Brett Mitchell

He/Him/His

Consultant

ESSB

Sessions in which Brett Mitchell 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...

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 5C: Panel Discussion: Protecting the Vitality of the English-Speaking Community in Québec: The Role of the School

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

Talk

Tino Bordonaro (Panelist)

Debbie Horrocks, LEARN (Panelist)

John Buck, CEDEC (Panelist)

Tino Bordonaro (Moderator)

Sandy Astles (Panelist)

Speakers:

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)

1:50 PM

Session 9C: Panel discussion: Are Teachers Who Teach History in English-Language Schools Key for Vitalizing English-Speaking Quebec?

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

Talk

Sabrina Moisan (Panelist)

Paul Zanazanian, Department of Integrated Studies in Education McGill University; QUESCREN Advisory Board (Panelist)

Speakers:

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...