According to an , 40% of aspiring teachers drop out or change career paths. The article only sites the impact in Quebec's French universities (i.e. Universit茅 Laval,听Universit茅 de Sherbrooke, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, and UQAM), but CJAD 800 Radio reached out to find out how 海角社区 Education students are faring, given the situation in the French sector.听
Rachel Langevin, Assistant Professor in Counselling Psychology at 海角社区, co-wrote an article for The Conversation with Martine H茅bert, Professor, Department of Sexology from the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (UQAM) on how the #MeToo movement has not included young children who have been sexually abused and how their voices are rarely heard in the public sphere.
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Iona Amico, a 3rd-year B.Ed. K/Elementary Student, recently received the Jackie Robinson Undergraduate Award from the Black Academic Scholarships Fund.
DISE Course Lecturer, Sabrina Jafralie, weighs in on Quebec鈥檚 new Culture and Quebec Citizenship course that will replace Ethics and Religious Culture in interviews with the CBC and in The Suburban.
Jafralie says she's worried voices from different communities that make up Quebec society will be muted in the new curriculum.
"When this new program was being developed, whose voices are part of this development? Is there an Indigenous voice developed? Is there an Anglo voice developed? Are there racialized communities? Are there people from the LGBTQIA+?'' Jafralie asked.
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Edward J. Aronhie:nens Cross, an educational leader and pivotal member of the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE).
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Edward J. Aronhie:nens Cross (1943-2021)
Eddie Aronhi:nens Cross鈥檚 tremendous contributions to 海角社区 and to Indigenous education span decades. Eddie Cross鈥檚 career in education began in 1966 and has since changed the educational landscape for Indigenous learners locally and across Canada.
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the untimely passing of Mr. Joseph A. Hackett. Joe had a long career as a school teacher and, since retirement, had been working as a student teaching Field Supervisor for our Faculty for more than 15 years. He was also previously a Course Lecturer with the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE). Joe leaves behind a significant and impressive legacy of mentorship, having supported hundreds of students and future teachers.
Self-compassion in the face of discrimination: Buffering the effects of discrimination on the mental health of sexual minority adults of color
The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) a 27 community based participatory research program is welcoming student volunteers interested to gain knowledge through experience volunteering with this diabetes prevention/ health promotion community program focused on school and community activities including physical activity, nutrition, curriculum development, research and evaluation, and planning with a dynamic integrated community-academic team. Work in person at Kahnawake Quebec and on-line, weekdays at various times.
The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) a 27 community based participatory research program is welcoming student volunteers interested to gain knowledge through experience volunteering with this diabetes prevention/ health promotion community program focused on school and community activities including physical activity, nutrition, curriculum development, research and evaluation, and planning with a dynamic integrated community-academic team. Work in person at Kahnawake Quebec and on-line, weekdays at various times.
Karen Cohen-Gazith, ECP, talks about her book published in 2020 (November) Teaching With Purpose published by Solution Tree, on WhyKnowledgeMatters.
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Dr. Rachel Langevin, ECP, and Dr. Martine H茅bert, UQAM, recently published a lay article based on their research in the past decade on young victims of child sexual abuse, more specifically, the focus is on preschool-aged victims.
KPE鈥檚 Dr. Gordon Bloom has been in the media, on Global Montreal, Global News Radio, CBC News, and the Toronto Star, commenting on the mental health concerns of elite athletes, relating to Les Canadiens鈥 Carey Price entering the player assistance program.
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Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, wrote an article with co-writer Massimiliano Orri, Assistant Professor, 海角社区 Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, featured in the National Post, originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.
Paul J. Meighan-Chiblow, PhD Candidate in the Department of Integrated Studies, is the winner of the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Grant awarded by the International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF).
Paul is also the co-winner of the Russell N. Campbell Award for the highest-rated application.
Joseph Levitan, DISE Assistant Professor, was featured on WhyKnowledgeMatters, where he talks about his research on culturally grounded curriculum from Peru via Zoom.
Prof. Levitan discusses his paper Salir adelante: Collaboratively developing culturally grounded curriculum with marginalized communities that he has written with Prof. Dr. Kayla M. Johnson from the University of Kentucky.
Watch the full video .