Diane Gérin-Lajoie

Sessions in which Diane Gérin-Lajoie attends

Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
Decorative image for session Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation
Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation
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

Brian Lewis
Moderator
2:00 PM
Session 2C: Retaining College Students and Graduates
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
Student retention and successCEGEPsRetention of graduates in QuebecEmployability

Moderator: Nicholas Salter, Executive Director, Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT)Speakers:Constance Crossland, Pedagogical Counsellor and Douglas Brown, Dean of Car...

3:20 PM
Session 3A: Panel discussion: Sustainable Initiatives for the Future of Quebec’s Black English-Speaking Communities
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)
1:50 PM
Session 5C: Panel Discussion: Protecting the Vitality of the English-Speaking Community in Québec: The Role of the School
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
Panel discussionVitality of English-speaking QuebecEducational services in the regionsEmployability

Speakers:  Tino Bordonaro, Chair, Advisory Board on English Education Sandy Astles, Coordinator of Complementary Educational Services, Eastern Shores School Board 

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
3:10 PM
Decorative image for session Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View
Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View
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...

Dr. Patrick Donovan
Moderator

Raymond Theberge
Keynote speaker