I received a message in 2022 from Dorothy Smith saying she wanted to nominate me for an award @lhaecomms.bsky.social She coordinated reference letters, wrote hers which she later sent to me. I don’t have to be “In The Academy” to be an Institutional Ethnographer. I know that and Dorothy knew that.

Welcoming students: A wonderful day ahead @yrdsb.bsky.social

After a few days @federationhss.ca @csa-scs.bsky.social I was delighted to return to students, schools, colleagues and families @yrdsb.bsky.social and also found a book that says more than I can express here “The Life That’s Waiting” #PraxisAcademics have the best of both worlds I think!

The work continues in classrooms, schools before, during & after professional learning & academic engagement: it’s not a 1- sided sharing either: academics
learning from everyday work in K-12 spaces is 🗝️ #PraxisAcademics #InstitutionalEthnography #EdPolicy @csa-scs.bsky.social @federationhss.ca

Four years ago, this news came in. Since then I’ve had multiple opportunities to disseminate my research and apply recommendations in a variety of settings in Ontario’s K-21 educational settings utoronto.scholaris.ca/items/c4dfb0...

Recd this doc from @LHAEUTOISE months after 2021 April FOE & June convocation. Collaborative Specialization in Ed.Policy @OISEUofT meant I could take LHA 3045 & when 3145 wasn’t taught as Bascia would, I audited it in inter-session & loved it. ❤️❤️❤️ 2016-2019 course work & seminars !!

I also write for The Heart & Art of Teaching and Learning. Blogs are here beginning with the most recent heartandart.ca/author/rashm...

My research @oiseuoft.bsky.social is an #InstitutionalEthnography (an alternative sociology) that keeps institutional #RulingRelations in view to examine how Ontario’s Parental Engagement Policy coordinates #MotheringWork & teachers’ labour in K-12 public edu utoronto.scholaris.ca/items/c4dfb0...