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Teaching Environmental and Sustainability Education in the Classroom

Education plays a crucial role in how we help students understand the complexity of local and global environmental challenges, and build capacity for individual and collective climate action. Teacher candidates are well-positioned to make positive contributions to the lives of … Continue reading

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Asian Heritage Month – May 2022

The Government of Canada officially declared May as Asian Heritage Month exactly 20 years ago in 2002. This was following the appointment of Senator Vivienne Poy in Canada who proposed a motion to acknowledge Asian Heritage in Canada, something the … Continue reading

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Earth Day 2022 – The Role of Higher Education

The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) community is dedicated (in it’s role as a leading faculty of education) to addressing the climate crisis and furthering sustainability and climate action in the education context. Over the past year, OISE … Continue reading

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Raising and Teaching Anti-Racist Kids

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Regis Korchinski-Paquet have brought much-needed attention to the racist policies and systems that harm Black people in the United States, Canada, and throughout the world. Many parents and educators are … Continue reading

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Wellness Resources for Tough Times

It is a challenging time for students, faculty, and members of the OISE community. As we adapt to online classes and work remotely in support of physical distancing, many of us have been removed from our normal routines. This experience … Continue reading

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