Kimberley Tavares (BA ’98, BEd ’99, MEd ’10, PhD ’14) lives by the philosophy of education for the purpose of liberation. Tavares is currently an Education Officer at the Ontario Ministry of Education assigned to the role of the Equity and Inclusion Lead for the Innovation, Design and Implementation Team.
Associate Dean Research Heather Lotherington analyses four apps for language learning in a recent piece that she wrote for The Conversation Canada.
The UNESCO Chair research projects are carried out in a very unique way. UNESCO Chair research serves the international education community and is tailored to provide policy recommendations to UNESCO in conjunction with its strategy, recommendations and other particular activities.
In a recent interview with CBC, Assistant Professor Vidya Shah from York University’s Faculty of Education explained how to navigate conversations about coronavirus with kids. “What I find important at times like this is that we use curriculum in very intentional ways.” Watch the full interview
The Faculty of Education’s Black History Month event, “Word, Sound, Power: Black Artistic Expression", invited members of the public to learn more about the origins of gospel music at the concert on Wednesday.
Associate Professor Sue Winton, from the Faculty of Education at York University, explains how the ongoing school strikes are impacting students’ learning in Ontario. Winton is confident that the short term complications of the strikes will be minimal. “The way that the curriculum is organized, teachers have lots of flexibility in how they go about […]
Gospel music is so ingrained in pop culture today that gospel choirs are everywhere from the Superbowl and Grammy's to detergent and car commercials, says Karen Burke, one of Canada’s leading authorities on gospel music’s history and performance practices. Burke, an associate professor in York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, will […]
Economist Inbal Marcovitch is not your typical education graduate. An innovative economist and strategic foresight professional, Marcovitch uses mixed research methodologies and stakeholder engagement to develop organizational systems that contribute to resilient organizations. Born in Israel, Marcovitch came to Canada as an international student. She enrolled at York where she majored in Business and Society. […]
Faculty of Education Assistant Professor Vidya Shah was on Breakfast TV to discuss the fears around coronavirus that have been causing misinformation to move around leading to discrimination against the Chinese community.
While the Ontario teachers’ strikes may be a nuisance in the short term, education experts say it’s important to look at the long-term consequences that the unions’ job actions will have.