Early Childhood Symposium 2020 (February 11 & 12, 2020) will feature two McGill Education speakers: Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman will give the Opening Plenary as Keynote Speaker and Dr. Tina Montreuil will lead the workshop "Healthy Minds, Healthy Schools & Resilience Building in Children: Preliminary Outcomes". The symposium will be held at Palace Centre de Congrès (1717 Boul le Corbusier, Laval, Québec, H7S 2K7).
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Published on: 6 Feb 2020
Emmanuella Lambropoulos, newly re-elected Federal MP for the Saint-Laurent riding is one of 98 women elected to the House of Commons this past fall and one of the youngest of these female Members of Parliament. A McGill Education alumna (B.Ed. '13), Lambropoulos is complementing her political career by completing her Master's in Educational Leadership within the Faculty's Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Read more about Emmanuella's story here: https://www.mcgill.ca/x/Zzy
Published on: 29 Jan 2020
McGill's Faculty of Education reminds all students, staff, alumni, and friends that education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and adults behind.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2020
Featured in the Montreal Gazette is an op ed piece written by Drs. Blane Harvey, Lisa Starr, and Joseph Levitan about the disconnect between society's concern about environmental issues and what's actually taught in Quebec schools:
Published on: 21 Jan 2020
Course Lecturer for McGill's Department of Integrated Studies, Dr. Sabrina Jafralie, gave her take on the proposed educational reform that would remove the religious culture component from the provincial school curriculum, in favour of other ethics course content exploring 21st Century themes. Dr. Jafralie, who also is a Head Teacher at Westmount High School, told CT News that removing religious culture would be a mistake as "we want our students to understand each other and what makes us click".
Published on: 13 Jan 2020
McGill Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Dr. Angelica Galante is a co-winner of the Pat Clifford Award, recognizing Canada's emerging education researchers.
Published on: 18 Dec 2019
McGill Department of Integrated Studies in Education Doctoral Student, Alisan Funk, travelled to Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) as McGill Education's participant in the 2019 Global Alliance in Education Research seminar. Alisan is pursuing her thesis in the area of circus education: https://www.mcgill.ca/x/Zbu (Video is courtesy of Monash University, McGill's partner in the Global Alliance in Education Research.)
Published on: 13 Dec 2019
Montreal, December 12, 2019 — The Quebec Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge, has officially announced today the launch of the Bourses d’excellence aux futurs enseignants program, offering $15.8 million dollars in scholarship money to Education students enrolled in a full-time Bachelor of Education program leading to teacher certification. Of the available funds distributed to institutions across the province, Prof.
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Published on: 12 Dec 2019
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education congratulates the 2019 graduating Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (MATL) cohort. The MATL Capstone Research Symposium took place on the evenings of December 4th and 5th and was the culminating event in the students’ MATL program where they presented their Capstone Research Projects and came together to celebrate their accomplishments.
At the reception following the Symposium, six students were recognized for their exceptional Capstone Research Projects:
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Published on: 10 Dec 2019
Maria Ezcurra, founder of the McGill Art Hive Initiative and Art Instructor, was presented Wednesday with the Visual Arts Diversity Award for 2019 by the Conseil des arts de Montréal. The award recognizes originality and diversity in the Montreal visual arts scene. Maria creates a committed art that evokes the memory, the gender, the feminine condition, the history, the culture, the migration and social norms.
Published on: 6 Dec 2019
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Dr. Allison Gonsalves was asked to speak at McGill's December 6th event honouring the memory of the victims of the Polytechnique Massacre; the 30th anniversary of the tragedy and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Dr. Gonsalves was there in her capacity as the Co-Chair for McGill's Senate Subcommittee on Women. The event was covered by the McGill Reporter.
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Published on: 6 Dec 2019
On the evening of November 28th, McGill’s Department of Integrated Studies in Education hosted an Interfaith/Intercultural Panel Discussion, in response to Bill 21. Organized by Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman and moderated by Dr. Steven Jordan, the respected speaker panel conversed about current issues, with the goal of illuminating the concept of shared values in the face of bigotry. The shared dialogues allowed panel members to voice growing concerns related to rising acts of prejudice on school campuses and in our society as a whole. The event was described most aptly by Dr.
Published on: 2 Dec 2019
On November 6, 2019, McGill Education's Dr. Claudia Mitchell was honoured by the Government of Quebec, having been awarded the Prix du Quebec, specifically the Léon-Gérin Prize, for her exemplary research career in the humanities and social sciences. A Distinguished James McGill Professor, Dr. Mitchell is the Director of the Institute for Human Development and Well-Being, Founder of the Participatory Cultures Lab, and a faculty member of McGill's Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
Published on: 15 Nov 2019
OFNIE (Office of First Nations and Inuit Education) premièred a video emphasizing the revitalizing Inuit culture in the classroom and bringing teacher education outside! Watch this heartwarming video capturing the educational activities of the Students on Ice (SOI) Arctic Expedition 2019. Many thanks to OFNIE partner Kativik Ilisarniliriniq and to the Students on Ice Foundation for producing this important video.
Published on: 15 Nov 2019
The Library’s new Digital Scholarship Hub is now open for consultations. Come to talk to our librarians about your digital research projects! See the schedule of events and consultations here.
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Published on: 6 Nov 2019
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