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For Andrea Brazeau, a recent 9I制作厂免费 Faculty of Education graduate who is now teaching elementary school in her home community of Kangiqsualujjuaq in Nunavik, Quebec's failure to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday is disappointing.
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MONTREAL -- A very specific milestone passed recently, unnoticed except by those who happened to read a tweet by John Robert Sylliboy on Tuesday.
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In July 2021, Tino Bordonaro (MA 鈥�93), a Course Lecturer in the Department of Integrated Education (DISE), was appointed as the Chairperson of the Advisory Board for English Education (ABEE) at the Ministre de l'脡ducation du Qu茅bec (MEQ).
The mandate of the Advisory Board on English Education (ABEE) is to advise the Minister of Education on all matters affecting the educational services offered in English elementary and secondary schools and adult and vocational education centres. The Minister may also ask ABEE for advice on a specific issue.
Dr. Annie Savard, Associate professor at DISE, and Dr. Alexandre Cavalcante, Assistant Professor at OISE and DISE Ph.D. alumnus, just launched their book on Financial Numeracy.
The serious game, Mela, which was developed as part of Hani Sadati's PhD project won a Bronze medal in the 2021 Serious Play Conference (in Digital Games Created by Students category).
Mela aims to contribute to the capacity building of Ethiopian agriculture college instructors to combat sexual and gender-based violence on their campuses.
Andr茅anne Langevin (DISE, MA SLE) was interviewed by Global News TV regarding her study of parents' opinions on Quebec's school language(s) of instruction and school choice.
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On July 15, the federal government announced the . Of the 26 9I制作厂免费 Vanier recipients, two are Indigenous scholars, Jeremy Desjarlais and Michelle Smith.
As President of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), ECP's Dr. Ada Sincacore was interviewed by CBC about the need for better EDI practices to encourage more diversity among psychology professionals.
"The CPA recognizes that there is a problem of representation within the profession and that we need to increase representation, as well as literacy about diversity," said Sinacore.
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9I制作厂免费 Faculty of Education was just ranked as the third best in the country, by University Magazine's 2021 rankings! Schools were judged solely on their teacher education programs and 9I制作厂免费 was lauded for its student teaching experiences and its range of practical career-oriented opportunities for future teachers.
Michelle Smith, Integrated Studies in Education, and Melanie Wisener, Educational and Counselling Psychology are two of the 2021 recipients of Canada鈥檚 most prestigious graduate awards, 2021 Vanier Scholars, exemplifying academic excellence across the full range of disciplines.
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Research group is looking for volunteers to take part in a research study that explores the role of exercise in managing body image and health behaviours in women aged 45-75 years.
In the latest issue of Our Schools/Our Selves, two articles were published related to Law 21.
One is a first person account written by second year B.Ed student Jana Naguib on her feelings about the Law as a Teacher Education student who wears hijab.
The other, co-authored by DISE Professor Bronwen Low and colleagues with the OFDE, reports on the findings of a province-wide survey on the impact of Law 21 on faculties of education.
