{"id":4206,"date":"2025-10-15T13:23:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/?page_id=4206"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:46:22","slug":"ped-day-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/pedagogical-days\/ped-day-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Ped Day Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <style>\n            .highlight{ padding: 20px; padding-bottom: 12px; margin: 15px 0; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; border-radius: 10px;}\n            .highlight.white {\n                background-color: #fbfbfb;\n                border: 1px solid #c1c1c1;\n            }\n            .highlight.blue{ background: #ADD2FF; background:rgba(173, 210, 255, 0.33);  }\n            .highlight.red{ background: #ff7979; }\n            .highlight.orange{ background: #F7A95C; }\n            .highlight.green{ background: #D3F5D6; }\n            .highlight.purple{ background: #CF9BFA; }\n            .highlight.yellow{ background:#fff6c0; }\n            .highlight.dark{ background: #333; color: #fff; }\n            .highlight.dark p, .highlight.dark a{ color: #fff; }\n            .highlight.grey{ background: #dfdfdf; }\n\n            .highlight h2:first-of-type,\n            .highlight h3:first-of-type{\n                margin-top: 0;\n            }\n            .highlight{color:#000;}\n            .highlight p:last-child{margin: 0;}\n\n\n\n\n\n            \/*\n\t\t\tblue #ddeafa\n\t\t\tred #ECAAC1\n\t\t\torange #FFC286\n\t\t\tgreen #84F08D\n\t\t\tpurple #CF9BFA\n\t\t\twhite #fff\n\t\t\tblack #333 ~ font #fff\n\t\t\t*\/\n\n        <\/style>\n\n\t\t<div style=\"position:relative; padding:40px 30px 25px 30px;\" class=\"highlight green \"><span style=\"border-bottom-right-radius:10px; text-transform:uppercase; position:absolute; padding:5px 20px; padding-left:5px; background:#888; background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.43); font-size:12px; color:#fff; left:0; top:0;\"><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\"><\/i> Important<\/span>\n<p>Were you at the College&#8217;s Ped Day January 14, 2026? Even if you were not, you could benefit from the resources offered by our speakers, such as keynote Tracy Vaillancourt, and facilitators.<\/p>\n<p>They are all found on the Office of Academic Development SharePoint site.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/collegedawson.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PedDays\/Shared%20Documents\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FPedDays%2FShared%20Documents%2F2026%20Winter%5Fresources&amp;viewid=fab905f2%2D3a6a%2D42b9%2Da1ab%2Dd903bff33495\"><strong>Visit the link to view them.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4305 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Winter 2026 Ped Day Keynote: Tracy Vaillancourt<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The move into CEGEP is one of the most consequential periods in a young person\u2019s life. 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Through real student stories, humor, and a peek behind the SAAC curtain, we\u2019ll unpack myths, reveal the hidden curriculum, and show how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) turns empathy...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>10:45am&nbsp;-&nbsp;12:15pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">Classroom Management Strategies for Early Career Teachers \u2013 Part 1<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Tannia Ditchburn<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>Join us to refresh and strengthen your classroom management toolkit. This interactive workshop will equip you with tools to prevent unwanted student behaviour, foster positive relationships, and establish a structured learning environment. You will leave with practical classroom management strategies you can use starting Day 1 of the winter semester plus gain additional helpful strategies...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>10:45am&nbsp;-&nbsp;12:15pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">An Indigenous Approach to Education<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Kanerahtiio (Tiio) Hemlock (OAD)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>Kanerahtiio Hemlock is the indigenous pedagogical consultant at Dawson college. He will present on a program he created at the First Nations Regional Adult Education Center in Kahnawake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>10:45am&nbsp;-&nbsp;12:15pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"position:relative; padding:40px 30px 25px 30px;\" class=\"highlight green \"><span style=\"border-bottom-right-radius:10px; text-transform:uppercase; position:absolute; padding:5px 20px; padding-left:5px; background:#888; background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.43); font-size:12px; color:#fff; left:0; top:0;\"><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\"><\/i> Important<\/span>\nCelebrate your colleagues receiving the Teaching Excellence Awards in Conrods (2F.4) at 1pm, dessert will be served.