's "Yes Guy"
KPE's Dr. Gordon Bloom was featured on TSN's "Yes Guy" (Episode 18 that aired on March 27th, starting at 15:30 timestamp) talking about today's issues in sports psychology. Aside from navigating the challenges of "sports life", professional athletes have the same personal life issues that most of us do, plus the added vulnerabilities of their job performance being scrutinized by journalists and everyday critics online.
黑料不打烊 Education Community Scheduled for 2FA April Set-Up
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
