Dr. Virginia L. Grimaldi (Active)
Course Director
Simcoe County District School Board
Ph.D - History - York University, Toronto; MA - History - York University, Toronto; B.Ed - International Specialization - York University, Toronto; HBA, History/Philosophy - University of Helsinki / York U
Email: gingrim@yorku.ca
Website: LinkedIn
Biography
York U Courses Taught
ED/EDPJ 3000 – Social Studies in the P/J Divisions (Faculty of Education)
EDUC 3750 – Assessment (Faculty of Education)
EDFE 3200 – Content into Practice (Faculty of Education)
EDUC 1000 – Rethinking Education (Faculty of Education)
EDPJ 1000 – Language & Literacy in the P/J Divisions (Faculty of Education)
History Help & Mentoring Office (History)
HUMA 1970 6.0 – Worlds of Childhood (Humanities)
HIST 1970 6.0 – Growing Up in North America (History)
HIST 3400 6.0 – Tudor and Stuart England (History)
HREQ 1900 6.0 – Sexuality, Gender, & Society (Equity Studies)
TACT, TACO, TCT, HDYKLH, HDYKTH (Teaching Commons)
Courses Taught
- Classroom Assessment (ED/EDUC 3750)
- Content Into Practice (ED/EDFE 3200)
- Foundations of Education & Theory Into Practice (ED/EDFE 2000)
- Social Studies & Culture in the Primary-Junior Divisions (ED/EDPJ 3000)
Selected Publications
- (2024). The Chosen Ones: A Revisionist History of Paternalism, Admissions, and Maternal Agency at the London Foundling Hospital (1739-1869). Toronto, On, Canada:
- CHA (Ed.). (2020). Experiential Education: A Pedagogical Approach for All Ages (CHA, Ed.) .
- (2017). Working-Class Illegitimacy in Victorian London: Chronicles of Negotiation Strata.
- Wilson Institute (McMaster) (Ed.). (2017). Infusing Global History into Elementary and Secondary Classrooms (Wilson Institute (McMaster), Ed.) .
Professional Affiliations
- OCT: Ontario College of Teachers, #631590
- Victorian Studies Association of Ontario
York University Affiliations/Cross Appointments
Service/Community Activities
- ROM: Volunteer
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