DISE's Dale Boyle PhD a winner in International Songwriting Competition
The Faculty of Education's arts-based education researcher Dale Boyle PhD has won second place in the Americana category of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for his song “You Might Come Around” from his recent album "Throwback".
Winners of Newly Established DISE Awards
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education is pleased to announce the inaugural winners of the newly established DISE Awards for Graduate Students, supported by our Graduate Excellence Fund. These awards were established in 2013 to recognize and celebrate the work of our students in several areas particularly close to our departmental raison d’être, but which are not covered in other award categories. Congratulations to the winners and all applicants!
DISETalks! - Teaching about Queer Families in Schools
This presentation investigates how topics such as same-sex-families may be introduced into elementary classrooms. The analysis focuses on how teachers might utilize texts to integrate same-sex relationships in pedagogical repertoires. Case studies illuminate issues such as parental surveillance and the marginalization of sexual minorities.
Congratulations to Our Graduate Student Fellowship and Award Winners in DISE
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education would like to congratulate the following graduate students on receiving McGill Graduate Fellowships and Faculty of Education Awards this spring:
Faiza Abdul Wahid, PhD Student, Educational Studies
2013-2014 Wolfe Fellowships in Scientific and Technological Literacy recipient
Hyunmin Lee, MA Student, Second Language Education
2013-2014 Stansfield Award for School-based Classroom Research recipient
ABCs of the PhD - Thriving as a T.A.
Dr. Anila Asghar of DISE Recipient of 2013 Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Anila Asghar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was awarded the 2013 Faculty of Education’s Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching!
This award is a reflection of Dr. Asghar's care for her students as well as her dedication to research in science education.
Congratulations Dr. Asghar!
DISE - Discourse for Direction - Evening Two
McGill University DISE Pro-seminar Symposium
April 23rd, 2013 - Second of two evenings
The 2013 Symposium will offer scholars in training the opportunity to
disseminate issues which drive their quest for knowledge, to foreground
inquiry as a shared, global endeavor, to form coalitions, and to engage in
debate on how research can be used to advance the direction of their future
studies both inside and outside the academy.
Join us for an evening or two of conversation, collaboration and collegiality.
DISE - Discourse for Direction - Evening One
McGill University DISE Pro-seminar Symposium
April 9th (& 23rd), 2013 - First of two evenings
The 2013 Symposium will offer scholars in training the opportunity to
disseminate issues which drive their quest for knowledge, to foreground
inquiry as a shared, global endeavor, to form coalitions, and to engage in
debate on how research can be used to advance the direction of their future
studies both inside and outside the academy.
Join us for an evening or two of conversation, collaboration and collegiality.
DISE - Organize! Author Event at "Another Story Bookshop"
Join Another Story Bookshop as it hosts Aziz Choudry and contributors of “ORGANIZE! Building from the Local for Global Justice” for an author reading on April 19th from 7-9pm.
See the event on Facebook.
Dr. Beverly Baker and Dr. Aziz Choudry of DISE recently awarded SSHRC Connection Grants
Dr. Baker and Dr. Choudry were recently awarded SSHRC Connection Grants to fund knowledge mobilization activities, aiming to facilitate the multidirectional flow of knowledge between universities and the community.