laura elizabeth pinto
 

Every thinker puts some portion of an apparently stable world in peril
JOHN DEWEY

 
 
What this page contains
THIS PAGE HIGHLIGHTS SCHOLARLY AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS.  WORKSHOPS AND BRIEF TRAINING ARE NOT INCLUDED
 
     
 

Publications

 
 

Books

Pinto, L.E. (2012). Curriculum Reform in Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Pinto, L.E., Spares, S & Driscoll, L. (2012). Ninety-Five Strategies to Remodel Your Lessons. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Ellerby, J.L., Pinto, L.E., and Hiltz, K. (2007). Business technology today. Toronto: Nelson.

Ellerby, J.L., Pinto, L.E. and Hiltz, K. (2008). Business technology today (Teacher's Resource Guide). Toronto: Nelson. 

Pinto, L.E. (2008). Business technology today DVD package. Toronto: Nelson.

Pinto, L.E. and Ellerby, J.L. (2003). Business connections: IT in action. Toronto: Prentice-Hall

Pinto, L.E., Ellerby, J.L. and Saari, I. (2003). Business connections: Information technology in action (Teacher's Resource Guide). Toronto: Prentice-Hall.

Ellerby, J.L., Pinto, L.E., and Brady, V.E. (2001). InsighTs: Succeeding in the information age. Toronto: Irwin.

Ellerby, J.L., Pinto, L.E. and Brady, V.E. (2000). InsighTs: Succeeding in the information age (Teacher's Resource Guide). Toronto: Irwin.

Chapters in books/manuals

Pinto, L.E. & Portelli, J.P. (2009). “The role and impact of critical thinking in democratic education: Challenges and possibilities” In J. Sobocan & L. Groarke (Ed.) Crical thinking education and assessment: Can higher order thinking be tested? London : Althouse Press.

Laura Pinto. (2000). "Project Management" in Center for Environmental Information Technology and Applications (CEITA), Work/Site Alliance Manual. Ypsilanti: University of Eastern Michigan.

Scholarly and professional journal articles

Pinto, L.E, Portelli, J.P., Rottman, C., Pashby, K., Barrett, S.E. & Mujawamariya, D. (2012, in press). Teacher induction and social justice: School administrators’ perspectives. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy.

Pinto, L.E. & Coulson, E. (2012). Social justice and the gender politics of financial literacy education. Canadian Journal of the Association for Curriculum Studies, 9(2), 54-85.

Pinto, L.E, Portelli, J.P., Rottman, C., Pashby, K., Barrett, S.E. & Mujawamariya, D. (2012). Charismatic, competent or transformative? Ontario school administrators’ perceptions of good teachers. Journal of Teaching and Learning, 8(1), 72-90.

Pinto, L.E., McDonough, G. & Boyd, D. (2011). High school philosophy teachers’ use of textbooks: Critical thinking or teaching to the text? Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 5 (2), 45-78.

Pinto, L.E. (2011). The F-word: How bright-sidedness overshadows feminist talk in schools. Our Schools/Our Selves, 20 (5) (105), 47-58.

Pinto, L.E. & Chan, H. (2010). "Social Justice and financial literacy." Our Schools/Our Selves, 19(2) (89). 

Pinto, L.E. (2009). "Is financial literacy education the solution to credit crises?" Our Schools/Our Selves, 19(1) (88).

Pinto, L.E., McDonough, G. & Boyd, D. (2009). "What would Socrates do? An exploratory study of methods, materials and pedagogies in high school philosophy." Journal of Teaching and Learning, 6 (1), 69-82.

Hyslop-Margison, E. & Pinto, L.E. (2007). "Critical literacy for democratic learning in career education." Canadian Journal of Education, 30 (2) 193-210. 

Pinto, L.E., Norris, T., & Boler M. (2007). "Literacy is just reading and writing, isn't it? The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test and its press coverage." Policy Futures in Education, 5(1) 77-92. Pinto, L.E. (2007). "Textbook publishing, textbooks, and democracy: A case study." Journal of Thought, 40 (3), 99-121.

