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Education

Graduate & Undergrad

 

Master of Education received, specializing in Teaching                                                       March 2012  Learning, & Development, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.

Master's Thesis: "Reading Instruction and Instructors' Perceptions of Learners' Needs in LINC Level 1-3 Classes" https://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/4002



Coursework:
EDUC 5P30: Development, Learning, & Curriculum
EDUC 5P33: Developmental Issues in Teaching & Learning
EDUC 5P39: Understanding the Reading Process & Reading Difficulties
EDUC 5P84: Exploring Approaches Professional Development
EDUC 5P92: Introduction to Educational Research



Bachelor of Education received, specializing in facilitating                                               October 2009
Adult Education, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.

 


Thesis-based Master of Arts Program in German Applied                                   Sept. 2000-Sept. 2003
Linguistics; specializing in Second Language Acquisition &
Pedagogy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

 

Coursework:
MLCS 555: Teaching Methodology
MLCS 599: Issues in Applied Linguistics
GERM 697: Sociolinguistics
GERM 417: German Applied Linguistics II
GERM 510: History of New High German
FRENCH 599: Sociolinguistics/ Variation, and Second Language Acquisition
SCAND 551: Old Norse Grammar
SCAND 552: Reading in Old Norse, Runology, and Paleography


Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Modern Languages and                                                 April 1998
Linguistics received, specializing in German, Russian, & Linguistics
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.

 


Trent-Brock-McMaster Exchange Program with                                                     Sept. 1996-Aug. 1997
Albert-Ludwigs-Universtät, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

 


Ontario Secondary School Diploma received,                                                                           June 1991
Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton, ON.

Additional Qualifications

 

Certificate in Reconciliation Studies received                                                            Sept. 2021-Aug. 2023

First Nations University of Canada, Regina, SK

 

Coursework:

INDG 100: Introduction to Indigenous Studies

INSW 200: Introduction to Indigenous Social Work

INHS 100: Introduction to Indigenous Health Studies 1

INDG 262: Reconciliation & Indigenous Resurgence in Canada [Final Project]

INDG 260: History of Indian Residential Schools in Canada [Final Project]

ILP 100: Introduction to Intercultural Leadership [Leadership Portfolio]

INHS 101: Introduction to Indigenous Health Studies 2 

 

TESL Ontario TESL Theory & Methodology Accreditation received.                                          Oct 2017

OCELT Certification received. G.A Wheable Centre,                                                                    May 2008
Thames Valley District School Board, London, ON

Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language Program                    Sept. 2007-December 2007
(CERTESL), certification upgrading, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, SK

Certificate in Translation with Special Merit (German- English)                                         November 1999
received. Words Language Services Ltd., Dublin 4, Rep. of Ireland

TEFL Certificate for 100+ hour course received.                                                                           June 1999
The International TEFL College of Ireland, Dublin 2, Rep. of Ireland

Preliminary TEFL Certificate for 100 hour course received.                                                           May 1999
The TEFL Training Institute of Ireland, Dublin 2, Rep. of Ireland

Professional Development

 

BC Campus FLO MicroCourse: Please Share with the Class — Creating Online               Jan. 29- Feb. 2/24

Gallery and Portfolio Spaces

InStage AI Simulations in the Classroom                                                                                           Nov. 28/23

English Australia: Enhancing Ethical AI Engagement                                                                    Oct. 24/2023

 

Mohawk College GIFT workshop: Incorporating Generative                                                       Oct. 17/2023

AI in Writing Assignments

Newcomer GPS: Help Newcomer Clients Navigate the Canadian Labour Market                    Oct. 13/2023

Outdoor Learning Store: 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning,                                        Oct. 2023- June 2024 

Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge

Using a Coaching Mindset to Connect with Students & Enhance Learning                                Sept. 8/2023

 

RAVEN: Home On Native Land!                                                                                                     Aug. 30/2023

CEPD, Phase 2 Training                                                                                                     Sept. 2023- May 2023

 

CEPD, Phase 1 Training                                                                                                              Aug. 14-17/2023

UFNUC: ICEC: Advancing Re(al)conciliation                                                                                        July 2023

UDL-UKI UDL Instructional Design Workshop                                                                                 Aug. 2/2023

Udemy: Introduction to Lego Serious Play                                                                                     Jun. 23/2023

Lego in Adult Teaching/Support                                                                                                      Jun.14/2023

Change it Up: Facilitator Training                                                                                                 Jun. 1-22/2023

Seneca College: DEV106 - Universal Design for Learning &                                                    May- Aug. 2023

Accessibility for Online Learning

 

AI Forum: The Intersection of AI within Higher Education                                                            Apr. 20/2023

ALDinHE: Foundational Literacies & Academic Integrity Skills                                                       Apr. 4/2023

 

A Comprehensive Language Coaching Handbook: Book Club                                                   Mar. 28/2023

TESL Canada: Harnessing the Transformative Power of AI in                                                      Feb. 18/2023

English Language Teaching

Mohawk College, CTL: Inclusive Teaching & Learning Dialogue Series                                         Feb. 9/2023

Session 1: Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building

Expressways to Success

Achev: DEI Training, Part 1                                                                                                                    Dec. 2022

 

LINC Home Study Annual PD Event                                                                                                    Nov. 2022

IATEFL: Giving Your Students Language Practice Through Extensive Reading                              Aug. 2022

N4: Immigrant-Indigenous Relations in Canada: Addressing Issues                                                 Jun. 2022

& Moving Toward a Shared Future

Mohawk College: Creating Accessible Word Documents                                                                  Jun. 2022

