• Student Success: It's our Goal.

    Each student comes to school with their own goals and expectations.

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  • Prepare our Students for the Future

    Students need to be adaptable.

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  • Knowing our Students

    If we can relate, we can communicate, then motivate.

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  • Embrace Technology

    Technology helps students own their learning.

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  • Building Character

    Citizenship through character education.

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My PQP practicum focussed on the work of John Hattie, more specifically, in effect size of formative assessment on student achievement.  I included the aspect of making this easier for teachers to implement in their classrooms and more engagement of students by using technology.

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Leadership

  • Vice Principal, Northern Secondary School, NNDSB (2017-18)
  • Mentoring for All Initiative Team Member, NNDSB
  • Vice Principal, Widdifield Secondary School, NNDSB (2015-16, 2016-17)
  • ELL Deployment Team Member, NNDSB
  • Teacher-in-Charge – Assumes all Vice Principal duties using a Restorative Justice approach.
  • OSSLT Administrator – Ensured test procedures were followed for all writers and staff supervision readied.
  • School Success Team – Planned and implemented PD activities for staff throughout the school year.
  • Student Success Team– Worked with “at risk” students to mitigate any problems to help in their success. 
  • Family of Schools Professional Development Co-Chair – Co-Chaired a team of Teachers from feeder schools to provide a full PD day for over 250 educators that aligned with board/school improvement plans.
  • Safe School Committee Chair – Organized events with a team of colleagues; raised money for Kids Help Phone while allowing students to add their hand pledge to the wall in our common cafeteria using our school colours.
  • School Technology Committee Chair– Communicated to administration on the needs/wants of technology from students/staff, provide some procurement of technology, liaison with board technology co-coordinator.
  • School Website Administrator – Provided staff development on use of school website, implementing efficient workflows and providing the means for students, staff, school council, and administration
  • Board-Wide Resource Creator - Curriculum Development document on Cyberbullying & Digital Citizenship.
  • Computer Competition Chair – Administrated and planned students writing computer competitions. 
  • Computer Lab Utilization Report and Analysis – Provided our administration with usage reports for computer labs within the school and the need for expansion and capital funding.
  • Cross-Curricular PLC Team Leader – Descriptive Feedback using Technology in the 21st Century Classroom
  • Created Student Technology Ambassador – Using student voice and SpeakUp grant funding to create a Technology & 21st Century Learning support group that are on-call for staff and fellow students.
  • Eco-Schools Team  - Organized events throughout the school year like Electronic Waste Drop-off and a Battery Recycling Program towards obtaining an Eco-School certification.