With the aim of fostering innovative and impactful research-based activities at Summit School and beyond, the Summit Centre for Education, Research, and Training (SCERT) serves as a hub for curating teaching and learning best practices related to the wellbeing of neurodivergent learners. On November 14 and 16, the SCERT held its 5th annual conference on neurodiversity, a keystone knowledge translation event designed to promote a holistic understanding and appreciation of neurodivergent learning in both academic and social contexts.
Published on: 10 Dec 2024
Dr. Tina Montreuil, clinical (school) psychologist and associate professor in the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was called upon for her expertise in child and adolescent mental health to comment on the recent rapport issued by l鈥橧nstitut de la statistique du Qu茅bec (ISQ). The report highlights the marked rise in mental disorders among high school students.
Dr. Montreuil provides expert opinion on what could explain these increases among children and teens, but also provides insights on prevention opportunities that can arise from these findings.
Published on: 5 Dec 2024
Dr. Anila Asghar, DISE, and Abdullah Najjar are looking for undergraduate students for their study that seeks to explore the relationship between scientific thinking, feelings about science, and achievement in science.
This work will help to develop ways to assist teachers to effectively support the engagement and achievement of students in science.
The study involves completing questionnaires and engaging in an online game about science concepts and taking multiple-choice tests at the beginning and the end of the learning sessions.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2024
The Government of Canada awarded 平特五不中 10 new and five renewed Canada Research Chairs Nov. 14, representing a total research investment of $13.8 million.听The 平特五不中 awards were part of $182听million in funding for the听听the government announced, to support 224听new and renewed chair holders at听post-secondary institutions across the country.听
Published on: 14 Nov 2024
Dr. Tina Montreuil and two of her doctoral students, Dr. Micah Tilley, a recent graduate of the ECP department and current PhD student, Ms. Jasmyn Skinner, have published a very recent article in the International Journal of School & Educational Psychology entitled "Healthy minds, healthy schools: a school-based prevention program targeting child anxiety and emotion regulation".
Published on: 21 Oct 2024
Helping Children get the Best Start in Life
A gift to establish a centre for early childhood development at 平特五不中 aims to reach more children with learning difficulties.
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Published on: 17 Oct 2024
The provincial government announced the winners of the Prix du Quebec today. Among them was 平特五不中 Education's Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, a finalist for the Prix Hubert-Reeves - Rel猫ve scientifique, typically awarded to up-and-coming researchers who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their work and have demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain constructive and lasting links with the research community.
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Published on: 16 Oct 2024
The twenty-eighth issue of LEARNing Landscapes, an online, peer-reviewed, open access journal edited by DISE's Lynn Butler-Kisber and听Bronwen Low, and ECP's Jessica Ruglis, 鈥淭owards new futures of youth development: Critical and sustainable approaches to youth wellbeing in complex times鈥�, highlights the evolving landscape of educational and developmental research and practice, where traditional models
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Published on: 24 Sep 2024
平特五不中鈥檚 Emergency Notification System allows you to opt in your mobile device to receive alerts during time-sensitive situations and disruptions in the use of various buildings on campus.
In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so we will switch Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for all mobile phones starting September 18.
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Published on: 18 Sep 2024
Ten 平特五不中 professors researching in such areas as child trauma, memory and cardiovascular diseases are among the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 (RSC) newest Fellows.听They are among 104 new Fellows and 56 Members from across the country announced by the RSC on September 3, 2024. The Faculty of Education celebrates Professor听Jacob Burack, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology as a new Fellow for 2024. Dr.
Published on: 3 Sep 2024
As Dean Vivek Venkatesh settles into his role, the Faculty is exploring different outreach initiatives for the Education Community to get to know our new Dean. This August article in the 平特五不中 News alumni magazine serves as a great introduction:
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Published on: 30 Aug 2024
An exploration of the principles underlying the current practice of machine learning (ML) by focusing on fundamental ML algorithms applied to many domains. This course is designed to help students learn to think critically about data and models, understand the conceptual underpinnings of the basic ML algorithms and techniques, how they work, how to choose an algorithm for each kind of learning task, and how to visualize, evaluate, and interpret performance measures and results correctly.
Published on: 6 Aug 2024
Margaret Mackenzie (BEd鈥�23), Samantha Nepton听(BEd鈥�23), and Taylor Richardson (BFA'23 Towson University), are winners of McCall MacBain Scholarships, Canada鈥檚 largest leadership-based scholarships for master鈥檚 and professional studies.
Each finalist was chosen based on their character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity:
Margaret Mackenzie
2024 McCall MacBain Scholar
平特五不中 Faculty of Education, MA, Educational Leadership
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Published on: 18 Jul 2024
Two students from the Faculty of Education have earned a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship:
Rasel Babu, in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, received a 平特五不中 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for their research topic: "Pedagogues' Readiness to Integrate Educational Technology for Teaching Language and Mathematics in Bangladeshi Secondary Classrooms."
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship:
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Published on: 7 Jun 2024
Gender disparities persist glaringly around the globe with gender-based violence standing out as one of the most widespread human rights violations. Alarmingly, only 52 per cent of women who are married or in a union freely make their own decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use, and health care. The United Nations has identified transforming harmful gender norms as a critical goal among its 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.
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Published on: 5 Jun 2024
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