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º«¹úÂãÎè Parenting Series Moves Online!
For many parents, figuring out how to get children to disconnect from screens can be a frustrating, daily challenge. ÌýBut is it all bad? How concerned should parents be about excessive screen time and kids? This fall, º«¹úÂãÎè’s Department of Educational Counselling Psychology will be hosting a virtual series of three weekly lectures that will address the best ways for parents to raise kids in the digital age — all for free.Ìý
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Celebrating World Mental Health Day on Oct 10, 2020!
World Mental Health Day October 10, 2020º«¹úÂãÎè’s Faculty of Education is committed to enhancing mental health resilience at º«¹úÂãÎè and beyond.
Learn more about what you can do for stress-management through our materials for students: www.º«¹úÂãÎè.ca/Education/MentalHealthResilience
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Media Spotlight – Dr. Nancy Heath, ECP, Interviewed on CTV News and Cochrane Today
º«¹úÂãÎè Education's Associate Dean of Research and Innovation and ECP James º«¹úÂãÎè Professor, Nancy Heath, was in the news this week discussing how public gathering restrictions and increased isolation during COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of university students and CEGEP students.
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Media Spotlight – Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, in Journal Métro
Tina Montreuil, of the Department ofÌýEducational & Counselling Psychology, speaks about how teacher shortages are hurting vulnerable students in this Journal Métro article.Ìý
She talks about how the pandemic makes the environment for students even more stressful, but the support and support they had before is being deployed in a different way.
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Media Spotlight – Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Contributes to Radio Canada Documentary
Le Grand Réveil : Les jeunes et l’anxiétéDr. Tina Montreuil, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has contributed to a documentary entitled "Le Grand Réveil" produced by Marie-Claude Julien from Radio-Canada on anxiety in youth.
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º«¹úÂãÎè and Trafalgar School forge new partnership to transform education
º«¹úÂãÎè’s Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls are partnering to establish a transformative partnership - the CoLab. A first of its kind in Canada, the CoLab will integrate teacher training, classroom practice and cutting-edge pedagogical research under one roof.
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Nancy Heath and Shanna Williams, ECP, Receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, has announced an investment of over $4 million in funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Partnership Engage Grants to provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making in the public, private or not-for-profit sector.
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Back-to-School Blues?
Dr. Kristy Robinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, investigates the underlying emotional experiences that affect academic engagement and student motivation in this º«¹úÂãÎè Tribune article on facing the back-to-school blues.
Read the full article here: º«¹úÂãÎèTribune.com/sci-tech/facing-the-back-to-school-blues
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Media Spotlight – Susanne P. Lajoie, ECP, in The Globe and Mail
Susanne P. Lajoie, Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, wrote an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail on Riding the Wave of Educational Change, where she looks at how now may be the ideal time to embrace technology as a component of everyday instruction. However, with so little preparation time, will instructors be pulled down by the steep learning curve, or will they find new innovative methods of teaching?
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Faculty of Education Audiovisual Equipment Loan Service Now Open 2 Days a WeekÌý
Access to the Faculty of Education Audiovisual Equipment Loan Service is currentlyÌýby appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM in EDUC 328Ìý(Education Building). The length of individual loans will be extended longer than usually within the limits of existing AV equipment inventories.Ìý
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New Course: Introduction to Professional Engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Announcing a new course open to Education students (DISE, ECP, KPE)!Ìý EDPE 595: Seminar in Special Topics-- Introduction to Professional Engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Canada is a graduate level course that is also open to to advanced undergraduate students, with permission of the instructor.ÌýTaught by Professor Dennis Wendt on Tuesdays at 11:35 AM to 2:35 PM (EST), this course provides an introduction to key considerations pertaining to professional engagement with Indigenous Peoples
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Alumni Spotlight: Child Psychologist Dr. Tamara Soles Offers Parents Advice about Back to School
Child psychologist and parenting coach, Dr. Tamara Soles discusses strategies for parents on how to manage children's stress and anxiety about back-to-school during COVID-19 in her newÌýFacebook video.
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A University Student's Guide to Managing Stress During Difficult Times
Feeling anxious, restless, or stressed? Have a look at "A University Student's Guide to Managing Stress During Difficult Times".
Dr. Nancy Heath’s Development and Intrapersonal Resilience (DAIR) Research Team gives you quick tips and helpful resources with this great interactive e-flyer!
View the full document here!
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Media Spotlight: Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman Shares Positive Outlook for Fall 2020 Remote Instruction
In an article in the º«¹úÂãÎè Tribune,ÌýAssociate Provost of Teaching and Academic Programs, Christopher Buddle, expressed the University’s renewed commitment to remote delivery as the safest and most equitable option for students at this time. Despite some students' concerns, Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs and DISE Faculty Lecturer,ÌýDr.
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º«¹úÂãÎè Faculty of Education Students Awarded Prestigious Scholarships
Congratulations to two Faculty of Education students, Kyla Brophy from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, for earning Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.