Ongoing Professional Learning

"Members recognize that a commitment to ongoing professional learning is integral to effective practice and to student learning. Professional practice and self-directed learning are informed by experience, research, collaboration and knowledge." ~ https://www.oct.ca/public/professional-standards/standards-of-practice

Life-Long Learning

• Relational Life Therapy Seminars

• Emotion Focused Therapy Strategies

• Using CBT, DBT, and ACT in Trauma Informed Care

• Compassion, Bereavement & Grief Seminar

• Palliative and Grief Support Care

• Culturally Relevant & Responsive Pedagogy I

• EP writing / in-school teacher collaboration

• ESL Part One

• School Mental Health Rep

• Communication in Problem Solving in Math

• KTEA assessment training

• Proportional Reasoning Seminars

• Technology Digital North Conferences

• TLE – Discovery Education

• Apple iPad

• In-servicing Teacher Moderation – What is a Level 3?

As a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, I am dedicated to fostering equitable, respectful, and inclusive learning environments. I strive to make every lesson accessible, ensuring that all students—regardless of background, ability, or experience—can engage meaningfully in their learning. In my arts-based teaching, I intentionally create safe spaces where students feel empowered to take risks, explore their creativity, and express themselves authentically. I embrace the diverse ways students communicate through art, and I design differentiated experiences that honour individual strengths while supporting growth. By embedding accessibility, wellness, and creativity into my practice, I aim to nurture students as confident, contributing learners. In ART and MUSIC, students use the emotion wheel to describe how different artistic pieces make them feel. In DRAMA, we explore the emotion wheel to learn how more descriptive words help us as actors get into character.

• Trained in STEP Tracking Assessment for ELLs

• Celebrating Linguistic Diversity Conference

• ALPHA Training (Accelerated Literacy Program Hamilton Area)

• PTSD and Newcomer Students - extended training

• EMPOWER Reading Training

• SpedAssist Training Teacher Moderation – Effective Feedback

• NTIP – New Teacher Induction Program

• Equity and Diversity in the Classroom Seminar

• High Yield Teaching Strategies Workshop

• Prodigy Math

• Assistive Technology

• Woodcock Johnston Test of Achievement Training

• Coaching Level One