Pinto, L.E. (2007). “Textbook publishing, textbooks, and democracy: A case study.Journal of Thought, 40 (3), 99-121.

Pinto, L.E. (2006). "Critical thinking and the cultural myth of the entrepreneur." Our Schools/Our Selves, 16(1) (85), 69-84.

Pinto, L.E. (2006). "The streaming of working class and minority students in Ontario." Our Schools/Our Selves, 15(2) (82), 79-89.

Pinto, L.E. (2005). “Democratic possibilities for educational policy-making: A comparison of Ontario & Porto Alegre.” Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(5) (81).

Pinto, L.E. (2005). "Ontario's incredible shrinking textbook supply chain." Our Schools/Our Selves, 14(4) (80), 61-74. 

Pinto, L.E. (2005). "The Apprentice: A critical approach to media portrayal of business in the classroom." Orbit, 35 (2). 31-33 

Pinto, L.E. (2005). "The post-SSR emphasis on careers: Whose needs? At what price?" Orbit, 35 (1), 28-31. 

Pinto, L.E. (2004). "Book Review: Social Studies on the Internet (2nd Ed).” Journal of Teaching and Learning, 3 (1), 59-61.

journals (not refereed) 

Pinto, L.E. (invited submission). (2007). "The Donald Trump illusion: Exploding the entrepreneurial myth in business education." CCPA Monitor, February 2007.

Papers delivered at scholarly conferences (invited)

Pinto, L.E. & Portelli, J.P. (2004). “Challenges to Critical Thinking.” Testing Critical Thinking, University of Western Ontario , September 17-19, 2004.

Papers delivered at scholarly conferences (refereed)

Pinto, L. & McDonough, G.P. (2011). Textbook use in high school philosophy: Critical thinking, or teaching to the text? Delivered at the Ontario Society for Studies in Argumentation (OSSA) Argumentation: Cognition & Community Conference, May 18-22, 2011, Windsor, ON.

Boyd, D., Pinto, L., McDonough, G., Macedo, E. & Norris, T. (2009). "Roundtable on methods, materials and pedagogies in high school philosophy." Papers presented at the Philosophy of Education Conference (PES), 20 March 2009, Montreal QC. 

Portelli, J.P., Rottman, C., Pinto, L., Pashby, K. (2008). "From high stakes testing to mandated mentorship: Holding new teachers accountable for educational improvement in Ontario." Presented at Canadian Society for Studies in Education Conference (CSSE), Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration (CASEA/ACEAS), 2 June 2008, Vancouver, BC. 

McDonough, G.P., Boyd, D., Macedo, E., Shubassi, A., Pinto, L, Kim, J., Koroczuk, M., & Vichnevetski, N. (2007). Methods and materials of Ontario high school philosophy. In D. Brown, "Philosophy in Canadian schools" panel. Presented at Canadian Society for Studies in Education Conference (CSSE), 27 May 2007, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 

Portelli, J.P., Solomon, P., Mujawamariya, D., Pinto, L.E. and others (2007). "Critical democratic perspectives on teacher induction and mentoring" Presented at Canadian Society for Studies in Education Conference (CSSE), 27 May 2007, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 

Portelli, J.P., Solomon, P., Mujawamariya, D., Pinto, L.E. and others (2005). "New teacher instruction: Beyond the OTQT?" Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) Annual Conference, Panel Session, 28 May 2006, Toronto, Ontario.

Pinto, L.E. (2005). “ Ontario ’s secondary school curriculum policy: Development Process and implications.” Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) Annual Conference, Roundtable Session, May 28-31, 2005, London , Ontario .

Pinto, L.E. (2005). “Textbook Development and Democratic Education: A Case Study.” Within Symposium: Portelli, J.P., Pinto, L.E., Hagen , M., Placha, T. and Rottmann, C., “Democracy, Autonomy and Education: Unpacking the Tensions.” Delivered at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 11-15, 2005, Montreal , Quebec .

