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Thursday 2 November, 2023

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9:15 AM
Decorative image for session Session 1: Welcoming Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Vital Importance of Control and Management of Our School System by Our Community.
Session 1: Welcoming Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Vital Importance of Control and Management of Our School System by Our Community.
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Keynote

Welcome remarks:Brian Lewis, Professor, Concordia University and Co-Director, QUESCREN Opening Keynote AddressRussell Copeman, Executive Director, Quebec Engl...

Russell Copeman
Keynote speaker
10:30 AM
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
11:00 AM
Session 2B: How Can Collaborative Legal Education Initiatives Empower English-Speaking BIPOC Youth?
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Civic engagementNon-formal educationInclusion

Moderator: Thais Cattani Perroni, English Content Coordinator, ÉducaloiSpeakers: Alexandre Pettem, Youth 4 Youth (Y4Y) QuébecChad Walcott, Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT)

Session 2D: NEXTschool Project: Rethinking the high school learning model
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
TeachersInnovationCommunity Engagement

Speakers :Brian Woods, Howard S. Billings High SchoolD’Shaun Spence, HIVE Middle SchoolNoel Burke, NEXTSchool Initiative

Session 2A: 3 in Every Classroom: Supporting young carers in schools
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Mental Health

Moderator:Oliver Fitzpatrick, AMI-QuebecFamily caregivers are often referred to as an invisible population. In Canada, young carers aged 6-25 are even less recognized, despite there being an estimated 3 young carers in every classroom. Our workshop will focus on how to identify young carers, steps that educators can ta...

12:15 PM
LUNCH
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
12:50 PM
Decorative image for session Special Remarks: Sébastien Lebel-Grenier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Bishop’s University
Special Remarks: Sébastien Lebel-Grenier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Bishop’s University
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM | 30 minutes

Principal Lebel-Grenier will speak to the impact of Quebec’s new university tuition funding reform.

1:30 PM
Session 3A: Literacy, Social Reintegration for Vulnerable Youth, and Intergenerational Connections
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
LiteracyCommunity EngagementVulnerable CommunitiesNon-formal educationYouth

Speakers: Asha Dixit, Fraser-Hickson Institute"Early Literacy Development Through Libraries and Community Partnerships"Strong literacy skills are the cornerstone of the economic success of Quebec and individual Quebecers. However, in PISA 2018, 12% of 15-y...

Session 3B: Je m’engage donc nous sommes : Improving Motivation to Communicate in French as a Second Language Through Community Involvement
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
InterculturelCommunity EngagementFrench language

Speakers: Maria Popica, John Abbott CollegePhilippe Gagné, Vanier CollegeSylvain Rouleau, Service du bénévolat à l'hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de MontréalRece...

Session 3D: LIGHTNING TALKS (3-minute presentations + Q&A)
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
LiteracyTeachersVocational trainingInclusion

Format: 3-minute presentations followed by a group Q&A period. Digital Literacy and Trade Training - Robin Long, Lester B Pearson School Board and the Provincial Organization of Continuing Education Directors, English (PROCEDE)Digital literacy skills are evolving in the ...

3:15 PM
Session 4: Town Hall: Addressing Changing Realities in Quebec's English-Language Elementary and Secondary Education Sector
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Town hall

Speakers:Chuck Halliday, Coordinator, Community and Business, New Frontiers School BoardCindy Finn, Director General, Lester B. Pearson School BoardJessica Fortier, Parent Commissioner, Special Needs Advisory Committee for S...

Kate Le Maistre
Moderator

Cindy Finn
Speaker

Lucie Roy
Speaker

Chuck Halliday
Speaker

Jessica Fortier
Speaker
4:45 PM
Day 1 Wrap-Up and Discussant Remarks
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 15 minutes

To conclude the day, our Forum Discussants will provide brief insights from what they’ve heard over the day, from the perspective of the education level they represent.Discussants: Debbie Horrocks, Director, Provincial Resource Team - CLC Network, Leading English Education and Resource Network (

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