Jeffrey Derevensky, Chair of McGill's Faculty of Education: Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Head of McGill University’s International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours, has been featured in the media over the last several days due to his expertise in gaming addiction. Learn more:
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-quebec-parents-flock-to-fortnite-lawsuit
When asked by McGill Senate about student internships in light of Bill 21, Dean Dilson Rassier made it clear that the Faculty of Education is taking a proactive role in facilitating students' concerns. Read more about it in The McGill Daily: https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2019/09/buddles-rebuttal-on-strike/
The Quebec Government has now launched an English translation of its K-11 toolkit "Toward a School Enriched by All its Students". The focus of these materials is for educators to adapt to student diversity, from Kindergarten to Secondary 5. The kit provides a flyer, video, participant's booklet, place mat, facilitator's guide, and project summary.
McGill’s Kinesiology Clinic is here to help you reach your health and fitness goals! These affordable services are provided to you by McGill’s Kinesiology students, under expert faculty supervision.
Under the guidance of the Faculty of Education’s Kinesiology students, you can:
Steve Jordan was presented with the ARNA 2019 Social Justice Award at the recent ARNA Conference, held at McGill's Faculty of Education, June 26 to 28, 2019.
Artists and researchers collaborate to address sexual violence. The McGill Reporter covered this new exhibit, In/Visible: Body as Reflective Site, spearheaded by Faculty of Education Professor Shaheen Shariff. Click here to read more...
Nearly 60 Cree students their graduation from McGill University's Faculty of Education this past Saturday in Pikogan, Quebec. Our Office of First Nations and Inuit Education offers full-time and part-time teacher certification programs in Cree and Inuit communities in Quebec as well as in Kahnawake and Listuguj. Even though these students may be far away off campus, they are an important part of our Faculty and the McGill community. CBC's Susan Bell covered the story.
On June 19th, the Faculty of Education released this public statement in reaction to the Quebec Government's passing of Bill 21:
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on Radio-Canada's Bon pied, bonne heure! about her May 8th lecture on preventing anxiety in children at the "3rd Annual Public Health Day" organized by La Direction de santé publique de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
Une conférence sur la prévention de l'anxiété chez les enfants à Gaspé
The Faculty of Education is pleased to announce the winners of the competitions for Fellowships and Awards for the 2018-2019 year.
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Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Chair of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University, speaks with Global's Andrea Howick about the Effective Parenting Series, a public lecture series that helps parents improve their parenting skills.
Listen to the discussion on Global News.
Dr. Gigi Luk, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the third lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, The Science of Bilingualism, Dr. Luk discusses how language learning affects children's development and education.
Effective Parenting Series: The science of bilingualism can be heard of CBC Listen website
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the second lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, Moving from Worry to Mastery: Identifying parenting behaviours that are associated with childhood anxiety, Dr. Montreuil discusses tools for parents to deal with anxiety and worry in children.
Dr. Marie-Hélène Pennestri, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend Montreal about Sleeping Through the Night, the first lecture in McGill's 2019 Effective Parenting series.
"Effective Parenting: Sleeping Through the Night" can be heard on the CBC Listen website.
The Effective Parenting Series is back with four public lectures focusing on topics of concern for parents/guardians/grandparents!
The 2019 Series takes place on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm from April 9-30, 2019 (April 9, 16, 23, 30).
Lectures will be presented in English.
The McGill Reporter covers the Series here.
