Cindy Finn

Director General

Lester B. Pearson School Board

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Cindy Finn participates

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Session 7 – Workshop on QUESCREN's Education Research Briefs

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Workshop

Debbie Horrocks, LEARN (Moderator)

Patricia Lamarre (Speaker)

Cindy Finn, Lester B. Pearson School Board (Speaker)

Tino Bordonaro (Speaker)

Kathleen Mulawka (Speaker)

Emma Legault (Moderator)

ALIX ADRIEN (Speaker)

Moderators: Debbie

Sessions in which Cindy Finn attends

Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:30 PM

Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Keynote

Angelica Galante, McGill University (Keynote speaker)

Lorraine O’Donnell, QUESCREN, Concordia University (Master of ceremonies)

William Floch, Ministère du Conseil exécutifSecrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise (Master of ceremonies)

Brian Lewis, Department of Communications Studies, Concordia University; co-director, QUESCREN (Moderator)

Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Sch...

2:00 PM

Session 2B: Mapping the Demographics of English-Language Education

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Talk

John McMahon, Vanier College; Consortium of English-language post-secondary institutions; QUESCREN Advisory Board (Moderator)

D'Arcy Springate-Floch, Playfair Statistics (Speaker)

Caroline Dufour, Playfair Statistics (Speaker)

Moderator: John McMahon, Directo...

2:50 PM

BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking

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

Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder...

3:20 PM

Session 3A: Panel discussion: Sustainable Initiatives for the Future of Quebec’s Black English-Speaking Communities

50 minutes, 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM

Talk

ALIX ADRIEN (Moderator)

Désirée Rochat (Panelist)

Clarence Bayne, Black Studies Center Black Community Forum (Panelist)

Sustainable initiatives for the future of Quebec’s Black English-speaking communities – The Concordia Library Black community Archives:...

Thursday 4 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:30 PM

Keynote Address: Online Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board of Black Educators

50 minutes, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

Keynote

Qaadira De Coteau (Moderator)

ALIX ADRIEN (Keynote speaker)

Alix Adrien, President, Quebec Board of Black EducatorsOnline Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board ...

1:50 PM

Session 5B: Education Rights and the Law

50 minutes, 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

Talk

Sylvia Martin-Laforge, QCGN (Master of ceremonies)

Marion Sandilands, Conway Litigation (Speaker)

Richard Bourhis, Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal; QUESCREN Advisory Board (Speaker)

Moderator: Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

3:10 PM

Session 6B: Panel discussion: Celebrating the Black Contributions to the History of Quebec from Mathieu da Costa to the Honourable Marlene Jennings: 1608-2021

50 minutes, 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Talk

Dorothy Williams (Panelist)

Brian ROCK (Moderator)

Marlene Jennings, The Honorable Marlene Jennings (Panelist)

Speakers:

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:30 PM

Keynote Address: Celebrating Indigenous Languages in Academia

50 minutes, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

Keynote

Dominique Michaud, Concordia University (Moderator)

Manon Tremblay, Concordia University (Keynote speaker)

Manon Tremblay, Senior Director, Indigenous Directions, Concordia UniversityCele...

1:50 PM

Session 9A: Education Issues & English-Speaking Indigenous Communities

50 minutes, 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

Talk

Lina Shoumarova, QUESCREN, Concordia University (Moderator)

Loretta Robinson (Speaker)

Dr.Cathy Martin, Ed.D. (Speaker)

Moderator: Lina Shoumarova, Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator, QUESCREN

3:10 PM

Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View

50 minutes, 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Keynote

Dr. Patrick Donovan, QUESCREN (Moderator)

Raymond Theberge, Office of offcial Language (Keynote speaker)

Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language...