Teaching Philosophy
For me, education is about meeting students at their skill level and guiding them on a path of continuous improvement with proven strategies and supports. When applying pedagogy as an I/S English teacher, this means offering materials which reflect the interests, cultures, and abilities of the learners in my classroom, and drawing on recommendations from Ontario Ministry of Education documents such as "Many Roots Many Voices," and "Learning For All."
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My lessons in I/S English are engaging! I give deep consideration and respect for each of the strands in the Ontario Ministry of Education's Grade 11 and 12 curriculum, and bring them to life with my students by activating their prior knowledge, acknowledging their strengths, and providing opportunities for the students to make attempts, receive feedback, and encouragement to improve. I also challenge my students to think critically, by which I mean they will consider various works from differing critical perspectives, and revisit works to test their understanding and develop interpretations of their own.
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Authenticity is at the heart of my approach to assessment. To achieve this, I draw upon my diverse academic and vocational background to simulate experiences which I have gained from teaching and learning in apprenticeship, college, and university settings, to meet the expectations of the various preparatory English course-types. For inspiration in workplace and college course-types especially, I look to vocational training documents or program standards so that I can incorporate elements of their postsecondary options into our class.
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Lastly, as I believe strongly in continuous improvement in my students and my teaching, I am a regular practitioner of reflection. My approach to reflection is, in part, data driven based on evidence I can surmise from student work, conferencing, and direct feedback. The other side of my professional reflection is a general openness and curiosity for new ideas and experimentation in the classroom, so long as the idea is pedagogically defensible.
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Former Courses
MECH-1075 & DRAF-1056
Introductory courses designed to impart fundamentals of conventional machining theory and blueprint reading skills to novice CNC machinists. Machine and tool nomenclature, operating principles, and safety will be covered. Students will also analyze and sketch orthographic mechanical drawings.
MACH 1130
This introductory course exposes mechanical technicians in the CNC/CAM and Tool and Die streams to the conventional machine tools found in machine shops all around the world.