LSAC: March eKeynote: Dr. Michael Yellow Bird: "Neurodecolonization,                                        Mar. 2022

Mindfulness, & The Medicine Wheel: An Indigenous Model of Traditional Wellness"

Mohawk College, Centre for Indigenous Relationships,                                                                    Mar. 2022

Knowledge, & Learning (CIRKL): Open Forum

Mohawk College, LINC Dept.: Indigenous Curriculum: Whose Land                                               Mar. 2022

Mohawk College: Critical Conversations with Buffy Sainte-Marie                                                     Mar. 2022

Mohawk College: Indigenous Cultural Awareness with Eddy Robinson                                           Mar. 2022

LSAC February eKeynote: Keeta Gladue & 'Indigenous Academic Integrity:                                  Feb. 2022

Paradigms into Practice'

 

First Nations University of Canada, Reconciliation Education: 4 Seasons of                                    Jan. 2022

Reconciliation

Active Learning Networks: Digital Affordances for Active & Collaborative                                     Nov. 2021

Reading from Screens

 

LINC Home Study Annual PD Event                                                                                                    Nov. 2021

 

LSAC October eKeynote 'Going Deeper into How Neuroscience is Changing Learning'             Oct. 2021  What We Know About

Decolonizing Child Welfare Webinar Panel                                                                                 Sept. 30, 2021

Mohawk College, EDI 101: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion                                                              Sept. 8, 2021

CIVIX: Democracy Bootcamp 2021                                                                                           Aug. 24-25, 2021

The First Nations University of Canada: nisitohtamowin ᓂᓯᑐᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ:                                              June 2021

An Introduction to Understanding Indigenous Perspectives in Canada

Collins ELT webinar: Put it Another Way: Developing Learners' Vocabulary                                    May 2019

Beyond a Comfortable Core

Professional Development Event for LINC Home Study Instructors                                                 Nov. 2020

Mohawk College CTL, In DID You Know Series: 1. Place; 2. Identity; 3. Indian                      Oct.- Nov. 2020

Act; 4. Reservations

 

SFU: Interrupting the Academy: Decolonizing and Indigenizing and What                                     Oct. 2020

that Means to Curriculum

Facing History & Ourselves Webinar: Restoring Balance: A Short History                                        July 2020

of Gendered Colonization in Canada

Facing History & Ourselves: Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada                     Jul .- Aug. 2020

& the Indian Residential Schools

Mohawk College CTL, Mohawk Institute Residential School Experience                                         Mar. 2020

Mohawk College CTL, Bead & Read                                                                                           Jan.- Mar. 2020

Mohawk College, Meet Our Neighbours at Six Nations: Experiential                                              Mar. 2019

Learning About Indigenous Culture

Mohawk College, EAP Dept., Integrated Performance Assessments                                                Jan. 2019

AGH: Adult Studio Class: Bead & Read                                                                                      Jan.- Mar. 2019

Mohawk College, Indigenizing the Curriculum: Social Exclusion                                                      Feb. 2019

TESL Ontario, Implementing PBLA: Did We Achieve What Was Intended?                                     Oct. 2018

Conestoga College LINC Dept., Simplifying Literacy Assessment Tasks                                          May 2018

CAEL Computer Edition Workshop, Paragon Testing Inc.                                                                 May 2018

IATEFL GISIG: 'From Crisis to Confidence: how language education                                               May 2018

is helping women in refugee communities'

EDPuzzle Coach                                                                                                                                  May 3, 2018

Teaching Languages with VoiceThread                                                                                               Mar., 2018

Core Strengths: Certificate of Accountability                                                                                 August 2016

International Teacher Development Institute (iDTi.pro)                                                                    June 2016

Creating ELT Materials

Advanced Teaching Skills course

International Teacher Development Institute (iDTi.pro)                                                               January 2016

Course Materials: Design, Selection, and Use                                                                        

Advanced Teaching Skills course

McMaster University, MIIETL                                                                                                                June 2015

Learning Portfolio Boot Camp

2015 BALEAP Conference, University of Leicester                                                                             April 2015

Plagiarism Workshop

TESOL Convention PCI, Metro Toronto Convention Centre                                                          March 2015

A Contextualized Approach to Curriculum Change & Improvement

The Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks, Ottawa, ON.                                     Jan. 2014- June 2014

PBLA Lead Teacher certification

CLB Placement Test (CLBPT) certification                                                                                            May 2013

Financial Literacy Workshop completed.                                                                                         Spring 2013



LearnIT2Teach Stage 1 and Stage 2 completed.                                                                                  Fall 2012

Revised CLB Train the Trainer Workshop completed.                                                              November 2012

The Canadian Hearing Society, Hamilton, ON.                                                              Jan. 2011-March 2011

American Sign Language 101

Summative Assessment Manual (SAM) training                                                                                           2009

CLB 5-10 Exit Test training                                                                                                                             2008

                                   

Completed an online course in Course Development and Management                             Sept.-Dec. 2004

Utilizing WebCT.                       
   
ETS Professional Development Workshop, Toronto, ON.                                                                May 2005
“Helping Your Students Communicate With Confidence: The Next Generation TOEFL Approach”,



George Brown College, Toronto, ON.                                                                                        Jan. -Apr. 2005

Completed an online course in HTML (Introductory),                       

University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland                                                                                                July 2001

Completed an Intensive four-week summer course in Modern Icelandic.

Participated in the Student Work Abroad Program (SWAP) in the Republic                    July 1998-July 1999

of Ireland.      

           

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