Media Spotlight 鈥� Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky, ECP, in TheNewsMotion.com
Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky, from the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, was recently featured at TheNewsMotion.com on what parents should teach their kids about gambling.
鈥淜ids with a problem will talk about gambling, watch gambling shows, and lie about their own gambling. Parents will find scratch lottery tickets in drawers, amongst other things,鈥� says Dr. Derevensky.
Madame Iona Spreads Kindness During COVID
鈥淵ou shouldn鈥檛 even have the right to education...测辞耻鈥檙别 black鈥� were the hateful words said to Iona Amico by a fellow grade one student many years ago. Born in France and raised in Quebec, Iona Amico is the daughter of a Cameroonian mom and an Italian dad who grew up biracial in a predominantly Caucasian neighbourhood. Despite having faced incidents of bigotry and feeling like she was between two worlds, she did not let these experiences jade her.
Jessica Kang Engages Students Virtually, Province-Wide
Jessica Kang (B.Ed. 鈥�20) knew she wanted a career that would promote her out-of-the-box thinking and allow her to inspire others; her recent ventures as an online elementary school teacher have definitely met those goals.
Not Just a Game: Education Through Ubisoft
Whether 测辞耻鈥檙别 part of Generation X, a Millennial, or Gen Z, chances are that at some point in your youth, an adult told you to 鈥渟top playing video games -- 测辞耻鈥檙别 rotting your brain!鈥� But what if there was an immersive video game that helped you study world history and ancient civilizations?
平特五不中 Education Updates 鈥� Winter 2022 Edition
平特五不中 Education's Fall Updates for Alumni and Friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing. Every 平特五不中 Education student has a story to tell. These are just a few of them.
To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (rayna.goldman [at] mcgill.ca).
PAID Research Opportunity in the Gibbs Lab
The Gibbs Lab is seeking participants for a PAID research opportunity for a study evaluating the associations between muscle function, physical activity, and bone strength in endurance trained men and women aged 18-35 years.
Participants will be asked to complete a VO2max test, DXA, pQCT, muscle strength, and questionnaires over two study visits.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Eve-Marie Quintin, ECP, on CBC Radio's Ontario Today
Eve-Marie Quintin, neuropsychologist and music scientist from the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, appeared on CBC Radio's Ontario Today to discuss how we use music to cope.
Optimizing the Well-Being of Teachers for a Better Education of Future Generations
Dr. Tina Montreuil, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has contributed to a special Winter 2022 Issue of the EngagED Learning - Teaching in the Digital Age on "The Development of Social and Emotional Competencies" with an article entitled "Optimizing the Well-Being of Teachers for a Better Education of Future Generations".
Media Spotlight 鈥� Professor Lindsay Duncan, KPE, on the Partnership for Clean Competition's Anti-Doping Podcast
Professor Lindsay Duncan, from the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, appeared on the Partnership for Clean Competition's Anti-Doping Podcast to discuss her new research project.
The project aims to identify behaviours that athletes can engage in on a regular basis to help them avoid breaking the anti-doping rules of sport.
Listen to the full podcast here.
Helping Kids Deal with the Mental Burdens of COVID
A recent study from a group of Quebec researchers reinforces the idea that children, particularly those with developmental issues or health problems, may be particularly vulnerable to the interruptions to their regular routines caused by the pandemic.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Professor Ross Andersen, KPE, on CBC Radio's Let's Go to Talk about Over-Training
Professor Ross Andersen, from the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, appeared on the CBC radio program Let's Go, to talk about over training after the holidays.
He also shared some important information about how to stick with a healthy amount of exercise.
Listen to the full CBC Radio interview here.
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Winter 2022 Return to Campus Reminders
The following message was sent to the 平特五不中 Community via email on Wednesday January 19th, and contains a useful set of guidelines for the January 24th Return-to-Campus:听
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Congratulations to Prof Dennis Jensen KPE on Renewal of Canada Research Chair Award
Congratulations to Dr. Dennis Jensen, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education and Director of @CERPL平特五不中, on renewal of his Canada Research Chair in Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology.
Alumni Spotlight: M茅lodie Daoust Aims for Olympic Gold
平特五不中 Education alumna, M茅lodie Daoust (B.Ed. Phys. Ed. 2017) will compete with the Canadian women's hockey team in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, scheduled to take place February 4 to 20, 2022. It will be her third time competing in the Olympic Games, and as the 2021 World Championship MVP, she is determined to bring her team to victory.听"We want to show everyone that the gold medal belongs to Canada," said Daoust when discussing next month's games.听
Call for Papers Now Open for Language Policy and Planning 2022
The Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning (LPP) conference brings scholars from different disciplines (language education, anthropology, political studies, social sciences, economics, linguistics, and more) whose work centers on language policy and planning at different levels: local, national and/or international.
鈥婽heme for 2022: Language Policy, Linguistic Human Rights, and Cultural Genocide
