KEVIN M.
Kevin is a Research Chemist turned Teacher-Candidate (Pursuing his B.Ed). He spent three years in his undergraduate studies mentoring students and the last two years (2021-2022) tutoring Grades 7-11 in Math and Science in an underserved community. His Teachables are Biology, General Science, and Intermediate Mathematics.
BEN B.
Ben is currently finishing his last year of a degree in computer engineering at Queen’s University. He is well versed in mathematics, computer programing, and the sciences. Having studied and worked with high-level calculus, he is well positioned to teach at the high-school level.
Projects include the implementation of machine-learning algorithms in data analytics, video-game development, and web design. Ben has advanced computer-programming skills and excellent working knowledge of mathematical algorithms. A few of the languages he is proficient in are (but not limited to): Java, Python, C, C++, SQL, and HTML/CSS.
Regular teamwork has shown Ben a myriad of different learning approaches. He has seen that each person learns differently, and that material must be delivered in a way that is intuitive for every individual.
With experience as a badminton assistant coach and camp counselor, Ben is skilled at instructing children of all ages. He recognizes that engaging students’ interest is essential to their absorption of the subject matter, whether sports or science. Ben’s goal for each student is that they take pride in their ability to learn and the resulting confidence.
ANNA I.
SUSAN G.
Susan is, Hispanic, was born and raised in El Salvador, and moved to Canada at age six. She speaks and writes Spanish fluently. She is a passionate teacher who loves working with students. She graduated from Humber College and achieved a diploma as an Early Childhood Educator with honors. Susan then continued her studies at Guelph-Humber, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in the Science of Early Childhood Education and graduated with honors once again. She continued her studies even further and is a recent graduate from Niagara University, where she achieved a master’s degree in Education with a 4.0-grade point average. Susan is also trained in Direct Instruction and has experience working with kids at Vincent Massey where she works with kids on one on one. Susan’s goal is to help students learn and understand the curriculum to become successful individuals in the near future.
CHRISTINA C.
Christina has graduated from George Brown College as a certified Early Childhood Educator. She then went to complete her Bachelor’s degree in sociology at York University. Christina has worked as an Early Childhood Educator with the Toronto Catholic school board. While working as an Early Childhood educator she then pursued her Bachelor of Education degree at Niagara university and is now a Certified teacher in Ontario. She primarily works in the primary/junior division. Christina has the following additional teaching qualifications in Kindergarten (Part 1, 2 and 3) She also has a variety of experience teaching students (in person and online). Christina’s hobbies and interests include spending time with family and friends (especially with her 3 nephews!) baking and spending time outdoors.
MEGAN M.
Megan has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Science, Philosophy, and Education. Her teachable is intermediate mathematics. Megan has experience in public, private, and Catholic school boards. Megan believes the student-teacher relationship is important during the learning process and strives to incorporate the best learning method for the student.
DUSICA T.
Dusica is an Ontario Teacher certified at Primary, Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels. She graduated with a Bachelor in Education from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to this she attended Wilfrid Laurier University where she obtained a diploma in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Geography.
Dusica has had a dream of being a teacher since she was 3 years old. She has been working with children for over 10 years now and enjoys her profession more and more each day. She believes that every student can learn if they have the right amount of support they need. Dusica’s goal is to make students fall in love with learning the way she did. Her outgoing personality helps with establishing strong connections and trust between her and her students
In her free time Dusica enjoys hanging out with friends, hiking, traveling, taking photographs, cooking, baking and the occasional movie night. Dusica loves learning new languages. She fluently speaks English, Macedonian and Serbian. She is also working on learning some Spanish, French and Italian.
RAEANNE M.
Raeanne is a passionate, caring and supportive teacher with a Bachelor of Education degree from Niagara University and a degree in Children Studies from York University. Through her courses, volunteer and teaching experiences, Raeanne has had the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the diverse learning strengths, styles, needs and cultures of children. From this experience, Raeanne has learned about the importance of creating learning opportunities that are adapted to all learners and using tailored learning approaches to help every child reach their full potential. Raeanne has experience planning and teaching units, lessons and activities to help all students develop strong literacy, numeracy and learning skills. Raeanne has spent time working collaboratively with associate teachers and early childhood educators to create safe and welcoming classroom environments with a focus on positive student behaviour, health and well-being. Raeanne also has experience working one-on-one with students and using a wide range of resources, materials and tools to meet the different individual learning needs of all students. Raeanne understands that every child learns differently and is dedicated to helping all students learn, grow and succeed.
RENEE D.
Renee is an Ontario Certified Teacher at the primary and junior level. She graduated with Honours from Guelph-Humber with her degree and diploma in Early Childhood Studies. She has several years of experience working with children through volunteering at a number of schools, working at a Montessori daycare, and previous tutoring opportunities. Currently Renee is an occasional teacher with the Toronto Catholic District School Board, where she teaches classes from Kindergarten to grade 8.
Her passion and enthusiasm for teaching, positively impacts her students and makes her lessons engaging and fun that involves the interests of the children. She wants to provide students with tools and the ability to become strong and determined individuals knowing that they can achieve whatever their dreams may be. She is very patient, enthusiastic, motivational, and positive.
Renee is a life-long leaner and is always looking for new courses to take to increase her qualifications. She is currently taking a course qualifying her to teach intermediate grades.
Outside of teaching Renee loves cooking and trying new foods, traveling, spending time with her family and friends, and staying active.
BRANDON S.
Brandon received his Master’s Degree in Computational Physics at the University of Toronto in September of 2021 at the age of 22 and is currently interested in teaching and software development as future career paths.
As a Physics TA at the University of Toronto for over 3 years he has a strong understanding of the necessary skills high school students must develop in order to succeed in any of the STEM-based university programs. Not only was he a TA for Physics but he was also a part of the Physics club and Physics study groups. You could say he pretty much loves Physics.
His teaching experience began in 2016 as a swim and CPR instructor for the City of Toronto. He has since shifted away from aquatics and toward academics using the same style of teaching to suit both verbal and visual based learners. He hopes to curve the reputation of Physics and Math dependent topics as to not include ‘Difficult’, ‘Impossible’ or even ‘Nightmare’ as descriptors by making learning interesting and fun.
In addition to his interest in Physics he also has a passion for music (especially stringed instruments). He played lead electric guitar as part of his high school Motown band for 2 years and was an executive coordinator for the UTM Guitar Club.