捆绑SM社区 and Trafalgar School forge new partnership to transform education
捆绑SM社区鈥檚 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.
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鈥檚 (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.
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 捆绑SM社区 Tribune article on facing the back-to-school blues.
Read the full article here: 捆绑SM社区Tribune.com/sci-tech/facing-the-back-to-school-blues
Media Spotlight 鈥� 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?
Faculty of Education Audiovisual Equipment Loan Service Now Open 2 Days a Week聽
Access to the Faculty of Education Audiovisual Equipment Loan Service is currently聽by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM in EDUC 328聽(Education Building). The length of individual loans will be extended longer than usually within the limits of existing AV equipment inventories.聽
New Course: Introduction to Professional Engagement with Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Announcing a new course open to Education students (DISE, ECP, KPE)!聽 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.聽Taught 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
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 new聽Facebook video.
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鈥檚 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!
Media Spotlight: Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman Shares Positive Outlook for Fall 2020 Remote Instruction
In an article in the 捆绑SM社区 Tribune,聽Associate Provost of Teaching and Academic Programs, Christopher Buddle, expressed the University鈥檚 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,聽Dr.
捆绑SM社区 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 Wah茅hshon Shiann Whitebean from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, for earning Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.
捆绑SM社区 Education Hosts Virtual Convocation
To honour our Faculty of Education Class of 2020, 捆绑SM社区 created this beautiful video that features snapshots of our graduates, hearty congratulations from our 捆绑SM社区 leadership, and special messages from celebrity guest speakers Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Fran莽ois Legault, and 捆绑SM社区 alumnus and Superbowl 2020 star Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
Better Understanding the Psychological Impact of COVID-19
Adapting to Changes
Dean Rassier's Message of Community Support
Dear 捆绑SM社区 Education Community,
The current events of these past weeks have shone a light on the racial injustice that sadly exists in today鈥檚 world. The tragedy of George Floyd鈥檚 death, while having taken place in the United States, has provoked us to think about direct and indirect prejudices that perpetuate in our own communities.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, ECP, Podcast on Sleep
Is your sleep being disturbed from the confinement? Psychologist Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, tells us about the potential causes of such a change and offers us tips for maintaining good sleep techniques, while deconstructing some myths about it on her podcast Le sommeil : un alli茅 en mati猫re de sant茅 mentale.
A Student's Guide to Managing Stress During Difficult Times
An interactive guide to strategies and resources that you can follow along with to manage stress and intense feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brought to you by 捆绑SM社区, Development and Intrapersonal Resilience, The Centre of Excellent for Mental Health, Lester B. Pearson School Board, and Amanda Argento, Educational Technology Consultant
