BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251122T201821EST-1659rjXGpP@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251123T011821Z 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\n\n All events held in-person at the Learning Commons in the Faculty of Educat ion (Rm 120)\n\nEVENTS: No One Told Me That… Conversation on the First Fiv e Years of Teaching | Emotional Labor: Strategies for Awareness and Resili ence as Teachers | Sustainability in and beyond the curriculum\n\n\nThursd ay\, November 13 – 5 - 7pm\n\nNo One Told Me That… Conversation on the Fir st Five Years of Teaching\n\n(panel conversation\, Q&A)\n\nClick here for in-person registration\n\nClick here for online (Zoom) registration\n\nPan el of four current teachers discussing their first five years of professio nal practice working in various educational settings and what they wish th ey could tell their younger selves. The conversation and Q&A will explore various themes related to wellness\, relationships with students and the s chool ecosystem\, managing expectations and how to make the most of those first five years where 20-30% of teachers in Canada leave this essential v ocation.\n\nRead article: Why Canadian Teachers Are Working Like No One El se by Heidi Yetman - Canadian Teachers Federation\, May 2025 \n\nGuests:\n \nKarina Capano – Secondary ESL\, École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-Exupér y\n\nAfter teaching elementary for two years and completing a Master’s in Educational Psychology\, Karina made the switch to high school ESL where s he teaches Secondary 3 Enriched and Regular\, and recently finished a Mast er’s in Educational Leadership.\n\nHaneefa Corbie - Secondary Science (gra des 7\,8)\, Selwyn House School (private)\n\nHaneefa has taught Grade 7–8 Science at Selwyn House since 2017. Previously\, she taught at Queen of An gels Academy\, where she served two years as Head of Indigenous Resources. She has also taught English in Japan and Science in the UAE. Haneefa hold s a BSc and BEd from UOttawa and an MEdTech from UBC.\n\nYilin Guo - Eleme ntary\, Arts Plastiques (currently English Montreal School Board)\n\nWith experience in Indigenous community classrooms\, resource teaching\, and ar t\, I build supportive\, culturally aware\, and creativity-driven learning environments.\n\nGary Purcell - English Language Arts (currently PACC Adu lt Education Centre and Vocational Training)\; Executive Director\, Suspic ious Fish Storytelling Hub\n\nGary has been a teacher at the Lester B Pear son Schoolboard in both the youth and adult sector for the past twenty yea rs. He founded the Suspicious Fish Creative Literacy program in 2008.\n\nM oderator: \n\nSabi Hinkson – Math & Science Educator\, Founder of STEM wit h Miss Sabi\, 3rd Year PhD Student at 91ºÚÁÏÍø (in DISE)\n\nSabi’ s teaching journey began while working as a scientific laboratory technici an for the Lester B. Pearson School Board. She only worked with students d uring lab periods\; however\, they consistently fed off her enthusiasm for Math and Science and expressed how much they loved her teaching style: th is led her to realize she could have a greater impact as a classroom teach er.\n\n\nFriday\, November 21 – 12:30-2:00 *SESSION FULL*\n\nEmotional Lab or: Strategies for Awareness and Resilience as Teachers\n\n(interactive wo rkshop)\n\nThis interactive workshop invites teachers to explore the emoti onal dimensions of teaching through mindfulness\, reflection\, and arts-ba sed methods.\n\nParticipants will examine emotional labour\, engage in sce nario-based discussions\, and create personalized self-care toolkits. The session fosters emotional awareness\, professional identity development\, resilience\, and sustainable engagement in teaching practice.\n\nFacilitat or:\n\nLaura Taylor is a full-time secondary-level teacher for an alternat ive program for at-risk students aged 16-20 and a third-year PhD student i n the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Her research explores teacher emotional labour and disengagement through arts-based and affecti ve frameworks.\n\n\nTuesday\, November 25 – 12:00-1:30\n\nSustainability i n and beyond the curriculum\n\n(panel & group dialogue)\n\nRSVP here\n\nLe arning in the 21st Century inevitably means confronting complex sustainabi lity challenges like the climate crisis. Critics have increasingly called for schools and universities to do more to help learners understand and ac t on these challenges\, but we also know how important it is to support ac tion beyond the classroom. In this panel we'll hear from educators and cha nge-makers working to confront sustainability challenges in Montreal and b eyond. We’ll learn about the challenges and the opportunities for pursuing sustainability inside our schools\, universities and beyond.\n\nRead arti cle: Creating a space for sustainability in the curriculum by Patrick McDo nagh - 91ºÚÁÏÍø News\, May 2025\n\nGuests:\n\nCo-Coordinators at ECOLE Proje ct:\n\nBrooklyn Frizzle\n\nNot an educator themselves\, Brooklyn is a long -time advocate\, recently turned administrator\, passionate about enabling teachers and community educators with the support and infrastructure nece ssary to succeed in their fields. Brooklyn recently joined the ECOLE\, whe re they support the Project as its Internal Coordinator.\n\nGeorgina Kouwe nhoven\n\nGeorgina began their journey as an educator at Evans Lake Forest Education Society\, where they led hikes and ecology lessons. This experi ence led to their next position as an educator and volunteer coordinator f or Fusion Urban Nature\, which provides free nature education in urban par ks to camps across Montreal.\n\nJulia Wright\n\nJulia co-founded MycoNurse ries\, a nonprofit promoting climate action and changing food systems thro ugh urban oyster mushroom farming on 91ºÚÁÏÍø campus. The group involves you th in their growing process to help them explore what local and regenerati ve food systems can look like. Julia is currently pursuing a B.Sc. in Math ematics\n\nDr. Mitchell McLarnon - Assistant Professor\, Education\, Conco rdia University\n\nMitchell McLarnon is an Assistant Professor in the Depa rtment of Education at Concordia University. His forthcoming book\, Rethin king Urban Gardens\, is under contract with the University of Toronto Pres s. His more recent work explores the social relations of community gardeni ng at harm reduction organization in Montreal that's situated near an elem entary school.\n\nKristen Perry - Urban Agriculture Manager - The Depot (N DG)\, Consultant\, Facilitator\, Farmer\n\nKristen has worked in community urban agriculture and food justice for over a decade\, and is currently t he Urban Agriculture Manager at The Depot\, the owner of Ecogardens by Kik i\, and an agronomy candidate at 91ºÚÁÏÍø. In her community work\, she prior itizes nurturing spaces for connection\, healing\, and exchange.\n\nJustus Wachs\, PhD Candidate and Facilitator\, Faculty of Education\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Uni versity\n\nJustus Wachs is a facilitator\, activist\, and researcher whose work bridges non-formal education\, creative activism\, and contemplative practice. Over the past decade\, he has facilitated spaces for reflection \, regeneration\, playfulness\, and healing within social movements. His r esearch explores how such inner-directed practices catalyze systemic trans formation.\n\nModerator:\n\nDr. Blane Harvey – Associate Professor\, Integ rated Studies in Education\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø\n\nBlane Harvey is a DISE g raduate (both Master’s and PhD) and has worked in a wide range of settings including the United Nations\, policy think-tanks\, a research funding ag ency and academic institutions in Canada and the UK. Across all of these e xperiences his work has focused on supporting learning that helps us bette r address climate and sustainability crises\, in Canada and globally.\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251125 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 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR