International Community for Educational Enhancement
Reports
FOSTERING GLOBAL COMPETENCIES AND DEEPER LEARNING WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH SERIES
TEACHER ENGAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, AND LEADERSHIP IN STEM PEDAGOGY: The goal of the TDSB’s STEM strategy is to build capacity among TDSB Kindergarten to Grade 12 educators to enhance their STEM pedagogical knowledge, self-efficacy, and promote STEM implementation in classrooms. A critical factor in enhancing STEM across the Board is teacher engagement. This study examined: (1) teacher cognitive and emotional engagement, (2) social engagement with colleagues, students, and leadership, and (3) teacher engagement with STEM and digital tools. It is suggested the method used to measure teacher engagement in this study will be used in other system wide program implementations across the Board. Click here for the full report (2018).
This report is the result of a collaborative project supported by the Council of Ontario Directors of Education (CODE), Technology and Learning Fund, TDSB Teaching and Learning Department-STEM K-12 and TDSB Research and Information Services led by Research Coordinator Erhan Sinay.
Click here for the Visual Infographic (2018) of this report.
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF COACHING ON SYSTEM-WIDE STEM IMPLEMENTATION: This exploratory research study focuses on the STEM coaching model and investigates certain effects on teaching and learning using a longitudinal mixed-methods research design. Herein we include brief results from the year one STEM implementation and partial year two quantitative and qualitative data findings. Click here for the full report (2018).
Click here for the Visual Infographic (2018) of this report.
Toronto District School Board: Toronto. Ontario, Canada – Largest School Board in Canada
Sinay, E. & Ryan, T. G. (2018). Fostering global competencies and deeper learning with digital technologies research series: An exploratory study of differential effects of coaching on system-wide STEM implementation (Research Report No. 17/18-14). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto District School Board.
Research Support/Acknowledgement (2017). Fostering global competencies and deeper learning with technology research series: STEM or STEAM: Key stakeholders viewpoints on the future directions of STEM (Research Report No. 17/18-9). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto District School Board.
Research Support/Acknowledgement (2017). STEM teaching and learning in the Toronto District School Board. Research series II: Deepening, sustaining, building coherence and fostering student learning and equity (Research Report No. 16/17-17). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto District School Board.
Reviewer: TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS RESEARCH SERIES I: Effective Instructional Strategies: Mathematical skills and confidence are essential for students. Given the importance of mathematical skills and confidence, this study focuses on research-based instructional strategies that can provide guidance for effective classroom practices for supporting student development in mathematics. Click here for the full report (2016).
Co-Author: RESEARCH SERIES ON SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND KEY STEPS: This report captures: What are the suggested areas of focus in School Improvement Planning? (Culture, Data); How do we set goals? (Internal, Coherence, Acknowledgement); How do we monitor? (Systems, Audit, Coaching, Action Learning); An Introduction to School Improvement Planning; and Key Steps for School Improvement Planning (Step 1: Data Collection; Step 2: Data Analysis – Review, Qualitative Data, Quantitative Data, Mixed Methods; Step 3: Reflect; and Step 4: Action). Click here for the full report (2016).
Co-Author: RESEARCH SERIES ON SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: CREATING ACHIEVEMENT GOALS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF DEEP LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY: In this research series on School Effectiveness and School Improvement we are focusing on informing school improvement practices on “creating achievement goals with an understanding of deep learning and technology”. Click here for the research paper (2016).
Co-Author: RESEARCH SERIES ON SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: GOAL SETTING: This report reviews the current trends in goal setting in School Improvement in a brief but comprehensive way including the equity lens: Goal Setting in School Improvement; Goal Setting Theory; Equity; Beliefs and Values; Goal Setting Models; and Goal Setting Tools. Click here for the full report (2016).
Co-Author: RESEARCH SERIES ON SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT: This report covers the following topics in School Effectiveness and School Effectiveness Research: Edification in Education: Best Practices, Effectiveness & Improvement; International Trends in Educational Effectiveness Research; School Improvement and School Effectiveness Models; Contextual Understanding of the Ontario School Effectiveness Framework; and Conclusion and Recommendations.Click here for the full report (2016).
Co-Author: UNPACKING THE TDSB’S VISION FOR LEARNING: RESEARCH BRIEF ON DIGITAL FLUENCY: The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has recently set forth an innovative vision for learning, and this research brief will unpack this vision for learning, focusing on a core aspect of digital fluency. By doing so, we are targeting to inform recent practices and policies regarding digital fluency across the board and the province. Digital fluency is an essential part of global competencies and an important part of preparing young Canadians for a strong future. It is the hope that this research brief will motivate you to think about ways to better support digital fluency. Link to research brief
Co-Author: The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is committed to preparing all learners to succeed in the ever-changing competitive global environment. As such, the TDSB has identified five foundational skills and competencies that are important for student success. They are: (1) global citizenship and character, (2) communication, (3) critical thinking and problem-solving, (4) collaboration and leadership, and (5) creativity, inquiry and entrepreneurship. In this research brief we are targeting recent practices and policies regarding Global Citizenship and Character. Link to research brief
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Ryan, T. G., & Sinay, E. (2018b). Moving from oppression towards anti-oppression in physical education. The Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly,10 (1), 14-19.
