Led curriculum development initiatives which focused on:Distinguishing between and evaluating primary versus secondary sources.Developing effective research skills for the digital age.Integrating Indigenous content and authentic voice into both junior core and senior elective courses.Developing effective essay writing skills.Developing effective skills for both written and oral assessment.Served as a pedagogical and personal mentor to colleagues in my Department and throughout the schoolAdvised administration on personnel and timetabling decisions with respect to Canadian and World Studies DepartmentAttended monthly meetings to discuss implementation of school- and board-wide initiatives and led the implementation of those initiatives within the DepartmentManaged the annual Department budgetAttended biannual subject-specific Department leaders’ meetings and a variety of professional development sessions for leaders hosted by SCDSB

Over my 31-year career as a teacher, I served as an Associate Teacher to student teacher candidates from a variety of Ontario Teachers Colleges in both the English and Canadian and World Studies Departments.