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Dr. Andrew B. Campbell (Dr. ABC)

Dr. Campbell is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in Leadership for Racial Justice in Teacher Education in the Master of Teaching Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto OISE.

He is presently the Teaching and Learning Coordinator and the Co-coordinator for the Black Future Educators’ Program (BFEP).

Since May 1, 2024, he is the newly appointed director of the Centre for Black Studies in Education (CBSE).

DR. ABC is known to the OISE and wider community for his leadership on advancing equity, leadership, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and teacher education.

DR. ABC’s exemplary work has seen numerous awards bestowed to him, such as a 2024 recipient of the Black History Month Award, from the Jamaica Canadian Association; The 2022 Award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education from University of Toronto; The 2021 Distinguish African Caribbean Award from University of Toronto, African Alumni Association; The 2021 Champion Educator Award from ONABSE (Ontario Alliance of Black School Educators) and numerous others.

He presently teaches courses in anti-discrimination education, leadership, educational change, urban education, and Black Educators’ Identity and Pedagogy. He has presented at numerous conferences and has delivered many presentations as a keynote speaker, motivational speaker, and workshop facilitator. He loves people, food, fashion, travelling and bringing his community together for a good meal.

Morning Keynote:

Leading Change : Cultivating and Sustaining Intentional Spaces of Belonging and Inclusion

8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the Commonwealth Ballroom

“Belonging is a manifestation of deep connection.” (Biss, 2019). What are the barriers in our schools that impact belonging? How do we ensure our school’s culture and climate is one where our students feel a genuine sense of belonging? What are those inclusionary practices that can ensure we create that culture and climate of belonging within our schools? In this engagement we will examine these questions and provide additional tools to create a deeper sense of inclusion and belonging in our schools so that students can truly see themselves reflected in what we offer to them as both education and schooling.

Concurrent Session:

Disrupting Anti-Black Racism from Within

10:45 a.m. to noon in the Commonwealth Ballroom

Over the last four years we have seen a higher levels of interest in many spaces to intentionally increase the awareness of issues of anti-Black racism. Awareness without actions frustrates change. In this engagement participants will examine four major questions as an invitation to engage in a brave conversation intended to foster personal accountability and challenge to disrupt anti-Black racism within the spaces we exist, occupy, and operate.

“Advocacy often has no manual. It is more about being brave and standing between the vulnerable and power. It is a brave space. It is an exposed space.” (DR.ABC, June 17, 2020).

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Leading Change: Fostering Belonging & Inclusion // Mener le changement : Favoriser l'appartenance et l'inclusion

Oct. 25, 2024 - The Westin Nova Scotian