TORONTO – TVO announced today that Karen Grose has been appointed as the public broadcaster first VP of digital education.
Grose will be responsible for developing innovative content, products and services for inside and outside Ontario’s classrooms that support success for students, teachers and parents.
Over the course of her 24-year career in education, Grose has held progressively senior roles including principal, school superintendent, and K-12 program superintendent.
Prior to joining the public broadcaster, Grose was the coordinating superintendent of strategy and program planning for the Toronto District School Board.
In that role, she engaged others in their efforts to build inspiring and innovative learning environments so that all learners have the knowledge and skills to succeed in today’s globalized and technologically connected world.
“Karen knows how to use technology to help kids learn as a former senior superintendent, principal and teacher who will complete her PhD in Digital Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education this spring,” said TVO CEO Lisa de Wilde in a release. “With Karen’s leadership, TVO will have even more impact helping Ontario students inside and outside the classroom become the leaders of tomorrow in a high-skill, high-wage economy.”
