Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development Award-Winners
The听Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development provides funding for graduate students and researchers in the Faculty of Education to support their research in Early Childhood Development (e.g. social-emotional, cognitive or physical development, neurodiverse learning, clinical assessment, innovative educational approaches).
Steven Shaw Comments to the CBC on the Rise in School Absenteeism
In an article titled "School absenteeism is growing across Canada and skyrocketing in these Quebec districts", Professor Steven Shaw talks with journalist,听Paula Dayan-Perez, on the lack of resources in the education system that makes youth susceptible to absenteeism.听He says it鈥檚 important for kids to feel safe at school, but there aren鈥檛 enough people who can help create safe environments 鈥斕� like school nurses,听counselors听and psychol
Program helps future teachers to manage their stress and their emotions
What is the best way to prepare future teachers for the emotional challenges they will face as they pursue their careers?
That鈥檚 the question that led 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Education to make well-being in education a strategic priority and create the听Regulating Emotions and Stress for pre-Service Teachers Program (RESST), with the support of the Rossy Foundation.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Monica Paraghamian, DISE, in The Montreal Gazette
PhD student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Monica Paraghamian, (supervisor Dr. Bronwen Low) was featured in The Montreal Gazette with her Op-Ed piece, A Safe Environment for Learning Involves More Than Cleaning.
Monica gives us the inside view of the daily stresses being faced by Quebec elementary and high school teachers and provides suggestions for the provincial government.
Seeking Research Participants: Understanding the experiences of students with disabilities
Request for Research Participants! Project Title: Understanding the experiences of students with disabilities: A study of self-determination and the quality of student life in postsecondary settings听
Statement on Racial Injustice and Systemic Discrimination
Dear 黑料网爆吃瓜 ECP Community,
Dr. Tina Montreuil discusses prevention of child anxiety on Radio-Canada
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on Radio-Canada's听Bon pied, bonne heure!听about her May 8th lecture听on preventing anxiety in children at the "3rd Annual Public Health Day" organized by听La Direction de sant茅 publique de la Gasp茅sie-脦les-de-la-Madeleine.听
Dr. Derevensky on Global News for Effective Parenting Series
Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Chair of Educational and Counselling Psychology at 黑料网爆吃瓜, speaks with Global's Andrea Howick about the Effective Parenting Series, a public lecture series that helps parents improve their parenting skills.听
Listen to the discussion on Global News.
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Effective Parenting Series: The Science of Bilingualism
Dr. Gigi Luk, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the third lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, The Science of Bilingualism, Dr. Luk discusses听how language learning affects children's development and education.
Effective Parenting Series: Moving from Worry to Mastery
Dr. Tina Montreuil, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend about the second lecture in the "Effective Parenting" series. In her lecture, Moving from Worry to Mastery: Identifying听parenting behaviours that are associated with childhood anxiety, Dr. Montreuil discusses tools for parents to deal with anxiety and worry in children.听
Effective Parenting Series: Sleeping Through the Night
Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was interviewed on CBC Radio's All in a Weekend Montreal听about听Sleeping Through the Night, the first lecture in 黑料网爆吃瓜's 2019 Effective Parenting series.听
"Effective Parenting: Sleeping Through the Night" can be heard on the CBC Listen website.
Effective Parenting Series 2019
The Effective Parenting Series is back with four public lectures focusing on topics of concern for parents/guardians/grandparents!
The 2019 Series takes place on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm from April 9-30, 2019 (April 9, 16, 23, 30).
Lectures will be presented in English.
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Dr. Steven Shaw publishes book, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilites at School"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, had a book published in December 2018 with Prof. Anna M. Jankowska entitled, "Pediatric Intellectual Disabilities at School".听
https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030029906听
Dr. Steven Shaw featured on BBC World Podcast "Parentland"
Dr. Steven Shaw, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, was featured on the BBC World Podcast, "Parentland".
The episode can be found here.
New edition of "Dialogues", newsletter of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
The fall 2018听edition of听Dialogues, newsletter of the听Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has been published and may be听viewed online here (.pdf).听