Welcome
At the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, we are dedicated to improving the lives of children through our tripartite mission – bringing together graduate teacher education through our two-year MA Program in Child Study and Education, exemplary educational practices for our Laboratory School children in nursery to Grade 6, and multidisciplinary research in child development at our Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Centre. We are part of the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology (HDAP) and the Department of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
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MA Program
A 2-year Master of Arts in Child Study and Education, leading to Ontario Elementary Teacher Certification
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Laboratory School
A Laboratory school for children aged 3 to 12 (Nursery through Grade 6) that fosters education excellence
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Research
The Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Centre has an international reputation for leadership in education research
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In the Spotlight
January 9, 2012. The outcome of Dale Willows’ latest research project is a successful foray into social media with the launch of a new YouTube channel. The Balanced Literacy Diet channel is based on a framework that presents literacy concepts using the familiar terminology of a healthy diet and is designed to help teachers launch their students on a trajectory of success by implementing effective literacy strategies....
Mourning the loss of Dr. J. Fraser Mustard - MENTOR, GREAT FRIEND, AND CHAMPION for children and families
Our mentor, great friend, world champion and brilliant advocate for healthy children and families passes away. Dr. J. Fraser Mustard died November 16, 2011. With the recent publication of the third report, Early Years Study 3, Dr. J. Fraser Mustard, together with another great champion, The Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain, and third author Kerry McCuaig, continue to provide a blueprint for how our policies can evolve to recognize and appreciate that inextricable link to healthy societies. Dr. Janette Pelletier, Director of the Jackman ICS, says, “His work has excited leaders from across political parties and from academia to the business world, inspiring the University of Toronto’s new Institute for Human Development. He was a remarkable mind and a towering human being. We will miss him terribly.”
The Early Years Study 3 was released on November 22, 2011.
October 25, 2011 - the Bulletin. Kang Lee's research compares lie-telling behaviour in harshly punitive, mildly punitive environments ...
July 26, 2011. Study byProf. Kang Lee & researchers from McGill, Univ. of Minnesota suggests non-corporal discipline aids children’s executive-functioning ability ...
Featuring the work of Prof. Carl Corter and OISE's Prof. Jennifer Jenkins, read about the university's planned Institute for Human Development ...
Read "Opening Doors" in U of T Magazine's Summer 2011 issue about the Jackman and McCain gifts...
June 10, 2011, The Globe & Mail. Kadria Simons, graduate student in our MA Child Study and Education Program, talks about her work on the Kindergarten Diaries...
 Outstanding thesis: a "brilliant intervention for supporting students"
Congratulations to Ruth Beatty and to her thesis supervisor, Jackman ICS Professor Joan Moss!
June 6, 2011. Ruth Anne Beatty, a doctoral student in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology and graduate of the Jackman Institute MA in Child Study and Education, wins the Oustanding Thesis of the Year award at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education...
 Graduating class from the newly named Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study!
June 2, 2011. Congratulations to all our MA Child Study and Education graduates who convocated on June 2, 2011 from the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, where we're celebrating 85 years at the University! Graduate programs have been offered here since 1944. Read more in the U of T eBulletin at http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bulletin/EBULL/ebulletin06-07-11.html
June 3, 2011. Early this week OISE co-hosted the 8th Annual Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development. One hundred and twenty administrators, policy-makers, agencies, researchers, and educators attended...
May 27, 2011. An Annex landmark, built by a distinguished Canadian, the Honourable Leighton Goldie McCarthy will open its doors this weekend: one of six University of Toronto buildings to participate in the City of Toronto's Doors Open event...
May 14th was a very special evening as graduates, students, families, faculty, staff and friends celebrated 85 years of early child development and education at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study ...
Last night, more than 300 people gathered to celebrate the launch of Natural Curiosity, a new environmental education resource published by The Laboratory School at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study...
Premier’s Award for Team Teaching Excellence from Bloorview School (part of Bloorview Kids Rehab).