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"afternoon-sessions\" class=\"new dc_accordion open  multiple\"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#afternoon-sessions\">Afternoon Sessions<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><table class=\"action workshops\">\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">Classroom Management Strategies for Early Career Teachers \u2013 Part 2<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Tannia Ditchburn<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>Building on the proactive and preventative classroom management strategies introduced in Part 1, this session focuses on how to respond confidently and professionally when challenging classroom behaviours arise. Part 2 will add to your toolkit of strategic interventions, strengthen your judgement in addressing problematic student behaviour and allow space to practice applying intervention strategies to...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>2:00pm&nbsp;-&nbsp;4:00pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">Besoin d\u2019un coup de pouce? S\u00e9ance de travail avec soutien pour pr\u00e9parer votre cours EN en fran\u00e7ais<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Laurent Duval, Jane Hudson (OAD)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>Durant cette s\u00e9ance de travail en laboratoire de langues, vous pourrez demander du soutien et des r\u00e9troactions sur votre plan de cours, votre mat\u00e9riel p\u00e9dagogique ou vos \u00e9valuations. Vous pourrez en profiter pour poser vos questions sur les enjeux li\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019enseignement EN fran\u00e7ais. Merci d\u2019apporter le mat\u00e9riel sur lequel vous souhaitez travailler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>2:00pm&nbsp;-&nbsp;3:30pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">Professional Growth Through Faculty Learning Communities<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Faculty Learning Communities<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>Want to connect with colleagues, engage in rich discussions about teaching and learning, and tackle classroom challenges as part of a convivial and collegial group? Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) might be the answer. In this session, you will hear from participants about their experiences in current FLCs and learn about the FLCs that will be...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>2:00pm&nbsp;-&nbsp;3:30pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">Improving Program Alignment in Technical Programs<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>John Robert Battista (Radiation Oncology), Carlos Carpintero (Product Design), Chantal Chapson (Illustration), Einat Idan (OAD), Kurt Holfeld (Interior Design), Monica Lopez (OAD), Peter Mikhail (Diagnostic Imaging), Melanie Nash (Medical Ultrasound)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>The Curriculum Alignment Working Group consists of teachers from six technical programs who have been engaged in strengthening their program alignment. These faculty members reviewed and analyzed the way competencies were distributed in their own programs and courses through collaborative learning, group discussions, departmental consultations and independent work. They concluded with concrete proposals to improve...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>2:00pm&nbsp;-&nbsp;4:00pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">Creating Links to Learning Through Intentional Opening Activities<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Krista Bulow, Sharon Clegg, Daniel Vescio<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>This interactive workshop explores intentional opening activities for students through an Interprofessional Education (IPE) lens. Participants will engage in three purposeful starters designed to build trust, collaboration, and shared understanding. Together, we\u2019ll analyze how intentional openings\u2014rooted in pedagogical goals and professional competencies\u2014are replacing traditional icebreakers by fostering meaningful connection and readiness for effective interprofessional learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>2:00pm&nbsp;-&nbsp;4:00pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">Aligning Course Design in all Directions, a Case Study of Computer Science Technology<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Dirk Dubois<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>Creating courses that re-enforce concepts and support each other can be a real challenge. Using the Computer Science Technology program as a case study, this presentation will explore strategies and techniques that support student success through a holistic approach to course and program design. Real world processes involving course outline design and examples will be...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>January 14, 2026<\/b>,&nbsp;<br \/>2:00pm&nbsp;-&nbsp;3:30pm<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-actions\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"workshop-details-button\">Details<\/button><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"full workshop-item\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"workshop-title-row\"><a style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\" href=\"#\">GenAI Sandbox: Hands-on Exploration for Teaching and Learning<\/a><span class=\"workshop-status-pill workshop-status-pill--closed\">Closed<\/span><\/div>\n<p> - <em>Joel Trudeau, Robert Stephens<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"event-details\" style=\"display:none; margin-top:20px;\">\n<p>The GenAI Sandbox is a collaborative, living lab concept for exploring generative AI across disciplines. This workshop will guide small groups through critical reflection and hands-on trial of AI tools for teaching and learning (e.g., ChatGPT). 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