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The Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning is the largest of four departments within OISE. With a diverse community of tenured, tenure-stream faculty, and lecturers, the department offers a wide range of graduate courses and programs relating to academic scholarship and professional practice.
CTL News
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June 07
Professor Emeritus Michael Connelly and other CTL faculty members Awarded $3.3 million SSHRC Partnership Grant with University of Windsor
from Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
This SSHRC Partnership Project, granted to the University of Windsor, involves two Canadian and five Chinese universities, two Canadian school boards and over forty Canadian and Chinese schools. The project is Co-Directed by Professors Xu Shijing, University of Windsor and Michael Connelly, OISE/UT and is advised by an International Advisory Committee. University of Toronto professors Doug McDougall, Grace Feuerverger, Jim Slotta, Jim Cummins, Jim Hewitt, Gila Hanna, Ruth Hayhoe, Linda Cameron, Mark Evans, and Lee Bartel are Co-Applicants and Collaborators. The grant entitled, "Reciprocal learning in teacher education and school education between Canada and China" will aim to: build knowledge and understanding from a cross-cultural perspective; support new approaches to research on a complex important topic (K-12 education) that relates to societal challenges of improving education in the context of globalization, and of addressing the needs of a culturally diverse school population; and mobilize knowledge towards professional, policy-maker and public audiences with the aim of social and economic benefit within the global environment.
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June 07
Shelley Stagg Peterson Awarded $2.8 million SSHRC Partnership Grant
from Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
CTL Faculty member, Shelley Stagg Peterson was recently awarded a seven year, $2.8 million Partnership Grant for her proposal "Assessing and supporting children's oral language and writing development through play in classrooms, daycares and homes in northern communities". Researchers will track approximately 800 children's oral language and literacy development from the ages of 5-7 years. The grant spans the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, with community partners from northern Canadian school divisions, the First Nations Student Success Program of the Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre, with connections to northern Ontario Aboriginal schools and communities, and the Seven Generations Education Institute, an Aboriginal career preparation institute.
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June 06
CTL Professor Rob Simon talks to the Toronto Star about the possibilities of Minecraft as a teaching tool
from Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Click on the link above to read the full article.
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May 27
Director of the Centre for Urban Schooling at OISE talks to the Toronto Star about inequity in special education in Toronto Schools
from Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Jeff Kulger, Director of the Centre for Urban Schooling, was recently interviewed by the Toronto Star following the release of the People for Education's annual report
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April 24
Diversity in Mathematics Education (DiME) collective awarded AERA Division G 2013 Henry T. Trueba Award for Research Leading to the Transformation of the Social Contexts of Education
from Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Congratulations to CTL Professor, Indigo Esmonde and the members of the collective Diversity in Mathematics Education (DiME) who will receive the AERA Division G 2013 Henry T. Trueba Award for Research Leading to the Transformation of the Social Contexts of Education. The collective consists of faculty members and graduate students from various institutions around the world. The award will be presented Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, California.
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March 27
CTL Faculty members Rob Simon and Jill Goodreau recipients of OISE Teaching Awards
from Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Rob Simon, Assistant Professor and Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching.
Jill Goodreau, Instructor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, recipient of the Award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education.
The OISE Teaching Awards acknowledge OISE's commitment to high-quality teaching by recognizing faculty members who excel in teaching, providing an unparalleled student experience. Their excellence in teaching not only brings the curriculum to life for our students, but makes a significant impact on their learning and development.
CTL Events
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Spotlight on CTL...
Collaborative Inquiry using NIGHT: An Interview with Professor Rob Simon, April 8, 2013.
Podcast with Professor Indigo Esmonde: Discussing the article, "Power in numbers: Student participation in mathematical discussions in heterogeneous spaces," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.
Professor Shelley Stagg Peterson, on TVO Parents (March 14, 2012) discusses children's non-fiction books.
Jeff Kugler, Director of the Centre for Urban Schooling (CUS), on TVO Parents (February 9, 2012) discusses private money in public schools.
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