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Speaker’s Corner Returns!

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Speaker’s Corner Presents

Memory and History: A Dialogue on the Politics of Commemoration

Five historians explore issues surrounding Canada’s history, heritage and memory. 

Amid a swirl of controversy, institutions named for educators and politicians such as Egerton Ryerson and John A. Macdonald have been renamed in recent years. Our panel of experts will grapple with the cultural and political significance of this and related subjects, including the role “re-naming” plays in reconciling relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. The forum addresses questions such as: “What and who should be commemorated? How should contemporary politics inform and affect commemoration? Are there enduring historical truths about historical actors?

Join us on Zoom for a stimulating dialogue on a subject that matters.

Tuesday, April 29 at 7pm live on Zoom. 

Registration and more information coming soon!

A Vintage Christmas at the Schoolhouse – Annual Founder’s Dinner 2024

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You are cordially invited to a festive Canadian Christmas dinner, Heritage Champion award, entertainment and Christmas cheer as we celebrate the 175th anniversary of Toronto’s first free school!

Begin the evening with a reception, hors d’oeurves and cash bar. Followed by a mouth-watering, four course, traditional Canadian Christmas dinner with wine catered by award-winning enVille Event Design and Catering.

Sean O’Shea, Canadian broadcast journalist, is Master of Ceremonies for a program of traditional Irish music with the Brian Taheny Band and caroling with singer and actor Catherine McKinnon.

*Tables will be created in groups of 4-6

This event is a fundraiser for the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation (11927 2862 RR0001). Tax receipts will be issued for the maximum allowable amount.

Wheelchair and TTC accessible.

For more information and tickets contact info@enochturnerschoolhouse.ca

Save the Date! Annual Christmas Founder’s Dinner

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What do we love about the Holiday Season? Is it the songs, the delicious food or simply getting together as we have done for over forty years at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Annual Founder’s Dinner. The dinner has its roots in Victorian times but did you know the highlight, roast turkey, first appeared on festive tables in 16th century England, introduced by King Henry VIII!? 

Help keep the tradition alive and join us on Friday, December 6 for an exceptional evening commemorating Enoch Turner’s gift of a free school over 175 years ago. The ticket includes a reception with cash bar, a traditional Canadian Christmas dinner with wine, carols and live entertainment. An official tax receipt for the maximum allowable amount is provided. 

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Register Now: Enoch Turner on Tap!

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Enoch Turner on Tap! returns as a celebratory pub night to toast 175 years of free schooling at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse. Enjoy storytelling, snacks, Victorian games, admission, and even sip on a custom brewed beer good enough to impress Enoch Turner himself!*

We can’t wait to see you there!

*Custom beer available at cash bar. Non-alcoholic beverages are also available.

**This event is 19+.***Tickets must be shown at the door.

Presented by the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation and the Ontario Heritage Trust.

Custom beer created and provided by Granite Brewery.

Storyteller, Adam Bunch, presents The Toronto Book of the Dead & The City’s Morbid Past: With grisly tales of war and plague, duels and executions, you can learn a lot about Toronto through stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. This talk about The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into those tales — from the murder of Toronto’s first lighthouse keeper to the séances that grabbed headlines in the wake of the First World War — and how the city’s shifting attitudes toward death have impacted the way Toronto sees its own history.

Adam is the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love, the host of the Canadiana documentary series, and the creator of the Toronto History Weekly newsletter, the Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, and the Toronto Dreams Project. His work popularizing Canadian history was recognized with the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media — the Pierre Berton Award.

Annual General Meeting and Special Lecture

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Join us on June 11th for our Annual General Meeting and Special Lecture:

Toronto: Saving The City From Itself

The future of Toronto’s architectural heritage and distinct character is at risk. Now is the moment to take back the city from the development industry and from the province.