Pinto, L.E. & Hyslop-Margison, E.J. (2005). “Functional Literacy in Career Education: The Discipline of Political Lethargy.” American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS) Annual Meeting, April 8-11, 2005, McGill University , Montreal Quebec .

Pinto, L.E. (2004). “Textbook Publishing, Textbooks, and Democracy: A Case Study.” Within Symposium: Portelli, J.P., Pinto, L.E., Hagen , M., Placha, T. and Rottmann, C., “Limitations of and Prospects for Democracy in Education: From Theory to Practice.” Delivered at the American Educational Studies Association (AESA), November 4-8, 2004, Kansas City MO.

Pinto, L.E. (1998). “Using Project Management Techniques and Software to Facilitate the Integration of GIS Community Based Learning.” First International Conference For GIS Educators, Eastern Michigan University , October 30, 1998.

Published curriculum (provincial, national)

Laura Pinto (lead writer), Wai Lau, Donald Lawrence & Marion Spino. (2004). "Think Literacy Cross Curricular Instructional Approaches for Business Studies" Toronto: CODE & OBEA. 

Megan Boler, Trevor Norris, & Laura Pinto. (2004). "The Corporation Teacher Resource Guide." (Canadian, Secondary Edition) Toronto: TVO. Laura Pinto. (2003). 

Megan Boler, Trevor Norris, & Laura Pinto. (2004). "The Corporation Study Guide." (US, College Edition) New York: Zeitgeist. 

Laura Pinto. (2003). Background Research Paper for Business Studies as part of "Sustaining Quality Curriculum." Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Education. 

Robert Blanchard, Ruth Hernder & Laura Pinto. (2000). Policy Document: "International Business, Grade 12, University/College." Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Education. 

Robert Blanchard, Ruth Hernder & Laura Pinto. (2000). Policy Document: "International Business, Grade 11, Workplace." Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Education. 

Laura Pinto & Avanell Scherer. (1999). Exemplars Project for Business Studies (Phase II). Toronto: Public School Board Writing Partnership and Ontario Ministry of Education. 

Laura Pinto, Sharon Stephanian & Avanell Sherer. (1999). Course Profile: "Introduction to Information Technology in Business.  Toronto: Public School Board Writing Partnership and Ontario Ministry of Education. 

Laura Pinto & Wendy Potomski. (1999). Teachers' Resource Guide and Student Materials: "Your Money, Your Life, Your Way!" Toronto: Ontario Women's Directorate.

Published curriculum (local)

Laura Pinto (lead writer) & Marion Spino. (2005). "Thinking Skills for All Pathways: Critical Thinking in Business Studies” Toronto: TDSB. 

Zenobia Omarali, Laura Pinto, and Doug Ritchie. (1999). Supplementary and Enhancement Materials for Course Profile: “Introduction to Business.” Toronto: TDSB. 

Laura Pinto. (1998). “Project Management Principles for Business Studies Curriculum.” Toronto: TDSB. 

Laura Pinto. (1998). “Project-Based Learning Cases for Business Studies.” Toronto: TDSB. 

Laura Pinto. (1996). Teachers’ Guide and Student Workbook “Absolute Beginners Bookkeeping.” Mississauga: Peel District School Board, Computer Technology Institute.

 
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  95 Strategies for Remodeling Instruction provides research-based strategies for lesson planning and remodeling to maximize student engagement and content mastery. Chapter 1 describes pedagogical research findings in a practical, brief, and accessible fashion, then applies those findings to a step-by-step method of lesson planning/remodeling  
     

 

 
  A textbook for grade 9 & 10 students that covers a spectrum of IT related content fully linked to the Ontario policy documents for Introduction to Information Technology in Business (BTT 1O/2O)  
     

 
  A textbook for grade 11 & 12 students covering more advanced IT concepts including software, Web design, e-commerce, project management, multimedia and more. It is fully linked to provincial expectations across Canada, including BTA & BTX in Ontario.  
     
 
     
     
 
 

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