student experience

Welcome to the March 2022 issue of Innovatus

This month's issue of Innovatus highlights some of the transformative projects, initiatives and activities happening here in the Faculty of Education.

Meet a Grad Student: Zaitun Pwin

This month’s graduate student profile features Zaitun Pwin, a third-year PhD student in the Graduate Program in Education. Her research focuses on the role of education for Rohingya youths in Canada and the language and cultural socialization with regard to Canadian schooling. Pwin is the first Rohingya woman to study in a Canadian PhD program. "My advice is always believe in yourself and listen to your heart," she says. "Most of […]

Waaban Indigenous Education Practicum: Learning Together

Waaban is an Anishinabe (Ojibwa) word meaning it is tomorrow. It signifies commitment to a holistic program of teaching and learning that acknowledges the impacts of colonialism, and draws on the wisdom of ancestral teachings and contemporary leaders to put Indigenous futures into Indigenous hands. Waaban Indigenous Teacher Education includes attention to contemporary urban, rural and reserve perspectives and teachings from a diversity of nations. Students are introduced to cultural and community resources and have opportunities to learn from and with Indigenous educators.

Community Practicum Reflection: The World of Learning Within the Teaching Commons

Every week, I am motivated and excited to come to my community practicum placement in the Teaching Commons. One of my principal duties as a Student Consultant on Teaching at York (SCOTAY) involves acting as a liaison between instructors and their student population.

“Thinking Mathematically” Co-teaching Student Experience

Students in Heather Bourrie’s “Thinking Mathematically” course recently had an opportunity to participate in an experiential education activity to co-plan and teach a mathematics lesson for their peers.

IN THE MEDIA: Carpenter turned teacher hopes to spark interest in the trades

Great article in the Daily Commercial News featuring Carpenter and alumnus M-C MacPhee who became a high school teacher after obtaining a Bachelor of Education, Technological Education degree. MacPhee is qualified to teach construction technology, one of 10 subjects offered under the Faculty of Education degree program. She hopes to inspire young women and spark interest […]

York teacher candidate earns Ontario College of Teachers Intermediate-Senior scholarship

Congratulations to teacher candidate Kara Nagel who was recently awarded the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) Intermediate/Senior Scholarship. The $2,000 scholarship is awarded to an Ontario teacher candidate in the Intermediate/Senior division who demonstrates a high level of preparedness for teacher education through examples of community involvement, background, and life experiences. Nagel was presented with […]

IN THE MEDIA: 'Dire shortage' of technology education teachers

Great feature piece in the Toronto Sun this past week showcasing our unique Bachelor of Education, Technological Education program which provides skilled tradespeople with both in-class and hands-on training to become technology education teachers. Read the full story here

BEd grad facilitates puppetry workshop at annual 'Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed' conference

Earlier this month York BEd alum Tristan Castro Pozo facilitated a puppetry workshop at the 22nd annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed conference – Breaking the Silence: From Rebellion to Waging Love – at Cass Commons in Detroit (June 1 - 4). Tristan was one of 250 participants from 7 countries to participate in […]

“Yearbook in Poetry” an example of experiential learning at its best

A unique “Yearbook in Poetry” assignment proved to be an exercise in experiential learning for teacher candidates (TCs) in course director Lorin Schwarz’s Teaching English in the Intermediate/Senior Division course. The teacher candidates peer-edited, collectively decided on a title and voted on the cover art for their publication. The assignment enabled the TCs to put […]