Classroom Management Workshop: Proactive Strategies for a Positive Learning Environment
May 1st, 2025
Monday, May 26, 2025 - 9:30-12:30pm
Presented by Tannia Ditchburn, Pedagogical Counsellor, OAD and Aurelie Leblanc-Florent, Student Services
Join us to refresh and strengthen your classroom management toolkit. Whether you鈥檙e a seasoned educator looking to refine your approach or a new teacher seeking practical guidance, this interactive workshop will equip you with tools to prevent disruptions, foster positive relationships, establish a structured learning environment, and apply appropriate interventions when necessary.
Through hands-on activities and real-world聽case scenarios, you鈥檒l explore:
- Proactive strategies to set the tone from day one
- Strategies to build positive relationships with students and create an inclusive and respectful classroom
- Techniques to maximize instructional time, improve engagement, and minimize disruptions
- Approaches for clear expectations, smooth transitions, and student accountability
- Effective interventions for handling disruptive or challenging behaviours
- When and how to apply the Code of Conduct appropriately
Visit the link to register.
Drop by for coffee/tea on May 7 and learn about retreat
May 1st, 2025
Join us for a coffee & tea break!鈥�
Wednesday May 7
12 PM-2 PM in the CoLab (3F.36)鈥嬧��
Inclusion & Wellness Retreat Q & A drop-in 鈥�
Hosted by: Cathy Roy, Caroline Haddad & Julia鈥� Lijeron
You鈥檙e Invited! The SALTISE Conference is Coming to Dawson 鈥� June 4 & 5
May 1st, 2025
Looking for fresh ideas and inspiration to enhance your teaching? Join us at 张百乔女友裸照 on June 4 and 5聽for the SALTISE Conference 2025 鈥� a free, two-day event that brings together educators, researchers, students and pedagogical innovators from across the province and beyond.
This year鈥檚 theme, Connecting Communities Over a Decade: Reflections on past, purpose, and path ahead, celebrates over 10 years of sharing ideas and building communities around active learning and evidence-based teaching.
Expect an engaging program with talks, workshops, panels, and poster sessions鈥攁ll designed to spark new thinking and conversations. The conference will also feature a keynote from Dr. Marcela Borge, an expert in collaborative learning and educational technology from Penn State University.
Last year, 19 Dawson teachers presented at the conference, sharing the great work happening right here at our college. We鈥檇 love to see even more of our community attend this year鈥攚hether you're presenting, attending sessions, or just curious to see what SALTISE is all about.
To register or learn more, visit the link.
Inclusion & Wellness Retreat Spring 2025
April 10th, 2025
Join a two-day, all-inclusive retreat dedicated to professional growth and well-being for faculty and professionals.
Theme: Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone
Organized by the Universal Design for Learning co-facilitators, it will take place Wednesday and Thursday, June 11-12 at Far Hills, in the Laurentians.
The experience will provide enriching professional development and an opportunity to connect with colleagues in Nature.
*PD funds may be used to cover costs
SALTISE Workshop, April 11
April 10th, 2025
Experiences with Transdisciplinary Course Designs will take place on Friday, April 11 at 2:30 PM.
Research is increasingly recognizing the significant benefits that inter- and transdisciplinary learning processes can offer when engaging with complex issues like climate and sustainability. In this talk, we will share our experiences as co-designers, co-instructors and co-learners in an innovative environmental and sustainability education course at McGill University. We will share insights on the enablers, barriers, and potential contributions of transdisciplinary teaching and learning for sustainability.
To register, visit the link.
Performa Summer 2025 Courses, AQPC Webinars & SALTISE Events
February 25th, 2025
The University of Sherbrooke offers courses in college pedagogy in English and in French. Here is the link for the courses offered in the May to Mid-June.
The Association Quebecois de P茅dagogie Coll茅giale webinars are on YouTube in English and in French. Here is the
SALTISE upcoming webinars on pedagogy are on their site,
For information contact Azra Khan
Helping prepare students to face real life situations
January 29th, 2025
Building the belief that 鈥淚鈥檝e got this鈥� was the subject of CRLT teacher Heather Martin鈥檚 Performa project. The belief that you can achieve your goals, or self-efficacy, was the focus of her research paper and Intercollegiate Ped Day workshop.
(Pictured: Heather, far right, with her students at the Winter Outdoor Experience course)
Visit the link for a report on her presentation.
The power of kindness
January 29th, 2025
It is well established that post-secondary students are experiencing elevated levels of stress, anxiety and loneliness. Teachers are also experiencing heightened levels of stress in their workplace.
Kindness and well-being can feed and fuel optimal learning, Dr. John-Tyler Binfet told an audience of about 150 participants during his keynote talk at Intercollegiate Ped Day on Jan. 13.
Visit the link for a report on his talk.
New to College teaching?
January 29th, 2025
Performa is offering a professional development program specifically designed for new CEGEP teachers "Entering College Teaching". The program is delivered online and is free.
Contact Dawson's Performa representative Azra Khan in Office of Academic Development for further information.
Intercollegiate Ped Days are Jan. 13-14 online
December 5th, 2024
Intercollegiate Ped Days will take place online Monday and Tuesday, January 13 & 14, 2025. The theme for IPD 2025 is Learning for Life: Building Competencies in and Beyond the Classroom
Participants can enjoy a rich program featuring presenters from across the English-language CEGEP network, including a keynote address by John-Tyler Binfet (UBC) on Considering Kindness in Higher Ed: Connections and Complexities simultaneous translation in French will be offered.)
All faculty members and professionals will receive an email in mid-December from Azra Khan (Office of Academic Development) with a link to register for the sessions that interest them.
For further information, reach out to Azra at akhan@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
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