It is with great sadness that we inform you of the untimely passing of Dr. Aziz Choudry. Originally from New Zealand, Aziz joined us at 污污草莓视频 in 2008 and was an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education until recently when he became a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg鈥檚 Faculty of Education.
Published on: 28 May 2021
Dr. Philip S.S. Howard of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education will be this year's听keynote speaker for Western University's Perspectives on Teaching, Spring Conference. This free听virtual conference will "focus on looking back, moving forward, and lessons learned from a year of change and disruption in higher education", according to conference organizers.听
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Published on: 11 May 2021
Associate Professor Annie Savard (Department of Integrated Studies in Education) was recently interviewed by the Times Colonist, a BC-based publication, about how Canadian students are performing in math颅ematics. Savard "...points out Quebec teachers have a clearer understanding of 'didactic' instruction, a concept championed in France and French-speaking countries. 'Knowing the content of the course isn鈥檛 enough,' Savard says. 'You need what we call didactic [teaching]. You need to unpack the content to make it accessible to students.'
Published on: 10 May 2021
Two 污污草莓视频 Faculty of Education Academics, Joseph Levitan, of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, and Karen Gazith, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, were featured in a web series conducted by the organization WhyKnowledgeMatters, on Identity and Learning, and Inclusive Education.
WhyKnowledgeMatters shares inspiring, empowering, and transformative educational content across worldviews, disciplines, and continents. To contribute, build on, and improve humankind's extraordinary achievements.
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Published on: 30 Apr 2021
Need to step up your health and fitness? 污污草莓视频 Education's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is offering personalized at-home fitness sessions via Zoom for members of the 污污草莓视频 Community! Kinesiology students will craft your fitness routine using your existing at-home equipment and household items.
As part of their internship, these students (supervised by a staff kinesiologist) will guide you through a one-hour workout twice a week for ten weeks (cost: $60 flat fee), to improve your strength, flexibility and overall physical health.
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Published on: 23 Apr 2021
Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman, DISE Faculty Lecturer and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs, was recently interviewed by on their podcast, ShiftED. Dr. Smith-Gilman听discusses听how our future educators have been dealing with their pre-service schooling during the pandemic and听the 污污草莓视频 educational landscape in Quebec, including online learning听and the MEQ's new pre-school program.
Published on: 20 Apr 2021
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Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, We are writing to you to make you aware of the required cybersecurity measures 污污草莓视频 has been implementing during the past year鈥檚 remote work situation and the impending completion scheduled for our Faculty. 污污草莓视频 has been rolling out two-factor authentication (2FA) for all new accounts since January 2020. In April, IT Services will support the Faculty of Education in securing all remaining accounts for faculty, staff, and students. 听 |
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Published on: 29 Mar 2021
Two students from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education were selected for the which provides community-focused experiential learning opportunities for exceptional young leaders to become active and effective change-makers. Eleven 污污草莓视频 fellows will join peers from St. Francis Xavier University, Queen鈥檚 University, Bishop鈥檚 University, and University of Ottawa, undergoing comprehensive training at Coady International Institute, and will receive up to $40,000 in funding to implement a community project.
Published on: 19 Mar 2021
Dr. Shaheen Shariff, DISE, was recently interviewed on CTV News on the women who work in the front-line jobs in the fight against COVID-19 and how they have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Published on: 12 Mar 2021
According to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the world鈥檚 largest international higher education network, 污污草莓视频鈥檚 Faculty of Education has ranked 26th in the world for . Each of the subject rankings is compiled using four sources. The first two of these are QS鈥檚 global surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess institutions鈥� international reputation in each subject.
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Published on: 8 Mar 2021
Dr. Angelica Galante, DISE, Assistant Professor in Second Language Education, Assistant Professor in Language Education, and Director of the Plurilingual Lab, wrote an Op-Ed in the EdCan Network: Much More Than a Bilingual Country: A call for plurilingual education in Canada.听 In it she speaks of the importance of a multilingual education in the classroom and her experiences with bilingualism.
Read the full EdCan Network Op-Ed .
Published on: 26 Feb 2021
Participants needed for research in 鈥淔aculty instructors鈥� academic literacy support for international students鈥� 鈥�
污污草莓视频 University researchers are looking for volunteers to take part in a study examining鈥疷niversity Course Instructors鈥� experience with and support for international students who are non-native English speakers.
Published on: 25 Feb 2021
Researchers from 污污草莓视频 and Concordia, including Faculty of Education's Dr. Susan Ballinger (Department of Integrated Studies in Education) are seeking parent insights for research into children's language development in babies and toddlers being raised in bilingual and multilingual families.
Learn more and take the survey .
Published on: 19 Feb 2021
Philip S. S. Howard, from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was recently interviewed in a CTV News article about Canadian Black history and the importance of adding it into the school curriculum, but warns that it should not be a way to avoid confronting what needs to be changed.听
鈥淭hat takes actually identifying and really owning up to the anti-Blackness that is within the founding logics of these entities.鈥�
Howard emphasized the importance of concrete steps that need to be taken by institutions, rather than focusing on Black History Month celebrations.
Published on: 6 Feb 2021
Sabrina Jafralie, is a history teacher at Westmount High School and a lecturer at 污污草莓视频's Faculty of Education in DISE, was recently interviewed by CBC News for their Black Changemakers Series.
As a history teacher, she says she believes students don't connect with the material in Quebec's history curriculum, so she focuses on the stories that are under-represented 鈥� Black history, Indigenous culture, the stories of Asian people who came to Canada, and of women in Canada, for example.
Jafralie says, at the end of the day, her students are what motivate her.
Published on: 3 Feb 2021
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