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Lecturer

Allison Ritchie

Dr.
(She/Her)
Department of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Contact info

Biography

I have been teaching at the graduate level for 5+ years and taught for 3+ years in K-12 setting. I have experience teaching in both Canadian and international schools, as well as in formal and informal contexts. I have been teaching in the Master of Teaching program and the Curriculum & Pedagogy program since 2018.

Academic Positions

  • Practicum Coach
    University of Toronto/OISE, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sep 2022 - Present
  • Course Curriculum and Development Leader
    University of Toronto/OISE, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sep 2021 - Present

Degrees

  • Hon BSc, Human Biology and Psychology
    University of Toronto,

    Toronto ON
    Canada

  • Master of Teaching, J/I Science
    Univeristy of Toronto/OISE,

    Toronto ON
    Canada

  • PhD, Science Education, Learning Sciences
    University of Toronto/OISE,

    Toronto ON
    Canada

Scholarly & Creative Works

  • Realizing the Educational Rights of Children with Disabilities: An Overview of Inclusive Education in Cameroon
    2017, Journal of Education and Practice
    L. Cockburn, G. Hashemi, C. Noumi, A. Ritchie
  • Pursuing Youth-Led Socio-Scientific Activism: Conversations of Participation, Pedagogy, and Power.
    2015,
    Allison Ritchie (MP Mueller and DJ Tippins eds)

Research Interests

My research interests are:
learning sciences;
scientific literacy;
equity in science teaching; 
science learning in formal and informal contexts.

Teaching Interests

I currently act as Course Curriculum and Development Lead for Child and Adolescent Development and Learning (CTL7011). 

I also teach/have taught the following graduate-level courses:
Science and Environmental Education (CTL7018) - P/J and J/I
Intermediate Science (CTL7058) - J/I
Science and Technology beyond Schools (CTL1215)
Teaching and Learning in Science (CTL1206)
Current Issues in Science and Technology Education (CTL1208)
Sociocultural Theories of Learning (CTL1220)
Culture and Cognition in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (CTL1218)