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DESCRIPTION:Community partners\, alumni\, scholars and practitioners visit 
 campus to discuss ideas\, trends and professional journeys in Education.\n
 \nOpen to all Education students. Light snacks served at each event.\n\nRS
 VP here.\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: *All events will be held in-person at the Learn
 ing Commons in the Faculty of Education (Rm 121). In the case of a continu
 ed public transit strike\, events will be delivered online. Please RSVP to
  be informed of any changes**\n\n \n\nThursday\, November 13 – 5 - 7pm\n\n
 No One Told Me That… - Conversation on the First Five Years of Teaching\n
 \n(panel conversation\, Q&A)\n\nRSVP here\n\nPanel of four current teacher
 s discussing their first five years of professional practice working in va
 rious educational settings and what they wish they could tell their younge
 r selves. The conversation and Q&A will explore various themes related to 
 wellness\, relationships with students and the school ecosystem\, managing
  expectations and how to make the most of those first five years where 20-
 30% of teachers in Canada leave this essential vocation.\n\nRead article: 
 Why Canadian Teachers Are Working Like No One Else by Heidi Yetman - Canad
 ian Teachers Federation\, May 2025 \n\nGuests:\n\nKarina Capano – Secondar
 y ESL\, École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry\n\nHaneefa Corbie - Seco
 ndary Science (grades 7\,8)\, Selwyn House School (private)\n\nYilin Guo -
  Elementary\, Arts Plastiques (currently English Montreal School Board)\n
 \nGary Purcell - English Language Arts (currently PACC Adult Education Cen
 tre and Vocational Training)\; Executive Director\, Suspicious Fish Storyt
 elling Hub\n\nModerator: \n\nSabi Hinkson – Math & Science Educator\, Foun
 der of STEM with Miss Sabi\, 3rd Year PhD Student at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø (in
  DISE)\n\n\nFriday\, November 21 – 12:30-2:00 *SESSION FULL*\n\nEmotional 
 Labor: Strategies for Awareness and Resilience as Teachers\n\n(interactive
  workshop)\n\nThis interactive workshop invites teachers to explore the em
 otional dimensions of teaching through mindfulness\, reflection\, and arts
 -based methods.\n\nParticipants will examine emotional labour\, engage in 
 scenario-based discussions\, and create personalized self-care toolkits. T
 he session fosters emotional awareness\, professional identity development
 \, resilience\, and sustainable engagement in teaching practice.\n\nFacili
 tator:\n\nLaura Taylor is a full-time secondary-level teacher for an alter
 native program for at-risk students aged 16-20 and a third-year PhD studen
 t in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Her research explo
 res teacher emotional labour and disengagement through arts-based and affe
 ctive frameworks.\n\n\nTuesday\, November 25 – 12:00-1:30\n\nSustainabilit
 y in and beyond the curriculum\n\n(panel & group dialogue)\n\nRSVP here\n
 \nLearning in the 21st Century inevitably means confronting complex sustai
 nability challenges like the climate crisis. Critics have increasingly cal
 led for schools and universities to do more to help learners understand an
 d act on these challenges\, but we also know how important it is to suppor
 t action beyond the classroom. In this panel we'll hear from educators and
  change-makers working to confront sustainability challenges in Montreal a
 nd beyond. We’ll learn about the challenges and the opportunities for purs
 uing sustainability inside our schools\, universities and beyond.\n\nRead 
 article: Creating a space for sustainability in the curriculum by Patrick 
 McDonagh - 51³Ô¹ÏÍøNews\, May 2025\n\nGuests:\n\nBrooklyn Frizzle & Mozhdeh
  Babagoli - Co-Coordinators at ECOLE Project\n\nDr. Mitchell McLarnon - As
 sistant Professor\, Education\, Concordia University\n\nKristen Perry - Ur
 ban Agriculture Manager - The Depot (NDG)\, Consultant\, Facilitator\, Far
 mer\n\nJustus Wachs\, PhD Candidate and Facilitator\, Faculty of Education
 \, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø\n\nModerator:\n\nDr. Blane Harvey – Associate Profess
 or\, Integrated Studies in Education\, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø\n
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
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LOCATION:Learning Commons (Room 120)\, Education Building\, CA\, QC\, Montr
 eal\, H3A 1Y2\, 3700 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:Community Speaker Series in Education - Nov 2025
URL:/mssi/channels/event/community-speaker-series-educ
 ation-nov-2025-368676
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