The Faculty of Education is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive community. To support our mission of developing progressive, ethical, competent, and thoughtful leaders in education, and in response to the PICRDI and TRCTF Final Report, we established the Indigeneity, Inclusion and Equity Series (IIE). This ongoing series aims to provide resources, training, and spaces to share ideas and concerns around these issues for students, faculty, and staff.
To recognize our community’s commitment and participation, after five IIE workshops or lectures students, staff, and faculty are eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation. Please email rebecca.carnevale@queensu.ca with any questions.
Wednesday, June 12
5 – 6:30 pm
Duncan MacArthur Hall, Room A241/A242
Moderated by: Dr. Theodore Christou
Panelists: Abdullah El-Asmar (Interfaith Chaplain), Ellen Heinke (Immigrant Services Kingston & Area), Adnan Husain (Associate Professor) & Basmah Rahman (BEd student)
Led by Dr. Jennifer Davis and Elder-in-Residence and ATEP Coordinator Deb St. Amant (Bezhig Waabshke Ma’iingan Gewetigaabo) this workshop is geared towards faculty, instructors, instructional designers, GTFs, and others to provide advice, resources, and ideas for integrating Indigenous content and knowledge in their courses. This will build on the workshop delivered in spring 2018, but can also be attended as a stand alone session. Coffee and tea will be provided.
April 4, 10-11:30 am
Room A227, Duncan McArthur Hall
How can literature and art help us understand each other’s inner worlds? This workshop will explore close reading as a way of empathetically imagining the complex, intersectional identities of others. We will unpack various literary and art pieces including Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez. We will also create a collaborative art piece that will be displayed in Duncan MacArthur Hall. Free copies of Scarborough will be available for Queen’s students. This workshop is part of the Queen’s Reads program and the Faculty of Education’s Indigeneity, Inclusion, and Equity Series. Students, staff, and faculty are eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation after attending five IIE workshops/lectures.
Date: March 7, 2019
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: A234, Duncan McArthur Hall (west campus)
This event is open to all.
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Haley Cochrane from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives will be speaking about the role of her office as well as the “Yakwanastahentéha Aankenjigemi Extending the Rafters: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force Final Report”. She will be discussing the report and its implications for faculty, staff, and students at Queen’s.
Date: Postponed until 2019
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Vernon Ready Room (A115), Duncan McArthur Hall (west campus)
This event is open to all.
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Panelists: Luigi Iannacci (Trent U), Jordan Shurr (Queen’s U), and Liying Cheng (Queen’s U)
In this panel presentation, three scholars will draw on research to share their perspectives on inclusivity in today’s classrooms. With a focus on reconceptualizing disability, exploring the role and profession of special education in schools, and considering the value of linguistic and cultural diversity within learning contexts, this panel will present research and practices that will help you better understand inclusivity as a fundamental principle of contemporary education. This event is part of the Indigeneity, Inclusion, and Equity Series (IIE). After five IIE workshops or lectures students, staff, and faculty are eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation.
Date: February 04, 2019
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Location: A237, Duncan McArthur Hall (west campus)
This event is open to all.
The newly formed Teacher Candidates of Colour (TCC) would like to invite you to our first official event, Ask Me Anything! Diversity and Inclusivity Roundtable. TCC is a group dedicated to informing teacher candidates on topics of culturally responsive teaching and providing a safe space for teacher candidates of colour. The roundtable provides students with the opportunity to literally ASK ANYTHING from unpacking situations during prac to creating safe and inclusive spaces for racial minorities.
Date: Monday, December 10th
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Room A241/242, Duncan McArthur Hall
This event is open to all.
Learn more about submit anonymous questions at:
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In 1918, Queen’s University officially barred black students from enrolling in the Faculty of Medicine. The policy was in effect until 1965 and formally rescinded in 2018. For 100 years, the remarkable legacies of more than 50 black medical alumni who attended in the early part of the 20th Century were forgotten. Queen’s alumnus Edward Thomas presents his research examining the far-reaching consequences to our understanding of Black History at Queen’s.
Date: Tuesday, December 4th
Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Location: A343, Duncan McArthur Hall (west campus)
This event is open to all.
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This workshop will explore strategies to support English as an Additional Language (EAL) Learners through the many challenges they face and to facilitate their successful inclusion in the classroom.
Date: Friday, November 23rd
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Mezzanine Classroom
This event is open to all.
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Participants will be introduced to basic concepts of intercultural learning, with an emphasis on gaining knowledge of one’s own cultural self and how we respond to difference as a means to understanding and appreciating the culture of others.
Date: Monday, November 19th
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: Room A341
This event is open to all students.
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In this workshop, participants will examine their own cultural selves, be introduced to some of the dimensions of culture that define them (and others), as well as one theory of how we interact with cultural commonality and difference. They will apply what they have learned to some case studies, explaining the cultural elements and how those involved could interact in a more culturally competent way.
Date: Monday, November 12th
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Room A341
This event is open to all.
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