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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

Registration for the 2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions is Now Open

webfull — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:02:44 +0000

Registration for the 2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions is now open, including for the poster session.
The conference will take place on Friday, November 14th, 2025, at the Plaza Centre-Ville in downtown Montreal. Please feel free to share the news with your colleagues, students, and community!

Published: 30 September 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

Experts: Economic impact of Quebec housing crisis

webfull — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:25:04 +0000

According to a report by Quebec researchers studying social inequalities, Quebec’s economy lost $4.2 billion in 2021 due to the ongoing housing crisis — a figure the authors say is likely even higher in 2025.

Manque de logements adéquats : quels coûts sur la prospérité économique? is the first publication in a larger research project conducted by the Observatoire des inégalités du Québec with several partners.

Published: 22 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

Opportunity for university students in Canada to join an online study

webfull — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:46:15 +0000

Valuing the SELf: A Study on the Effectiveness of a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Promoting the Mental Health of University Students (REB #: 25-04-069)

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

Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers/ Perception du bilinguisme chez les travailleurs de première ligne au Québec

webfull — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:52:46 +0000

Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers

(Funded by FRQSC Team Grant to Montréal Bilingualism Initiative, MoBI)

(REB# 25-04-118)

Published: 5 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