I have taught a wide range of courses, always with a social justice perspective, at the University of Toronto, the University of Windsor, Brock University, the University of Wisconsin, and Thompson Rivers University.
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Following is the list of courses I taught in post-secondary spaces:
Graduate
Legal Issues in Education
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5010, Sec. 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5420, Sec. 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5420, Sec. 1 | 2023 |
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5420, Sec. 1 | 2023 |
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5420, Sec. 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5420, Sec. 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5030, Sec. 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Issues in Education | EDUC5421, Sec. 1 | 2020 |
| Educational Professionalism, Ethics and the Law | CTL700H1, Sec. 161 | 2016 |
| Educational Professionalism, Ethics and the Law | CTL700H1, Sec. 151 | 2016 |
| Educational Professionalism, Ethics and the Law | CTL700H1, Sec. 181 | 2015 |
| Educational Professionalism, Ethics and the Law | CTL700H1, Sec. 171 | 2015 |
Curriculum Studies in Education
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Research Methods | EDUC5010, Sec. 1 | 2024 |
| Research Methods | EDUC5010, Sec. 3 | 2024 |
| Curriculum, Teaching and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 1 | 2023 |
| Curriculum, Teaching and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 1 | 2022 |
| Curriculum, Teaching and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 1 | 2022 |
| Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 2 | 2021 |
| Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 2 | 2020 |
| Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 1 | 2020 |
| Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 1 | 2019 |
| Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning | EDUC5030, Sec. 2 | 2019 |
| Fundamentals of Curriculum Theory and Development | EDU 80-524 | 2014 |
Contemporary Issues in Education
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| School and Society | TED420, Sec. 01 | 2017 |
Indigenous Education
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Native Americans in Wisconsin | TED551, Sec. 1 | 2018 |
Capstone Course in Education
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Final Project Seminar | EDU 80-795 | 2014 |
Undergraduate
STEM Courses
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Stem Specialty: Field Trips | EDSM4200 | 2021 |
| Communications | EDCO3100 | 2020 |
| Stem Specialty: Field Trips and Maker Space | EDSM4200 | 2020 |
| Communications | EDCO3100, Sec. 03 | 2019 |
Language and Culture Studies in Education
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Language and Cultural Studies Engagement | EDU 207-04 | 2014-2015 |
| Language and Cultural Studies Engagement | EDU 207-04 | 2013-2014 |
Legal Issues in Education
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Professionalism, Law and Principles of Teaching in Ontario | EDBE8D01 and EDBE8P70 | 2015-2016 |
| Foundations of Educational Law and Ethics | EDU 207-05 | 2014 |
Health and Physical Education Courses
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education | EDU 1420 | 2012 – 2013 |
| Health and Physical Education | EDU 1420 | 2011 – 2012 |
Equity and Diversity Courses
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Equity and Diversity in Education | TED252, Sec. 10 | 2019 |
| Foundations of Equity and Diversity in Education | TED252, Sec. 20 | 2019 |
| Foundations of Equity and Diversity in Education | TED252, Sec. 30 | 2019 |
| Foundations of Equity and Diversity in Education | TED252, Sec. 40 | 2019 |
| School and Society | TED420, Sec.01 | 2018 |
| Foundations of Equity and Diversity in Education | TED252, Sec. 20 | 2018 |
| Foundations of Equity and Diversity in Education | TED252, Sec. 30 | 2018 |
| Foundations of Equity and Diversity in Education | TED252, Sec. 40 | 2018 |
| Foundations of Multicultural Education | TED252, Sec. 20 | 2018 |
| Foundations of Multicultural Education | TED252, Sec. 30 | 2018 |
| Foundations of Multicultural Education | TED252, Sec. 40 | 2018 |
| Foundations of Multicultural Education | TED252, Sec. 20 | 2017 |
| Foundations of Multicultural Education | TED252, Sec. 30 | 2017 |
| Foundations of Multicultural Education | TED252, Sec. 40 | 2017 |
| School and Society | EDU 3508 | 2012 – 2013 |
| School and Society | EDU 3508 | 2011 – 2012 |
| Contemporary Social Issues in Education | EDU 209-05 | 2014 – 2015 |
| Miles Enrichment Programme | EDU 207-03 | 2014 – 2015 |
Supervision in B.E.d
| Course Name | Course Section | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Practicum Supervision | EDPR3200 | 2021 |
| Professional Collaborative Communities | EDBE8P74, EDBE8P75 and EDBE8P76 | 2016 – 2017 |
I have also taught in elementary and middle schools in Ontario with the Toronto District School Board. I have also taught internationally in different capacities in Japan, Antigua, Germany, and Tanzania.
