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December 10, 2025

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CBSE Black Education Symposium
Second Annual Black Education Symposium 2026
We are honored to invite you to the Second Annual Black Education Symposium 2026, under the theme Affirming Blackness in Academia: Past, Present & Future. This will be a day of reflection, celebration, and forward visioning centered on Black experiences in academia.

Talking with the Land - Shutao'tine Elder David Etchinelle

David Etchinelle shares his love for the land and reflects on practices he observed as a Mountain Dene child in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories.
These films were created in a week-long documentary filmmaking program at Chief Albert Wright School in Tulita, NT, where small groups of high school students learned the fundamentals of filmmaking and put it into practice making mini-documentaries about local Elders.

17 Ways to Promote Culturally Aware Classrooms

All Classrooms can benefit from strategies that promote equity and diversity. Educators can promote cultural awareness in their classrooms by embedding effective strategies into their planning and programming.
For instance, the First Nations, Metis & Inuit peoples are THE fastest growing populations in Canada! This has many implications for our Education systems. The FNMI peoples are also incredibly diverse, both linguistically and culturally.

Takuginai (Look Here)

Takuginai is one of Inuit Broadcast Company's (IBC) longest running, best known and most loved programs. The series features the likes of "Johnny" the lemming and other locally made puppets and young hosts. Takuginai (pronounced-tah-kew-gee-nye) educates Inuit children with cultural values such as respect for elders, sharing and patience and having fun in the process. Takuginai also teaches Inuktitut numbers and syllabics. Takuginai was created for the five to seven year-old age group however the show is enjoyed by people of all ages. Language: Inuktitut (English voice-over available).
November 18, 2025

An educator showing a children's book to three babies in highchairs.
Flyer for the Rooted in Practice: Learning from Community-Engaged Facilitators event
Rooted in Practice: Learning from Community-Engaged Facilitators
Pedagogies of Community Engagement Collective launches resources by community-engaged facilitators, for community-engaged facilitators.
An OISE exterior building sign
Join us in person for the MEd Showcase, where you can meet staff, current students, and alumni from all program departments. Explore our MEd programs in a fair-style setting and get your questions answered one-on-one. Food and refreshments will be provided!
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Join OISE and fellow U of T alumni and step into a night of nostalgia, competition, and discovery! Play nine classic console-style video games with friends over pub bites, giveaways, and more. Tickets: $15