Carol Rolheiser phone: (416) 946-3139 (Assistant) email: carol.rolheiser@utoronto.ca

Academic History Dr. Carol Rolheiser is a Professor with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning and Director of the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation at the University of Toronto. Carol's previous school-based roles included work as an elementary teacher, school administrator, and district consultant. Her previous university-based roles included elementary coordinator, Associate Chair, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Associate Dean, Academic Development, and Associate Dean, Teacher Education, of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE) Carol is an award-winning educator and researcher, with a Ph.D. in teacher education from the University of Oregon. Research Overview Professor Rolheiser's research research interests include: teacher education and teacher development; cooperative learning and other models of teaching/learning; authentic assessment approaches (e.g., portfolio assessment, peer and self-assessment); school improvement; school/district/university partnerships; the design, implementation and evaluation of professional development for teachers and administrators; system reform; managing educational change; and teaching in higher education. She has published widely on these topics and consults regularly on curriculum and instructional program design. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2006 President's Teaching Award from the University of Toronto Teacher of the Year Award, and the 1999 Student Teachers' Union from OISE. Teaching Overview Professor Rolheiser has taught in both the elementary pre-service teacher education (B.Ed. and MT)program and the graduate program in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, specializing in a range of research-based instructional and assessment approaches. As well, she currently teaches instructors at the University of Toronto through a range of programs offered through the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation. Carol has received numerous teaching awards, including the Canadian College of Teachers’ Teacher of the Year Award in 1988 and OISE/UT’s Student Teacher Union Award for Teaching Excellence in 1999. In 2006, in recognition of her career-long commitment to teaching excellence, she became an inaugural recipient of the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award and established as a member of the University of Toronto’s Teaching Academy. Carol continues to serve as Chair of the Teaching Academy. Professor Rolheiser’s passion for teaching is at the core of her professional work. Professional Activities Professor Rolheiser integrates her research in education with her teaching experience and as a leader in educational change, she has contributed to significant innovations in teacher education at the University of Toronto, including cohort-based programming, a two-year Master of Teaching degree, and multi-divisional collaborations, such as the Concurrent Teacher Education Program. As well, she has contributed to a range of school district, government, non-profit, university and professional organizations through long-term consultancy, leadership, field development and training. Research Grants and Contracts Current research projects are focused on: “Developing Teaching Assistants as Members of the Teaching Team” (supported by a contract from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario) and “Inquiry Into Practice: Reaching Every Student Through Inclusive Curriculum Practices”, supported by the Ontario Council of Directors of Education. Past funded research includes a focus on increasing knowledge about the complex processes of large-scale reform, developing the curriculum (e.g., literacy and mathematics) expertise of teachers and school leaders, and professional development designs focused on building capacity. Such large scale reform projects have been undertaken in Edmonton Catholic Schools, Toronto District School Board, York Region District School Board, Chicago Public Schools, and the state of Louisiana. As well, SSHRC and Ministry of Education funding supported studies on student evaluation in cooperative learning, student self-evaluation, and its impact on teaching strategies and student outcomes. External funding has also supported a range of initiatives, including a two year teacher education pilot and teacher education models focused on urban education. Honours and Awards President’s Teaching Award, University of Toronto, April 2006. One of five inaugural recipients of this award honoring a career commitment to excellence in teaching, research in teaching, and the integration of teaching and research. Award recipients designated as the first members of the University of Toronto’s Teaching Academy and receive $50,000 stipend to further their work in education. In capacity as Associate Dean, Teacher Education the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, received the 2009 Wisniewski Award for Teacher Education from the Society of Professors of Education. Presented at AERA 2010. Elected Fellow, University of Toronto St. Michael’s College, September 2004 Teacher of the Year Award, OISE/UT Student Union, 1999 Award for Distinguished Leadership, Urban Network To Improve Teacher Education (UNITE), 1996 Teacher of the Year Award, Canadian College of Teachers, 1988 Elma Hendricks Scholarship, University of Oregon, 1985 Graduate Teaching Fellowships, University of Oregon, 1984-1986 Pearl Turner Memorial Prize, University of Alberta, 1976 Undergraduate Scholarship, Province of Alberta, 1975 Other Information Professor Rolheiser’s rigorous scholarship and field development activities have resulted in extensive contributions to books and journal articles, including texts such as Cooperative Learning: Where Heart Meets Mind; The Portfolio Organizer: Succeeding with Portfolios in your Classroom; Beyond Monet: The Artful Science of Instructional Integration, and her most recent 2009 facilitation resource, 13 Parameters: A Literacy Leadership Toolkit. Her books have been distributed widely and translated into French, Lithuanian, Mongolian, and Thai. In addition to her commitment to the University of Toronto, Professor Rolheiser’s work as a researcher and consultant has had a direct impact on teaching and learning in elementary and secondary schools across Ontario. Her curriculum and instruction program design skills and teaching expertise are also sought after by organizations worldwide, including those in Canada, the United States, Australia, and Central and Eastern Europe. Teacher Education & Development (including ITE and Induction) Leadership, Administration & Educational Change Higher Education (including Community College Leadership)