Speaker

  • 2022
    • April: Member of organizing committee for the OSSTF Educational Services Officer Conference with the theme “Reflection to Action: Roles & Responsibilities as Anti-Oppression Education Workers”.
    • March: OTF Connects Webinar: Tips and Tools for Producing Podcasts. A complete list of resources and recording of the session can be found on the OTF website.

 

  •  2021
    • May: Featured in May issue of the Teaching Librarian Magazine – Curiosity Lures Science Teachers into the Library Learning Commons.
    • May: Created and contributed to lesson plans and videos for TEACHable Books Project by Teach Magazine. Release date TBD.
    • May: Contributed commentary to UNESCO’s Nine Ideas for Education article for the Canadian School Libraries Journal
    • April: Appointed to the OSSTF Educational Services Committee for a 3 year voluntary term.
    • February 26: Member of a panel discussion: Fortinet: Cyber Security Landscape – Roundtable Panel Discussion at the Bring IT Together Virtual Conference

 

 

  •  2019
    • November 6: Presenter Liaison and Conference Organizer for BringIT, Together 2019 in Niagara Falls (BIT19)
    • August: CATC by the Water for the WRDSB, 3 day workshop for teachers interested in leveraging GSuite in their classroom
    • May 14: Speaker at the CanConnected Conference in Niagara Falls where I spoke about Podcasting and Digital Citizenship
    • April 5: Presented at the Ontario Summit in Kitchener where I spoke about using Podcasting in the Classroom
    • January 16: Presenter to the Brigadoon Public School Parent Council, speaking about Digital Citizenship at Home and School.

 

  • 2018
    • November 16: Guest Speaker for Professional Development day at James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School (TCDSB).
    • November 15: Presented, “What is Your Data Worth?“, at the Grand River Mathematics Association Conference at the University of Waterloo.
    • October 27: Planning Committee Member and Speaker for the Digital Citizenship Summit at OISE, Toronto, Ontario.
    • August 29: Google Classroom Professional Development for NTIP teachers at the WRDSB.
    • August 15-18: Facilitator at CATC by the Water in Port Elgin for the WRDSB
    • May 30: Presented two workshops, Your Digital Footprint and Podcasting to Get the Message Out, at the OSSTF Embracing Technology Conference in Toronto.
    • May 26: Keynote Speaker at TCDSB 21 Camp in Toronto, Ontario.
    • May 23: Interviewed by Doug Peterson at Doug Off The Record on the topic of Libraries and Technology in Ontario Secondary Schools.
    • May 7: Interviewed by Andrew Bieronski at chalk.com on the topic of Digital Citizenship: Critical Thinking in the Age of Misinformation. Video available on YouTube.
    • May 6: #MADPD Leader of a panel discussion on the the use of grades and a presentation about online security.
    • May 4: Google Classroom Professional Development for OSSTF Teachers.
    • May 2: Keynote Speaker for the Zoom Career Days at Conestoga College for the Business and Education Partnership of Waterloo Region.
    • April 26: Presenting Elementary Coding and Digital Footprint at CanConnect in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
    • April 24: Google Classroom Professional Development for OSSTF Occasional Teachers
    • April 16: Workshop with Business and Computer Studies Teachers at St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic High School (YCDSB).
    • April 7: Presenter at Ontario Google Summit in Cambridge, Ontario.
    • February 28: Workshop with the Waterloo Collegiate Parent Council on Social Media and Internet Safety for Them and their Children.
    • January 26: Presenting Elementary Coding at FETC in Orlando, Florida.

 

  •  2017
    • November 8-10: Conference Co-Chair of the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario’s (ECOO) Annual Conference, Bring it Together (#BIT17)
    • October 14: Speaker at the YRDSB EdCamp. The focus of the presentation was flipped classrooms using Google Forms and embedding video.
    • September 30: Facilitator and Organizer of NewEdu Coding Boot Camp
    • August 16-19: Facilitator for “Using GSuite to Support Assessment” at CATC by the Water.
    • July 26: Speaker at the HIVE Waterloo Region Lightning Talk at the 3rd Member Meetup.
    • June 1: Speaker at Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy Learners’ Conference. Presentation focus was Social Media, Privacy, and Digital Footprints.
    • May 27: Presenter at the London Google Summit in London, Ontario.
    • May 15: Presenter at the Provincial OSSTF Technology Conference in Toronto, Ontario.
    • May 5: Speaker at the OSSTF D24 Professional Development Day Conference. Presentation focus was Social Media, Privacy, and Digital Footprints.
    • May 5: Speaker for the Guidance Subject Association Board Wide PD Day. Presentation focus what online tools for Guidance Counsellors.
    • May 3: Keynote on Digital Citizenship for Grads at ZOOM Career Days at Conestoga College
    • April 27: Educational Reform at Igniting Niagara Falls with Fair Chance Learning
    • April 21: Digital Learning Symposium at the Waterloo Region District School Board
    • April 20: Advanced Topics in GSuite for Education for the Waterloo Region District School Board ITS Department
    • April 8-9: Presenter at the Ontario Google Summit in Kitchener, Ontario.
    • March 29: Convenor for the ECOO Computer Science Programming Contest.
    • February 23: Google Classroom Professional Development for the Waterloo Region District School Board ITS Department
    • February 14: Webinar Instructor for The Partnership’s (The Provincial and Territorial Library Associations of Canada) Education Institute.
    • February 1: Google Classroom Professional Development for OSSTF Occasional Teachers

 

 

 

 

  • 2013
    • Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting writing team for Grade 11 Chemistry