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Dr. Nancy Heath, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was recently interviewed on CBC Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, about students' needs of social connections and their mental health.

Lack of these connections is a key part of mental health, and though not all students feel that classrooms are a safe way to keep these connections, Dr. Heath wonders if there are outside options that would give young people a safer way to connect while maintaining distancing to rebuild their normal connections.

Published on: 9 Feb 2021

Many of us have not been on campus for some time, and Im sure there are new members of our Faculty who have yet to experience life on-campus. Please be reminded that it is still possible to pick up items and conduct small-scale activities on campus, but take note that we require three business days to process requests.

Published on: 9 Feb 2021

Philip S. S. Howard, from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was recently interviewed in a CTV News article about Canadian Black history and the importance of adding it into the school curriculum, but warns that it should not be a way to avoid confronting what needs to be changed.泭

That takes actually identifying and really owning up to the anti-Blackness that is within the founding logics of these entities.

Howard emphasized the importance of concrete steps that need to be taken by institutions, rather than focusing on Black History Month celebrations.

Published on: 6 Feb 2021

Dr. Tina Montreuil, from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, recently wrote an article in the national online newspaper The Conversation on parenting in a pandemic and how to develop stronger family relationships during COVID-19.

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Published on: 5 Feb 2021

Sam Rapoport, KPE Faculty of Education alumna, was recently interviewed by The Toronto Star for her work in the NFL and how she is revolutionizing Americas game.

Rapoports successes come in a time of wider progress, of pushing back preconceptions. She has football in her blood, and is working to put more women on a path to the NFL.

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Published on: 4 Feb 2021

Sabrina Jafralie, is a history teacher at Westmount High School and a lecturer at McGill's Faculty of Education in DISE, was recently interviewed by CBC News for their Black Changemakers Series.

As a history teacher, she says she believes students don't connect with the material in Quebec's history curriculum, so she focuses on the stories that are under-represented Black history, Indigenous culture, the stories of Asian people who came to Canada, and of women in Canada, for example.

Jafralie says, at the end of the day, her students are what motivate her.

Published on: 3 Feb 2021

Its no secret that students have had a very tough time during this COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study by 51勛圖厙 and the University of Toronto found that students who've never had mental health issues now find themselves in greater distress.

Classified as: mental health
Published on: 29 Jan 2021

Teen suicide prevention during COVID-19: How parents and kids can have honest and safe conversations

School or no school, it wont matter.

Young peoples issues are minor compared to those of adults.

As researchers concerned with suicide prevention in youth, we sometimes hear people express sentiments like these about young people in the pandemic. But socialization is an important part of growing up. As much as COVID-19 has affected adults, it may affect children and teens even more.

Published on: 28 Jan 2021

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Published on: 26 Jan 2021

Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according to a泭泭from 51勛圖厙.

Published on: 25 Jan 2021

Sunday, January 24th was the International Day of Education. This annual social action holiday was proclaimed by in an effort to raise awareness about education's role in promoting peace and social justice throughout the world. Radio-Canada's ICI Manitoba news program interviewed DISE's Dr. Bronwen Low about her views on education as an instrument of global change as well as the state of education during COVID-19.

Classified as: international day of education
Published on: 25 Jan 2021

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as the International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. The theme of the 3rd泭International Day of Education is Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation. Now is the time to power education by stepping up collaboration and international solidarity to place education and lifelong learning at the center of the recovery. ()

Classified as: international day of education
Published on: 22 Jan 2021

As we continue to navigate pandemic life, the question of "healthy screen time" continues to be debated, particularly concerning child users. Screen time has helped provide a useful social outlet when face-to-face interactions are so limited but do parents have a cause for concern?

Published on: 18 Jan 2021

Childrens screen time has long been a contentious issue for the modern parent. The situation has become more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published on: 15 Jan 2021

Grants available for faculty at Canadian postsecondary institutions

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Published on: 13 Jan 2021

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