CURRICULUM STUDIES AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GRADUATE PROGRAM
CSTD FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS
2014-2015
A WORD FROM YOUR PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Welcome to the Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development Program within the Department of Curriculum,
Teaching, and Learning. Listed below are our faculty and their research interests. As you can see, we have a large
faculty with diverse academic specialties. I hope this list helps you to get to know our faculty better and to make
course selections that best suit your needs. Please engage our community of faculty, staff and students who can
assist you in your studies in CSTD. I wish you the best as you begin your program with us in CSTD.
Jim Slotta, Ph.D., Professor
GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE
Name
Scholarly Interests
Phone
Room Number
Allen, Guy
(Mississauga Campus)
language and pedagogy; narrative; psychoanalytic theory;
teaching writing and literacy; science/technology and writing;
writing and mental health; innovative curriculum
research theory and methodology – qualitative, quantitative,
mixed, and cross-cultural; program assessment & evaluation;
music education – all levels; social psychology of music;
alternative and creative arts methods; urban and equity issues in
the arts; professional development; music and neuroscience;
music in health, therapy and medicine
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; socio-political
activism
instructional intelligence; educational and systemic change;
classroom management; action research; merging assessment
with curriculum and instruction
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
905-828-3900
CCT-3002
(Mississauga
Campus)
212 Edward
Johnson Building
Bartel, Lee
(Cross-appointed:
Faculty of Music,
Associate Dean –
Research)
Beattie, Mary
(Emerita)
Beck, Clive
(Emeritus)
Bencze, Larry
Bennett, Barrie
(Emeritus)
Bickmore, Kathy
(on study leave from
January to June 2015)
Booth, David
(Emeritus)
Brett, Clare
416-978-0535
416-978-0226
11-288
416-978-0196
10-130
416-978-0079
11-238
416-978-0233
10-164
416-978-0237
10-170
416-978-0320
10-272
416-978-0132
11-258
Name
Scholarly Interests
Phone
Room Number
Broad, Kathy
(seconded to Ontario
Ministry of Education)
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
early childhood; language and literacy; children's literature;
parenting; adaptive instruction; teacher education;
interdisciplinary arts education; girls’ issues
professional ethics in education; teachers' professional
knowledge; moral and ethical dimensions of schools; teacher
education; qualitative research
mathematics education; holistic education; overcoming
mathematics anxiety and rebuilding math knowledge; holistic
curriculum approaches in the math classroom; teacher research
cultural studies, critical pedagogy, medicine, sociology of
education, applied linguistics, postcolonial theory, anti-racist,
feminist, anti-oppression theories; poststructural/postpositivist
theories in education; politics of language; language policy;
francophone contexts
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-of-school
learning (of mathematics); discourse analysis
416-978-1112
12-116
416-978-0321
10-274
416-978-0232
10-154
416-978-0136
11-282
416-978-1989
6-108
416-978-0254
10-214
416-978-0256
10-174
416-978-0117
11-134
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
anti-oppression education in school and teacher education
settings; anti-homophobia education in school and teacher
education settings; critical ethnography; performed ethnography
and research-informed theatre.
