PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
BROCK UNIVERSITY –Bachelor of Education – May 2009
YORK UNIVERSITY – Bachelor of Arts – Honours Creative Writing – May 1994
ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Additional Qualification Courses
Librarianship – ETFO — December 2011
ESL Part 1 – Queen’s University — June 2010
Special Education Part 1 – Brock University — December 2009
In Services and Professional Development Courses & Seminars
Teacher Moderation – What is a Level 3? – February 2013
Prodigy Math – February 2013
Assistive Technology In Servicing – January 2013, February 2013
Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement Training – October 2012
EMPOWER Reading Training – September 2012, November 2012, January 2013
ALPHA Training (Accelerated Literacy Program Hamilton Area) — August 2011
NTIP – New Teacher Induction Program — September 2010 – Present
Equity and Diversity in the Classroom Seminar — February 2011
High Yield Teaching Strategies Workshop — February 2011
21ST Century Fluencies Workshop — December 2010
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Training — October 2010
ESL Resources at the Hamilton Public Library Seminar — January 2010
Tribes Training — May 2009
The Ministry of Education “Building Futures” Seminar — January 2009
Smart Board Training — October 2008
UNICEF Workshop & Power to Play Seminar — October 2008
ECERS (Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale) Training (ASCY) — 2006
LEADERSHIP IN LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Professional Learning Communities:
“Digital Story Telling with Newcomer Students” Current
“Blogging with ELLs” September 2011 – June 2012
“Best Practice in tracking Programming for ELLs” September 2011
“Strategies for improved collaboration with Classroom Teachers” September 2010 – June 2011
“Best Practice in ESL/ELD Programming” September 2010 – June 2011
Consultant – In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven Project Aug. 2007 – Present
Consultant – Adventure Running Kids Program Development June 2009 – Present
Presenter – OPHEA & The Trinity Institute Conferences 1998, 2004, 2007
“Orienteering & Mapping Curriculum in the Classroom”
Coach – Adventure Running Kids March 2010 – Present
Coach – Canadian Junior Orienteering Team 1996
Coach – Ontario Junior Orienteering Team 1991-1995
Athlete – Canadian Orienteering Team Member 1987 – 1991
FORWARD TEACHING 