Ontario Justice Education Network: Teacher Professional Development Series

by Ontario Justice Education Network

The Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) is a non-profit staffed by lawyers, educators, and community organizers. We provide professional development sessions for Ontario high school teachers about law, the justice system, and youth engagement. This series captures the audio recordings of our recent webinars, reformatted so that you can listen to them wherever and whenever you'd like. For more information, visit us at htt ...   ...  Read more
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  • Season 2

  • The Top 5 Significant Cases of the Past Year (SLI, Aug 2021)

    The Top 5 Significant Cases of the Past Year (SLI, Aug 2021)

    S02 E15
    01:03:11

    The Ontario Justice Education Network is offering a free online session for secondary school teachers on ‘The Top 5 Cases’ of the past year. This webinar features Professor Sonia Lawrence from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. Each year at our annual Summer Law Institute, a leading Ontario jurist or professor presents five Canadian legal decisions from the previous year that they feel are of the greatest importance and interest to educators and the public. OJEN prepares a summary of the cases, comments and observations that are appropriate for discussion and debate in the classroom setting. More information: http://www.ojen.ca. OJEN thanks the Law Foundation of Ontario, whose funding makes this webinar series and many other public legal education projects possible.

  • Black Legal Action Centre: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in the Education System (SLI, Aug 2021)

    Black Legal Action Centre: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in the Education System (SLI, Aug 2021)

    S02 E14
    52:11

    The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC)was created in 2017 to address anti-Black racism in Ontario. In this session, they join OJEN to talk about anti-Black racism in schools, the Ontario school to prison pipeline, and other issues facing Black youth. This session features contributions and presentations from: Jody Yaa Dunn, Provincial Anti-Black Racim & Justice Programs Manager (BLAC) Tiffany Taylor, Community Engagement Co-ordinator (BLAC) Sade Makinde, Community Legal Worker (BLAC) Khaldah Salih, Community Legal Worker (BLAC) More info about BLAC: https://www.blacklegalactioncentre.ca/ More from OJEN: https://ojen.ca/en OJEN offers special thanks to the Law Foundation of Ontario, whose funding made this webinar series and so many other crucial projects possible.

  • OJEN's New Resources for Law Teachers (SLI, Aug 2021)

    OJEN's New Resources for Law Teachers (SLI, Aug 2021)

    S02 E13
    47:42

    Secondary school teachers, join us for a free online session highlighting OJEN’s new resources for the classroom! A long-time favourite of the Summer Law Institute, OJEN staff present new resources available for your classroom. This year’s webinar features a number of online resources and plans for program delivery throughout the year! More info: https://ojen.ca/en/new-resources-2021 Visit our website: https://ojen.ca/en OJEN offers special thanks to the Law Foundation of Ontario, whose funding made this webinar series and so many other crucial projects possible.

  • So you want to be a Paralegal: Exploring Careers in Law (SLI, Aug 2021)

    So you want to be a Paralegal: Exploring Careers in Law (SLI, Aug 2021)

    S02 E12
    01:00:14

    Are your students interested in a career in law? In this talk from Linda Pasternak, the Paralegal Program Co-ordinator and Professor at Seneca College, you will learn what paralegals and law clerks do, explore recent changes in paralegals’ scope of practice, and map out the training pathways required to enter thes exciting professions. Moderated by Hanna Kaploun, Project Co-ordinator with the Public Legal Education Association of Canada. For more information, visit us at http://www.ojen.ca. OJEN offers special thanks to the Law Foundation of Ontario, whose funding made this webinar series and so many other crucial projects possible.

  • Canada and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - Child Rights in Action (SLI, Aug 2021)

    Canada and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - Child Rights in Action (SLI, Aug 2021)

    S02 E11
    01:08:05

    Learn about and receive resources on the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and how it’s implemented in Canada. This workshop will cover the UNCRC’s interaction with various federal and provincial laws (eg. human rights, education, criminal, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms), as well as its place within Canada’s international obligations. We will use an upcoming Charter challenge seeking to lower the voting age in Canada as a case study (complete with a teacher curriculum resource). Speakers: Mary Birdsell, Executive Director, Justice for Children and Youth Legal Clinic Jane Stewart, Litigation Lawyer, Justice for Children and Youth Legal Clinic More info: https://ojen.ca/ OJEN offers special thanks to the Law Foundation of Ontario, whose funding made this webinar series and so many other crucial projects possible.