Dr. Kate Tilleczek has been appointed Research Advisory Council Chair at . Pathways to Education is a charitable social innovation supporting youth in low-income communities to graduate from high school and build the foundation for a successful future. The Pathways to Education Research Advisory Council is an advisory body of accomplished Canadian researchers, subject-matter experts, and experienced community leaders and practitioners in the fields of youth learning and development, educational attainment of youth living in contexts of disadvantage, school-to-workplace transitions, and community-based programming.

Tilleczek is the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Young Lives, Education &  Global Good and a Professor in the Faculty of Education at �첥��Ƶ. She is the founder and Director of the where she and her team employ international, interdisciplinary research into how young people navigate sustainable wellbeing in the digital age and how education could better support these efforts. In addition to her new role as Chair at the Pathways to Education Research Advisory Council, Tilleczek is Editor in Chief of and serves on the advisory committee at the and the executive committee of the at York. Tilleczek is the recipient of several research and education awards, including the for her work with/by/for marginalized youth and education policy and practice.

“We are honoured and delighted to welcome Dr. Tilleczek as Chair of the Research Advisory Council,” says Pathways to Education’s Director of Research and Evaluation, Dr. Konrad Glogowski. “Dr. Tilleczek’s experience leading a variety of research projects in education with, for, and by young people as well as her expertise in theory and method for participatory and decolonized approaches to youth outreach and engagement will be a strong asset for our organization. Her extensive expertise in youth social development, education and wellbeing will provide the leadership and critical insights needed to further strengthen our work in the area of research, measurement, and reporting.”

“For almost two decades, Pathways to Education has been an inspiration to those who work with youth in Canada and around the world,” says Tilleczek. “They have demonstrated how to support and empower young people and their communities in achieving high school graduation as a crucial step in forging brighter futures for Canadian youth and society. The award-winning Pathways Program has been developed and sustained through research and evidence to understand what works best and what should come next as the lives and contexts of youth living in low-income communities shift. I am so pleased to assist with the important work of the intergenerational volunteers who make up the Research Advisory Council of Pathways to Education.”

Pathways to Education is a national, charitable organization breaking the cycle of poverty through education. Its award-winning program is creating positive social change by supporting youth living in low-income communities to overcome barriers to education, graduate from high school, and build the foundation for a successful future. Through the collective power of partnerships, Pathways to Education’s innovative program is preparing youth for tomorrow.

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Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt

Welcome to the May 2020 edition of Innovatus, a special issue of YFile devoted to teaching and learning innovation at �첥��Ƶ.

This month, I am delighted to��partner with the Faculty of Education on this special spotlight edition. Together with Dean Lyndon Martin, we are sharing with you many of the exciting endeavours that the Faculty of Education has undertaken to enhance��teaching and learning��for its students.

As part of its focus on offering an exceptional educational experience for its students, the Faculty of Education is constantly expanding and refining its programs and curriculum to ensure students are well positioned to fulfil the Faculty’s mission – “reineventing education for a diverse, complex world.”

Lyndon Martin

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We are proud of our reputation of being a centre of innovation and community-based learning where students can put theory into practice to answer some of the most pressing and challenging questions faced in education today. Research in the Faculty also goes beyond the walls of the University and extends into communities and classrooms where it will have the greatest impact.�� Our local and global partnerships align with our strategic plan and seek to involve communities deeply and broadly in all of our work.

The following stories offer just a snapshot of the innovative programs, practices, and activities that students in the Faculty of Education participate in and engage with − in order to make a difference.

Featured in this edition of��Innovatus:������

Faculty of Education students in Heather Bourrie's "Thinking Mathematically" course recently had an opportunity to participate in an experiential education activity to co-plan and teach a mathematics lesson for their peers. .

Two �첥��Ƶ professors brought a digital open-access archive of internationally acclaimed scientific research back to a northern community this past fall. During their visit, Faculty of Education Professor Steve Alsop and Faculty of Science Professor Dawn Bazely scheduled a series of public and targeted talks and presentations and meetings with the community to introduce the archive. Their audiences included students in Grades 5 to 9 at the local Duke of Marlborough School. .

Rooted in concern for the Earth, a new Faculty of Education program will teach youth who are concerned about the environment the leadership skills they need to champion their cause. Rooted & Rising is a certificate program that grew out of the interest Toronto-area youth showed in part in the Fridays for Future environmental demonstrations inspired by teen Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. .

Five students at the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya are waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to wind down before celebrating their new master's degrees. The master's degree in education is part of a continuum of post-secondary programs offered at Dadaab as part of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project. .

Susan Dion, an associate professor of Indigenous education at �첥��Ƶ, has brought her research and knowledge in Indigenous education to a set of Faculty of Education courses, cohorts and programs that are rooted in Indigenous knowledge and pedagogies. This unique set of opportunities offers Indigenous students four different ways to connect with Indigenous knowledge, history and culture. .

Innovatus��is produced by the Office of the Associate Vice-President Teaching & Learning in partnership with Communications & Public Affairs.

Sincerely,

Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt
Associate Vice-President Teaching & Learning

Lyndon Martin
Dean, Faculty of Education

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