 | Terezia Zoric phone: (416) 978-1158 email: t.zoric@utoronto.ca Departments: Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Elementary Education Secondary Education | |
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Academic History M.A., Political Science, York University. 2007 Unpublished MRP, “Impotence or Imagination? A Critical Assessment of Cosmopolitan Citizenship Education.” University of Toronto Faculty of Education. 1991-1995 Additional Teaching Qualifications: • Contemporary Studies Honour Specialist • Law • Individual and Society • Guidance • ESL Parts I & II B.Ed., Intermediate/Senior Qualifications in Politics and History, University of Toronto. 1991 B.A. with Distinction, Joint Specialist program in Political Science and History, University of Toronto. 1988 Research Overview Dr. Zoric's prime interests focus on environmental sustainability and social justice; school policy; social diversity; equity; teacher education; teacher activism, and democratic citizenship. For the past twenty years, she has worked closely with student, community, and labour groups to advocate for equitable and excellent publicly funded education. This commitment motivated her to help found OISE’s elementary ‘inner city’ cohort, its annual conference on educational activism, a course for teacher candidates on activism for socio-economic and environmental justice, and a new SESE M.Ed cohort in Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice. Teaching Overview Dr. Zoric has taught the following courses at OISE: Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice Part Two, 1 section (2010) Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice Part One, 1 section co-taught with Margrit Eichler (2009) Actively Educating for Social and Economic Justice, 2 sections (2008-2010) School and Society, 16 sections (2005-2010) Managing Conflict in Classrooms and School Workplaces, 1 section (2007) Teacher Education Seminar, 2 sections (2003-2005) Individual and Society (Intermediate/Senior), 5 sections (2002-2005) Politics (Intermediate/Senior), 2 sections, (2000-2004) History (Intermediate/Senior), 3 sections including two AQ courses (1997-2002) Professional Activities Service to the Community: 2006-present Member, Editorial Board, Race, Ethnicity, and Education. 2007-2010 Member, The Grove Community (Alternative) School Steering Committee; 2002-2004 Member, Office for Public Education Steering Committee. Service to OISE/UT: 2006-present Member, Faculty Council ITE Standing Committee. 2005-present Chair, ITE Educational (Teacher) Activism Conference. 2004-present Member, Faculty Council Equity Standing Committee. 2010 Member, Secondary ITE Search Committee 2008-2009 Member, ITE Technology Committee. 2007-2009 Member, Faculty Council Executive Committee. 2007-2009 Member, Resource Allocation Committee. 2005-2009 Member, TPS Program Coordinators Group. 2005-2009 Member, External Advisory Committee. 2004-2009 Joint Elementary and Secondary School and Society Group Chair. 2004-2009 Member, ITE Program Component Coordinators Group. 2008 Member, TPS PTR (Merit) Committee. 2008 Member, ITE Elementary Secondment (Search) Committee. 2004-2007 Equity Policy Advisor. 2005-2007 Member, Concurrent Teacher Education Program Council. 2005-2007 Member, Bursary Committee. 2005-2007 Member, ITE Secondary Secondments (Search) Committee. 2005-2006 Member/Chair, Teacher Education Working Group on Anti-Racism. 2005-2006 Member, SESE Disability Studies Search Committee. 2005-2006 ITE Equity Infusion Coordinator. 2005-2006 Member, SESE School and Society Lecturer Search Committee. 2005-2006 Member, ITE Elementary Secondments (Search) Committee. 2004-2006 Member, Teacher Education Seminar Group. 2004-2006 Member, Secondary Coordinators Group. 2003-2006 Member, Pre-service Admissions Committee. 2003-2006 Co-Chair, PAC Sub-committee on New Admissions Profile Training. 2003-2006 Member, Equity and Diversity Steering Committee. 2003-2005 Member, OTF/OISE Liaison Committee 2000-2005 Member, Centre for the Study of Education and Work. 2000-2005 Member, Social Education Group. Service to the University of Toronto: 2008-present Chair, University of Toronto Faculty Association Teaching Stream Committee. 2009-present Member, University of Toronto Faculty Association Joint Librarians Committee. 2008-present Member, University of Toronto Faculty Association Equity Committee. 2008-present Member, University of Toronto Faculty Association SBP (Bargaining) Team. 2007-present Member, University of Toronto Faculty Association Membership Committee. 2006-present Member, University of Toronto Faculty Association Council. 2005-2009 Member, University of Toronto Equity Advisory Board. Representative Publications BOOKS Zoric, T. (2005). Challenging Class Bias. Toronto District School Board and Centre for the Study of Education and Work (CSEW) at OISE/UT, 222 pages. Evans, M., Slodovnik, M., Zoric, T., & Evans, R. (2000). Citizenship: Issues and Action. Prentice-Hall/Pearson Publications, 230 pages. Bracking, G. & Zoric, T. (1999). Talking Union. Ontario Federation of Labour, 426 pages. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS Cornbleth, C., Walcott, R., Ovando, C., & Zoric, T. (2007). “Multicultural Policies and Practices in North America: A Dialogue with the View from England” in Joshee, R. and Johnson, L. (Eds.), Multicultural education policies in Canada and the United States: Symbol and Substance. Seattle: University of Washington Press, pp. 241-247. Zoric, T., Ast, D., Lang, D., Vamvalis, H., Weber, M., and Wong, M. (2004). “Examining social justice and our human rights: developing the skills of critical inquiry.” in (Eds.) M. Evans & C. Reynolds, Educating for Global Citizenship in a Changing World. Canadian International Development Agency, pp. 40-69. PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES Zoric, T. & Chen, J. (2009) “Activist Profile,” in Chen, J. and Goodreau, J. (eds.) Educational Activism: Resources for Change. OISE/OSSTF/UNICEF Partnership. Zoric, T. (2007). “Poverty and Schooling: What Can Educators Do?” All Children Can Succeed: A Focus on Equity of Outcome. The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat for the Ontario Ministry of Education. Web cast. http://easylink.playstream.com/curriculum/March0807Webcast/TereziaZoric. Zoric, T., charania, g., and Jeffers, K. (2003). “Promoting Equity-Minded Student Leadership” Orbit. Volume 33, No. 3. Honours and Awards2003 Teaching Excellence Award, OISE/UT Student Teacher’s Union (STU) 1989 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 1988 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 1988 York University Scholarship for Graduate Studies, York University Curriculum Vitae http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/Curriculum_Vitae/Terezia_Zoric_CV.pdf |
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