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Up late working or studying? If you’re still up at midnight March 10th and you want to make your screen time more meaningful, be McGill Education’s FIRST #McGill24 donor to kick off 24 hours of giving! Gifts of all sizes make a difference! https://mcgill.ca/x/oAq

On March 10th, Sharing is Caring: McGill Education students can win prizes by participating in the Faculty’s #McGill24 Social Sharing Contest! How to play and full contest rules can be found here: https://mcgill.ca/x/omG

McGill Education Ranks 26th in the World! According to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the world’s largest international higher education network, McGill’s Faculty of Education has ranked 26th in the world for the organization’s 2021 university subject rankings. QS's rankings place a total of 32 McGill subjects in the top 50 worldwide. Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/omL... #McGillEducation See more

March 8 is International Women's Day, a global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural, academic, and political achievements of women and girls as well as a day for raising awareness of the work that’s left to be done. Today, we celebrate the outstanding contributions, past and present, of those who identify as female and pledge to renew discussion about the importance of gender equality in Canada and around the world. McGill Faculty of Education is proud to have an abundance of strong female role models among its instructors, researchers, staff, students, and alumni who continue to inspire us each day. #InternationalWomensDay #FeministRecovery

Sitting at a desk all day? Spending too many evenings on the couch? Time to get up and move! Being Harte healthy is the Baum: Join McGill Kinesiology and Physical Education students, Jordan Harte and Tyler Baum as they lead you in a fun fitness break on McGill24 March 10th at 11AM! Register now for this free workout: https://mcgill.ca/x/oWW

Media Spotlight Bassam Khoury, Assistant Professor of the Department of Education and Counseling Psychology, was interviewed in the Association of Psychological Science (APS) Observer journal in "Careers Up Close: Bassam Khoury on How Mindfulness Breeds Compassion". Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/4tv

McGill University has transferred responsibility for all course readings to the McGill Library as of January 2021, in order to make course materials more affordable for students and to streamline the course pack creation process for faculty and instructors. The McGill Library will be the single point of access for course-related materials including digital course packs allowing the Library to provide students with access to course material through the Library’s collection or by licensing the work for use by classes at no additional cost to the student. Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/4FV

Have you wondered what small actions you can take to enhance student wellness in your remote courses? Professor Nancy Heath and her team recently created the resource Enhancing Student Wellness: Simple Tips for Instructors, in collaboration with Teaching and Learning Services and the Wellness Hub. The resource describes simple, easy to implement activities that can make a big difference to students in your course. Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/4F7

Media Spotlight Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology Chair, Dr. Victoria Talwar, was interviewed by CTV News Montreal to give her expert advice on parents expressing concern with the amount of time their kids are spending on screens. Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/4y4

Media Spotlight 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. Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/4Cg

Now that Convocation is done, don't forget to stay in touch with the Faculty of Education and let us know about your successes! Join McGill's Education Alumni Facebook Page today! https://www.facebook.com/mcgilledualumni