Victoria Talwar Explains Lying to Newsweek Magazine
ECP's Dr. Victoria Talwar, was featured in Newsweek Magazine's article "Here's How Science Explains Liars Like George Santos" by Dan Hurley:
Alumni Highlight: Dianea Phillips Certified Aerospace Educator
Dianea Phillips, BEd鈥�85, was 40 years old when she experienced her first zero-gravity flight.
鈥淚 fell in love with aerospace,鈥� recalls Phillips, a Certified Aerospace Educator. 鈥淚f it spins or flies, I love it. If it changes matter, even better!鈥�
Tina Montreuil, ECP, Featured on Global News and Times Colonist
Tina Montreuil, ECP, was recently featured on Global News and Times Colonist outlining how parents can talk honestly with their children about traumatic events, such as the case of a bus crashing into a daycare.
Associate Professor Philip S. S. Howard (DISE) Publishes New Monograph with the University of Toronto Press Reporting on his Research into Contemporary Blackface in Canada
Associate Professor Philip S. S. Howard (DISE) publishes new monograph with the University of Toronto Press, entitled: Performing Postracialism: Reflections on Antiblackness, Nation, and Education through Contemporary Blackface in Canada.聽 This book is one of the outputs from his SSHRC funded research into contemporary blackface in Canada.
Education Alumna Part of Indigenous Teacher Education Initiative
The Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) is at the beginning stages of work to support dramatically increasing the numbers of First Nations, Inuit, and M茅tis teachers by 10,000 and to promote the systemic changes necessary in leading to more sustainable Indigenous teacher employment opportunities in all areas of the country.
Alumni Lerona Lewis and Sabi Hickson Comment on Systemic Racism in Quebec Schools
Department of Integrated Studies in Education alumni Dr. Lerona Lewis (Ph.D. Educational Studies) and Sabi Hinkson (MATL Science/Tech '22) were featured on Global News discussing systemic racism in Quebec schools and what is needed to better support Black students.
Muis, Robinson, and Lobczowski Recognized as Top-Producing Women in Educational Psychology Research
Three scholars from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology were represented the recently published lists of Top-Producing Women in Educational Psychology Journals from 2017 to 2021 (Griffin et al., 2023, Educational Psychology Review). Krista R. Muis, Professor, Kristy A. Robinson, Assistant Professor, and Nikki G. Lobczowski, Assistant Professor, each received recognition for their publication records in flagship educational psychology journals.
Education Alumni Philip Cutler in the Media
Teacher turned mission-driven entrepreneur, Philip Cutler (B.Ed.'13), was featured in interview with two media outlets this past week. As CEO of Paper, Philip used his transferable skills as a classroom teacher to establish an on-demand online tutoring service. Paper has supported 3,000,000 students throughout the United States and will be collaborating with 平特五不中 Education on research in the EdTech field.
Two Human Resources positions available within 平特五不中 Education!
平特五不中 Faculty of Education is expanding its Human Resources team and is looking to fill the positions of Staffing Advisor and Human Resources Administrator, working directly under the Human Resources Advisor and as part of the Dean鈥檚 Office unit.
Media Spotlight: Gordon Bloom on Reducing Mental Health Stigma in Junior Hockey
For professional athletes, the pressures of competition and stigma surrounding mental health issues can be debilitating to the point where some are leaving the arena for good. Young hockey players are no exception. Fear of negative career repercussions can mean athletes avoid disclosing their mental health concerns.
Media Spotlight: Lisa Starr (DISE) on Fast-Tracking Teachers
Quebec's Education Minister, Bernard聽Drainville, has been in the media lately, discussing plans to address the province's teacher shortage. Global News approached 平特五不中's Faculty of Education for comment on Minister Drainville's ideas, including fast-tracking teachers:
(Excerpt from Global News)
Dr. Lisa Starr, chair of the department of integrated studies in education at 平特五不中 agreed that the teacher shortage needs to be fixed but not at any cost.
Participate in the MMRL Understanding Undergrads Survey
Are you an undergrad student? The MMRL lab is currently conducting a two-part study on understanding undergrads.
If you are interested in participating, please click on the link below to read the consent form and begin the first part of the study. The questionnaire will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and you will be entered into a draw where you can win $50 with a rate of winning 1/25.
Integration of Mental Wellness in Classrooms Survey
As part of their mandate their mandate as special researcher (Academic and classroom policy) for the Student Society of 平特五不中 (SSMU), a survey is being distributed to professors in all of the undergraduate faculties to develop a report summarizing faculty-specific efforts to integrate mental wellness in classrooms.
Education Alum Gerard Lewis Receives Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence
Gerard Lewis, a graduate of 平特五不中's Concurrent B.Ed. and B.Sc. Mathematics (Class of 2004) was recently awarded聽Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence for igniting the love of learning.聽The award recognizes Gerard's exemplary teaching practices and his dedication to supporting teachers. Part of the Toronto Catholica District School Board, Gerard is the Mathematics Facilitator, Kindergarten to Grade eight.
Bell Let's Talk Day: Mental Health Advice from Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy (Educational and Counselling Psychology)聽is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair known for her longitudinal research on youth suicide and for testing mental health promotion intervention. For Bell Let's Talk Day (January 25) we asked Dr.
