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May 2020 issue of 'Innovatus' highlights teaching and learning innovation in the Faculty of Education

Welcome to the May 2020 edition of Innovatus, a special issue of YFile devoted to teaching and learning innovation at York University.

This month, I am delighted to partner with the Faculty of Education on this special spotlight edition. Together with Dean Lyndon Martin, we are sharing with you many of the exciting endeavours that the Faculty of Education has undertaken to enhance teaching and learning for its students.

Faculty of Education student Magdalena Kisielewska-Zaranek wins Helen G. Mitchell Award

Congratulations to Magdalena Kisielewska-Zaranek – a student in the Faculty’s Bachelor of Education degree program at York University’s Glendon Campus – on being awarded the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association (OMLTA) Helen G. Mitchell Award. One graduating student from each Faculty of Education who will be qualified to teach French as a Second Language (FSL) […]

President L. Lenton announces appointment of Interim Dean, Faculty of Education

I am pleased to inform members of the Faculty of Education and the York University community that the Board of Governors’ Executive Committee has approved my recommendation that Professor Sharon Murphy be appointed Interim Dean of the Faculty of Education, effective July 1, 2020. Dean Lyndon Martin is taking up the role of Vice-Provost Academic in the Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic. The search for his successor is under way.

York research explores refugee participation in Kenyan camps

York University doctoral student Mohamed Duale documents the dilemmas faced by refugees in extended exile in his recent report for the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), a team of researchers and practitioners committed to promoting protection and solutions with and for refugees. Mohamed Duale Duale spent the summer of 2019 in a research placement […]

IN THE MEDIA: With schools closed by coronavirus, is my child falling behind?

Faculty of Education Associate Professor John Ippolito says “parents shouldn’t be very worried ⁠— a short break from the classroom due to COVID-19 won’t cause any major disruptions to a child’s academic progression."

IN THE MEDIA: Coronavirus crisis shows ableism shapes Canada’s long-term care for people with disabilities

Nationwide, long-term care facilities, primarily occupied by residents who are elderly or live with disabilities, are in deteriorating condition, says Assistant Professor Gillian Parekh at York University's Faculty of Education, and Ryerson University's Kathryn Underwood. But little has been done to actually address the organizational decisions that lead to these dangerous conditions. COVID-19 has exposed […]

The Conversation: Coronavirus closures could lead to a radical revolution in conservation

“With widespread closures of parks and conservation areas around the world, could this be an opportunity to transform the way we manage and use these protected environments?” says Faculty of Education Postdoctoral Fellow, Planetary Health & Education James Stinson in a recent article that he co-authored with Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum for The Conversation Canada. 

Lessons from Katrina: Conducting ‘Learning as Usual’ in Unusual Times

Amid the global pandemic of COVID-19, I am reminded of my time in New Orleans in 2005 experiencing Hurricane Katrina. At the time, I was a young diplomat, working in the Panamanian Consulate, thrust into one of the most formative personal and professional experiences I had ever faced.

IN THE MEDIA: 4 things we’ve learned about math success that might surprise parents

School closures due to coronavirus have put parents in the challenging position of home-schooling their children say experts Associate Professor Tina Rake, and graduate student Cristina De Simone at York University's Faculty of Education

IN THE MEDIA: Professor Carl James partners with U of T to track the demographics of the COVID-19 pandemic

Carl James, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community, & Diaspora at York University's Faculty of Education is partnering with the University of Toronto to understand how the virus works, spreads, can be contained — and why it affects some populations more than others. Dr. Upton Allen's team will ensure his research includes some social science, […]