Armando Bertone and Jake Burack Host SCERT Conference on Neurodiversity
With the aim of fostering innovative and impactful research-based activities at Summit School and beyond, the Summit Centre for Education, Research, and Training (SCERT) serves as a hub for curating teaching and learning best practices related to the wellbeing of neurodivergent learners.
Our ECP Child and Adolescent Mental Health Expert, Dr. Tina Montreuil, Shares Her Insights to the Canadian Press on a Recent ISQ Report
Dr. Tina Montreuil, clinical (school) psychologist and associate professor in the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was called upon for her expertise in child and adolescent mental health to comment on the recent rapport issued by l鈥橧nstitut de la statistique du Qu茅bec (ISQ). The report highlights the marked rise in mental disorders among high school students.
Research Participation Opportunity for Non-Science Undergraduate Students
Dr. Anila Asghar, DISE, and Abdullah Najjar are looking for undergraduate students for their study that seeks to explore the relationship between scientific thinking, feelings about science, and achievement in science.
This work will help to develop ways to assist teachers to effectively support the engagement and achievement of students in science.
Education's New Canada Research Chairs: Victoria Talwar & Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri
The Government of Canada awarded 麻豆AV 10 new and five renewed Canada Research Chairs Nov.
ECP's Tina Montreuil, Micah Tilley, and Jasmyn Skinner Publish Article in International Journal of School & Educational Psychology
Dr. Tina Montreuil and two of her doctoral students, Dr. Micah Tilley, a recent graduate of the ECP department and current PhD student, Ms. Jasmyn Skinner, have published a very recent article in the International Journal of School & Educational Psychology entitled "Healthy minds, healthy schools: a school-based prevention program targeting child anxiety and emotion regulation".
$3.75 Million Gift from Daniel and Monica Gold to Establish Centre for Early Childhool Development
Helping Children get the Best Start in LifeA gift to establish a centre for early childhood development at 麻豆AV aims to reach more children with learning difficulties. 听
Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri Named Prix du Quebec Finalist
The provincial government announced the winners of the Prix du Quebec today. Among them was 麻豆AV Education's Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, a finalist for the Prix Hubert-Reeves - Rel猫ve scientifique, typically awarded to up-and-coming researchers who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their work and have demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain constructive and lasting links with the research community.
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Publication of Special Issue of LEARNing Landscapes 鈥淭owards new futures of youth development: Critical and sustainable approaches to youth wellbeing in complex times鈥�
The twenty-eighth issue of LEARNing Landscapes, an online, peer-reviewed, open access journal edited by DISE's Lynn Butler-Kisber and听Bronwen Low, and ECP's Jessica Ruglis, 鈥淭owards new futures of youth development: Critical and sustainable approaches to youth wellbeing in complex times鈥�, highlights
Changes to MCGILL ALERT! Mobile Device Notifications
麻豆AV鈥檚 Emergency Notification System allows you to opt in your mobile device to receive alerts during time-sensitive situations and disruptions in the use of various buildings on campus.
In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so we will switch Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for all mobile phones starting September 18.
ECP's Adam Dub茅 and Emma Liptrot New Article in The Conversation about Finding the Best Child-Friendly Educational Apps
A new The Conversation article that highlights insights from ECP's Adam Dub茅 and Emma Liptrot, on evaluating educational apps for children. They advise that parents and educators should focus on apps with high-quality, age-appropriate content and engaging, interactive features.
Jacob Burack Named a Royal Society of Canada Fellow
Ten 麻豆AV professors researching in such areas as child trauma, memory and cardiovascular diseases are among the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 (RSC) newest Fellows.听They are among 104 new Fellows and 56 Members from across the country announced by the RSC on September 3, 2024. The Faculty of Education celebrates Professor听Jacob Burack, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology as a new Fellow for 2024. Dr.
New Dean of Education a Man of Many Talents
As Dean Vivek Venkatesh settles into his role, the Faculty is exploring different outreach initiatives for the Education Community to get to know our new Dean. This August article in the 麻豆AV News alumni magazine serves as a great introduction:
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New Course: Artificial Intelligence in Education with Dr. Maria Cutumisu
An exploration of the principles underlying the current practice of machine learning (ML) by focusing on fundamental ML algorithms applied to many domains. This course is designed to help students learn to think critically about data and models, understand the conceptual underpinnings of the basic ML algorithms and techniques, how they work, how to choose an algorithm for each kind of learning task, and how to visualize, evaluate, and interpret performance measures and results correctly.
Margaret Mackenzie, Samantha Nepton, and Taylor Richardson, Winners of McCall MacBain Scholarships
Margaret Mackenzie (BEd鈥�23), Samantha Nepton听(BEd鈥�23), and Taylor Richardson (BFA'23 Towson University), are winners of McCall MacBain Scholarships, Canada鈥檚 largest leadership-based scholarships for master鈥檚 and professional studies.
Each finalist was chosen based on their character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity:
Education Students Monica Shank Lauwo and Rasel Babu Earn Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Two students from the Faculty of Education have earned a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship:
