Quebec’s law on religious symbols appears to be emboldening racists to lash out against student teachers who are members of minority groups, anew surveyĚýhas found.
Published on: 18 Dec 2020
In December of 2007, Dr. Bronwen Low co-authored "" in reaction to the Sasha Baron Cohen film that took the world by surprise. With a new cringe-worthy Borat film having been released this fall, Â鶹AV DISE's Dr. Low was recently interviewed by the Huffington Post (UK edition) as a follow-up to her earlier written critique.
Published on: 18 Dec 2020
They may not know it yet, but Â鶹AV’s student teachers are getting a big boost from a kindred spirit.
The late Mary Marsh, DipEd’42, a Grade 1Ěýteacher at Rosedale School in Montreal for most of her career, has left more than $4.8 million in her will to support students in the Faculty of Education through a suite ofĚýawardsĚý– an investment that couldn’t have come at a better time for a profession deeply marked by the pandemic.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2020
A new partnership between Â鶹AV’s Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls – known as the CoLab – aims to advance collaborative research that will address the evolving needs of both educators and students. Unlike traditional laboratory schools at Oxford, Columbia, UCLA and the University of Chicago, which operate as an adjunct to a university, this new venture will be a true partnership, the first of its kind in Canada.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2020
DISE's Allison Gonsalves, Co-Chair of Â鶹AV’s Senate Subcommittee on Women, gave the following statement at the vigil:
"As part of the virtual vigil for the women who were murdered at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989, a new scholarship was announced to support female engineering students.
Published on: 8 Dec 2020
Faculty of Education alumna, Tami Zuckerman (B.Ed’02), was recently featured in Â鶹AV Alumni’s “Come & Be Inspired” webcast, sharing thoughts on “Showing Up for Yourself”.
Tami prides herself on being one of the Founders of VarageSale as well as being a busy mom, and many of the skills she learned as a B.Ed are transferable to both business and parenting.
Watch the full webcast here:
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Published on: 7 Dec 2020
For fourth-year B.Ed. students approaching the end of their programs, knowing what path to take after graduation can be challenging. Whereas many B.Ed. grads are eager to pursue careers in teaching, training, pedagogy, youth programming, or otherĚýemployment sectors, others may not feel ready to join the job market just yet. Some students may want to broaden their knowledge and skillsets, become more specialized, or expand their career opportunities.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2020
Congratulations go out to Faculty of Education B.Ed Graduate and MA in Educational Leadership Student, Marilyn Ramlakhan, who became the first ever English Sector Principal at FACE high-school.
Marilyn Ramlakhan was previously the vice-principal at James Lyng High School.
Published on: 13 Nov 2020
Dr. Blane Harvey, DISE Assistant Professor and William Dawson Scholar, is the focus of the inaugural video in Â鶹AV Education'sĚýnew series entitled "Faculty Features". Targeted at prospective graduate students, Faculty Features provides insight into the work and mentorship philosophies of select Faculty of Education's academics. discusses how education ties into climate change as a way to initiate global systems and societal mindset changes.ĚýĚý
Published on: 12 Nov 2020
Andrea Brazeau, a fourth year student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, tested theĚýinternet speed at her apartment in MontrealĚýand found it to be more than 2,000 times faster than her father's connection in Kangiqsualujjuaq,Ěýin Nunavik.
CBC News covers how she'sĚýurging Quebec's premier to follow up on a 2018 election promise to do something about it.
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Published on: 10 Nov 2020
DISE graduate student, , (M.A. Educational Leadership) is partnering with Associate Professor Dr. Karl Moore (Desautels Faculty of Management) to write an insightful new column for The Globe and Mail: .
Published on: 9 Nov 2020
PhD student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Monica Paraghamian, (supervisor Dr. Bronwen Low) was featured in The Montreal Gazette with her Op-Ed piece, A Safe Environment for Learning Involves More Than Cleaning.
Monica gives us the inside view of the daily stresses being faced by Quebec elementary and high school teachers and provides suggestions for the provincial government.
Published on: 5 Nov 2020
Faculty of Education AV Loans Service Update
Please be aware that that AV Loan Service pickup and return service hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays ONLY from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in room 328 of the Education Building (3700 MacTavish). To reserve any equipment, please follow these protocols:
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Published on: 2 Nov 2020
Sabrina Jafralie, a Course Lecturer from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, along with teachers and community leaders, interviewed on CBC News.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2020
Dr. Angelica Galante, from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, along with other Canadian scholars have been interviewed by the British Columbia-based newspaper The Source about the need for inclusive language education in Canada.
With over 200 languages in the country, classrooms that are not yet valuing the linguistic and cultural diversity of the students in their pedagogy are doing a disservice to education.
Published on: 21 Oct 2020
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