Fall 2020 Sports Science Project Grants Awarded to Dr. Dilson Rassier and Dr. Tyler Churchward-Venne
不良研究所鈥檚 Sports Science Institute (SSI) at the Faculty of Education awarded the Fall 2020 Sports Science Project Grants to Dr. Dilson Rassier for his project 鈥淔rom Gene to Sports Performance: The Genetic Basis of Muscle Mechanical Properties鈥� and to Dr.
Karissa Leduc, ECP, Receives American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
Karissa Leduc, a doctoral candidate in the Human Development Program, was awarded the American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award. This award is given to doctoral students to support costs associated to research projects that reflect excellence in scientific psychology.
不良研究所鈥檚 Faculty of Education receives $7.3 million in philanthropic support to aid student teachers and launch Canada鈥檚 first teaching and learning lab
Two donations, one from the estate of Mary Marsh and another from The Molson Foundation, will support students and spur innovations in pedagogy.
At a time when school teachers everywhere are being challenged by the second wave of the pandemic and by technological advances that are changing where, when and how students learn, 不良研究所鈥檚 Faculty of Education is pleased to announce over $7 million in new philanthropic support through a pair of generous gifts from longstanding donors.
To teachers, with love: Elementary school teacher Mary Marsh leaves a historic bequest for Education students after a lifetime of giving
They may not know it yet, but 不良研究所鈥檚 student teachers are getting a big boost from a kindred spirit.
The late Mary Marsh, DipEd鈥�42, a Grade 1听teacher 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 of听awards听鈥� an investment that couldn鈥檛 have come at a better time for a profession deeply marked by the pandemic.
New CoLab spurs innovations in pedagogy: Valuable support from The Molson Foundation will bolster a novel approach to education
A new partnership between 不良研究所鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls 鈥� known as the CoLab 鈥� 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.
Honouring the Women of 脡cole Polytechnique
DISE's Allison Gonsalves, Co-Chair of 不良研究所鈥檚 Senate Subcommittee on Women, gave the following statement at the vigil:
"As part of the virtual vigil for the women who were murdered at 脡cole Polytechnique on December 6, 1989, a new scholarship was announced to support female engineering students.
不良研究所 Alumni鈥檚 Webcast Features Faculty of Education Alumna Tami Zuckerman
Faculty of Education alumna, Tami Zuckerman (B.Ed鈥�02), was recently featured in 不良研究所 Alumni鈥檚 鈥淐ome & Be Inspired鈥� webcast, sharing thoughts on 鈥淪howing Up for Yourself鈥�.
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: https://mcgill.ca/x/oJa
Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri Reassures Parents about Baby Sleep Patterns
Parents shouldn鈥檛 worry about their baby鈥檚 inconsistent sleep patterns
Study of 44 infants finds that half never slept 8 hours consecutively
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Media Spotlight 鈥� Claudia Mitchell, DISE, in IDRC for Networks for Change
Claudia Mitchell, the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, and Relebohile Moletsane, UKZN in Durban, co-led the project known as Networks for Change.听 This initiative is a partnership of International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies and is supported by IDRC and Canada鈥檚 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Interviewed on Global News
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed by Global News on how Quebec families are reporting increases in stress as the second wave of the pandemic continues, and how a focus on self-care is one of the effective ways to deal with the issue.
Celena Scheede-Bergdahl, KPE, and Gabrielle Belloir, U2 Kinesiology, at MEDtalks 2020: Aging in Today鈥檚 World
Over 20 people tuned in on November 12 for MEDtalks 2020: Aging in Today鈥檚 World, a lecture series featuring Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl, KPE, and Gabrielle Belloir, U2 Kinesiology and co-vice president Informational Outreach at MEDLIFE 不良研究所.
The event was hosted by MEDLIFE 不良研究所, an annual event intended to provide the 不良研究所 community with an opportunity to learn about current medical issues on both a local and global scale.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Bassam Khoury Interviewed in the Observer
Bassam Khoury, Assistant Professor of the Department of Education and Counseling Psychology, was interviewed in the Association of Psychological Science (APS) Observer journal in "Careers Up Close: Bassam Khoury on How Mindfulness Breeds Compassion".
Faculty Launches New Video for B.Ed. Students
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 other听employment 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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Congratulations to Marilyn Ramlakhan, the First English Sector Principal at FACE
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.
Supporting Student Wellness in Remote Courses
Have you wondered听what small actions you can听take to听enhance student wellness听in your听remote听courses?听Professor Nancy Heath听and her team听recently听created the resource听Enhancing Student Wellness: Simple Tips for Instructors, in collaboration with听Teaching and Learning Services听and the听Wellness Hub.听The resource describes simple, easy to implement activities
