| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 22, 2014 | 3:30PM - 6:00PM | External Event, Health Sciences Building 155 College Street Room 610 |
Global Ideas Institue Experts Series
Ellie Avishai is the Founder and Director of I-Think, a unique initiative at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. I-Think adapts Rotman’s pioneering integrative thinking curriculum, which aims to engender self-reflective thinking and creative problem-solving in MBA students, to the world of elementary and secondary education.
In the span of four years, I-Think has grown from a single pilot program to a key initiative at over a dozen schools in Toronto and a partner of the Toronto District School Board. I-Think has drawn considerable media attention from newspapers such as the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Financial Times of London. It was recently listed as one of the 50 Reasons to Love Toronto in Toronto Life Magazine.
Prior to her work at Rotman, Ellie taught in both public schools and education- focused NGOs. Working for three years within the Toronto District School Board, she developed new curricula for Special Education, as well as coordinated and taught within two Special Education departments. Her decade of experience in the not-for-profit sector included directing the volunteer program for Peace by PEACE Toronto and serving on its Board of Directors as Secretary and Strategic Planning Chair. Ellie also worked in project management, public relations, and recruitment for the national youth service learning program Katimavik. She also worked as a strategy consultant with the NeXus consulting group, which aims to further the sustainability of non-profits through the application of social enterprise business models. Ellie teaches in the Rotman School of Management’s Executive Education and Commerce programs. She was a 2005 recipient of the Bealight Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs.
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