Ryan, T., & Marshall, J. (2018). Pedagogical preparedness: Understanding executive functioning and high functioning autism. Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2(2), 91-101. Retrieved from http://ijopr.com/index.php/ijopr/article/view/49/22
Ryan, T. G., & Sinay, E. (2018a). Goal setting: Zeroing in on teaching and learning priorities. The Canadian Association of Principals Journal, 17 (1), 31-34. Retrieved from http://marketzone.ca/ebooks/CAP/2018/CAP-T0218_EMAG/html5forpc.html?page=0
Ryan, T. G. (2018). Equity in health and physical education programs: An Ontario perspective. International Journal of Physical Education, 55(2), 13–26.
Ryan, T. G. (2018, April). Educational action research as a global competence in a digital world. Canadian Journal for Teacher Research, 1-8. Retrieved from http://www.teacherresearch.ca/
Ryan, T. G. (2018). Health and physical education can improve the school community. The Canadian Association of Principals Journal, 16 (1), 17-21. Retrieved from http://marketzone.ca/ebooks/CAP/2018/CAP-T0118_EMAG/html5forpc.html?page=0
Ryan, T.G., & Deuerlein, K. (2018). Revitalizing the Ontario public education system for young English language learners. International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 5 (1), 15-36.
Ryan, T. G., & Sinay, E. (2018). Reforming provincial testing: A critical examination of current education quality and accountability variables in Ontario. International Journal of Educational Reform, 27 (1), 08-15.
Sinay, E., & Ryan, T.G. (2016, August). Global citizenship and character: Research brief. Toronto District School Board. Toronto, ON: Toronto District School Board
Sinay, E., Presley, A., & Ryan, T.G. (2016, June). Effective school improvement planning: Educational leaders, educators and planning team suggestions: Research brief. Toronto District School Board. Toronto, ON: Toronto District School Board.
Sinay, E., Ryan, T., & Nahornick, A. (2016). Unpacking TDSB’s vision for learning: research brief on digital fluency. (Research Report No. 15/16-18). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto District School Board
Proposals/Tools/Fact Sheets
Sinay, E., Presley, A., & Ryan, T.G. (2015, May). A mixed methods proposal to examine learning centres. Toronto, ON: Toronto District School Board
Sinay, E., Presley, A., & Ryan, T.G. (2016, April-May). Coherence and alignment in educational organizations: A Review. Toronto, ON: Toronto District School Board.
Sinay, E., Presley, A., & Ryan, T.G. (2016, January-April). A mixed methods proposal to examine perceptions of the developmental review process – Developmental Review Process. Toronto, ON: Toronto District School Board
Sinay, E., Presley, A., & Ryan, T.G. (2015, July-August). Research tool construction for the developmental review process. Toronto, ON: Toronto District School Board.
Sinay, E., Presley, A., & Ryan, T.G. (2016, June). Digital fluency: Fact sheet. Toronto District School Board. Toronto, ON: Toronto District School Board.
Sinay, E., & Ryan, T.G. (2016, December). Academic Optimism (Fact Sheet 2). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto District School Board. Click here for the fact sheet
Sinay, E., & Ryan, T.G. (2016, November). Shared leadership (Fact Sheet 1). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto District School Board.
Presentations
2018 – Invited Lecture – Teacher Self Efficacy – University of the West Indies/Mona Campus – Jamaica
2019 – Fifteenth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society – Screen-Time: Cautions, Concerns and Health Implications. Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering, La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain (March 11-12).
2018 – Clute International Conference On Technology In Education – Digital Natives, Immigrants, Residents and Visitors: 21st Century Education. Orlando, Florida (Jan, 3-6)
2017 – Thirteenth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge & Society – Professional Development: Educating Digital Natives in the Twenty-First Century. University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario (May 26-27). http://techandsoc.com/2017-conference
2017 – American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting – Sinay, E., & Ryan, T.G. STEM Learning Coaches: An Exploratory Study of Differential Effects. San Antonio, Texas (April 31- May 1).
2017 – The Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) Conference – Expanding Horizons in Open & Distance Learning – Online Student Engagement – Melbourne, Australia – (Feb 5-7). http://odlaa.org/odlaa_events/2017-conference/
2017 – The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) – Presentation – Sleep, Issues, Answers and Wellness. 30th ACHPER International Conference (Jan, 16-18). University of Canberra, Australia.
2016 – Invited Presentation: Alberta Distance Learning Centre | ADLC and the Provincial & Territorial Distance Education Association (PTDEA), (Topic: Student Engagement) at ADLC’s Edmonton, Alberta Campus October 26 and 27.
