teaching and learning

Abena’s Adventures: A Taste of Home

With “Abena’s Adventures,” Blessing Owusu (BEd ’19, MEd ’24) embarked on a journey that blended her passion for education with a mission to fill a crucial gap in children’s literature.

Empowering Youth, Transforming Futures

In an evolving landscape of careers in education, York University’s Faculty of Education is committed to pioneering programs that equip graduates for the unpredictable twists and turns of their professional journeys.

AI and the Future of Education

Panelists from the K-12 and post-secondary educational sectors discuss if, and how, AI can be used creatively in schooling and higher education. As teachers and students grapple daily with these new digital systems, the panelists provide preliminary guidance as to how educators can contend effectively with this major educational challenge.

AI and the Future of Education

Panelists from the K-12 and post-secondary educational sectors discuss if, and how, AI can be used creatively in schooling and higher education. As teachers and students grapple daily with these new digital systems, the panelists provide preliminary guidance as to how educators can contend effectively with this major educational challenge.

A student retrospective of the global collaboration project with Ukraine

During my practicum placement at St. Philips Catholic Elementary School, I had the opportunity to work collaboratively alongside Vickie Morgado as we began a global collaboration project with a class in the Ukraine.

Global collaboration project with Ukraine presents a unique learning opportunity for students

When Practicum Facilitator Anne Schlarp found out that her cousins, who are both educators, would be visiting Canada as a respite from the war in Ukraine under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) program, she decided to connect her cousin’s daughter Vika, a grade 4

A Journey of International Education Excellence

Victoria Ennis (BEd ’17, MEd ’19), a passionate education professional, shares her transformative time participating in York University’s International Exchange program during her time as a student at York University’s Faculty of Education.

In the media: Toronto school board’s N-word ban targets white authors like Steinbeck, Twain

Carl James, professor of education and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at York University, weighs in on Toronto’s Catholic school board banning from its classrooms all books by non-Black authors that contain the N-word.

Faculty of Education’s new faces to shape future of teaching, learning

This story is published in YFile’s New Faces feature issue 2023. Every September, YFile introduces and welcomes those joining the York University community, and those with new appointments. The York University Faculty of Education welcomes two new faculty members this fall.  “We are thrilled to welcome three new colleagues: Mary Ott, Stephanie Fearon and John Hupfield,” says Faculty of Education Dean Robert Savage. […]

In the media – Math anxiety develops at a young age for some students, here’s how to prevent it

Learning math equations and solving problems can be fun for some kids and downright uncomfortable for others. But math anxiety and not feeling like “a math person” can be avoided, according to Tina Rapke, an associate professor at York University who works directly with students and teachers from kindergarten to Grade 8.