Inner City School, Full Day Kindergarten Teacher
September 2016 – June 2017
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Art, Inquiry-Based Pedagogy
Rockford Elementary Public School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Full Day Kindergarten Teacher
January 2015- June 2016
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Art, Inquiry-Based Pedagogy
Wilmington Elementary Public School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City Summer School, Grade 1 and 2 Teacher
July 2013
Language Arts and Mathematics
Lawrence Heights Middle School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Core Grade 7 Teacher
September 2012 – June 2013
Language Arts, Mathematics, History, and Geography
Westwood Middle School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City Summer School, Grade 8 Teacher
July 2012
Language Arts
Lawrence Heights Middle School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Special Education (Mild intellectual disabilities) Gr. 6/7/8
September 2011 – June 2012
Language Arts, Mathematics, History, and Geography
Westwood Middle School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Core Grade 4 Teacher
July 2011
Language Arts and Mathematics
Lord Dufferin Public School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Special Education (Homeschool Programme) Gr. 6
September 2010 – June 2011
Language Arts and Mathematics
Westwood Middle School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Core Grade 1 and 2 Teacher
July 2010
Language Arts and Mathematics
Lord Dufferin Public School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Core Grade 6 HSP Teacher
September 2010 – June 2011
Language Arts and Mathematics
Westwood Middle School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Core Grade 5 Teacher
July 2009
Language Arts and Mathematics
Nelson Mandela Park Public School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Grade 3, 4, and 5 HSP Teacher
September 2009 – June 2010
Language Arts and Mathematics
Dundas Public School
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Kindergarten to Grade 8 HPE Teacher
September 2008 – June 2009
Health and Physical Education
Nelson Mandela
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City School, Kindergarten to Grade 8 HPE Teacher
September 2007 – June 2008
Health and Physical Education
Nelson Mandela
Toronto District School Board Toronto, ON, CANADA
International
Co-Coordinator Teachers for Tanzania
October 2013 – May 2014
Global Education and Research Development
Teachers for Tanzania
Singida, Tanzania
International Youth Instructor
July 2007 – August 2007
Global Relations and Community Building
Children’s International Summer Villages
Darmstadt, Germany
Grade 6, 7, and 8 Teacher
May 2007 – June 2007
English, Health and Physical Education, and History
Urlings Public School
Antigua and Barbuda
Grade 1 to 9 Teacher and Adult Education Educator
July 2005 – June 2006
English
Saku Junior High, Saku Choo, and Saku Higashi Choo
Nagano Board of Education
Sakuhomachi, Nagano, JAPAN
Other Relevant Employment
Programme Intern
June 2003 – July 2007
Hart House Student Life Centre
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Inner City Youth Outreach Worker
October 2006 – May 2007
Scadding Court Community Centre
City of Toronto Parks and Recreation
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Area Park Program Co-ordinator
June 2004 – July 2005
Grange Park Community
City of Toronto Parks and Recreation
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Junior Recreationist
June 2002 – September 2002
John Innes Community Centre
City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Toronto, ON, CANADA
Mentoring Students & Thesis Committee Work
| Position Name | Program of Study University | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Research Assistant Juliana Monteiro | M.Ed TRU | May 2023 – Current |
| Masters of Social Work Thesis Committee Member for Jordana Engel | M.Ed TRU | Sept. 2023 – Current |
| Research Assistant Natalie Avery | TRU | Jan. 2024 – Current |
| Research Assistant Gopi Yerraguntla | TRU | Jan. 2024 – Apr. 2024 |
| M.Ed Thesis Committee Member for Bhavna Sharma | M.Ed TRU | May 2023 – Apr. 2024 |
| Research Assistant Hanqi Zhu | Business and EDSW TRU | Sept. 2022 – Aug. 2023 |
| Research Assistant Cem Bicer | Law and EDSW TRU | Sept. 2022 – Apr. 2023 |
| Research Assistant Puneet Anand | Computer Science and EDSW TRU | June 2022 – Aug. 2022 |
| M.Ed Final Project Supervisor (for) Mehdi Hajizadeh | EDSW TRU | Apr. 2022 – current |
| Teaching Assistant Cem Bicer | Law and EDSW TRU | Jan. – Apr. 2022 |
| M.Ed Final Project Supervisor (for) Warren Haydock | EDSW TRU | Sept. 2020 – Jan. 2022 |
| M.Ed Thesis Committee Chair (for) Sue-Ellen White | Nursing TRU | January 2022 |
| M.Ed Thesis Committee Chair (for) Huiyun Fuyang | EDSW TRU | November 2021 |
| M.Ed Thesis Committee member (for) Shanelle He | EDSW TRU | November 2021 |
| M.Ed Thesis Committee member (for) Hannah Allen | EDSW TRU | Jan. – Aug. 2021 |
| M.Ed Thesis Supervisor (for) Subin Mathew | EDSW TRU | Apr. 2020 – Apr. 2021 |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (for) Ngan Nyugen | EDSW TRU | Apr. – June 2021 |