Special Lecture by:

Christopher Hume was the art/architecture critic and urban issues columnist of the Toronto Star for more than three decades. He was nominated six times for a National Newspaper Award and won in 2008. The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada gave Hume its President’s Award for Architectural Journalism in 2009. His book, William James’ Toronto Views, won a Toronto Heritage Award in 2000. In 2009, he hosted and wrote a one-hour special about Canadian cities for CBC TV’s flagship series, The Nature of Things.

AGM 6 pm      REFRESHMENTS  6:30 PM      SPECIAL LECTURE 7 pm

Memberships available at the door.

For more info contact info@enochturnerschoolhouse.ca

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AI and the Future of Education: Post-Secondary Panel

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We are incredibly happy to share the second session of AI and the Future of Education.

If you were unable to join this session, please CLICK HERE to access the recording and enjoy!

We are thankful to our host Professor Clare Brett and wonderful panelists Dr. Peter Lewis, Dr. Ian Milligan and and Dr. Ron Owston for their compelling and enlightening commentary.

Thank-you to all who tuned in and joined us in person!

AI and the Future of Education: K-12 Panel

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We are incredibly happy to share the first session of AI and the Future of Education.

If you were unable to join this session, please CLICK HERE to access the recording and enjoy!

We are thankful to our host Professor Clare Brett and wonderful panelists Dr. Eunice Eunhee Jang, Dr. Mary Ott and and Dr. Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen for their compelling and enlightening commentary.

Thank-you to all who tuned in and joined us in person!

REGISTER NOW: AI and the Future of Education

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ChatGPT erupted into the world of education in November, 2022. Defenders hailed this innovation as a great leap forward for teaching, learning and research. Critics, including some leading names in the field of artificial intelligence, were far more cautious about ChatGPT and related AI inventions. Will these developments enhance or stifle creativity? Will they free students’ imaginations or deepen their dependence on technological tools that are not widely understood?

Panelists from the K-12 and post-secondary educational sectors discuss if, and how, AI can be used creatively in schooling and higher education. As teachers and students grapple daily with these new digital systems, the panelists provide preliminary guidance as to how educators can contend effectively with this major educational challenge.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on this two-part series and to learn more about our panelists and moderator visit our Events page. 

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A new Enoch Turner Schoolhouse program on the state of public schooling to celebrate the 175th anniversary of  the Schoolhouse and the role it played in the development of a provincially supported free school system. 

AI and the FUTURE of EDUCATION

A free two-part program at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse and on ZOOM

Wednesdays May 1 and 8, 2024  

ChatGPT erupted into the world of education in November, 2022. Defenders hailed this innovation as a great leap forward for teaching, learning and research. Critics, including some leading names in the field of artificial intelligence, were far more cautious about ChatGPT and related AI inventions. Will these developments enhance or stifle creativity? Will they free students’ imaginations or deepen their dependence on technological tools that are not widely understood?

Panelists from the K-12 and post-secondary educational sectors discuss if, and how, AI can be used creatively in schooling and higher education. As teachers and students grapple daily with these new digital systems, the panelists provide preliminary guidance as to how educators can contend effectively with this major educational challenge.

This special event is designed for teachers, professors, parents, students and the general public.

PROGRAM MODERATOR Clare Brett, Professor Emerita, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE/University of Toronto, has taught and written widely on the integration of technology into the classroom. 

AI and the Future of Education – K-12  Panel

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 7 pm

Dr. Eunice Eunhee Jang is the Interim Associate Chair for the Centre for Smart Leaning and Development, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. 

Mary Ott teaches in the Faculty of Education at York University focusing on the theory of and practice of special education. 

Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen, a former classroom teacher and school administrator, is an an Assistant Professor at Ontario Tech University, specializing in preparing teachers in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEAM) education. 

AI and the Future of Education – Post-Secondary Panel

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7pm

Peter Lewis holds a Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. He is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business and Information Technology at Ontario Tech University.

Ian Milligan is Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Analysis at the University of Waterloo, where he is also professor of history. 

Ron Owston is University Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at York University, as well as former Dean of the Faculty of Education, and founding Director of the Institute for Research in Learning Technologies.

For more information on our panelists, visit our Events page.