Press Release - Six institutions in the Université du Québec network are receiving nearly $4.8 million in funding from the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur for 11 innovative education projects.
The projects, selected through a call for projects, had to respond to the government's priority of promoting success at all levels by improving and diversifying the supply of teacher training. They should also contribute to the enhancement of the teaching profession and respond to current educational issues.
The issues targeted in the 11 network projects are:
- the development of new differentiated training paths giving access to the profession for people from different backgrounds;
- the development, in partnership with schools, of continuing education programs that meet the needs of teachers;
- the adaptation of educational and pedagogical practices to the growing diversity of people and needs;
- Improving practical teacher education;
- support for student retention and success in teacher education programs;
- the integration of education for sustainable development or climate change education into the curriculum.
The projects funded within the institutions of the Université du Québec network are
| Projects | Facilities | Research Professors | Grants |
| For a teacher training program anchored to the reality of the profession and a successful professional career | UQAM | Henri Boudreault | 700,000 $ (2021-2022) 262,000 $ (2022-2023) |
| Maximizing skill development for teaching a diversity of learners - Phase 2 | UQTR | Nadia Rouseau | 516,000 $ |
| The inclusion of children from diverse backgrounds in early childhood education: a challenge for pre-service and in-service teacher training | UQAR | Monica Boudreau | 187 124 $ |
| Climate Change Education Pathways and Improved Hands-on Training in Elementary and Secondary Education: Supporting Student Success | UQAR | Émilie Morin | 345,000 $ |
| Living Laboratory for Innovation in Education (LaVIE) | UQAR | Séverine Parent | 400,000 $ (2021-2022) 113,650 $ (2022-2023) |
| To develop innovative baccalaureate training for future secondary school teachers in mathematics and science and technology throughout the country | UQO | Nathalie Anwandter Cuellar | 300,000 $ (2021-2022) 212,000 $ (2022-2023) |
| To set up teaching and training on environmental and sustainable development issues for future teachers | UQO | Marco Barroca-Paccard | 141,000 $ (2021-2022) 115,000 $ (2022-2023) |
| Aboriginal Circle for the co-construction of Aboriginal knowledge and pedagogies necessary for the development of a course in the integration of Aboriginal realities and perspectives to be offered in teacher education programs | UQAT | Émilie Deschênes | 108 130 $ |
| English boot camp program | UQAT | Maria Lourdes Lira-Gonzalez | 14 350 $ |
| Development of a Joint Master's Degree Program in Secondary Education: A Response to the Shortage of Legally Qualified Teachers | UQAT TELUQ | Aline Niyubahwe Réal Bergeron | 500,000 $ (2021-2022) 319,500 $ (2022-2023) |
| Deployment of the qualifying master's degree in primary education | TELUQ | Caroline Brassard | 566,000 $ |
To learn more about the development of novel projects in education, visit the Ministry of Higher Education.
Source: University of Quebec
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