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Cindy Finn

Director General
Lester B. Pearson School Board
Participates in 1 Session

Cindy Finn is the Director General of the Lester B. Pearson School Board, a school board of approximately 24,000 students headquartered in Dorval, Qc. Prior to occupying her current post, Dr. Finn was Director of Student Services at LBPSB for 14 years, responsible for overseeing complementary educational services in the board’s 55 schools and centres. A school psychologist by training, she holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from McGill University. In addition to her role as President with Réseau réussite Montréal, Cindy is currently the President of the Leadership Committee for English Education in Quebec and past President of the Canadian Association of School System Administrators. She is passionate about creating and supporting healthy learning environments for students and staff. 

Sessions in which Cindy Finn participates

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Workshop

Moderators: Debbie Horrocks, Director, The Leading English Education and Resource Network (LEARN)Emma Legault, Assistant Director, The Leading English Education and Resource Network (LEARN) This virtual int...

Sessions in which Cindy Finn attends

Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
Higher educationPlurilingualism

Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia UniversityWilliam Floch, Assistant Secretary, Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise  Opening Keynote AddressModerator: Brian Lewis,...

Angelica Galante

Keynote speaker

Lorraine O’Donnell

Master of ceremonies

William Floch

Master of ceremonies
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
Demographics - Quebec English-language schoolsFirst Official Language SpokenEmployability

Moderator: John McMahon, Director General, Vanier CollegeSpeakers:D'Arcy Springate-Floch, Data Analyst, Playfair Statistics "Comparing the Presence o...

2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 4:10 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes

Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder. This networking platform is meant to simulate the live experience of informal networking and connecting with your peers in between sessions. The virtual room is open all day, you may revisit at any point during the day.Before joining the room...

3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM | 50 minutes
Panel discussionEducation and Black English-speaking communities in Quebec

Sustainable initiatives for the future of Quebec’s Black English-speaking communities – The Concordia Library Black community Archives: recording the Black community experience for research and evidence-based initiativesSpeakers:Alix Adrien, president, Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE)Clarence Bayne, Professor emeritus, Concordia UniversityDésirée Rochat, Observato...

Thursday 4 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | 50 minutes
KeynoteEducation and Black English-speaking communities in QuebecOnline/distance learningCovid 19

Alix Adrien, President, Quebec Board of Black EducatorsOnline Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board of Black EducatorsIn 2020, at the onset of the pandemic and during the lockdown, summer programs were limited to outdoor activities. The QBBE promptly transitioned its established onsite Da Costa Hall summer school program to an online platform.  At the beginning of the subsequent school year, the distance learning initiative ...

ALIX ADRIEN

Keynote speaker
1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
Language laws - QuebecCanadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsCEGEPs

Moderator: Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)Speakers:Richard Bourhis, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UQAM"On the Planned Declin...

3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | 50 minutes
Panel discussionEducation and Black English-speaking communities in QuebecCurriculum

Speakers:  Brian Rock, Chairman, Committee for the Enhancement of the Curriculum of the History of Quebec Marlene Jennings, President, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) 

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | 50 minutes
KeynoteEducation and Indigenous communitiesIndigenous languagesHigher education

Manon Tremblay, Senior Director, Indigenous Directions, Concordia UniversityCelebrating Indigenous Languages in AcademiaAs post-secondary institutions seek to reconcile with Indigenous peoples and decolonize the academy, Indigenous languages are afforded very little attention. Universities can play a key role in fostering a ...

1:50 PM
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
Education and Indigenous communitiesIndigenous languagesEducational professionalsElementary schoolsTranslanguaging

Moderator: Lina Shoumarova, Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator, QUESCRENSpeakers:Cathy Martin, Independent Consultant "Indigenous Education Initiatives in Quebec"

3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | 50 minutes
KeynoteOfficial Linguistic Minority CommunitiesDemographics - Canada

Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of ViewCanada’s demographic landscape is in constant evolution; it is also very different than what it was half a century ago, when the Official Languages Act was first adopted. Our population is becoming increasingly diver...