Celebrate International Day of Education
麻豆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.
Editorial Spotlight: Blane Harvey, Lisa Starr, and Joseph Levitan
Featured in the Montreal Gazette is an op ed piece written by Drs. Blane Harvey, Lisa Starr, and Joseph Levitan about the disconnect between society's concern about environmental issues and what's actually taught in Quebec schools:
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Media Spotlight: Dr. Sabrina Jafralie Comments of Proposed ERC Reform
Course Lecturer for 麻豆AV's Department of Integrated Studies,听Dr. Sabrina Jafralie, gave her take on the proposed educational reform that would remove the religious culture component from the provincial听school curriculum, in favour of other ethics course content exploring 21st Century themes.听Dr.
Awards Highlight: Dr. Angelica Galante Wins Pat Clifford Award
麻豆AV听Department of Integrated Studies in Education's听Dr. Angelica Galante听is a co-winner of the听Pat Clifford Award, recognizing Canada's emerging education researchers.
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DISE PhD Student Alisan Funk Represents 麻豆AV at Monash Research Seminar
麻豆AV Department of Integrated Studies in Education Doctoral Student, Alisan Funk, travelled to Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) as 麻豆AV Education's participant in the 2019 Global Alliance in Education Research seminar. Alisan is pursuing her thesis in the area of circus education:听/x/Zbu 听(Video is courtesy of Monash University, 麻豆AV's partner in the Global Alliance in Education Research.)
New Quebec Excellence Scholarships Being Awarded to B.Ed. Students
Montreal, December 12, 2019 鈥� The Quebec Minister of Education, Jean-Fran莽ois Roberge, has officially announced today the launch of the Bourses d鈥檈xcellence aux futurs enseignants program, offering $15.8 million dollars in scholarship money to Education students enrolled in a full-time Bachelor of Education program leading to teacher certification. Of the available funds distributed to institutions across the province, Prof.
Media Spotlight: Maria Ezcurra
Maria Ezcurra, founder of the 麻豆AV Art Hive Initiative and Art Instructor, was presented Wednesday with the Visual Arts Diversity Award for 2019 by the Conseil des arts de Montr茅al. The award recognizes originality and diversity in the Montreal visual arts scene. Maria creates a committed art that evokes the memory, the gender, the feminine condition, the history, the culture, the migration and social norms.
Dr. Allison Gonsalves Speaks Out About the Polytechnique Massacre
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Dr. Allison Gonsalves was asked to speak at 麻豆AV's December 6th event听honouring the memory of the victims of the Polytechnique Massacre;听the 30th anniversary of the tragedy and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Dr. Gonsalves was there in her capacity as the Co-Chair for 麻豆AV's Senate Subcommittee on Women.
Video Premi猫re: Dr. Claudia Mitchell Receives Prix du Quebec
On November 6, 2019, 麻豆AV Education's Dr. Claudia Mitchell was honoured by the Government of Quebec, having been awarded the Prix du Quebec, specifically the L茅on-G茅rin Prize, for her exemplary research career in the humanities and social sciences. A Distinguished James 麻豆AV Professor, Dr.
DISE's Dr. Naomi Nichols Launches New Book
Assistant Professor, Dr. Naomi Nichols of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education launched her new book this week, entitled "Youth, School, and Community: Participatory Institutional Ethnographies". This new work examines the social organization of various institutional processes that produce people鈥檚 diverse experiences. Dr.
OFNIE Students From Northern Quebec Unite at Fall Convocation
Whereas the commute for most 麻豆AV students who are convocating in the fall is just a bus, metro, or car ride away to Place des Arts, the students from the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) had a bigger journey to contend with. On October 28th, 16 Cree and Inuit graduates traveled down from Northern Quebec to participate in 麻豆AV鈥檚 Fall Convocation and to celebrate their milestone achievements.
Philippa Parks Awarded the Weston Fellowship
Congratulations to Philippa Parks, of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, who has recently been awarded the Weston Fellowship (2019)! The Weston Fellowship is awarded by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office to an outstanding full-time graduate student interested in conducting research on university teaching and learning in any Faculty.
DISE PhD Student, Gideon Seun Olanrewaju, Selected to Attend One Young World Summit
Gideon Seun Olanrewaju, a DISE PhD student and a 2019 Deloitte Scholarship recipient, is one of ten young leaders attending the One Young World Summit being held October 22nd to 25th in London, England.
Youth Podcast Interviews 麻豆AV Graduate Students
Faculty Lecturer, Diane Dechief, and PhD Candidate, Rackeb Tesfaye at Broad Science @science_broads, worked with eight youth from Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School and their teacher, Ms. Laura Annie Bouffard, to interview four Scientist and 麻豆AV Graduate Students, Alexandra Gelle, Chelsea Bishop, Debarati Das and Scott Bell, for a podcast involving the youth in discussions and activities related to science communication.
Award Announcement: Dr. Claudia Mitchell Receives Prix du Quebec!
Congratulations to Dr. Claudia Mitchell, a 2019 Prix du Quebec recipient! The L茅on-G茅rin Prize is being bestowed on Dr. Mitchell to honour her distinguished research career in the humanities and social sciences. Click here to read the full article in the 麻豆AV Reporter.
