InnovED - OISE Continuing and Professional Learning

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

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.

Innovation Across the Network

InnovED activity spans member-led ventures, learning events, and selected research-to-practice collaborations.

Education Ventures & Startups

InnovED's Network of Practice includes entrepreneurs and organizations developing education-focused products, services, programs, and tools. Members work across areas such as AI, literacy, STEM, student support, professional learning, wellbeing, workforce development, and inclusive education.

Learning Events & Micro-Labs

InnovED hosts and supports learning opportunities such as micro-labs, quickcasts, and monthly member meetings. These sessions explore emerging topics in education innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, implementation, and systems change.

Research-to-Practice & Knowledge Mobilization

InnovED is connected to selected research-informed and faculty-led work that explores how educational ideas, tools, and frameworks can move toward practice. This reflects OISE CPL’s broader role in linking professional learning with OISE’s Research, Partnership, and Innovation portfolio (RPI).

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.