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Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri's Words of Wisdom for the Class of 2021

Winners for the Faculty of Education Distinguished Teaching Award usually accept their award onstage as part of the 平特五不中 convocation ceremonies. As the June 2021 ceremonies were done by video, this year's award recipient, Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri,聽was asked to submit a short acceptance speech聽addressing the Class of 2021.

Call for Survey Participants: Impact de la COVID-19 sur le bien-锚tre des enseignants et climat scolaire (REB #27-0616)

Teacher well-being and school climate are essential predictors of child emotional health and regulation. The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic on these variables, remains largely under investigated.

Congratulations to Dr. Mindy R. Carter, DISE, Recipient of the Arts Researchers & Teachers Society at CSSE's Outstanding 2020 Publication Award

Dr. Mindy R. Carter, Associate Professor and Director of Teacher Education Programs, DISE, is the recipient of the Arts Researchers & Teachers Society at CSSE's Outstanding 2020 publication award for her peer reviewed journal article "Reconceptualizing Teacher Identity through Design Thinking and Creativity: A Montreal Case Study".

Congratulations to the Faculty of Education 2021 Graduate Award and Fellowship Winners

Dr. Gauri Shankar Guha Award in International Development Education

Jing Xiaoli $1,000 聽

Jackie Kirk Fellowship

L茅a Abi Zeid Daou $8,000 Juan Zheng $8,000 聽

Jackie Kirk Fieldwork Support Fund

Zhiyang Shi $7,000

Walter A. and K. Mary Marsh Fellowships in Education

Dennis Wendt Awarded CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Dennis Wendt, Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) who was recently awarded a $100,000 Knowledge Synthesis Grant by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)! One of 13 successful grants, and one of five Knowledge Synthesis Grants, Dr.

Media Spotlight 鈥� Ratna Ghosh, DISE, on WhyKnowledgeMatters

Prof. Ratna Ghosh, DISE, was recently featured on WhyKnowledgeMatters,聽 talking about the Emerging Area of Education & Security.聽

Watch the full May 17, 2021 episode HERE.

Faculty of Education Statement: Victims of the Kamloops Residential School

On behalf of the members of 平特五不中 Faculty of Education, we mourn the tragic loss of 215 Indigenous children who were found in a mass grave at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Today, 平特五不中 lowers its flags in recognition of this tragedy, and we at the Faculty echo the sentiments of the 平特五不中 Provost. As our academics, staff, students, and alumni grieve together, we also stand together in support of our Indigenous community members.

In Memoriam: Dr. Aziz Choudry

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the untimely passing of Dr. Aziz Choudry. Originally from New Zealand, Aziz joined us at 平特五不中 in 2008 and was an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education until recently when he became a Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg鈥檚 Faculty of Education.

Susanne Lajoie Featured as Part of 平特五不中's Bicentennial Digital Time Capsule

Two-hundred years of trailblazing research has taken place on our campuses. In a time of rapid and far-reaching transformation, the future of research presents opportunities for important change.

Celebrating International Day of Families

Families and New Technologies is the theme chosen by the United Nations for this year鈥檚 International Day of Families.

Prof. Adam Dub茅, Director of the Technology, Learning & Cognition Lab at 平特五不中's Faculty of Education, kindly shared three recordings from ECP's Effective Parenting Lecture Series that took place last fall.

Philip Howard Delivers Keynote for Perspectives on Teaching Conference

Dr. Philip S.S. Howard of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education will be this year's聽keynote speaker for Western University's Perspectives on Teaching, Spring Conference. This free聽virtual conference will "focus on looking back, moving forward, and lessons learned from a year of change and disruption in higher education", according to conference organizers.聽

Media Spotlight 鈥� Annie Savard, DISE, Interviewed in the Times Colonist

Associate Professor Annie Savard (Department of Integrated Studies in Education) was recently interviewed by the Times Colonist, a BC-based publication, about how Canadian students are performing in math颅ematics. Savard "...points out Quebec teachers have a clearer understanding of 'didactic' instruction, a concept championed in France and French-speaking countries. 'Knowing the content of the course isn鈥檛 enough,' Savard says. 'You need what we call didactic [teaching].

Call for Survey Participants: Parenting Behaviours and Associations with Mental Health and Well-Being

The ReACT lab is looking for participants in Canada who are at least 18 years old to complete a survey about parenting behaviours and its associations with mental health, and well-being.

The survey takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and you can choose to enter into a random draw for the chance to win 1 of 2 cash prizes of $50 at the end of the survey. The survey is available in English and French.

Participatory Research in Education and Agency in Mali (PREAM) Project Launches for Adolescents in the Segou an Mopti Regions

Joseph Levitan, DISE, and Karen Gazith, ECP, Featured on WhyKnowledgeMatters Dialogues Series

Two 平特五不中 Faculty of Education Academics, Joseph Levitan, of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, and Karen Gazith, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, were featured in a web series conducted by the organization WhyKnowledgeMatters, on Identity and Learning, and Inclusive Education.