Upcoming Institutes and Events
ENGAGING LEARNERS: CRITICAL, CREATIVE & COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY
August 22 - 23, 2012
Featuring: Garfield Gini-Newman
During this 2-day institute Garfield will share a framework for planning curriculum that is built around critical inquiry. Teachers will be given tools to teach students how to work collaboratively to solve meaningful problems.
Practical strategies and time for planning in the schools are included.
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Library
Start Time: TBD
Cost: $350/person, includes 1 webinar
EARLY YEARS SYMPOSIUM: PLAY BASED APPROACHES TO LITERACY AND NUMERACY
October 13, 2012
2nd ANNUAL! This one day symposium will be of interest to teachers, ECE educators, administrators and teaching assistants working in full day early learning kindergarten programs. Our highly interactive day features speakers and breakout sessions with school teams across Ontario, and OISE faculty who are deeply immersed in all aspects of early learning. Reactions and responses from all participants will ensure lively dialogue!
Themes related to literacy, numeracy and play.
Location: OISE Library, 252 Bloor St. West, Toronto
Start Time: 10:00am
Cost: $250 per school team up to 5 members, or $99 individual registration plus HST.
LAWWORKS: 7th ANNUAL EDUCATION LAW INSTITUTE
November 2, 2012
Communication at a time of crisis is both an art and a science. School-level and District-level leaders require the savvy and perseverance to communicate clearly, openly and concisely to all community members. Our opening keynote, by Robin Sears, with years of experience in a wide variety of sectors, will highlight steps to be taken and lessons learned so all of us can take away some key messages to incorporate into future communication planning.
Here's what attendees from past Law Works institutes had to say after attending:
"An excellent workshop. Practical and innovative."
"One of the best workshop/conference I have ever attended. Really liked 6 minute education lawyer feature."
"This is the third time I have attended this conference always presents valuable up to date info."
"Really enjoyed the case study and interactive nature."
The landscape of Ontario education has grown ever more complex. Educational leaders must respond to an increasingly diverse array of issues and problems from school, district and community-wide perspective. A clear and up-to-date understanding of the framework of provincial and federal laws and of recent jurisprudence related to education and schools is a must for every effective administrator.
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Library
Start Time: 8:00am (registration begins)
Cost: $275/ person (plus applicable taxes)
Recent Services
VISIBLE LEARNING
Featuring: Dr. John Hattie
John Hattie is Professor and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Professor Hattie’s work is internationally acclaimed. His influential 2008 book Visible Learning: A synthesis of over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement synthesized the results of more than 15 years’ research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. The study found that positive teacher-student interaction is by far the most important factor in effective teaching. His recent book, Visible Learning for Teachers released in 2012, takes the next step in explaining how to apply the principles from Visible Learning to any classroom anywhere in the world.
VISIBLE LEARNING: AN OVERVIEW
John Hattie will expand on the key aspects of his research related to maximizing impact on students: which teaching strategies work best?
VISIBLE LEARNING: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR CHANGING SYSTEMS AND SCHOOLS?
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Ruth Childs, Associate Dean, Office of Innovations and Opportunities
Panelists:
John Hattie, Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute
Ben Levin, Professor, OISE
Mary Jean Gallagher, Chief Student Achievement Officer of Ontario & Assistant Deputy Minister, Student Achievement Division, Ministry of Education
Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE
LawWorks: Education Law Institute - Archive
OISE Educational Leadership Network: This goal of this networking dinner is to rekindle relationships, meet new colleagues and OISE faculty and learn some new research you can take away, think about and use in your school.
Boys Literacy Teacher Inquiry Project
Continuing Education, OISE had the provincial lead on the English Language teacher inquiry project with goals to embed research-based strategies to improve boys’ literacy achievement. One hundred and fifty three schools were involved in one hundred and seven projects within every school district and several provincial authorities were represented.
Continuing Education was responsible for program design, implementation and outreach to all school teams. Initiatives to date have included design of regional provincial symposia to introduce the project, creation of support booklets and production of two supporting video tapes. Support through technology is underway. An final report chronicling best practice was prepared for provincial distribution. Outreach to schools has been underway.
Design and development of regional inservices for each school team began in January 2007. Several OISE faculty have and will continue to be advisors on aspects related to teacher inquiry and boys’ literacy as well as act as experts on upcoming video tape(s).
View Boys' Literacy Final Report, The Road Ahead
Visit Ontario Ministry of Education - Boys' Literacy site
School Self Review Tool: Ministry of Education Educational Leadership Centre
In December 2005 the Ministry of Education issued a seventh mini discussion paper prepared for the Education Partnership Table “Leading Education.” The paper identified areas for future action toward a comprehensive strategy designed to strengthen school leadership and to support principals and vice principals in meeting today’s challenges of school leadership.
A Leadership Self-Review Tool (LSRT) was created to provide feedback to school district leaders as to the views of school and system leaders and personnel as to how effective are district strategies to support the important work of raising student achievement for all students. Ontario school boards were invited to pilot the tool.
Continuing Education had the provincial lead on the creation of a report to both review the ministry tool, identify best practices related to district implementation and outline highlights of leadership development within each of the five districts. Results were used to revise the LSRT, to modify support materials and findings were used in the design of the provincial launch. The report was issued to all school districts at the provincial launch in December.
1st Annual Assessment for Learning Institute: Damian Cooper, author of "Talk About Assessment", explores the purpose of assessment, manageable assessment strategies, and balanced assessment ideas.
2nd Annual Assessment for Learning Institutes: Lorna Earl and Steven Katz show educators how to become comfortable with data and provide valuable tools for school improvement teams. Damian Cooper also explores the purpose of assessment, manageable assessment strategies and balanced assessment ideas.
Enhancing Student Success: For independent school educators, this Institute integrates many aspects of research and best practice together for enhancing student success.
3rd Annual Law Works: This Education Law Institute is co-sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board and managing partner,
S.T.A.R.S.: This long-term project with Chicago Public Schools builds the capacity of school leadership teams.
Impact Math: This professional development program helps teachers by expanding knowledge and developing necessary skills to implement the new curriculum.
Taking Stock in Your Future: A powerful learning opportunity to help teachers introduce financial literacy skills into their classrooms.
Secondary Reform: This four-year initiative was designed to build the capacity of School Implementation Teams from over 800 secondary schools to put policy and curriculum reform in effect.
Leadership Development and Mentoring: Training and resources are provided for numerous district school boards and universities, with areas of focus including leadership skills for renewal strategies, facilitation skills and mentoring programs.
Bryan Leadership Development Initiative: A 5-year leadership development program in
Institutes: Leading-edge sessions that provide powerful, relevant learning, these institutes recognize the need for educators to be flexible and adaptable life-long learners and offer excellent networking opportunities.
Contact Information:
Continuing Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
5th Floor, Room 5-103
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto ON M5S 1V6
Email: continuinged@oise.utoronto.ca
Telephone: 416-978-2474 / 1-800-443-7612
Fax: 416-926-4732