Alysse Kennedy, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Coordinate ongoing environmental workshops, webinars and annual conference
• Support the 12 members of the TDSB EcoSchools Action Research Team with environmental education and climate action studies
• Provide written reports on partnership between OISE & TDSB EcoSchools

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Occasional teacher integrating Environmental and Sustainability Education and technology across grades K-6 (ArcGIS, iMovie, WordPress)
• Occasional Outdoor Education teacher & specialist leading K-9 students at the TDSB's Toronto Outdoor Education Schools (TOES)
• EcoSchools Auditor for the TDSB Sustainability Office providing consultation to 30+ schools and overseeing audit reports from all 350+ schools in TDSB’s EcoSchools program

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Program and lead the first Youth Summit online for 60+ teacher and almost 1500 student participants
• Manage a ten-person event team and train five teacher candidates to be workshop leaders
• Create web and social media promotion, set-up registration and develop materials for the event

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Build effective and equitable authentic assessment for learning activities
• Implement Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities policy and program requirements
• Design diverse, accessible, and inclusive educational content for online and in-person learning environments
• Liaise with senior administration and all full- and part-time faculty members

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management
• Instructor for industry-based field experience, communications and technical writing courses
• Scaffolding students’ hands-on learning by supporting mandatory field experience
• Guiding students towards sustainable building practices in construction through technology

Canada

• Liaison between 13-person standing committee and 200+ network supporting ESE projects
• Support development and funding of a new online Canadian professional development program
• Conduct interviews with partners across Canada and write, design and publish content highlighting ongoing collaborations for the ESE-TE Blog, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
• Maintain website inquiries, listserv, blog, social media, set meeting agendas and record minutes

Calgary, Alberta

• Principal Investigator on study evaluating the impact of the EcoSchools in Alberta pilot
• Develop and implement an evidence-based process using qualitative and quantitative measures
• Design data collection instruments (focus groups, surveys) measuring impact on teachers’ environmental literacy, pedagogical approaches and confidence teaching about the environment

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Guide teachers to develop and facilitate Climate Change Education (CCE) in K-12 classrooms
• Support the development of an online learning platform dedicated to CCE professional learning
• Create online modules for teachers to explore “green careers” with secondary students

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Systematic Review: Co-lead systematic review on English-language Canadian ESE-TE literature and support related French-language Canadian systematic review and international systematic review with researcher partners at.
• OISE Sustainability and Climate Action Plan – assist in the analysis, development and writing of the first Climate Action Plan in a Canadian faculty of Education
• Research, develop and write peer-reviewed articles, reports, literature reviews and for web

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Helped in the co-creation of a mandatory course for the Master of Teaching degree led by Dr. Sandra Styres
• Developed data collection methods to obtain baseline data on students’ knowledge
• Researched texts and assessment strategies relevant to Indigenous Education

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Work with team to provide accommodations for students with documented disabilities
• Uphold academic integrity while ensuring equitable accessibility for students
• Liaise with network of counsellors, department faculties, professors and students
• Provide training to new invigilators

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Programming and curriculum consultant for the University of Toronto Sustainability Office
• Developed original and engaging environmental programming for U of T students
• Applied innovative technology in the role of assessment as, of and for learning
• Connected to multiple intelligences for equitable, interactive learning experiences

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Coordinator for the online Spring 2021 National Environmental Education Conference (800+ participants) hosted in Toronto in partnership by EcoSchools Canada, the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and.
• Oversee all aspects of conference planning, funding, promotion and execution
• Liaison between co-chairs, 15-person steering committee and three sub-committees

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Cultivated OISE partnerships within the local community, EcoSchools and TDSB
• Encouraged students to learn about, nurture and protect their school environment
• Facilitated garden and land-based workshops for Early Years & Gr. 1 students
• Successfully secured grant funding for OISE’s environmental programming (TD FEF)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Cultivated OISE partnerships within the local community, EcoSchools and TDSB
• Encouraged students to learn about, nurture and protect their school environment
• Facilitated garden and land-based workshops for Early Years & Gr. 1 students
• Successfully secured grant funding for OISE’s environmental programming (TD FEF)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Indigenous March Break and Summer Camp Experiences - Etobicoke Outdoor Education Centre (TDSB)
• Honoured students’ First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures at unique Indigenous camp as part of TDSB
• Supported Indigenous Gr. 4-8 students through Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
• Engaged students in meaningful outdoor, environmental, arts and placed-based learning

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Master Of Teaching

Post-Graduate Diploma With High Honors Designation

Honors Bachelor Of Science (Victoria University)

High School Diploma, Ontario Scholar