416-978-2612
10-176
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10-158
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10-110
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10-126
416-978-1993
6-109
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11-232
416-978-0072
11-224
416-978-0104
10-160
Cameron, Linda
(Emerita)
Campbell, Elizabeth
(on study leave from
January to June 2015)
Cohen, Rina
(Emerita)
Connelly, Christine
Connelly, Michael
(Emeritus)
Cooper, Karyn
(July 2014 to
December 2014)
Esmonde, Indigo
(Associate Chair,
Graduate Studies,
CTL)
Evans, Mark
(on study leave from
January to June 2015)
Feuerverger, Grace
(on study leave from
January to June 2015)
Gallagher, Kathleen
GaztambideFernández, Rubén
Gérin-Lajoie, Diane
(July 2014 to June
2015)
Gini-Newman, Garfield
Gitari, Wanja
(Cross-appointed - TYP)
Goldstein, Tara
(Director, Centre for
Urban Schooling)
Name
Scholarly Interests
Phone
Room Number
Hewitt, Jim
(Associate Chair,
Academic; Master of
Teaching Program
Coordinator; on study
leave from January to
June 2015)
Heywood, Daphne
computer supported learning environments; electronic discourse;
distance education; multimedia case studies; teacher education;
telementoring; online communities; knowledge building;
educational technologies
416-978-0123
11-130
teacher education, equity and social justice issues in policy and
curriculum; comparative education; global education; and
transformative models of schooling
416-978-0074
11-230
Hodson, Derek
(Emeritus)
history, philosophy and sociology of science and science
education; science curriculum history; assessment and
evaluation in science education; concept acquisition and
development in science; multicultural and antiracist science
education; action research
teacher learning and development; teacher knowledge; teacher
voice and student voice in education; women and teaching;
communities of learning/practice; social construction of
knowledge
teacher education; action research and teacher inquiry; literacy
education
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
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.
416-978-0087
11-258
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10-162
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10-156
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11-260
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11-142
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10-134
416-978-2358
8-250
416-978-1209
10-172
416-978-0200
10-138
416-978-0080
11-240
416-946-3139
(CTSI Assistant)
CTSI, Room 4029
Robarts Library
school change; math education; student assessment; program
evaluation
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
705-742-9773
ext. 2206
416-978-1216
11-250
Kooy, Mary
Kosnik, Clare
Lam, Tony
Lancaster, Ron
Marks Krpan, Cathy
McDougall, Doug
(Chair, CTL)
Miller, Jack
Montemurro, David
Morgan, Cecilia
Niyozov, Sarfaroz
Pedretti, Erminia
(on maternity leave
from September 2014
to April 2015)
Rolheiser, Carol
(Director, Centre for
Teaching Support &
Innovation, University
of Toronto – full-time
administrative
appointment)
Ross, John
(Emeritus)
Sandwell, Ruth
(July 2014 to June
2015)
10-164
Name
Scholarly Interests
Phone
Room Number
Scardamalia, Marlene
(Head, Institute for
Knowledge Innovation
and Technology)
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
adolescent literacies, in- and out-of-school settings; new literacy
studies; multiliteracy pedagogy; social justice oriented teaching
and teacher education; urban education; collaborative teacher
inquiry; practitioner research
technology-enhanced learning and instruction; learning
technology architectures and frameworks; cognitively informed
curriculum; computer supported collaborative learning;
international curriculum exchanges
curriculum and teachers' lives; curriculum development for gifted
learners; history of Canadian education including 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
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
416-978-0370
9-130
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10-118
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10-124
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416-978-0085
11-252
cognition and learning; sociocognitive knowledge building;
technology in education
416-978-1068
9-156
Simon, Rob
Slotta, Jim
(CSTD Program
Coordinator)
Smyth, Elizabeth
(Vice-Dean of
Programs, School of
Graduate Studies)
Springgay, Stephanie
Stewart Rose, Leslie
(Elementary Director, ITE)
Sykes, Heather
(on study leave from
January to June 2015)
Thiessen, Dennis
(Emeritus)
Trifonas, Peter
Troper, Harold
Wallace, John
(Director, Centre for
Studies in Science, Math
& Technology
Education)
Woodruff, Earl
(Cross-appointed, also
in HDAP)
PROGRAM ASSISTANTS:
Danny Cavanagh (CSTD Program)
danny.cavanagh@utoronto.ca
Tel.: 416-978-0248 Room 10-106
Cheryl Clarke (CSTD Program)
cherylj.clarke@utoronto.ca
Tel.: 416-978-0245 Room 10-108
For further information, please visit the CTL Faculty Profiles webpage:
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ctl/UserFiles/File/List-CSTD-Research-Interest.pdf