2016 – 10th International Congress of Higher-Education, Havana, Cuba. (Feb 15-20).
2015 – 2nd International Conference on Education – Social Media in the Classroom. – Montreal, Quebec. (April 30- May 01).
2015 – 8th World Universities Forum – The Doctoral Journey: Perseverance – University of Georgia, Savannah, Georgia. (Feb 5-6).
2014 – 58th International Council on Education for Teaching World Assembly – Social Media Use in the Classroom: Pedagogy & Practice. University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. (June 16 – 19). ICET – UOIT http://sites.uoit.ca/icet/files/ICET-58th-World-Assembly-Proceedings.pdf
2014 – Ontario Teachers Federation/Ontario Association of Deans of Education – A Recursive View of Self in Teacher Education: Beliefs, Values and Action Research within an Evolving Landscape. York University, Toronto, ON: Canada. (Feb 21-22).
2014 – 10th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society – Post-Secondary Online Learning: Standards Under Pressure – Facultad de Ciencias de la Información Universidad Complutense – Madrid, Spain – (Feb 6-7).
2014 – 7th World Universities Forum – The doctoral journey: Perseverance. – University of Lisbon. Lisbon, Portugal – (Jan 9-10) (Virtual).
2013 – The Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) Conference – The Challenge of Appraising Online Communications: Instructor Values and Valuation Modes – Sydney, Australia – (Feb 4-6).
2013 – Tui tuituia: Towards a world of light conference – The infusion of First Nations,Métis, & Inuit culture via Elementary dance (Arts) education, Faculty of Education, University of Waikato. Hamilton, New Zealand (Jan 7-10).
2013 – International Conference for Tengata Whenua involved with young tangata whenua children and their families – Reforming Ontario Early Learning: A Review. Palmerston North: New Zealand (Jan 16-19).
2013 – 16th International Conference on Thinking (ICOT) – The inequity and effect of standardized literacy testing for First Nations students: An Ontario perspective. Wellington, New Zealand (Jan 21-24).
2012 – 19th International Conference on Learning – The underachievement of gifted learners: A synopsis – University of London. London, England: United Kingdom.
2012 – Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) – Learning management system migration: An analysis of stakeholder perspectives – University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON: Canada.
2012 – Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) – An analysis of pre-service teacher values – Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo ON: Canada.
2012 – Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) – Barriers and bridges: Occasional new teacher induction within Ontario, Canada – Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, ON: Canada.
2012 – Ontario Teachers Federation/Ontario Association of Deans of Education – Schools, teachers, training, victims, prevention, and community: A cyberbullying collage. University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON: Canada.
2011 – American Education Research Association (AERA) – Revisiting Ontario Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Large-Scale Reform. (Symposium #2: Secondary Reform) New Orleans, LA: U.S.A.
2011 – American Education Research Association (AERA) – A Descriptive Examination and Synthesis of Leadership Succession. (Division A – Administration Organization & Leadership/Section 5: Leadership Development.) New Orleans, LA: U.S.A.
2011 – American Education Research Association (AERA) – Barriers to the Identification of Gifted Children from Economically Disadvantaged and Limited English Proficient Backgrounds (SIG-Special Education Research.) New Orleans, LA: U.S.A.
2010 – Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress (ISEC) – Inclusive Attitudes: A Pre-Service Analysis – Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland: United Kingdom.
2009 – Asian Conference on Education (ACE) – The Evolving Action Researcher, Leader & Teacher – Osaka, Japan.
2009 – Intellectbase International Consortium – Pre-service Teachers’ Awareness of Cyberbullying Issues – Atlanta, Georgia: U.S.A.
2008 – International Society for Scholarship, in Teaching, Learning (ISSOTL) – Philosophical homogeneity in pre-service: A longitudinal survey. Edmonton, AB: Canada.
2007 – International Study Association for Teachers & Teaching (ISATT) – Sensing expertise in education – Brock University, St. Catherines, ON: Canada.
2007 – Hawaii International Education Conference – The technologically dependent/medically fragile at-risk student – University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI: U.S.A.
2006 – Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) – Teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the nature and impact of a large-scale reforms in Ontario secondary schools – York University, Toronto, ON: Canada.
2006 – Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching (WestCAST) – Performance Assessment: Critics, Criticism & Controversy – University of British Columbia – Vancouver, BC: Canada.
2005 – Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching (WestCAST) – Collecting and Analyzing Action Research Data – University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon, SK: Canada.
2004 – American Education Research Association (AERA) – The role of leadership within an action research study of science assessment praxes – San Diego, CA: U.S.A.
2002 – Ontario Physical Health Education Association (OPHEA) – The Reflexive Physical Educator – Orillia, ON: Canada.
2002 – Symposium on Large Scale Assessment – Performance Assessment: Critics, Criticism & Controversy – Victoria, B.C.: Canada.
2001- Assessment literacy: Promise and possibility. Presentation – The Alberta Assessment Consortium: An Assessment Odyssey, Calgary, AB: Canada.