ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Education — Brock University, 2017

  • Honours Bachelor of Science Kinesiology — McMaster University, 2012

  • Masters of Educational Technology - University of British Columbia (current)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Junior/Intermediate Education for Grades 4-10

  • Science (General) Education for Grades 4-10

  • Information and Computer Technology Specialist 

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND CREDITS

  • EngageMath – De-streaming Mathematics (3 part series) — 2022 & 2023

  • Integration of Information & Computer Technology in Instruction, Specialist — July 2020

  • Integration of Information & Computer Technology in Instruction, Part 2 — Dec. 2019

  • Integration of Information & Computer Technology in Instruction, Part 1 — July 2018

  • Special Education, Part 2 — March 2019

  • Special Education, Part 1 — August 2018

  • Mathematics, Primary & Junior, Part 1 — March 2018

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL/TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

In-School Support Teacher  - Special Education

  • Camilla Road Sr. Public School — Present

Grade 6-8 - Health/Dance/Drama

  • Balmoral Drive Sr. Public School — Sept 2022 to Jun. 2023

  • Camilla Road Sr. Public School — Sept. 2022 to Jun. 2023 

Grade 7 - VIRTUAL EDUCATION - Math/Science/Technology

  • Camilla Road Sr. Public School — Sept. 2020 to Jun. 2022 

Grade 6 - VIRTUAL EDUCATION - Math/Science/Technology

  • Camilla Road Sr. Public School — Sept. 2019 to Jun. 2020

Grade 4 - Core

  • Meadowvale Village Public School — Mar. 2019 to Jun. 2019

Grade K-5 - Physical Education

  • Meadowvale Village Public School — Jan. 2019 to Mar. 2019

Grade 6 - Math

  • Hillcrest Public School — Sept. 2017 to Mar. 2018

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING 

  • Media Literacy and Information

  • Using Effective Strategies and STEP to Support the Success of ELL

  • EngageMath – PRIME Training 

  • ETFO: Challenging and Championing LGBTQ  

  • Building Futures: Promoting Well-Being: Developing Positive Conditions for Learning 

  • Building Futures: Supporting Students with Special Education Needs   

  • Professional Boundaries Workshop

CONTRIBUTION TO A LEARNING COMMUNITY

  • Co-lead “Building Thinking Classrooms” workshop to support anti-oppressive math practices (2023)

  • Worked with school success team to implement strategies for social emotional learning in support of SEL and SIEP goals (2022-23)

  • Designed and delivered inquiry-based maths perception and ISSP support survey, and used results to adapt programs to meet the needs of learners (2022)

  • Co-created a series STEAM-based arts (drama) lessons and assessments with PLC (2022)