ABOUT ME
I am a teacher, a teacher-educator, a researcher and a writer. I was born in Toronto, Ontario, and I have lived in Vancouver, BC; Sydney, Australia; and Charlottetown, PEI. When I am not working I am often digging in the garden, making soup, walking, biking or reading. I have made a few short films and I would love to make more.
The Association for Media Literacy in Ontario hosted a conference and then interviewed us about our workshops. Although I usually focus on K-6 learners, in this interview I talk about the workshop I did aimed at Middle School/Early Secondary teachers.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Literacy Education
DEGREES
2008 PhD Department of Language and Literacy, University of British Columbia.
2003 MA Department of Language and Literacy, University of British Columbia.
1995 BEd Faculty of Education, University of Toronto.
1992 BA, Honours. Faculty of Arts, University of Toronto.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
2016 Kindergarten Part 1
2009 Junior Education Basic
2008 Primary Education Basic
1997-2001 Teacher-Librarian Parts 1,2,3
1997 Special Education Part 1
OTHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
2017 The Art of Hosting: Harvesting Conversations that Matter (3 day workshop)
2017 Reconciliation through Indigenous Education (6 week MOOC, University of British Columbia)
2016 Irene Fountas: Literacy Education for School Leaders (4 day Institute)
2016 Sandra Herbst: Assessment for Learning (1 day Workshop)
2016 Digital Pedagogies (3 day Workshop)
2016 Introduction to Anthroposophy Part 1 (10 Sessions) (Foundation for Waldorf Education)
2016 Making Authentic Inquiry Work: Learning for Sustainable Futures (2 day workshop)
Anthropology of Education
Sociology of Education
Discourse Analysis
School Libraries
Children's Literature
Sustainable Education/Environmental Sustainability