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Join us for a talk with our guest speaker Dr. Natasha Holmes

Faculty Speaker Series 2025-2026

Join us for our first SMT Centre meeting of the 2025-2026 year where we will introduce ourselves, discuss goals, and build community!

Please join us for a special event celebrating the incredible careers of Dr. Doug McDougall and Dr. Erminia Pedretti, two beloved colleagues, mentors, and leaders who are retiring from our department.

Doug and Erminia have each left an indelible mark on OISE and the SMT Centre. Through their scholarship, teaching, leadership, and care, they have shaped generations of educators and researchers in science and mathematics education. Their contributions have not only advanced our field but have also built a vibrant and supportive community that we are proud to be part of.

This celebration is an opportunity to come together and honour their impact. We’ll share stories, raise a glass, and reflect on the legacy they leave behind—and how their work continues to inspire our thinking about the future of science and mathematics education at OISE.

Our March meeting will be dedicated to Dr. Nick Wasserman's presentation. This talk discusses the potential role of particular kinds of mathematical practices - i.e., pedagogical mathematical practices - in efforts to improve teacher preparation experiences. Dr. Wasserman reports on a study with secondary teachers that identifies four such practices that might be incorporated into university mathematics coursework.

Recent events and social movements have brought to the fore the significant ways in which science museums can reinvent and expand their roles and purposes. Many are beginning to recognize that science museums can no longer serve as mere repositories for objects or sites for transmitting facts – they must also become spaces for conversations and actions that are inclusive, critical, and socially responsible.

There has been a lot of talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced educational curricula and pedagogies around the world.

We constantly hear about the shrinkage in full time faculty positions at universities across the country. In addition, we are told that teacher supply has not yet exceeded demand. So, what kind of career path can a person who is well qualified in science, mathematics or technology education envisage or pursue?

Over the last decade or so, the STEM acronym has gained momentum as a hot new term in educational and public spheres in ���޾��ֲ�.

For some commentators, the new information technologies provide an unprecedented opportunity to revolutionize an education system that has been stuck with an industrial model of delivery for more than a century. The proliferation of hand held devices and social media platforms make possible exciting new pedagogies such as asynchronous delivery, flipped classrooms, wiki type knowledge building, and social data sharing. It is claimed that the new technologies will enable more flexible, integrated, relevant and responsive classrooms.