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Call for Chapters – Caught Within Omissions: The Social Impacts of COVID-19
Dr. Shaheen Shariff, DISE, Dr. Christopher Dietzel, and Safia Amiry are working on an edited collection about the social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this collection is to identify and analyze ongoing and emerging pandemic-related challenges and develop realistic guidelines and suggestions for a post-pandemic world. Â
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Scenes from Fourth Annual We Will Walk Together
On Orange Shirt Day/National Truth and Reconciliation Day, September 30, º«¹úÂãÎè Faculty of Education held its fourth annual Skátne EntewathahÃta / We Will Walk Together event.
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º«¹úÂãÎè Faculty and Graduate Students Invited to Enhance Sustainability in the Curriculum
The Office of Sustainability, in partnership with the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has created an opportunity for faculty and students to enhance sustainability in the curriculum.
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Claudia Mitchell honoured by the World Cultural Council
This past November, Distinguished James º«¹úÂãÎè Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies, Claudia Mitchell, was awarded the 2022 José Vasconcelos World Award of Education. Dr. Mitchell was present for the 37th World Cultural Council (WCC) Award to receive this honour at Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, and to give her acceptance speech.Â
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Dr. Joseph Levitan, DISE, New Book on Fostering Equity and Diversity in Schools through Student Voice Research
Dr. Joseph Levitan, DISE, with Dr. Marc Brasof, have a new volume out entitled, "Student Voice Research: Theory, Methods and Innovations from the Field" published by Teachers College Press.
This powerful resource is for researchers and educational leaders who are interested in understanding and applying research methods that emphasize youth voice.
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Congratulations to the Faculty of Education 2022 Fellowship Winners
Congratulations go out to all of the Faculty of Education 2022 Fellowship Winners:  Dr. Gauri Shankar GUHA – ECPMeiting Chen  $1,000
Jackie Kirk Fellowship – ECPKim Abi Zeid Daou  $7,800
Jackie Kirk Fellowship – DISEShamnaz Arifin Min  $7,800
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Media Spotlight: Professor Blane Harvey, DISE, Interviewed in the º«¹úÂãÎè Reporter on the University’s Power to Create Transitions and Transformations Facing Climate Change
As the window to mitigate the impacts of climate change closes, Faculty of Education’s Professor Blane Harvey shares his thoughts on the University’s power to create transitions and transformations.
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Congratulations to Dr. Mindy R. Carter, DISE, on her New Book "Smallest Circles First"
Dr. Mindy R. Carter, PhD from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has published a new book "Smallest Circles First: Exploring Teacher Reconciliatory Praxis through Drama Education" which is now available from University of Toronto Press.
Page count is 186 and is available to order: ISBN 9781487523831
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Philip Cutler, BEd’13, Created Company that Provides Access to Quality Help for Middle School and High School Students
º«¹úÂãÎè’s Faculty of Education, Philip Cutler, BEd’13, created the company Paper, which he co-founded with Roberto Cipriani, BSc’08. It quickly became one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S., hired by public school districts in over 30 states, as well as four provinces in Canada, to assist their students (mostly middle school and high school).
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Dr. Angelica Galante, DISE, Appointed President of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics
Dr. Angelica Galante, Assistant Professor in Language Education at the Department of Integrated Studies in Education and Director of the Plurilingual Lab, has been appointed President of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics/L’Association canadienne de linguistique appliquée (ACLA).
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º«¹úÂãÎè Flag Lowered to Honour Hannah Wallace
Friday, June 3, 2022 — º«¹úÂãÎè lowered its flag today to honour the memory of Hannah Wallace. Hannah, a U3 student in the Bachelor of Education Secondary English program, passed away suddenly on May 4, 2022. She was known to have been a talented teacher, writer, and gentle soul.
Remembering Hannah Wallace
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Mindy Carter, DISE, Recognized as the 2022 Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award Winner
The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award is awarded annually in recognition of exceptional mentorship at the level of graduate instruction. This year the 2022 Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award was presented to Mindy Carter from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
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Jade LaFointaine, MA Student in DISE, Wins ACLA/CAAL Indigneous Graduate Student Award
Jade LaFontaine, Master's student in Second Language Education and lecturer at º«¹úÂãÎè, is the winner of the prestigious Indigenous Graduate Student Award of the 2022 Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL/ACLA) conference. This important award recognizes excellence in graduate student research submitted to the 2022 CAAL/ACLA conference.
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Applied Theatre Students Perform "Explain Quebec; Quebec Explain!"
On Friday May 13, 2022, Applied Theatre students from The Faculty of Education and Nursing put on a show entitled "Explain Quebec; Quebec Explain!" for the public, outside of the Redpath Museum, led by their Professor, Dr. Mindy R. Carter.
Exploring topics such as discrimination and systemic racism, the gathered audience had the opportunity to dialogue about these issues and to then consider, through theatre, possibly pathways for change.
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Faculty of Education Helps Ukranians
On May 5th members of the Faculty of Education launched a four-part series of live, interactive seminars to assist Ukrainian teachers, psychologists and support staff in helping people, particularly children, deal with the horrific consequences of the on-going war. Professor Emerita, Alenoush Saroyan, Director of the º«¹úÂãÎè International Institute of Education, created the series at the request of Dean Dilson Rassier. In 2021, Dr.