Community Speaker Series in Education - Nov 2025
Community partners, alumni, scholars and practitioners visit campus to share experiences and professional journeys in Education.
Open to all Education students. Light snacks served at each event.
PLEASE NOTE: *All events will be held in-person at the Learning Commons in the Faculty of Education (Rm 121). In the case of a continued public transit strike, events will be delivered online. Please RSVP to be informed of any changes**
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Thursday, November 13 鈥� 5 - 7pm
No One Told Me That鈥� - Conversation on the First Five Years of Teaching
(panel conversation, Q&A)
Panel of four current teachers discussing their first five years of professional practice working in various educational settings and what they wish they could tell their younger 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.
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Guests:
Karina Capano听鈥� Secondary ESL teacher, St. Francis-Xavier High School
Haneefa Corbie听- Secondary (grades 7,8) Science Teacher, Selwyn House (private)
Yilin Guo - Elementary Art Teacher
Gary Purcell听- Adult Education Teacher, PACC Adult Education Centre and Vocational Training
Moderator:听
Sabi Hinkson听鈥� Math & Science Educator, Founder of , 3rd Year PhD Student at 9I制作厂免费 (in DISE)
Friday, November 21 鈥� 12:30-2:00
Emotional Labor: Strategies for Awareness and Resilience as Teachers
(interactive workshop)
This interactive workshop invites teachers to explore the emotional dimensions of teaching through mindfulness, reflection, and arts-based methods.
Participants will examine emotional labour, engage in scenario-based discussions, and create personalized self-care toolkits. The session fosters emotional awareness, professional identity development, resilience, and sustainable engagement in teaching practice.
Facilitator:
Laura Taylor听is a full-time secondary-level teacher for an alternative program for at-risk students aged 16-20 and a third-year PhD student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Her research explores teacher emotional labour and disengagement through arts-based and affective frameworks.
Tuesday, November 28 鈥� 12:00-1:30
Sustainability in and beyond the curriculum
(panel & group dialogue)
Learning in the 21st Century inevitably means confronting complex sustainability challenges like the climate crisis. Critics have increasingly called for schools and universities to do more to help learners understand and act on these challenges, but we also know how important it is to support action beyond the classroom. In this panel we'll hear from educators and change-makers working to confront sustainability challenges in Montreal and beyond. We鈥檒l learn about the challenges and the opportunities for pursuing sustainability inside our schools, universities and beyond.
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Guests:
Brooklyn Frizzle & Mozhdeh Babagoli - Co-Coordinators at
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Kristen Perry听- Urban Agriculture Manager - , Consultant, Facilitator, Farmer
Justus Wachs,
Moderator:
Dr. Blane Harvey 鈥� Associate Professor, Integrated Studies in Education, 9I制作厂免费
