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WElcome to CTL
CTL Mission & Academic
Plan (2004-2010)
The mission of the Department
is to play a leading role in the development of education
for the 21st century locally, nationally, and internationally
by:
- generating, applying, integrating,
and transforming knowledge in order to improve the understanding
and practice of curriculum, teaching and learning;
- providing intellectually rigorous
and practically relevant programs for teachers, educational
leaders, and researchers throughout their careers;
- informing and engaging in the
development of justifiable educational policies;
- ensuring that the above scholarly
priorities in research, program innovation, and policy
development occur within a framework of excellence, equity,
and community.
To find out more about CTL, our mission,
and our academic plan click here
News Highlights
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and Events section)
Visit the CTL Calendar
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Calendar!
CUS Forum on Equity and Social
Justice in Education - Feb. 2, 2010 5-7pm
Professor Jonothan Neelands, National Teaching Fellow, Chair
of Drama and Theatre Education and Director of Teaching
and Learning in the Institute of Education at the University
of Warwick will be speaking at the forum on Acting Together:
Ensemble-based classroom learning as a model for democratic
living. For more information on the event, click here.
Books, Media and the Internet
Book Launch - Feb. 10, 4-6pm
Portage & Main Press, Winnipeg are sponsoring a book launch
for Books, Media and the Internet: Children's Literature
for Today's Classrooms co-edited by CTL professor,
Shelley S. Peterson, CTL Professor Emeritus, David Booth,
and Carol Jupiter. Location: Theatre Books, 11 St. Thomas
Street, Toronto
Zero Tolerance A Research
Performance on Safe Schools by CTL Chair. Tara Goldstein-
Hart House Theatre, Feb. 25, 2010, 3-5:00pm
The Equity and Activism in Education Initiative at U of T presents
Zero Tolerance at Hart House Theatre featuring students from Equity Studies.
University of Copenhagen presents Dr. Alister
Cumming with honorary degree
Modern Language Centre head Alister Cumming received an honorary doctorate,
Honoris Causa, from the University of Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe II of
Denmark presided over the ceremony on November 12, 2009. To view the
webcast of the presentation, click
here. (Alister was
presented with his degree starting at 1:16:52 hr in the ceremony.)
Navigating Your PATH: Exploring and Supporting Teaching
Assistant and Graduate Student Development
From June 21 - 22, 2010, the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation
at U of T and OISE are jointly hosting an international conference on
TA and graduate student development.
For more informaiton and call for proposals, visit the website
at
www.teaching.utoronto.ca/conference2010
Virtual Library Course
Learn what information is available in electronic form at
University of Toronto Libraries and how to access it
. Learn how to
research information on the Internet and how to make use
of various search tools to search the public Internet
and the Proprietary Internet. Find out more at
www.oise.utoronto.ca/vl.html
Winter Doc Talk Series
Check out this winter's Doc Talk Series on Methodology:
- The Process of Research: Wed., Jan.
13, 12–2:00pm, Rm 5-220.
Speaker: Olesya Falenchuk
- Holistic Curriculum: Mon., Jan., 18,
5-7:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Jack Miller
- Methods For Looking at Data From Online Contexts:
Mon., Jan. 25, 5-7:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Clare Brett
- What's the Fuss About CUS?: Wed., Feb.
3, 12-2:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Members from the Centre for Urban Schooling (CUS)
- Qualitative Research in Schools: Mon.,
Feb 8, 5-7:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Doug McDougall
- A Mixed Methodology Primer: Wed., Feb
17, 12-2:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Eunice Jang
- Publishing in a Journal: Wed., Feb. 24,
12-2:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Alister Cumming, Elizabeth Campbell, Christian Chun
- Other Career Avenues besides the Academy:
Wed., Mar. 3, 12-2:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speakers: Dominique Riviere, Isabelle Kim, Geoff Lawrence
- Feminist Participatory Action Research:
Mon., Mar. 8, 5-7:00pm, Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Emily Paradis
- "Design"? Messy School-based Research:
Mon., Mar 22, 5-7:00pm, Rm. 5-220. Speaker: Kathy Bickmore
- Is Critical Ethnography Always "Critical"?: Wed., Mar 31, 12-2:00pm,
Rm. 5-220.
Speaker: Diane Gerin-Lajoie
Admissions
Thinking of applying to our
graduate programs? For the 2010 Academic year, admissions
are open. Click
here for information on closing dates. For more information on
our graduate programs, admissions requirements and the online
application, click here.
Towards 2030 - The Synthesis
& Task Force Reports
In 2027 the University of Toronto will celebrate two hundred
years of institutional success. Looking to and beyond our
second centennial, how can we ensure that our institution
reaches new levels of excellence? "Towards 2030" is an initiative
launched to respond to that question.
For more information, click
here.
Curriclum Studies and Teacher
Development (CSTD) Master of Education
with Emphasis in Urban Education
The new CSTD MEd with emphasis in
Urban Education Cohort provides a unique educational opportunity
for educators working in urban schools.
Find out more about this new M.Ed. cohort here.
The Master of Education in
CTL
Considering a graduate
degree in Education?
Submit your application now to start your MEd in September
2010.
Invest in your career - enroll in the
M.Ed.
Ethical Review Workshops
The Office of Research
Ethics is pleased to announce this years workshops to address
all types of research involving human participants in the
social sciences, humanities, and education
Ethics Review Workshops
Memorandum and
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Faculty Awards
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to learn of some of our CTL faculty's more recent awards
and distinctions.
Graduate Student Awards
To read about the recent achievements
of our accomplished student scholars, visit here.
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