New Course! Indigenous Education: Ethical and Relational Practices for Equity and Reconciliation
EDPE 595-001/002: Seminar in Special Topics 1 Topic: Indigenous Education: Ethical and Relational Practices for Equity and ReconciliationThis Special Topics seminar will introduce students to historical and contemporary realities of First Nations, Métis and Inuit and address relevant topics in Indigenous education: What are appropriate ways to bring Indigenous knowledges and pedagogies into classrooms?
Pathy Fellowship Applications Open
The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is an intensive 12-month experiential learning opportunity for graduating students to lead a self-directed project in a community they have a meaningful connection with. Fellows are provided with comprehensive training, personal and professional development coaching, up to $40,000 in funding, and wrap-around supports to design, plan, and implement an innovative project in their community.
When dads are feeling a bit depressed or anxious, how do kids fare?
Many parents experience stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms throughout their lives, particularly during times of transition, such as pregnancy and children’s entry into school. Studies have generally found that high levels of anxiety and depression in parents are linked to poorer behavioural and cognitive outcomes in children.
Call for Research Participants: Mindful Coping Project
The DAIR Research Team is recruiting students who are interested in taking part in the Mindful Coping Project.
They have developed an online mindfulness program for students’ mental health and wellbeing and want your feedback on it!
Participants will receive free mindfulness tools and be entered in various raffles for chances to win cash prizes of 100$ for their participation.
Media Spotlight – Monica Paraghamian, DISE, in The Montreal Gazette
PhD student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Monica Paraghamian, (supervisor Dr. Bronwen Low) was featured in The Montreal Gazette with her Op-Ed piece, A Safe Environment for Learning Involves More Than Cleaning.
Monica gives us the inside view of the daily stresses being faced by Quebec elementary and high school teachers and provides suggestions for the provincial government.
Seeking Research Participants: Understanding the experiences of students with disabilities
Request for Research Participants! Project Title: Understanding the experiences of students with disabilities: A study of self-determination and the quality of student life in postsecondary settings
Statement on Racial Injustice and Systemic Discrimination
Dear McGill ECP Community,
Dr. Tina Montreuil discusses prevention of child anxiety on Radio-Canada
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on Radio-Canada's Bon pied, bonne heure! about her May 8th lecture on preventing anxiety in children at the "3rd Annual Public Health Day" organized by La Direction de santé publique de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
Dr. Derevensky on Global News for Effective Parenting Series
Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Chair of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University, speaks with Global's Andrea Howick about the Effective Parenting Series, a public lecture series that helps parents improve their parenting skills.
Listen to the discussion on Global News.
Effective Parenting Series: The Science of Bilingualism
Dr. Gigi Luk, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the third lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, The Science of Bilingualism, Dr. Luk discusses how language learning affects children's development and education.
Effective Parenting Series: Moving from Worry to Mastery
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the second lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, Moving from Worry to Mastery: Identifying parenting behaviours that are associated with childhood anxiety, Dr. Montreuil discusses tools for parents to deal with anxiety and worry in children.
Effective Parenting Series: Sleeping Through the Night
Dr. Marie-Hélène Pennestri, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend Montreal about Sleeping Through the Night, the first lecture in McGill's 2019 Effective Parenting series.
"Effective Parenting: Sleeping Through the Night" can be heard on the CBC Listen website.
Effective Parenting Series 2019
The Effective Parenting Series is back with four public lectures focusing on topics of concern for parents/guardians/grandparents!
The 2019 Series takes place on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm from April 9-30, 2019 (April 9, 16, 23, 30).
Lectures will be presented in English.
Dr. Steven Shaw publishes book, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilites at School"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, had a book published in December 2018 with Prof. Anna M. Jankowska entitled, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilities at School".
https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030029906
Dr. Steven Shaw featured on BBC World Podcast "Parentland"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, was featured on the BBC World Podcast, "Parentland".
The episode can be found here.