![]() | Clare Kosnik Professor Director, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study email: clare.kosnik@utoronto.ca website: http://literacyteaching.net Departments: Applied Psychology and Human Development Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Centre for Teacher Education and Development Master of Teaching Programme | |
Research Overview Clare Kosnik is Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (OISE/UT) and the Director of the Jackman Institute of Child Studies. She teaches in the graduate program courses on teacher education and literacy methods courses in the Master of Teaching pre-service program. Professor Kosnik has held a number of leadership positions: Director of the Master of Teaching program, Head of the Centre for Teacher Education and Development, Director of the Elementary Preservice Program, and Coordinator of the Mid-Town Cohort. In 2003, she took a three-year leave of absence from OISE/UT to be Executive Director of the Teachers for a New Era research and development project at Stanford University, one of the largest initiatives in teacher education. Along with Clive Beck she has been conducting a longitudinal study of teachers: 20 who are completing their tenth year of teaching and 22 who are completing their eighth year of teaching. Findings from this study are reported in: Growing as a Teacher: Goals and Pathways of Ongoing Teacher Learning and Priorities in Teacher Education (co-authored with Clive Beck). She is also the principal investigator of a large-scale study which is looking at the 28 literacy/English from four countries: Canada, US, England, and Australia. She recently co-edited the text Literacy Teacher Educators: Preparing Student Teachers for a Changing World. Curriculum Vitae http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/Curriculum_Vitae/Clare_Kosnik_CV.pdf Representative Publications BOOKS AUTHORED Beck, C. & Kosnik, C. (2014). Growing as a teacher: Goals and pathways of ongoing teacher learning. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2011). Teaching in a nutshell: Navigating your teacher education program as a student teacher. London: Routledge. Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2009). Priorities in teacher education: The 7 key elements of preservice preparation. London: Routledge. EDITED BOOKS Murray, J., Swennen, A., & Kosnik, C. (2016). International research, policy and practice in teacher education: Insider perspectives. Dordetcht: Springer Academic Publishers. Kosnik, C., White, S., Beck, C., Marshall, B., Goodwin, L., & Murray, J. (Eds.) (2016). Building bridges: Rethinking literacy teacher education in a digital era. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Murray, J., & Kosnik, C. (Eds.) (2013). Academic work and identities in teacher education. London: Routledge. Kosnik, C., Rowsell, J., Williamson, P., Simon, R., & Beck. C. (Eds.). (2013) Literacy teacher educators: Preparing student teachers for a changing world. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Lassonde, C., Galman, S., & Kosnik, C. (Eds.). (2009). Self-study research methodologies for teacher educators. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Samaras, A., Freese, A., Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (Eds.). (2008). Learning communities in practice. Dordetcht: Springer Academic Publishers. Kosnik, C., Freese, A., Samaras, A., &. Beck, C. (Eds.). (2006). Making a difference in teacher education through self-study: Studies of personal, professional, and program renewal. Dordetcht: Springer Academic Publishers. Research Grants and Contracts Year: 2015-2020 Type: Insight Grant Role: Co-Investigator with Clive Beck Source: SSHRC Amount: $172,379 Title: Multiliteracies teaching in a digital age: Balancing the old and the new Year: 2014 Type: Connection Grant Role: Principal Investigator Source: SSHRC Amount: $35,000 Title: Rethinking literacy teacher education for the digital era: Teacher educators, literacy educators, and digital technology experts working together Year: 2013-2014 Type: Research and Development Role: Co-Investigator with Rosemary Evans Source: Eureka Foundation Amount: $20,000 Title: Teacher as researchers: An examination of a teacher research group Year: 2011-2005 Type: Insight Grant Role: Principal Investigator Source: SSHRC Amount: $155,000 Title: Literacy teacher educators: Their backgrounds, visions, and practices Honours and Awards 2014 University of Toronto J.J. Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision (awarded) 2009 OISE, Distinguished Contribution to Teaching 1996 University of Toronto, Teacher of the Year for Professional Faculties (Humanities) 1996 Nominated for Faculty of Education, University of Toronto, Teacher of the Year |