91 News - Education Development and Alumni Relations Office /channels/news_feeds/all/term/ed_dev_alum_rel_office/rss en 91 Education Updates – Spring 2022: News About the Faculty's Strategic Initiatives and Priorities /channels/channels/news/mcgill-education-updates-spring-2022-news-about-facultys-strategic-initiatives-and-priorities-339213 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>91 Education's Spring Updates for Alumni and Friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing, with news about the Faculty’s strategic initiatives and priorities, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis.</p> <p>To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (<span><span>rayna.goldman</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/lapalumni.jpg?itok=HjJ2qs0l" width="160" height="95" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:12:56 +0000 webfull 179733 at /channels Madame Iona Spreads Kindness During COVID /channels/channels/news/madame-iona-spreads-kindness-during-covid-336593 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>“You shouldn’t even have the right to education...you’re black” were the hateful words said to Iona Amico by a fellow grade one student many years ago. Born in France and raised in Quebec, Iona Amico is the daughter of a Cameroonian mom and an Italian dad who grew up biracial in a predominantly Caucasian neighbourhood. Despite having faced incidents of bigotry and feeling like she was between two worlds, she did not let these experiences jade her.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/amico.jpg?itok=MvzZu2h1" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:22:41 +0000 webfull 177677 at /channels Not Just a Game: Education Through Ubisoft /channels/channels/news/not-just-game-education-through-ubisoft-336594 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/ubisoft_newsletter.jpg?itok=pfs4039t" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:20:09 +0000 webfull 177676 at /channels Jessica Kang Engages Students Virtually, Province-Wide /channels/channels/news/jessica-kang-engages-students-virtually-province-wide-336958 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Jessica Kang (B.Ed. ’20) knew she wanted a career that would promote her out-of-the-box thinking and allow her to inspire others; her recent ventures as an online elementary school teacher have definitely met those goals. Graduating with her Bachelor of Education degree at the start of the pandemic, this Toronto native has been teaching elementary school students throughout Montreal and across Quebec on virtual platforms, successfully leveraging her creativity to keep her grade five and six students engaged and feeling supported.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/kang_headshot.jpg?itok=zIzZHjby" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:20:00 +0000 webfull 177675 at /channels 91 Education Updates – Winter 2022 Edition /channels/channels/news/mcgill-education-updates-winter-2022-edition-337443 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>91 Education's Fall Updates for Alumni and Friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing. Every 91 Education student has a story to tell. These are just a few of them.</p> <p>To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (<span><span>rayna.goldman</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>).</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/laptop_newslet.jpg?itok=wGAmPfEP" width="160" height="126" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:30:33 +0000 webfull 177673 at /channels 91 Education Updates – Fall 2021: News About the Faculty's Strategic Initiatives and Priorities /channels/channels/news/mcgill-education-updates-fall-2021-news-about-facultys-strategic-initiatives-and-priorities-334231 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>91 Education's Fall Updates for Alumni and Friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing, with news about the Faculty’s strategic initiatives and priorities, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis.</p> <p>To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (<span><span>rayna.goldman</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>).</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/lap.jpg?itok=0vvXMhFC" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:32:22 +0000 webfull 174032 at /channels 91 Education Updates – Spring 2021: News About the Faculty's Strategic Initiatives and Priorities /channels/channels/news/mcgill-education-updates-spring-2021-news-about-facultys-strategic-initiatives-and-priorities-330076 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <div> <div> <p>91 Education's Spring updates for alumni and friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing, with news about the Faculty’s strategic initiatives and priorities, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis.</p> <p>To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (<span><span>rayna.goldman</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>).</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/laptop_spring_2021.jpg?itok=LlUS7oTF" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:24:54 +0000 webfull 169495 at /channels 91 Education Updates – Winter 2020/21: News About the Faculty's Strategic Initiatives and Priorities /channels/channels/news/mcgill-education-updates-winter-202021-news-about-facultys-strategic-initiatives-and-priorities-327345 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <div> <div> <p>91 Education's Winter updates for alumni and friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing, with news about the Faculty’s strategic initiatives and priorities, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 health crisis.</p> <p>To subscribe to our e-newsletter contact Associate Director of Development, Rayna Goldman (<span><span>rayna.goldman</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>).</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/newsletter.jpg?itok=2DiOGpxu" width="160" height="85" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 22:14:57 +0000 webfull 166501 at /channels Addressing Teacher Shortages in Cree Communities /channels/channels/news/addressing-teacher-shortages-cree-communities-326802 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Nearly 500 91 student teachers were placed in Montreal-area schools this fall, but did you know that more than 30 new Cree 91 B.Ed students are studying in their home communities in Eeyou Istchee, places like Chisasibi, Waswanipi, and Oujé-Bougamou? As part of OFNIE, (the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education), 91 Education has partnered with the Cree School Board to offer the Bachelor of Education First Nations &amp; Inuit Studies, helping to certify more Cree teachers in Indigenous communities.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/n3-2.jpg?itok=D493Ytct" width="160" height="213" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:04:18 +0000 webfull 166427 at /channels Donor-Funded Internship Opens New Doors for Howse /channels/channels/news/donor-funded-internship-opens-new-doors-howse-326881 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>For many of us, the summer of 2020 was a time to take a breath and regroup. For Fiona Howse, an undergraduate kinesiology student, it was a time to take a breath and examine breath. Thanks to the Adriano Tassone Internship Award, Fiona Howse had the opportunity to spend the summer working full-time at the Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Lab (CHARLab), researching how slow breathing affects heartrate variability in both men and women.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/n6_2.jpg?itok=eeUQEXRb" width="160" height="210" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:04:18 +0000 webfull 166426 at /channels