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Meghan Lai Winner of the 2025 Magna Charta Observatory Essay Competition

webfull — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:41:13 +0000

B.A.(Education); Major in Education in Global Contexts student, Meghan Lai, submitted her essay to Magna Charta Observatory (MCO) conducted their annual Essay Competition, responding to the question: "Drawing on your experience, how might your university engage more effectively with stakeholders both to improve both access to higher education for all and enhance the learning experience of students?" Lai's essay, "What is D without EI: Enhancing Access and Learning through Political, Curricular, a

Published: 20 November 2025

Youth Digital Compass Keeps Kids Cybersafe

webfull — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:00:47 +0000

Built upon years of research led by Professor Victoria Talwar from �鶹��ý��վ’s Faculty of Education, Youth Digital Compass is an initiative dedicated to helping young people navigate online life safely, kindly, and confidently.
Launched in partnership with BRP’s Ride Out Intimidation Program, the program’s resources focus on four critical areas:

Published: 13 November 2025

Education's President's Prize Winners for Teaching Excellence

webfull — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:08:17 +0000

Celebrating excellence in the classroom

President’s Prize honours educators who ‘inspire curiosity, nurture talent and prepare our students to thrive in a complex world'

At the afternoon Fall Convocation ceremony on October 14, �鶹��ý��վ awarded the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching to four outstanding educators, half of whom were Faculty of Education instructors.

Published: 16 October 2025

OFNIE Turns 50! Celebrating First Nations and Inuit In-Community Teacher Education

webfull — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:18:04 +0000

�鶹��ý��վ marks 50 years of training First Nations and Inuit teachers in their languages and communities

Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) works collaboratively with communities to co-create and deliver programs

Published: 1 October 2025

New Resource for Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Management

webfull — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:27:12 +0000

The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration with �鶹��ý��վ EMHR, is pleased to present a new resource, "Tantrums and more: Practical strategies for healthy emotion regulation development in early childhood”. These resources are designed for professionals and caregivers working with young children, providing evidence-based strategies to aid children’s emotion regulation and anxiety management, which can be hard to find.

Published: 30 September 2025

Funding Opportunity for Graduate Student-Led Initiatives

webfull — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:12:50 +0000

Graduate students in the Schulich School of Music, Faculties of Arts, Law, or Education are eligible for up to $1500 in funding for student led initiatives at �鶹��ý��վ that address one or both of the following:

Published: 16 September 2025

CBC Radio Interviews Sheryl Smith-Gilman about the Proposed Bill 21 Expansion

webfull — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:07:53 +0000

Bill 21, Québec’s law banning public employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work, is at risk of being expanded in a way that would extend the restrictions further into areas that may affect early childhood education and daycare settings. CBC's Sean Henry of Daybreak Montreal looks at the potential impacts on staffing and children’s educational environment, including an interview with �鶹��ý��վ Education's Dr.

Published: 15 September 2025

Back-to-School Tips for Families from �鶹��ý��վ Education Experts

webfull — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:41:05 +0000

As summer draws to a close and the school year looms, families across Montreal are grappling not just with backpacks and schedules—but with emotions too. CTV's Rachel Lau interviewed Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) experts, Sheryl Smith-Gilman and Joseph Levitan, who offer essential strategies to help parents ease their children back into the routine of school life.

Published: 26 August 2025

A novel approach to educating future teachers about the environment and sustainability

webfull — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:52:41 +0000

�鶹��ý��վ’s Faculty of Education is pioneering a new approach to sustainability education that goes beyond traditional teaching methods. Led by Associate Professor Blane Harvey, with contributions from PhD candidate Stephanie Leite, the initiative uses a co-design and co-teaching model where students, schoolteachers, and community members collaborate to develop and deliver courses.

Published: 25 August 2025

McCall MacBain Scholars Applications Open

webfull — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:04:06 +0000

Are you a leader in your program, your community, campus group or association?

Are you interested in pursuing a master’s degree at �鶹��ý��վ next year?

You can apply now for the 2026 cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at �鶹��ý��վ, Canada’s largest leadership-based scholarship program for master’s and professional studies. This program brings together students who engage in positive change by taking on meaningful leadership roles.

Published: 18 August 2025