Sessional Lecturer - CTL7006H - Educational Research 1

Course Description

This course is designed to develop students' identities as teacher-researchers who continuously engage in critical inquiry as a key component of their professional practice. Students will develop knowledge and understanding of how to access, interpret, synthesize, and evaluate research literature in a chosen field of study, and they will learn what it means to enact research-informed practice in their identities as critical inquiry practitioners. The following themes guide the course in complementary ways: 1) the teacher as a reflective professional oriented towards inquiry into educational theory and practice 2) the teacher as a reflexive agent responsive to the reproduction of social inequities in students' experience of schooling and learning, 3) the teacher as a critical analyst of educational research and knowledge production, 4) the teacher as a practitioner researcher knowledgeable of conceptual and methodological approaches to the study of teaching and schooling.

This course is one of a pairing of courses to be taught by the same instructor in a new school site in the TDSB. As such, one instructor will be hired to teach this course in pairing with the CTL 7014H 0181 Fundamentals of Teaching course. As part of the curriculum renewal and new MT program development processes this combination of courses will pilot the infusion of teacher well-being and mental health and agency into the courses and within the context of establishing a new school-university partnership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, organize, and teach this graduate course
• Be available to students seeking assistance between classes
• Evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work
• Attend a pre-course planning/preparation meeting with the course instructional team
• Attend MT All-Instructor Meetings (AIM)
• Submit course syllabus as requested by the department
• Liaise with school leadership and staff

Qualifications

• Possess a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline
• Maintain an ongoing research agenda
• Have extensive experience with educators using system and school-based data for inquiry to support student learning, equity, program and teacher development
• Have experience with research that informs the development and implementation of new school-based educational strategies and programs
• Have demonstrated expertise and knowledge in action research and school-based inquiry in the context of a school-university partnership
• Have extensive experience with and knowledge of supporting the intersection of educational research and professional learning in school-based contexts
• Demonstrate skills related to building community and program development involving a range of stakeholders (including school educators, OISE participants and administration, and community partners)
• Have experience with and completed coursework in qualitative research methodology
• Have experience with interview-based research and interview protocol development
• Have experience with document analysis methods
• Have experience with qualitative thematic data analysis
• Have experience with writing and supporting the development of literature reviews
• Have experience with research writing support and providing quality feedback
• Have experience designing and facilitating workshops
• Have strong listening and communication skills
• Have commitment to student support
• Be collaborative and work well as a member of a team

Course Details

• Course number and title: CTL7006H - Educational Research 1
• Estimated course enrolment: 35
• Class schedule: Thursday 13:00 - 16:00
• Sessional dates of appointment: 2026-09-01 - 2027-04-30
• Appointment percentage: 100
• Estimated TA support: No
• Teaching location: On-site in an MT-TDSB partner school

Salary

As of September 1, 2026, the minimum stipend is $9,972.475 (inclusive of vacation pay) for a half credit course. As of January 1, 2027, the minimum stipend is $9,972.475 (inclusive of vacation pay) for a half credit course. Salary may be prorated based on the appointment percentage.

Application Procedure

Please indicate in a letter of application why you believe your experience qualifies you to teach this particular course. Please include a current CV and names of three referees in your cover letter. If you are selected for an interview, we will notify you to provide reference letters.

Please apply at: https://hiring.oise.utoronto.ca/sl/sessional_lecturer_jobs