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In newly-released world rankings, OISE/UofT ranks number one in North America and number five in the world among public faculties of education.
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An intellectually rich and supportive community
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Examining the major issues in education,
human development and professional practice
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At the university ranked number one in Canada for institutional excellence and among the top 20 in the world according to the 2013 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Report
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In the heart of the city of Toronto, ranked #8 in the world for entrepreneurship & innovation
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Ranked among the top three global cities in the world
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Canada's largest and most research-intensive faculty of education
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The gateway to Canada's best and brightest minds
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MOST POPULAR Aboriginal Initiatives Academic Departments Admissions Continuing & Professional Learning Library Programs Research Student Services	NEWS & EVENTS OISE announces 2013-14 teaching excellence award recipients Four outstanding teachers received OISE's highest teaching honours this week: George Dei- Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching; Jean-Paul Restoule -David E. Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching; Yiola Cleovoulou - Award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education; and Brad Morrison - Award for Excellence in Continuing Education... March 05, 2014 2013-2014 CERLL Colloquium Public Lectures March 07, 2014 Time: Friday, March 7 - 2:00 - 3:15 PM Location: Room 5-230 A Comparison of the Effects of Different Types of Adjunct Displays on Text Comprehension Proficiency in Adolescents with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder presented by Rhonda Martinussen, OISE, University of Toronto More info: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/cerll/EVENTS/CERLL_Colloquium/index.html Centre for Science, Mathematics & Technology Education Forum on Technology What is Optimum Knowledge for Teaching Science and Mathematics? March 25, 2014 Time: Tuesday, March 25 - 4:30 - 6:00 PM Location: Nexus Lounge - Rm 12-130 Panelists: Professors Larry Bencze, Beverley Caswell, Indigo Esmonde, Cathy Marks Krpan, and John Wallace Moderator: Professor Steve Alsop (York University) This forum explores the question of what K-12 teachers need to know in order to teach mathematics and science well. Types of knowledge identified in the literature include conceptual understanding of the subject, pedagogical content knowledge, beliefs about the nature of work in science and mathematics, attitudes toward these subjects, equity and social issues, and actual teaching practices with students. However, the literature is incomplete with respect to which of these is relatively more or relatively less important. The amount and character of such knowledge really needed to help children learn is a contested issue.. MORE NEWS > MORE EVENTS >	CONNECT WITH US OISENews Tweets