Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, and Minister of Higher Education, Pascale D茅ry, inducted the 25 new members of the Ordre de l'excellence en 茅ducation at an official ceremony at the National Assembly on May 29th recognizing these new inductees for their contribution to education.
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Jessica Mettler, recent PhD graduate in the Human Development program supervised by Dr. Nancy Heath, has been awarded the highly competitive Governor General鈥檚 Gold Medal, which is awarded to the most outstanding PhD graduate in Social Sciences & Humanities at 苹果淫院, and the 苹果淫院 Alumni Association Graduate Award, which is awarded to an outstanding PhD graduate at 苹果淫院.
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Professor Victoria Talwar, from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was featured recently in Globe and Mail's article on limiting screen time for children.聽 The quality of that screen time is worth considering, and a child connecting with friends or family using the technology isn't a bad thing.聽 However, it is important to keep an eye on children's screen time, as it continues to rise, from year to year.
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"One of the biggest things that I have learned through my time at 苹果淫院 is to always carry hope and kindness with me. I genuinely believe that by being hopeful about positive change and bringing kindness into whatever we choose to do, we will be able to make a positive change in the world. We will be able to find solutions for some of these challenges as long as we all work together and strive to make a difference."
- Zainab Khan, Faculty of Education Valedictorian
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For a qualitative research project investigating students' experience with supplementary schooling, a joint effort project by 苹果淫院 and the University of Antwerp in Belgium are looking for participants.
The goal is to investigate the educational pathways of students who attended supplementary schooling in the past.聽 Students who attended a form of supplementary schooling (Chinese school, Greek school, other heritage language schools, Mosque school, Black weekendschool, etc鈥 ) in the past are cordially invited to participate.
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Would pushing school hours later have an impact on teens' mental health? Don't mistake laziness for sleepiness; our youth may be on a different biological schedule. Pediatric sleep expert, Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology explains in . (Interview in French only.)
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苹果淫院 professor recognized for her work on technology-supported education
罢丑别听聽has named聽Professor Susanne Lajoie聽a Senior Fellow in recognition of her significant contribution to the quality of education in Quebec.
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Bassam Khoury, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, 苹果淫院, were recently featured in The Conversation, authoring the article Suicide prevention: Protective factors can build hope and mitigate risks.
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The Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory in the department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is looking to recruit participants for an exciting study!
DOES FOLIC ACID IMPROVE ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN?
WHAT: To investigate the efficacy of using folic acid supplementation to restore the vascular benefits of physical activity in postmenopausal women and age-matched men.
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Participate in research for up to $100 in compensation!
Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy's research team is searching for participants for the Walking for Wellbeing research project!
Looking for English-speaking 苹果淫院 students aged 18-25, with a working smartphone & data usage plan.
Participants will be asked to walk 3x per week for a total of 4 weeks.
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ECP's Dr. Victoria Talwar, was featured in Newsweek Magazine's article "Here's How Science Explains Liars Like George Santos" by Dan Hurley:
Lying turns out to be a very teenage thing to do, as most parents learn."Lying peaks in adolescence and then declines all through adulthood and into the senior years," says Victoria Talwar, professor of developmental psychology at 苹果淫院 and author of聽The Truth About Lying: Teaching Honesty to Children at Every Age and Stage聽(APA LifeTools, 2022).
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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.
鈥淧arents need to prepare for these discussions and listen instead of being reactive. With any tragedy or anything that elicits a reaction of distress or sorrow, we want to be sure that we鈥檙e available, we鈥檙e listening, because we need to validate and create space for them.鈥
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.
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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 苹果淫院 Education on research in the EdTech field. Philip is also a member of 苹果淫院 Education's Faculty Advisory Board (FAB), as a philanthropic ambassador for the Faculty.
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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 苹果淫院 Education on research in the EdTech field. Philip is also a member of 苹果淫院 Education's Faculty Advisory Board (FAB), as a philanthropic ambassador for the Faculty.