Two teachers—Paul Alcamo and Lori Kado—who lead the Bloorview School and Jackman ICS/OISE partnership for an Integrated Kindergarten Program (IKP), have won the Premier’s Award for Team Teaching Excellence from Bloorview School (part of Bloorview Kids Rehab). The IKP Program is in full partnership with The Laboratory School at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study
Kang Lee - U of T Distinguished Professor
Professor Kang Lee is a recipient of the prestigious University of Toronto Distinguished Professor in Developmental Neuroscience and Education award. The purpose of this award is to advance and recognize individuals with highly distinguished accomplishments and those who display exceptional promise, who maintain an extraordinary level of activity in their research and scholarly work, and have achieved pre-eminence in their field in line with the University's stated objectives and emerging priorities.
Over the last 15 years, Kang’s research focuses on two major domains. The first is the development of moral cognition and action with a specific focus on lying from cross-cultural perspectives. He also uses behavioral and neuroscience methods (e.g., EEG and fMRI) to explore neural correlates of moral cognition and action including lying. Kang’s second domain is the development of social perception with a specific focus on face processing in children and adults coming from different social-cultural backgrounds. He uses psychophysical and neuroscience methods to examine behavioral and neural correlates of face processing. Kang is a most prolific writer, his research has been funded by SSHRC NSERC, NIH, and the National Science Foundation of China, and he is the recipient of numerous awards. His work in both research domains has had direct or indirect impact on policy, practice, and educational practices. Congratulations Kang! (May 3, 2011)
The Kindergarten Diaries
Graduate student, Kadria Simons, captures the experience of four young students in Kindergarten through photography, finger-puppet interviews and drawings More
 Canada's Governor General David Johnston and Ontario Lieutenant Governnor The Hon. David Onley visit the Integrated Kindergarten program, part of the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, at Bloorview School at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School partnership with the Bloorview Authority at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital runs a reverse integration Kindergarten classroom that mixes able-bodied children with children with disabilities. This program promotes inclusion and self advocacy skills for all children in the program, which has been running successfully for 15 years. More
Elizabeth Morley elected President Elect of NALS
Laboratory School Principal Elizabeth Morley was recently elected to be President Elect 2010-2011 of the International Association of Laboratory and University-Affiliated Schools (NALS). Elizabeth is also Past President of the organization and sits on the Executive Board. For more information about NALS and other laboratory school affiliations, please click here.
2011 Call for Submissions
Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study's Edward Burtynsky Award for Teaching Excellence in Environmental Education
This award has been created in order to recognize outstanding elementary school teachers who create learning opportunities that inspire students to become environmentally conscious, responsible world citizens. For full details and application package, please click here.
Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School
Dr. David Suzuki Fellowships
These Fellowships have been established to both acknowledge, and advance the professional growth of pre-service teachers in the area of Environmental Education. For full details and application package, please click here.
Jackman ICS Landmark Gift in the News
The University of Toronto has announced that Dr. Eric Jackman has donated $5 million to the Institute of Child Study – a landmark gift in Canada for early development and childhood education.
In recognition of the gift, U of T has renamed the 85-year-old Institute of Child Study (ICS) the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, which is part of the University’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology. The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study is one of the few places in the world to integrate advanced research, renowned graduate teacher training and a demonstration model of practical elementary schooling at one place.
“Dr. Jackman’s gift demonstrates his firm belief in the Institute’s unique and integrated approach to the study of human development, family dynamics and childhood education,” said U of T President David Naylor. “We are already a leader in this area. With Eric Jackman’s support, we can build on these strong foundations, continue to innovate, and develop best practices that will improve outcomes of early childhood education for children and families everywhere.” More
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World loses J. Fraser Mustard: leading scholar, champion of early childhood development
Dr. J. Fraser Mustard, one of the world's leading scientists, died November 16, 2011. A visionary trans-disciplinary scholar and creator of innovative academic and rsearch networks, he strived for improved outcomes for all young children and families here at home, and around the world.....
Read "Opening Doors" about the Jackman and McCain landmark gifts
 May 14th was a very special evening as graduates, students, families, faculty, staff and friends celebrated 85 years of early child development and education at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study ...
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