/education/taxonomy/term/25/all en /education/channels/news/education-alum-gerard-lewis-receives-prime-ministers-award-teaching-excellence-345622 <p>Gerard Lewis, a graduate of ƻ����Ժ's Concurrent B.Ed. and B.Sc. Mathematics (Class of 2004) was recently awarded Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence for igniting the love of learning. 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.</p> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:56:34 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 3541 at /education /education/channels/news/alumni-highlight-dianea-phillips-certified-aerospace-educator-346494 <p>Dianea Phillips, BEd’85, was 40 years old when she experienced her first zero-gravity flight.</p> <p>“I fell in love with aerospace,” recalls Phillips, a Certified Aerospace Educator. “If it spins or flies, I love it. If it changes matter, even better!”</p> <p>Phillips’s zero-gravity flight was the culmination of her participation in the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s 10-day Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, where she lived and trained like an astronaut alongside participants from around the world.</p> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:56:34 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 3553 at /education /education/channels/news/alumni-spotlight-melodie-daoust-aims-olympic-gold-336156 <p>ƻ����Ժ Education alumna, Mélodie 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. "We want to show everyone that the gold medal belongs to Canada," said Daoust when discussing next month's games. </p> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:52:12 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 3435 at /education /education/channels/news/alumni-highlight-andrea-brazeau-future-leader-advocating-change-333844 <h3>Meet the Indigenous youth in Quebec who are standing up to support their communities</h3> <p>Marilla Steuter-Martin · CBC News</p> <p> </p> <p><b>These future leaders are advocating for change to address issues they see affecting Indigenous people</b></p> <p>For Andrea Brazeau, a recent ƻ����Ժ Faculty of Education graduate who is now teaching elementary school in her home community of Kangiqsualujjuaq in Nunavik, Quebec's failure to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday is disappointing.</p> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:52:12 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 3399 at /education /education/channels/news/faculty-education-statement-victims-kamloops-residential-school-331269 <p>On behalf of the members of ƻ����Ժ 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, ƻ����Ժ lowers its flags in recognition of this tragedy, and we at the Faculty echo the sentiments of the ƻ����Ժ Provost. As our academics, staff, students, and alumni grieve together, we also stand together in support of our Indigenous community members.</p> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:50:22 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 3352 at /education