OISE TOGETHER

Join us for Focus on Research, a lecture series featuring innovative research methods. This event brings you OISE prof. Rubén Gaztambide-Fernandez and colleagues to discuss "Beyond the Toolkit: Virtual Community-Engaged Facilitation during COVID-19". Register now.

How can educators make space for and support youth-led climate inquiry and action that is responsive and sensitive to community needs? What meaningful educational approaches will bolster student agency and empowerment so that students feel they don't need to strike from school in order to address climate change? In this webinar, members of the TDSB's EcoSchools team will explore how educators can use the TDSB's new Youth Climate Action Guide to support students in becoming actively involved in taking equitable climate action that will help slow down climate change and contribute towards achieving the TransformTO targets. Register in advance for this webinar.

Join U of T alumni and friends for a fun-filled live virtual performance of visual magic and mentalism from award-winning illusionist Coby Elimelech! With the focus of creating a "positive community climate," his unique, high energy, and interactive magic show aims to help children understand the concept of bullying while having fun. What is the difference between bullying and conflicts? How can kids ask for help and tackle bullying? Coby will help you find answers in his magical way!

Moving Mountains: Uprooting and Pushing Boundaries in Education

There are two exciting ways you can get involved with this year's conference taking place April 8-9, 2022! Students are encouraged to apply for the Rapid Talk Competition for a chance to win great prizes. Secondly, submit an abstract to present at the GSRC and expand your professional and research experience. Learn more.

All are welcome!

Join OISE's third meeting of the Environmental Learning Circle - a student group working to bring environmental sustainability and climate awareness into education. In this meeting, we'll discuss observations about ESE implementation in K-12 education, and explore new trends in Environmental and Sustainability Ed including Land-based learning, climate change education and ecojustice. All are welcome! Please register in advance for this meeting.

OISE prof. Jennifer Wemigwans will deliver a talk on Indigenous knowledge and the mainstream environmental movement. Hosted by U of T Environment, she'll question the practice of consultation as a way of re-inscribing settler-colonial epistemologies in the current context. Register now.

Learn how mindfulness can help you lead happier, high-performing and inclusive organizations

In this webinar, Scheherzade Rana, a corporate mindfulness trainer, meditation teacher, speaker and Founder of Innerspace Mindfulness will share ideas and strategies for becoming an inclusive leader. You will cultivate openness and awareness of bias and learn new ways to connect to your colleagues (and yourself) with empathy, compassion and courage.
Using the latest mindfulness science, you will gain a greater understanding of how to create a culture of well-being and psychological safety - one that is integral to inclusive and high-performing teams today.

You'll also learn the "how-to" of organizational mindfulness with a simple minutes-a-day practice that you can start right away!

Students around the world have experienced significant disruptions to their schooling due to COVID-19. In this webinar, OISE's Dr. Todd Cunningham, a clinical psychologist, discusses the latest research on learning loss and strategies teachers and parents can use to support students. Register now!

Nature-based mindfulness is a way to cultivate a mindful way of being, develop one's ecological self, and cope with climate change anxiety. In this session, OISE grad student James Ty will introduce a nature-based mindfulness resource kit that he has created for K-12 educators. Practical resources such as videos and scripts will be shared, and participants will engage in a water meditation and visualization that they can use in the classroom. Offered in collaboration with OISE Wellness. Register in advance for this webinar.

Nominate an exceptional educator at OISE! The nominations deadline for the OISE Teaching Excellence Awards is fast approaching on January 28. Help recognize an OISE teacher who inspires you with one of five exciting awards! Click the link for details.

OISE's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan launched a year ago in response to the climate crisis - what progress has been made since then? OISE students, staff and faculty are invited to join in this interactive webinar to learn more about the Plan's implementation and share ideas for how to further embed this work at OISE. An exciting new opportunity to engage OISE community members in this work will be announced! Hosted by the Climate Action Advisory Committee. Please register in advance for this webinar.