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TAKE NOTE: The content on this page is only relevant forundergraduate students in the Faculty of Education (B.A.(Education), B.Ed. and B.Sc. Kin). Undergraduate students in other Faculties and graduate students shouldcontact their Facultyfor the appropriate information.

Disciplinary Process

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General Information about the Disciplinary Process

A diagram of theprocess can be found on the Student Rights & Responsibilitieswebsiteand, in summary, below:

  1. Faculty Disciplinary Officer is notified of the alleged offense and provided with allrelevant evidence
  2. Faculty Disciplinary Officer reviews the facts and, if warranted, meets with the implicated student(s)
  3. Faculty Disciplinary Officerrenders adecision in writing


DisciplinaryProcess in the Faculty of Education

sheryl.smithgilman [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Allegation%20of%20offense%20(Disciplinary%20Officer)) (Dr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman)is the Disciplinary Officer for the Faculty of Education undergraduate programs.

​​*For cases involving undergraduate students from other Faculties or graduate students from the Faculty of Education, please refer the case to the appropriateDisciplinary Officer.


Teacher Education Programs - Special Considerations & Conduct Codes

In addition to avoiding plagiarism, cheating, and misrepresentation of facts in SM coursework, as a Teacher Education student, you must also becognizant of the professional and legal standards required during your student teaching field placement, working with other professionals and with vulnerable youth.

Additional documents governing the conduct of Teacher Education students

  1. Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur (MEES) -
  2. SM Principles of Practice, Behaviour and Ethical Conduct for Teacher Candidates- developed by the SM Faculty of Education.
  3. Quebec Law: (see also this in plain English from Educaloi)
  4. Guide to Ethical Behaviour -developed by the Greater Montreal regional Table de concertation sur les stages
  5. ISA Student Teaching Policies
  6. Conduct policies for teachers in your assigned host school (may vary by school, school board, or teacher's union).

Plagiarism - examples in student teaching work

In cases where you are permitted to use work that is not completely original,

  • Lesson plans, ideas, or teaching materials taken from the internet - must be used with permission, and credited or cited.
  • Lessons or materials created by other teachers or student teachers in your school - must be used with permission, and credited or cited.

Behaviour/Conduct

Student teachers must behave within the guidelines of our shared community and professional standards; whether on SM grounds or during a school placement; remember that Field Experiences are an official SM course.


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