Education and Diplomas

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March 2006




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June 1998


June 1997       
Principal's Qualification Program, Parts One & Two
  • Data Driven Dialogue to Improve Literacy Instruction
  • Developing Cultural Proficiency in Diverse School Communities

Masters of Ed, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT)
  • Curriculum, Teaching & Learning (Focus on Instructional Intelligence and Thanatology)
  • Recipient, ETFO Master’s Scholarship (2004)

Additional Qualification Courses (OISE/UT)
  • Special Education, Part One (Special Ed core + Gifted Learner Elective)
  • Primary Basic (detailed study of the primary student & related topics)
  • English as a Second Language (ESL), Part One

Bachelor of Education, University of Toronto, Faculty of Education
  • Junior/Intermediate Division, Music Specialist

Honours Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto
  • Major in English Literature
  • Minors in Philosophy, Music History and German

 

Additional Certifications and Qualifications

vera the pilot
  • Wellman and Garmston Adaptive Schools Training
  • Schools Attuned (Mel Levine "All Kinds of Minds")
  • Instructional Intelligence Institute & Summer Institute
  • First Steps Tutor Trained
  • Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe I und II
  • Private Pilot License (in progress)
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