Community Speaker Series - Nov 2024
Community partners, alumni, scholars and practitioners visit campus for conversations on diverse ideas and professional journeys in Education.
Open to all Education students. Light snacks served. RSVP here.
Wednesday, November 6 – 12:30-1:30
Rooted in Strengths: Trauma-Informed Approaches for Youth in Schools and Community
Moderated conversation about how trauma and troubled paths can impact young peoples’ abilities to learn and how an understanding of the brain, culturally-responsive teaching and creative expression can tap into student strengths and impact teaching and learning.
Guests:
Lori Brown – Trauma-informed Education Consultant, Beaufort-Delta Education Council | School-Based Mental Health Consultant, Nunavut | Clinical Counsellor | Co-Author, Trauma-Informed Teaching in Your Elementary Classroom
Michael Lipset - Faculty Lead: Critical Digital & Media Literacies, McGill University | Co-Director, 4 Learning | Director of Social Impact, High School for Recording Arts
Moderator:
Jessica Ruglis – Associate Professor, Educational and Counselling Psychology
Friday, November 15 – 12:30-2:00
Beyond the Classroom: Career Journeys in Education
Hear from B.Ed. graduates whose diverse professional paths may or not have included working in schools. Learn about:
- Diverse career trajectories in Education
- How you can use your B.Ed. degree and
- Offering a window into what current students’ futures could look like
Guests:
Lynda Bulimo – Equity Education Advisor (Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression), Equity at McGill, McGill University
Steven Erdelyi – Head of School-Solomon Schechter Academy, City Councillor – Cote-St-Luc District 4
Emmanuella Lambropoulos – Member of Parliament -St-Laurent, Québec
Ariella Racco - Educator & Co-Founder of Co-Lab Education
Zeina Salameh – Education Consultant – PwC Global
Moderator:
Anurag Dhir – Internships Administrator, B.A.(Education) - Major in Education in Global Contexts
Wednesday, November 20 – 12:30-1:30
Book Launch & Reading: Insanity & Lies - Goodbye, Sixties Scoop – with Robbie Madsen
Booklet of excerpts from Robbie's book to be given to first 40 attendees.
Robbie Madsen is a Two-Spirit Cree healing expert and author based in Montreal, originally from northern Alberta. With deep expertise in addressing the impacts of the Sixties Scoop and homelessness among Indigenous communities, Robbie's spiritual journey has endowed him with wisdom he actively shares through his work and teachings. Adopted into a non-Indigenous military family, his personal quest for healing and cultural reclamation is captured in his book Insanity & Lies - Goodbye Sixties Scoop. Robbie's contributions extend to the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation, where he advocates for holistic wellness and supports cultural reunification and advocacy for Indigenous survivors.