InnovED

Connecting Research, Partnership, and Innovation in Education

InnovED is OISE Continuing & Professional Learning’s education innovation initiative, connected to OISE  Research, Partnership, and Innovation. It creates space for education entrepreneurs, practitioners, organizations, and selected research-informed initiatives to exchange knowledge, build relationships, and explore emerging challenges in education.

Through its Network of Practice, events, and partnerships, InnovED supports system-aware approaches to developing and applying new ideas in education.

How We Work

Education innovation often moves through complex systems, including schools, institutions, communities, research environments, and public-sector structures. InnovED creates space for innovators to build relationships, exchange knowledge, test assumptions, and better understand the settings where their ideas may take shape.

This work is intentionally relational and iterative. Rather than focusing only on pitch development or rapid growth, InnovED emphasizes system awareness, sustained engagement, and meaningful connections across education, entrepreneurship, professional practice, and applied learning.

Network of Practice

InnovED MicroLab Event

The InnovED Network of Practice is a member-based community for education entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, and professionals working on ideas connected to education systems improvement.

Members participate in monthly meetings, facilitated discussions, learning opportunities, and activities connected to the University of Toronto entrepreneurship ecosystem. The network is designed to support exchange, reflection, and learning across different areas of education innovation.

What the Network Offers

The InnovED Network of Practice offers structured opportunities for members to connect, learn, and exchange ideas with others working across education innovation, entrepreneurship, research, and practice.

Member benefits include:

  • Monthly member meetings and facilitated discussions
  • QuickCasts, Micro-Labs, and short learning events
  • Opportunities to share emerging work and receive feedback from peers
  • Connections across education, entrepreneurship, and professional practice
  • Access to selected member resources, community updates, and University of Toronto entrepreneurship ecosystem opportunities

The Network of Practice currently runs from October to June each year, with applications typically opening in August ahead of the new network year.

Want to Stay Connected?

Join the InnovED mailing list to receive updates about events, future intake periods, and other opportunities.