| M.Ed Final Project Supervisor (for) April St. Louis | EDSW TRU | June 2020 – Apr. 2021 |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (for) Subin Mathew | EDSW TRU | June 2020 – Oct. 2021 |
| M.Ed Thesis Committee Member (for) Gurleen Dhial Sangha | Counseling TRU | May 2020 |
| Graduate Research Assistantship (for) Hannah Allen | EDSW TRU | Feb. – March 2020 |
| Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship (for) Bre-Ann Erickson | EDSW TRU | Oct. 2019 – March 2020 |
| Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship (for) Hannah Andress | UWRF | Oct. 2018 – Aug. 2019 |
| Graduate Capstone Committee Member (for) Addie Shilling | CEPS UWRF | August 2018 |
| Graduate Capstone Committee Member (for) Jennifer Biller | CEPS UWRF | May 2018 |
| Graduate Capstone Montessori Paper Committee Member (for) Koreen Thompson | CEPS UWRF | April 2018 |
| Capstone Graduate Paper Committee Member (for) Rhonda Neisen | CEPS UWRF | February 2018 |
Associate Professor
July 2023 – Current
Faculty of Education and Social Work
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
Acting Chair School of Education
April 2024
Faculty of Education
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
Assistant Professor
August 2019 – June 2023
Faculty of Education and Social Work
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
Acting Coordinator for M.Ed Program
June 2022
Faculty of Education
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
Open Learning Instructor
April 2020-current
Open Learning
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
Assistant Professor
August 2017– August 2019
College of Education and Professional Studies
Teacher Education Department
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI, USA
Instructor, Professional Collaborative Communities
September 2016 – May 2017
Intermediate-Senior course, Teacher Education Program
Faculty of Education
Brock University
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Practicum Supervisor
September 2015 – May 2017
Intermediate-Senior field experience, Teacher Education Program
Faculty of Education
Brock University
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Instructor, Educational Professionalism, Ethics, and the Law
September 2015 – May 2016
Primary-Junior course, Masters of Teaching Program
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Co-Instructor, Professionalism, Law, and Principles of Teaching in Ontario
September 2015 – May 2016
Intermediate-Senior course, Teacher Education Program
Faculty of Education
Brock University
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Experiential Learning Specialist
September 2013 – December 2014
Initial Teacher Education Program
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Instructor, Language and Cultural Engagement Studies
September 2014 – December 2014
Cross-divisional course, Initial Teacher Education
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Co-Instructor, Contemporary Social Issues in Education
September 2014 – December 2014
Junior-Intermediate course, Initial Teacher Education
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Co-Instructor, Miles Enrichment Programme
September 2013 – December 2014
Primary-Junior course, Initial Teacher Education
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Instructor, Final Project Seminar
July 2014
Graduate course, Masters of Education
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Instructor, Language and Cultural Engagement Studies
September 2013 – April 2014
Cross-divisional course, Initial Teacher Education
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Instructor, Educational Foundations Law and Ethics
January 2014 – April 2014
Consecutive course, Initial Teacher Education
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Co-Instructor, Fundamentals of Curriculum Theory and Development
January 2014 – April 2014
Graduate course, Masters of Education
Faculty of Education of the University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, CANADA
Teaching Education Program Assistant (Co-Instructor), School and Society
September 2012 – April 2013
Secondary Program York Region, Initial Teacher Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Instructor, Health and Physical Education
September 2011 – April 2013
Inner City Option, Initial Teacher Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Research Assistant, SSHRC Project for Dr. Elizabeth Campbell
April 2012 – April 2013
The Ethical Curriculum
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Teaching Education Program Assistant, School and Society
September 2010 – April 2011
Inner City Option, Initial Teacher Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Graduate Assistant for Dr. Tara Goldstein
September 2009 – April 2010
Assisted in developing Undergraduate Anti-Oppression Equity Course
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Graduate Assistant for Dr. John P. Portelli
September 2007 – April 2009
Assisted in Social Justice Literature Review
Pedagogies at Risk Conference and Transcription
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