"Natural Curiosity 2nd Edition" substantively connected inquiry-based learning with Indigenous perspectives on all learning.
January 30, 2026
Almost 15 years ago, Jennifer Sylvester was a single mother working in social services when she was accepted into U of T’s Transitional Year Programme – a bridge to university for students who left school early. Now, the MEd graduate, who is of Anishinaabe descent, has returned to pursue her PhD in social justice education and teach university students who remind her of her younger self.
The release of The Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lamire has reignited discussion of incorporating Residential School history into classrooms in Canada.
Member of the Bear Clan of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, the PhD student is working to transform university teaching by integrating Indigenous perspectives.
The IEN Indigenous Student Celebration and Award Ceremony celebrated graduates and students for their outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements and community involvement.
Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos has been named one of this year’s laureates of a prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship. This is the first time in almost 30 years that an OISE faculty member has been awarded the fellowship, with the last recipient being Professor Linda Siegel in 1996.