As several Ontario school boards search聽for new directors of education, some experts say the situation presents an opportunity to kick start a much-needed reform of the education system. "It's a very interesting time," said Carl James, Faculty of Education Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora
"The COVID-19 pandemic provides parents with an opportunity to select books that address issues confronting children around the world and to engage children in discussions about children鈥檚 lives," writes Associate Professor Aparna Mishra Tarc in her recent op-ed for the Conversation Canada. In our efforts to protect children from political strife in the world, adults […]
The following is a message to the University community from 91亚色's Vice-President of Equity, People and Culture Sheila Cote-Meek: La version fran莽aise suit la version anglaise. Dear Colleagues, I am writing today to share an important announcement in support of 91亚色鈥檚 ongoing efforts to build a more equitable and inclusive community. Carl James […]
Farhad Mordechai Sabeti (BSc 鈥08, BEd 鈥08, MEd 鈥12) always knew he wanted to pursue a career in education. The 91亚色 alum is currently the Executive Director at The Bnei Akiva Schools in Toronto. For Sabeti education was always something he felt a passion for, 鈥淭here was always something for me about school environments […]
This year鈥檚 Faculty of Education Summer Institute (FESI) will have a different look due to the unprecedented times that we are in. FESI 2020 - Up Close and Personal; Conversations on Anti-Oppression will be a free 5-part webinar series with an invitation to 鈥渢ake action鈥. The first webinar in the series will take place on August 19th.
Congratulations to Mohamed Duale, a PhD candidate at Faculty of Education, on being awarded the African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) Dissertation Fellowship at Boston College for 2020-21. As one of the most competitive fellowships in the social sciences and humanities in the United States, the fellowship with a $30,000 stipend recognizes students who pursue innovative and interdisciplinary projects within the field of African and African Diaspora Studies.
This month鈥檚 graduate student profile features Diana Karolia Grimaldos, a part-time graduate student in the Master of Leadership and Community Engagement Program (MLCE). Grimaldos鈥 research interest lies in the intersection of community engagement and equity in education. 鈥淚 pursue this area of research because of my direct experience with the non-for-profit sector, which led me to work with racialized parents who have experienced racism and discrimination within the education system,鈥 she says.
Critics are calling on the government not to change the qualifications for directors of education, saying the person at the helm of a school board should have teaching experience. An online petition聽created by 91亚色 Assistant Professor Vidya Shah and Toronto principal Alison Gaymes San Vicente聽had almost 30,000 signatures by late Friday afternoon. The change.org […]
Congratulations to Kim Tran, a recent graduate of the Faculty鈥檚 Concurrent Bachelor of Education program who was selected as one of the recipients of the 2020 OSSTF/FEESO Faculty of Education Award for this past school year. Valued at $1,000, the annual award is presented to one graduating Intermediate/Senior or Technological Education teacher candidate at each […]
As school boards across Ontario teeter on the cusp of change, with at least 14 boards looking to select a new director of education, academics, parents and community members of the country鈥檚 largest stepped forward at a trustee meeting on Thursday. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fair to ask how the trustees would go about choosing a director at […]