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Loop Lab Winter Edition

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:16:02 +0000

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Plurilingual Lab Speaker Series: PluriDigit Pedagogy and the DARE Framework

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:59:38 +0000

The Plurilingual Lab at �鶹��ý��վ is hosting a live Zoom speaker series session titled “Plurilingual, Decolonial and Digital (PluriDigit) Pedagogy: From Critical Practice to Learner Empowerment” on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 12:00 to

Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development Award-Winners

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:04:06 +0000

The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development provides funding for graduate students and researchers in the Faculty of Education to support their research in Early Childhood Development (e.g. social-emotional, cognitive or physical development, neurodiverse learning, clinical assessment, innovative educational approaches). Through their work, award winners will generate and share evidence-based knowledge to support young children and their families, advancing the Centre’s objective to help all children get the best start in life.

Well Week: �鶹��ý��վ's Annual Mental Health Awareness Week

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:51:12 +0000

�鶹��ý��վ Wellness Hub Presents: Mental Health Awareness Week

Bring wellness into your day, every day

KPE PhD Candidate Cyrille Mvomo Honored with IEEE-EMBS BHI 2025 Best Paper Award and NSF-EMBS-Google NextGen Scholar Recognition

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:14:48 +0000

Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA. BHI is one of the world’s leading venues in digital health research.

Best Paper Award (Third Place) — for his paper “Monitoring Parkinson’s Disease In-the-Wild”.

Steven Shaw Comments to the CBC on the Rise in School Absenteeism

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:35:49 +0000

In an article titled "School absenteeism is growing across Canada and skyrocketing in these Quebec districts", Professor Steven Shaw talks with journalist, Paula Dayan-Perez, on the lack of resources in the education system that makes youth susceptible to absenteeism. He says it’s important for kids to feel safe at school, but there aren’t enough people who can help create safe environments — like school nurses, counselors and psychologists. Shaw says the system is especially letting down kids who need more support, including kids w

Deadline to Apply: Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:03:58 +0000

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education (JR0000071849).

Joseph Levitan Receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:26:41 +0000

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced recipients of the latest Partnership Engage Grants competition, including a total of $73,782 awarded to three �鶹��ý��վ researchers, one of whom is the Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Joseph Levitan. Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities between researchers and single partner organizations from the public, private or non-profit sector.

Co-constructing pedagogical transformation in India

Program helps future teachers to manage their stress and their emotions

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:47:41 +0000

What is the best way to prepare future teachers for the emotional challenges they will face as they pursue their careers?

That’s the question that led �鶹��ý��վ’s Faculty of Education to make well-being in education a strategic priority and create the Regulating Emotions and Stress for pre-Service Teachers Program (RESST), with the support of the Rossy Foundation.

Flag Lowered in Memory of Dr. Rachelle Keyserlink

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:46 +0000

It is with deep respect and sadness that we pause to honour the memory of �鶹��ý��վ Faculty of Education Professor Rachelle Pharilda Keyserlingk, who sadly passed away on November 16th, 2025.

Toddler Screen Time is on the Rise

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:30:30 +0000

Nearly 43 per cent of two-and-a-half-year-olds are getting at least one hour of screen time a day, according to a recent report linked to the Growing Up in Quebec study. That number increases to 65 per cent on weekends.

Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:19:41 +0000

Siobhan Henderson successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.

The title of her thesis:
"Understanding and Exploring Coaches’ Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"

Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler

Career Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:30:15 +0000

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education (JR0000071849). The successful candidate will demonstrate research and teaching experience directly related to K-Higher Education in the Québec educational context and will work to build a renewed vision for teacher education at �鶹��ý��վ.

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

admin — 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

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

admin — 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.