Three postdoctoral fellows join the Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education welcomes three new postdoctoral fellows this fall: Beyhan Farhadi, David Pereira and Farra Yasin.
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91ÑÇÉ« launches a brand strategy to reflect its distinct identity in the higher education landscape
President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton issues the following message to the 91ÑÇÉ« community: Dear Members of the 91ÑÇÉ« Community, 91ÑÇÉ« has a bold vision captured in our University Academic Plan, Strategic Research Plan and other foundational planning documents. I am pleased to announce that we now also have our first-ever brand strategy […]
Meet a Grad Student: Brittany Tomin
This month’s graduate student profile features Brittany Tomin, a fourth-year Doctoral Candidate at the Faculty of Education. Her research explores how science fictional and speculative storytelling can be used to help students imagine and address present challenges and future concerns collaboratively. "Young people are constantly inundated with images of destruction, take climate change for example, […]
Scholars' Hub @ Home series explores back to school strategies for math and literacy
Do you enjoy hearing about the latest thought-provoking research? The Scholars’ Hub @ Home speaker series features discussions on a broad range of topics, with engaging lectures from some of 91ÑÇɫ’s best minds. The Scholars’ Hub events are done in partnership with Vaughan Public Libraries, Markham Public Library and Aurora Public Library, and presented by […]
New Dean Appointed to the Faculty of Education
91ÑÇÉ« President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton issues the following announcement: I am pleased to inform members of the Faculty of Education and the 91ÑÇÉ« community that the search for Dean of the Faculty of Education has reached a successful conclusion. In 2019, I established a search committee, comprised of members of the Faculty […]
IN THE MEDIA: Ending racism early: how racialized children experience Canada's schooling system
Carl James, Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Education, tells CBC's guest host Alison Brunette about his research on how Black children experience the school system. James says Black, racialized, and Indigenous students are streamed into particular programs that will not lead to university. "From the very time […]
THE CONVERSATION: ‘Pandemic pods’ may undermine promises of public education
"With schools reopening after COVID-19 closures, concerns about the safety and certainty of public schooling have driven some parents to consider alternatives to sending kids back to brick-and-mortar classrooms," says Sue Winton, Associate Professor at 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Education in a recent piece for the Conversation. One option making headlines is the formation of “learning […]
Three professors join the Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education welcomes three new faculty members this fall: Natalia Balyasnikova, Gabrielle Moser and Oyemolade (Molade) Osibodu. Interim Dean Sharon Murphy said the Faculty of Education is delighted to welcome new colleagues this fall. "Faculties are enlivened by the perspectives and energy new colleagues bring," said Murphy. "We look forward to engaging in […]
New video introduces students to Online/Remote learning in the Faculty of Education for Fall 2020
A new video produced by Educational Developer and Designer Daniel Becker introduces students to the eClass (formerly known as Moodle) learning management system in 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Education. The video provides education students with a better understanding of how to be successful this fall in the online/remote environment. For questions and inquiries about eClass contact […]
2019-20 Don Galbraith Pre-Service Teacher Award of Excellence winners
We are excited to announce the recipients of this year’s Don Galbraith Pre-Service Teacher Award of Excellence presented by the Science Teacher Association of Ontario (STAO). Teacher Candidates were nominated by their course directors based on criteria of exceptional creativity, commitment to teaching, willingness to engage in new methodologies, skills at research and production of […]