In the days of COVID-19, there are new and even more urgent questions to be asked now about digital well-being, given that most of us will need to depend almost exclusively on digital channels for social support for the foreseeable future. Overnight parents around the world have become their children’s primary educators while managing […]
Diane Vetter, a course director in the Faculty of Education has co-authored a book with former secondee Lana Parker titled “Mentoring Each Other: Teachers listening, learning, and sharing to create more successful classrooms.” The book which was published by Pembrroke Publishers, explores ways teachers can collaborate and learn from each other in formal and informal […]
When it comes to getting kids reading, coding and initiating activity during these times, parents are looking to Associate Professors Tina Rapke and John Ippolito of York University's Faculty of Education for expert tips. "If they have a to-do list for when they’re bored, refer them to it. Kids are responsible for their boredom. Remember […]
As school boards across the country roll out their distance-learning programs, parents are trying to figure out the best at-home education approach for their kids amid a global pandemic.
This past February the Faculty of Education hosted its annual Research mini-conference. The conference was an opportunity for Faculty researchers to get together to share and discuss their research projects.
“Poster sessions, networking and holding panels across time zones are all possible online,” says Associate Professor Celia Popovic in an article that she co-authored With Erika Kustra for Times Higher Education on how to plan a virtual academic conference during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With schools closing and families going into self-isolation in the hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic has left parents wondering what they can do with their children at home, especially in the way of educating them. "I don't think we should expect parents to be teachers," said Vidya Shah of York […]
Hundreds of thousands of Canadian public school students went back to school without leaving home on Monday, as a new learning-from-home framework amid the coronavirus pandemic officially got underway in Ontario and Prince Edward Island. John Ippolitto, an Associate Professor at York University's Faculty of Education as well as a father of three elementary school […]
As more provinces move to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic parents are expressing concerns about accessing the programs and what the expectations are. Associate Professor John Ippolito says “inevitably if we move towards a set of expectations that are mandatory it’s going to be punitive towards some kids who are not in a position […]
Increasingly, some teachers and education observers are raising questions about how much families need to sweat about homeschooling.