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CURRICULUM STUDIES AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRADUATE PROGRAM
CSTD FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS
2016-2017
A WORD FROM YOUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Welcome to the Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development Program within the Department of Curriculum,
Teaching, and Learning. In CSTD, you will find a diverse and dynamic faculty with a wide range of academic
interests, areas of research, and disciplinary approaches to issues of curriculum, teaching, and learning. Below is a
list of our faculty members and their research interests, and theoretical and disciplinary backgrounds. This list is one
way to get to know our faculty and to inform your course selections. As you begin your program of study in CSTD,
don’t hesitate to engage our community of faculty, staff and students to gather information, advice, and to make the
best of your time. I wish you the best and look forward to meeting you at some point throughout your studies.
Dr. Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández, Associate Professor, Program Coordinator
GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE
Name
Scholarly Interests
Contact Information
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Beattie, Mary
(Emerita)
Beck, Clive
(Emeritus)
narrative inquiry; arts-based research; teacher
development, holistic education; life-long learning
teacher education; teacher induction; teacher change;
professional development; theory of schooling; school
reform; teacher leadership; role of the principal; practitioner
inquiry; qualitative research methods
science and technology education promoting social justice
& environmental sustainability; the nature of science and
technology; realistic inquiry and design projects; sociopolitical activism
school programming and curriculum for conflict education,
peace building, democratization, citizenship; social studies;
controversial issues; gender/sexuality and ethnocultural
equity; international and comparative education
literacy education; interdisciplinary arts education; teacher
education
technology and learning in post-secondary; elementary and
secondary contexts; inclusion of technology use in teacher
education; distance education and asynchronous learning
environments; reading and writing development
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teacher education, induction and development;
international dimensions and inclusive practices in teacher
education; deepening knowledge of aboriginal worldviews
and histories in teacher education, critical teacher inquiry,
and the scholarship of teaching and learning
science education; teacher education; postcolonial theory
in science education; cultural context of science education
early childhood; language and literacy; children's literature;
parenting; adaptive instruction; teacher education;
interdisciplinary arts education; girls’ issues
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Bencze, Larry
Bickmore, Kathy
Booth, David
(Emeritus)
Brett, Clare
(Chair, CTL)
Broad, Kathy
(on study leave from
July 2016 to June 2017)
Burke, Carol-Ann
Cameron, Linda
(Emerita)
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Name
Scholarly Interests
Contact Information
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Campbell, Elizabeth
professional ethics in education; teachers' professional
knowledge; moral and ethical dimensions of schools;
teacher education; qualitative research
narrative inquiry methodology; cross-cultural teaching and
learning; school-based research; teacher development;
comparative studies
critical inquiry; socio-cultural dimensions of literacy,
learning, and leadership; qualitative research
methodologies; teacher education
equity and social justice in/through mathematics education;
sociocultural theories of learning and development; out-ofschool learning (of mathematics); discourse analysis
initial teacher education design, innovation, and reform;
teachers’ ongoing professional learning and development;
international and global characterizations of education for
citizenship and democracy in school contexts; perspectives
on pedagogy and the implications for learning and
classroom practice; social studies and social science
education
multicultural perspectives in teaching and learning; ethnic
identity maintenance and language learning; immigrant and
refugee experiences in educational contexts; cultural and
linguistic diversity in classrooms; peace education and
literacy issues in international contexts
drama education; applied theatre; performance studies;
pedagogy; arts education; youth and urban schooling;
teacher development; qualitative methodologies;
ethnographic research; technology and methodology;
sociology of education; feminist/critical theory; gender,
identity and schooling; curriculum theory
youth and urban schooling; cultural studies; arts in
education; solidarity; sociology of education; curriculum
theory; elite schooling; identity processes; Latino-Canadian
studies; interpretive research methodology; school
ethnography; youth participatory action research; critical
theory and pedagogy; feminist theory; postcolonial theory
minority education; linguistic minorities; French language
education; qualitative research; educational policy; school
and society; process of identity construction; teaching to
minorities
critical thinking pedagogy; use of technology to enhance
critical thinking; relationship between curriculum design,
assessment and student motivation; current brain research
and its implications/applications to the classrooms
cognitive continuity in science learning; access, equity and
retention in science education; socio-cultural context of
science education; indigenous and everyday knowledges
sexuality and gender studies in schooling and teacher
education, critical ethnography; performed ethnography
and research-informed theatre
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r.gaztambide.fernandez
@utoronto.ca
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ggininewman.gini.newman@utoron
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computer supported learning environments; electronic
discourse; distance education; multimedia case studies;
teacher education; telementoring; online communities;
knowledge building; educational technologies
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teacher education, equity and social justice issues in policy
and curriculum; comparative education; global education;
and transformative models of schooling
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teacher learning and development; teacher knowledge;
teacher voice and student voice in education; women and
teaching; communities of learning/practice; social
construction of knowledge
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Connelly, Michael
(Emeritus)
