Assistant Professor, Foundations of Education (PhD, MA, BEd, HBA)
Dr. Said Sidani is an Assistant Professor of Foundations of Education at Brock University. He earned his PhD (2022) in education from the University of Toronto, with a focus on pandemic pedagogies, professional learning, and digital technology in teacher education. His doctorate was awarded the Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) Thesis Recognition Award in May 2023.
Dr. Sidani’s research interests include the professional learning of educators, program evaluation in teacher education, and the self-study of teacher education practices. He has taught teacher education courses on technology, assessment, literacy, human development and research methods. At the undergraduate level, he has taught courses on learning design, equity and diversity in education, peer mentorship, and the theory and practice of teaching.
Dr. Sidani is passionate about supporting incoming concurrent teacher education students as they transition to university and build a strong foundation for a future career in teaching. He is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers.
- Professional learning of teachers and teacher educators
- Curriculum mapping and renewal in teacher education
- Self-study of teacher education practices
- Teaching and learning practices in higher education
- Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)
- Centre for Leadership & Diversity (CLD), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
- Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)
- Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)
Broad, K., Richards, J. & Sidani, S. (2021). Curriculum renewal and teacher candidate voice: Creating a trail while climbing it. In J. Nickel & M. Jacobsen (Eds.), Preparing teachers as curriculum designers (pp. 56-91). Canadian Association for Teacher Education. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/113294
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), September 2021- August 2022. ($15,000)
- EDUC 1P95 – Foundations of Education I
- EDUC 1P96 – Foundations of Education II
