Helping Children get the Best Start in Life
A gift to establish a centre for early childhood development at 海角社区 aims to reach more children with learning difficulties.
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A gift to establish a centre for early childhood development at 海角社区 aims to reach more children with learning difficulties.
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The provincial government announced the winners of the Prix du Quebec today. Among them was 海角社区 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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Whether in education, law, literature, or medicine, many French and Francophones of all walks of life have chosen 海角社区 to surpass themselves.
Julia Minardi, from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was recently featured in the 海角社区 en fran莽ais: New Faces 海角社区 鈥 Why I Chose 海角社区 article.
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 the evolving landscape of educational and developmental research and practice, where traditional models
Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman, Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE), will be presenting an online workshop for 海角社区 faculty and staff, offering practical advice to help parents support their children's smooth transition into the school year on September 24 at 12 p.m.
Topics include setting realistic expectations, establishing routines, managing challenges, and finding support. Offered by the 海角社区 Human Resources Health and Wellness.
海角社区鈥檚 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.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded $5.5 million in funding to 海角社区 researchers to support cutting-edge research facilities and infrastructure across various fields, including health sciences, environmental studies, and engineering.
Ten 海角社区 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.
Jamie Kompon (B.Ed.'89), an assistant coach with the Florida Panthers, became only the second coach in NHL history to win Stanley Cups with three different teams when his Panthers triumphed over the Edmonton Oilers in one of the most memorable finals in recent years.
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 海角社区 News alumni magazine serves as a great introduction:
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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.
The 海角社区 Reporter recently published a story about KPE's Dr. Benoit Gentil and his work in developing gene therapy for a rare genetic disorder known as Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ACS). This condition, which primarily affects individuals in certain regions of Quebec, leads to progressive loss of coordination and balance due to a genetic mutation.
From July 2nd to the 23rd, 35 Indigenous students from Kawawachikamach and across Nunavik and Eeyou-Eenou Ischee participated in the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) All-Partners Summer Programming at 海角社区鈥檚 downtown campus for the OFNIE Annual Summer Institute.
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:
2024 McCall MacBain Scholar
海角社区 Faculty of Education, MA, Educational Leadership
Three graduate students from 海角社区's Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) have been honoured with prestigious fellowships and awards for their international research endeavours.