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Excerpt: "In response to the learning loss identified in a pilot during the 2021-22 school year and the Child and Youth Well-being Review Panel recommendations, school authorities will now be required to administer literacy and numeracy screening assessments, selected from an approved list, starting in September 2022. The implementation of language and math assessments for students in grades 1 to 3 was one of the Alberta government’s key platform commitments. Fulfilling this commitment, while also addressing COVID-19-related learning loss, will ensure both parents and teachers understand and assess progress in the critical early years to help struggling learners. Many other provinces already collect assessment information about students at this age."

Excerpt: "The action plan is focused on ensuring access to high-quality, equitable education, preparing students for their future, supporting excellence in teaching and leadership, and strengthening the public education system in Manitoba, noted the minister. The action plan has four pillars for student success: High-Quality Learning: to improve learning and outcomes for students through responsive and relevant curriculum and learning experiences in safe and inclusive learning environments; Student Engagement and Well-Being: to respond to diverse life experiences, engage students, promote well-being, support successful transitions and leverage inter-sectoral partnerships; Excellence in Teaching and Leadership: to ensure teachers, school staff and leaders have the knowledge, skills and tools to support student achievement and well-being; Responsive Systems: to ensure an equitable, aligned and effective public education system that focuses on engagement, inclusion and planning for provincial and local needs."

During the pandemic, OISE alum Dr. Dean Barnes created a hockey card collection, featuring about 100 Black hockey players.

Vince's story from OISE to the world of enterprise education and back again – this time as a mentor to grad students.

Professor Erica Walker, an award-winning educator and researcher in mathematics, has been appointed as Dean of OISE for a five-year term starting Jan. 1, 2023.

Professor Ann Lopez is recognized as an influential leader who has consistently made positive and lasting contributions.

This award is granted annually to one graduating doctoral student whose work demonstrates research excellence and advances knowledge in the field of education.

OISE alum Dr. Douglas Gosse has been appointed to the Council of the Ontario College of Teachers as Vice-Chair of the Selection and Nomination Committee.

QS World University Rankings has placed OISE as the 4th best educational institution in the world.

Glen Jones, an award-winning scholar and leader, who served as a former Dean at OISE from 2015 - 2021, is the recipient of the Vivek Goel Citizenship Award.

Une pédagogie sensible et adaptée à la culture – Adopter des pratiques équitables et inclusives dans les conseils scolaires de langue française en Ontario

Meet our faculty winners of this year's awards of excellence, who have gone above and beyond.