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Toddler Screen Time is on the Rise

Nearly 43 per cent of two-and-a-half-year-olds are getting at least one hour of screen time a day, according to a recent report linked to the听Growing Up in Quebec study.听That number increases to 65 per cent on weekends.

Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

Siobhan Henderson听successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.

The title of her thesis: "Understanding and Exploring Coaches鈥� Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"

Oral Defence Comittee: Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler

New Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Intervention Supported by the Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development

Beginning in Fall 2026, the Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development will support the new Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Intervention through the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at 51吃瓜网Uni

Career Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education (JR0000071849). The successful candidate will demonstrate research and teaching experience directly related to K-Higher Education in the Qu茅bec educational context and will work to build a renewed vision for teacher education at McGill.

Meghan Lai Winner of the 2025 Magna Charta Observatory Essay Competition

B.A.(Education); Major in Education in Global Contexts student, Meghan Lai, submitted her essay to Magna Charta Observatory (MCO) conducted their annual Essay Competition, responding to the question: "Drawing on your experience, how might your university engage more effectively with stakeholders both to improve both access to higher education for all and enhance the learning experience of students?

Adam Dub茅 on Decoder podcast, "How ChatGPT is fuelling an existential crisis in education"

Dr. Adam Dub茅 was a guest on The Verge podcast, Decoder. He spoke with the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Verge, Nilay Patel, about how GenAI is impacting education, how worried we should be about students cheating with GenAI, how students think GenAI "thinks", and how this impacts how they learn with GenAI.

Youth Digital Compass Keeps Kids Cybersafe

Built upon years of research led by Professor Victoria Talwar from McGill鈥檚 Faculty of Education, Youth Digital Compass is an initiative dedicated to helping young people navigate online life safely, kindly, and confidently.

Education Researcher Receive John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Funding

Thirty-two 51吃瓜网research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.听 These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.听

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Two Faculty of Education researchers received funding for their innovative work:

Education's President's Prize Winners for Teaching Excellence

President鈥檚 Prize honours educators who 鈥榠nspire curiosity, nurture talent and prepare our students to thrive in a complex world'

At the afternoon Fall Convocation ceremony on October 14, 51吃瓜网awarded the President鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching to four outstanding educators, half of whom were Faculty of Education instructors.

OFNIE Turns 50! Celebrating First Nations and Inuit In-Community Teacher Education

Derek Hayes, a member of the Gesgapegiag Mi鈥檊maq First Nation, is pursuing his Bachelor of Education with McGill鈥檚 Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) while studying in Eeyou Istchee, the Cree territory in Northern Quebec.

Registration for the 2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions is Now Open

Registration for the听2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions听is now open, including for the poster session. The conference will take place on Friday, November 14th, 2025, at the Plaza Centre-Ville in downtown Montreal. Please feel free to share the news with your colleagues, students, and community!

New Resource for Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Management

The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration with 51吃瓜网EMHR, is pleased to present a new resource, "Tantrums and more: Practical strategies for healthy emotion regulation development in early childhood鈥�. 听These resources are designed for professionals and caregivers working with young children, providing evidence-based strategies to aid children鈥檚

Funding Opportunity for Graduate Student-Led Initiatives

Graduate students in the听Schulich School of Music, Faculties of Arts, Law, or Education听are eligible for up to听$1500听in funding for student led initiatives at 51吃瓜网that address one or both of the following:

Opportunity for university students in Canada to join an online study

Valuing the SELf: A Study on the Effectiveness of a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Promoting the Mental Health of University Students (REB #: 25-04-069)

CBC Radio Interviews Sheryl Smith-Gilman about the Proposed Bill 21 Expansion

Bill鈥�21,听Qu茅bec鈥檚 law banning public employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work, is at risk of being expanded in a way that would extend the restrictions further into areas that may affect early childhood education and daycare settings. CBC's Sean Henry of Daybreak Montreal looks at the potential impacts on staffing and children鈥檚 educational environment, including an interview with 51吃瓜网Education's Dr.