Cooper, Karyn
Esmonde, Indigo
Evans, Mark
Feuerverger, Grace
Gallagher, Kathleen
Gaztambide-Fernández,
Rubén
(CSTD Program
Coordinator)
Gérin-Lajoie, Diane
Gini-Newman, Garfield
(on study leave from
January to June 2017)
Gitari, Wanja
(Cross-appointed - TYP)
Goldstein, Tara
(Director, Centre for
Urban Schooling; on
study leave from
January to June 2017)
Hewitt, Jim
(Associate Chair for
Teacher Education; on
study leave from July to
December 2016)
Heywood, Daphne
Kooy, Mary
(Emerita)
Name
Scholarly Interests
Contact Information
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Kosnik, Clare
(Director,
Jackman Institute of
Child Studies)
Lam, Tony
teacher education; action research and teacher inquiry;
literacy education
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self-reporting and rating biases; rating scale construction;
research validity; standards-based testing and evaluation;
retrospective methods of measuring change; training
evaluation
handheld technologies; dynamic geometry software;
computer algebra systems; connections between
mathematics and the world around us; the integration of
mathematics with the arts; numeracy; literacy
mathematics education and science education focusing
on: student communication (e.g. student writing and
student discourse), teaching strategies which assist ELLs
and learners who struggle, problem solving, visual literacy,
student inquiry, teacher change, graphic organizers, and
action research
mathematics education; teacher development; applications
of technology to teaching and learning; qualitative research
methods
holistic education; spirituality in education; contemplation in
educational settings; curriculum orientations
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teacher education and development; inner-city education;
culturally-relevant & critical pedagogies; internationalizing
teacher education; environmental & sustainability
education
Canadian history; history of gender and the British Empire;
history of British settler societies; cultural history, including
the history of gender and performance, 1860s-1940s;
history of commemoration, memory, and public history in
19th and 20th century Canada
teaching, researching, teacher development and education
reform in developing, muslim, post-communist contexts;
global education; international and comparative curriculum
studies/education
science education; science-technology-societyenvironment(STSE) education; environmental and outdoor
education; action research; teacher development; and
learning science in non-school settings such as museums
and science centres
redesign of teacher education; instructional and
assessment innovation; teacher development; school
improvement; school/district/university partnerships;
leadership; system reform and managing educational
change; and, a range of topics related to teaching and
learning in higher education.
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Robarts
Library,
4th
Floor
Canadian history (of education, rural society and the
family) and the teaching of history; the importance of
studies in the humanities in general, and history in
particular, to theories and practices of education
knowledge building; innovative learning environments;
digital, textual, scientific and graphical literacy; adaptive
flexibility in teaching; design-based research; discourse
analysis; knowledge building communities; inclusiveness;
knowledge creation; 21st century skills; formative
assessment; deep understanding and intellectual
engagement
critical literacy; adolescent literacies, in- and out-of-school
settings; multiliteracies; critical pedagogy; social justice
oriented teaching and teacher education; urban education;
arts-based critical literacy curriculum; practitioner research;
participatory research methodologies
curriculum and teachers' lives; curriculum development for
gifted learners; history of Canadian education including
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Lancaster, Ron
Marks Krpan, Cathy
(on study leave from
January to June 2017)
McDougall, Doug
(Associate Dean,
Programs, OISE)
Miller, Jack
(on study leave from
July 2016 to June 2017)
Montemurro, David
(on study leave from
January to June 2017)
Morgan, Cecilia
Niyozov, Sarfaroz
(on study leave from
August 2015 to July
2018)
Pedretti, Erminia
Rolheiser, Carol
(Director, Centre for
Teaching Support &
Innovation, University of
Toronto – full-time
administrative
appointment)
Sandwell, Ruth
Scardamalia, Marlene
(Director, Institute for
Knowledge Innovation
and Technology)
Simon, Rob
(on study leave from
July 2016 to June 2017)
Smyth, Elizabeth
(Vice-Dean of
Name
Scholarly Interests
Programs, School of
Graduate Studies)
education for the professions, teacher education and
higher education; gender issues and education; pedagogy
and practice of online learning; communities of teachers;
the intersection of education and religion
curriculum theory; cultural studies; contemporary visual art;
aesthetics; embodiment; youth and civic engagement; artsbased research methodologies; sensory methodologies;
feminist pedagogy
anti-oppression education in teacher education and school
settings; dialogic inquiry; arts education and social change;
music education
teaching and learning in Indigenous contexts; Land-centred
approaches to language, literacy and curriculum;
integration of Indigenous teaching and learning in higher
education with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous
students
anti-homophobia education; teacher's life history; issues of
sexuality in physical education and sport; post-structural,
queer and feminist theories
curriculum and school change; student and teacher
perspectives; teacher education
critical theory; literacy curriculum theory; philosophy of
education; social and cultural studies; technology and
media
immigrant, ethnic and minority group history; intergroup
relations; history of film; American history; history of
education and schooling; religion and schooling
science education; teacher learning; case methods in
teacher education; curriculum integration; qualitative
inquiry
immigrant, ethnic and minority group history; intergroup
relations; history of film; American history; history of
education and schooling; religion and schooling
Springgay, Stephanie
Stewart Rose, Leslie
Styres, Sandra
Sykes, Heather
Thiessen, Dennis
(Emeritus)
Trifonas, Peter
Troper, Harold
Wallace, John
Troper, Harold
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PROGRAM ASSISTANTS:
Danny Cavanagh (CSTD Program)
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Tel.: 416-978-0248 Room 10-106
Cheryl Clarke (CSTD Program)
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Tel.: 416-978-0245 Room 10-108
For further information, please visit the CTL Faculty Profiles webpage:
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ctl/Faculty_Staff/Faculty_Profiles/index.html
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