Course Portfolio:
Teaching for Social Justice...
Attention to social justice issues in the classroom incorporates a broad range of sociological dimensions in teaching, and education more generally, including attention to fairness and equity with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, class, disability, sexual orientation, and other key components of identity that result in the systemic oppression of non-dominant groups (Kohl, 1998). At the pre-service training level, a commitment to shaping socially just teaching practices means providing adult learners with opportunities to connect classroom content to real world issues. For example, when discussing the current implementation of full day early learning for 4- and 5-year-olds in Ontario, students in my Curriculum Theory courses are invited to interrogate a system through which Ontario’s First Nations children are denied access to a provincial initiative that all others have a legal entitlement to (as the education of Canada’s Aboriginal population remains a federal responsibility). Similarly, in examination of the current state of early childhood education and care in this country, students who take my Social Justice; Professional Issues; and Leadership in E.C.E. classes investigate the absence of a universal system of service access and delivery, which serves to disadvantage, in particular, children and families from marginalized backgrounds.
Humber College
University of Guelph/Humber
Ryerson University
George Brown College
- Responsive Relationships in Inclusive Environments (1st Year, 1st Semester...Full Time Program)
- Social Justice: Nurturing Communities (1st Year, 2nd Semester...Full Time & Continuing Education Programs)
- Curriculum Design (1st Year, 2nd Semester...Full Time & Continuing Education Programs)
- Advocacy & Leadership (2nd Year, 2nd Semester...Full Time Program)
- Field Practicum 2 (1st Year, 2nd Semester...Continuing Education Program)
- Field Practicum 4 (1st Year, 2nd Semester...Continuing Education Program)
University of Guelph/Humber
- Children with Diverse Needs in Families (3rd Year, 1st Semester...Full Time Program)
- Children with Diverse Needs in Families (3rd Year, 1st Semester...Distance Education/Online Format)
- Professional Issues in Early Childhood Education (4th Year, 2nd Semester...Full Time Program)
- Leadership in Early Childhood (4th Year, 2nd Semester...Distance Education/Online, Hybrid Format)
Ryerson University
- Curriculum Development II (2nd Year, 1st Semester...Full Time Program)
- Inclusion & Consultation (4th year, 2nd Semester...Continuing Education Program)
- Field Supervision (Early Learning & Care Placement & Elementary School Placement...Full Time Program)
George Brown College
- Infant & Child Development (1st year...Continuing Education Program)
- Policy, Advocacy & Legislation (2nd year...Full Time Program)