Teacher candidates in the EDPJ 2000 Science & Technology in Primary Junior class participated in Visions of Science’s “Equity in STEM Instruction in Ontario Classrooms” workshop with an additional “Hair & Hustle” module, learning how Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy can be woven into daily STEM lessons and align with the Ontario curriculum.
Carl E. James, the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty of Education at York University, and Vidya Shah, a professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, are referenced in a discussion on the misunderstanding and fear of critical race theory and the need for voters to pay close attention to local trustee races as they affect systems of education.
What is it like to be a Black person in Canada? The question, posed to Faculty of Education Professor Carl E. James, was intended as a starting point for a frank discussion about anti-Black racism.