Teacher André Brouard Awarded Honourable Mention

André Brouard, teacher at the International School of Business and Technologies, received an honourable mention at the 35^th educational symposium organized by the Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale (AQPC). Mr. Brouard is an outstanding educator with more than thirty years of experience in LaSalle College Montréal's Management and Social Sciences programs.

André Brouard, centre, of College LaSalle Montréal receives an honourable mention from Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale (AQPC) Board President Richard Moisan and Jean-Pierre Forgues, representative of the Ministère de l’Éducation, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. Photo credit: Carol Dufour.

Throughout his career, Mr. Brouard has stood out for his enthusiasm for collaboration, his people skills and his professionalism. Always striving to improve his teaching methods and share the fruit of his work, in 2013 he designed a useful tool for individually analysing group work. Mr. Brouard has also been involved in major program evaluation operations and the success plan, and recently co-authored a report on self-evaluation of the College's quality assurance systems. This honourable mention thus recognizes Mr. Brouard's deep involvement with LaSalle College Montréal. He serves as a true role model for his colleagues.

This year's symposium on the theme Energy and Synergy... for Higher Education was held on June 3, 4 and 5, 2015 at Hôtel Le Montagnais de Saguenay, and drew 1,161 teachers, executives and professionals from colleges throughout Quebec. During the annual banquet held on June 4, AQPC awarded no fewer than 57 honourable mentions to teachers who excel in their fields.

Workshop - Interactivity in the context of collaborative classrooms

During the symposium, Mrs. Heather Sorella, teacher at the International School of Fashion, Arts and Design, led a workshop on the importance of developing student autonomy in interactive learning environments. Several days before, Mrs. Sorella led two workshops at the 38th Association des collèges privés du Québec (ACPQ) educational symposium.