Effective Parenting Series: Moving from Worry to Mastery
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.
Effective Parenting Series: Sleeping Through the Night
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.
Effective Parenting Series 2019
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.
Dr. Steven Shaw publishes book, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilites at School"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, had a book published in December 2018 with Prof. Anna M. Jankowska entitled, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilities at School".
https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030029906
Dr. Steven Shaw featured on BBC World Podcast "Parentland"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, was featured on the BBC World Podcast, "Parentland".
The episode can be found here.
Dean Dilson Rassier addresses the United Nations
On January 24, Dilson Rassier, Dean of the Faculty of Education, spoke at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York as part of the UN’s inaugural International Day of Education, telling delegates that knowledge is the key to a better world.
Dr. Aziz Choudry in Manchester
DISE's Dr. Aziz Choudry will take part in a panel discussion presented by the Northern Police Monitoring Project in Manchester, UK.
Activists, State Surveillance and Political PolicingThe panel discussion will take place Friday March 8, 2019.
Education Curriculum Resource Centre reopens
The Education Curriculum Resources Centre (ECRC) located on the first floor of the Education Building is now open to the McGill community.
Permanent reserves will be moved back to the ECRC the first week of February.
Please note that all Education course reserves are located in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library and can be moved to the ECRC upon request for the winter 2019 semester.
Congratulations to Dr. Churchward-Venne on being selected to receive the 2019 ASN/ASN Foundation Awards - Peter J Reeds Young Investigator Award
The McGill Kinesiology & Physical Education Department congratulates Dr. Churchward-Venne, who has been selected to receive the 2019 ASN/ASN Foundation Awards - Peter J Reeds Young Investigator Award. Congratulations!
MIIE Welcomes EdUHK Scholars for Third Annual Exchange
From 3-7 December 2018, the McGill International Institute of Education (MIIE) welcomed two scholars from the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) for the third iteration of its Visiting Scholars Exchange Program.
New book from DISE's Aziz Choudry, "Activists and the Surveillance State: Learning from Repression", is now available
A new publication edited by Aziz Choudry, Activists and the Surveillance State: Learning from Repression, is now available for purchase from Pluto Press.
Reappointment of the Dean of the Faculty of Education
Professor Dilson Rassier has been reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Education. Prof. Rassier’s second five-year term will begin on July 1, 2019.
The Advisory Committee for the Possible Reappointment of the Dean of the Faculty of Education unanimously agreed on Prof. Rassier’s reappointment following an extensive evaluation of his performance. The McGill University Board of Governors accepted this recommendation during its meeting on December 13, 2018.
McGill Sustainability Faculty Feature | Professor Blane Harvey
Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education discusses climate change knowledge and how to develop tomorrow’s sustainability leaders
New edition of "Dialogues", newsletter of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
The fall 2018 edition of Dialogues, newsletter of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has been published and may be viewed online here (.pdf).
Dr. Tina Montreuil discusses anxiety on Radio-Canada panel [VIDEO]
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was an invited expert on Radio-Canada's Médium large this week, discussing the topic of anxiety, alongside Élise St-André, Sonia Lupien, and Ghassan El-Baalbaki.
