Welcome!
The Centre for Urban Schooling (CUS) is dedicated to improving the quality of the teaching and learning experiences available to children and youth living in underserved urban communities. Established in 2005, at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, CUS carries out academic and contracted research, offers educational programs and professional development opportunities, and supports students, teachers, schools, parents and district boards in the development of school reform initiatives that have a clear focus on equity for all students. Read our Mission Statement.
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Fifth Annual William Waters Symposium on Urban Education
April 25th, 2012
Public Lecture - Activism in Education: Pushing Limits in Increasingly Conservative Times
 New time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Keynotes:
James Banks – Educating Citizens in Global Times for Knowing, Caring and Acting
Judy Rebick - Occupy Education
6:00pm-8:00pm
Isabel Bader Thearte
93 Charles Street West,
Toronto, ON
RSVP to: Nina Lewis email: wwsymposium.oise@utoronto.ca
Scholarship Opportunities
Miyumi Sasaki was an ardent advocate for social justice and equity in education and in the larger community. She taught in inner-city Toronto schools for many years, and in the three years before her untimely death in March of 2007, she was the course director of a highly acclaimed urban teacher education program located in Regent Park. She is deeply missed by her family and many friends and colleagues. In memory of her devotion to education , a scholarship fund has been created in her name, dedicated to student teachers who plan to make their own contribution to urban education.
Eligibility for the Scholarship Fund...more
Application deadline: April 2nd, 2012
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William Waters Scholarships in Urban Education
 OISE is offering four scholarships to promote
excellence in teaching in the urban classroom. The
successful candidates will be experienced teachers
entering a full-time Master’s program with an interest
in questions of social justice and school success for
students from economically disadvantaged
neighborhoods attending underperforming schools.
In addition to the requirements set out by the graduate
program, the successful scholarship recipients will be
invited to join the Centre for Urban Schooling and
participate in the wide variety of activities related to
research, professional development, advocacy and
teacher education promoted by the Centre over the
course of the year.
Application deadline January 16, 2012.
Please visit our Scholarships in Urban Educationpage for more information about future applications.
UPCOMING - EVENTS
Fifth Annual William Waters Symposium on Urban Education
April 25th, 2012
Keynotes:
James Banks – Educating Citizens in Global Times for Knowing, Caring and Acting
Judy Rebick - Occupy Education
6:00pm-8:00pm
Isabel Bader Thearte
93 Charles Street West,
Toronto, ON
RSVP to: Nina Lewis email: wwsymposium.oise@utoronto.ca
NEW Book Sneek Preview
Equity Continuum: Action for Critical Transformation in
Schools and Classrooms
“For a sneak peek into the Equity Continuum,
please click here for a few sample pages.”
Order the book now: click on Order Form below
For more information please contact
Nina Lewis at cusresources.oise@utoronto.ca
NEW! Teaching, Learning Sexuality Education: a four-part seminar series
 Schedule of seminars
Nov 22 - Pedagogical Dilemmas in Policy and
Sexuality Education: Implementing provincial and
local equity policy
Jan 17 - Pedagogical Dilemmas in Youth Culture and
Sexuality Education: Troubling Identifications
Feb 21- Pedagogical Dilemmas in Curriculum and Sexuality
Education: Teaching about Gender and Sexuality
Mar 20- Teaching about Gender and Sexuality, Part 2
For more information:
http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/sdsseminar
Announcement: New William Waters Teacher-in-Residence in Urban Education -
The Centre for Urban Schooling is pleased to announce selection of Vanessa Russell as the 2011 William Waters Teacher-in-Residence. We are excited about working with Vanessa, who is a well-established scholar and activist for equity in education.
Karen Murray, the 2009 Teacher-in-Residence, will be leaving CUS at the end of June. We are sad to see her go, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavours.
Update: William Waters Symposium on Urban Education
Please visit the 2011 William Waters Symposium page to view the video of this event.
2011-2012 William Waters Scholarship Winners:
The Centre for Urban Schooling congratulates the four William Waters Scholarship winners for the 2011-2012 academic year:
Julia Hainer-Violand - Oyster-Adams Bilingual Public School
Melanie Willson - York Humber High School
Jozef Konyari - Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School
Ambeika Sukhram - Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute
To learn more about Julia, Melanie, Jozef and Ambeika, click here.
Reports
2010-2011 Fourth Annual Report of CUS Activities - Academic year 2010-2011
2009-2010 Third Annual Report of CUS Activities - Academic year 2009-2010
2008-2009 Second Annual Report of CUS Activities - Academic Year 2008-2009
2009 CUS Full Framework for a Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy
2008 Towards a Multidimensional Framework for Student Engagement
2007-2008 First Annual Activities Report
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