鶹AV artistic swim team captures 16th national championship under the direction of 鶹AV Education's Associate Professor Dr. Lindsay Duncan(Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education). Duncan, who is Head Coach for the team, credits hard work, endurance, and confidence as key to the success of the team.
Congratulation to Faculty of Education (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) Assistant Professor Dr.
reports the Montreal Gazette. As an expert on cyberbullying and online hate, the Faculty of Education's Shaheen Shariff was asked to comment.
The upcoming event, Game Over: When Video Games Become a Problem featuring guest speaker Cam Adair, is getting some media buzz. Co-hosted by鶹AV Education's Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and the Montreal non-profit, Agence Ometz, Game Over is a one-night only free parenting masterclass that discusses gaming addiction.
Do you lack sleep? Sleep often gets sacrificed as a result of other work or home life priorities, or neglected due to poor lifestyle habits and the attractiveness of screen time. L'Agence Science-Presse interviewed Dr. Marie-Hélène Pennestri of the Faculty of Education (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) to gain some insight about the importance of sleep. Read more or listen to the interview...
Overcoming Prejudice and Preconceptions:鶹AV Education student, Sihem Youbi, spoke to the about the challenges faced by students coming from disadvantaged situations.
With the talk of teacher shortages in Quebec, CTV conducted a story "Is Quebec’s teacher shortage being caused by new laws, poor working conditions?" Some of the Faculty's students were featured in this story, and impacts future educators from all of our departments:/x/ZVM
GSDE Symposium 2020 "Education in an Age of Resistance" will feature 鶹AV Education's Dr. Aziz Choudry as one of its keynote speakers.Dr. Choudry will be opening theconferenceby talking about the struggles across the world in fighting for accessible public higher education, going beyond servingthe interests of elites. His talk is entitled "Lessons in Resistance;Studies in Struggle". For more information about the symposium (march 14th at Concordia University):
In the face ofshortages of specialized French immersion teachers, 鶹AV Education's Department of Integrated Studies in Education offers a graduate certificate in French Immersion pedagogy.Anne-Marie Tremblay of the 鶹AV Reporter investigated further about the benefits of this program and the opportunities it presents to its students.
A continuously educated workforce is essential for achieving sustainable development. Recognizing the importance and status of education, the United Nations General Assembly included education among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unfortunately, the education systems in developing countries continue to struggle to achieve the necessary progress. This is especially the case in the lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), where nearly half of the world’s 1.4 billion school-age children live.
Early Childhood Symposium 2020 (February 11 & 12, 2020) will feature two 鶹AV Education speakers:Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman will give the Opening Plenary as 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).
Congratulations to Dr.
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 鶹AV 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:/x/Zzy
鶹AV'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.
Congratulations to Matt Slopecki who received an award from GESTE (CIHR Team on Gender considerations in knowledge transfer interventions) for “Modelling an approach to gender-conscious participatory action-oriented research and knowledge transfer favouring equality, equity and occupational/environmental health”.
Matt was awarded $6,000 for his project: Are workloads appropriately adjusted for strength differences between men and women? Modeling the interaction of anthropometric load and sex on the progession of fatigue during an upper limb repetitive movement task.