ANAMIKA B.
Anamika’s love for STEM learning began as a young girl, where she turned her family bathroom into her laboratory and would do “experiments” in the sink with soaps and shampoo galore. Currently, Anamika is a Master of Science Candidate with the Biology department at York University. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honors Bachelor of Science, double-majoring in Human Biology and Psychology. She is qualified to teach all levels for science, and Grades 1 through 10for math.
Anamika has previously worked with children ages 5+ in her role as a summer camp counselor, peer mentor, and has valuable skills obtained through her various volunteer positions, and research positions. Her interest in teaching has been further enriched through her role as a teaching assistant for introductory and advanced university-level biology courses.
Her desire to engage students from different educational and neurodiverse backgrounds follows her into the classroom. Anamika believes in tailoring the learning experience of her students to their interests and utilizing various methods to convey information to help her students develop learning strategies and resilience in the classroom. Anamika is always looking to be a better teacher, collecting certifications and attending workshops to engage students in an online classroom, develop learning skills, course design, etc.
Originally from Boston, Anamika has made Toronto her home for the past 6 years. In her free time, she loves to bake, watch movies, do yoga and hang out with her dog Gervais!
CHARLES Z.
Charles Ziegler is a graduate student at OISE in Language and Literacies Education. After graduating from the University of Guelph with a degree in English literature, Charles taught middle school ESL classes in Gwanggyo, South Korea specializing in TOEFL preparatory reading and writing. Charles enjoys reading, writing literature reviews, and playing jazz piano.
LYDIA S.
Lydia is always searching for opportunities to integrate her love of writing with her ongoing visual arts practice. She believes that a holistic approach to academic disciplines is the most effective strategy toward fostering a lifelong love of learning in her students.
Lydia graduated summa cum laude from McMaster University’s Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts program with a minor in English. At the conclusion of her undergraduate degree, she was granted the Ignition Award for Distinction in her program. She went on to graduate from Western University’s Master of Fine Arts program, in which she was awarded the Dean’s Entrance Scholarship, Chair’s Entrance Scholarship, as well as three Graduate Research Scholarships throughout the program’s duration. She is currently a teacher candidate at Brock University with teachables in English and Visual Art.
Lydia has experience with lesson planning, differentiated instruction, and designing assessments in both senior/intermediate English and Visual Art. She is also familiar with the corresponding curricula at the junior level. Lydia’s priorities include: fostering writing strategies for legibility and conciseness, employing invisible and ongoing assessments for- and as- learning, rubric deconstruction, information chunking, and executive function reinforcement (organizational strategies, focusing techniques, task-shifting strategies, self-monitoring, etc.)
When she is not teaching or tutoring, she spends her time reading, making art, and volunteering for arts organizations in Hamilton and London, Ontario.
AYESHA M.
Ayesha is an enthusiastic second year Systems Design Engineering and Physics student at the University of Waterloo with 5+ years of experience in teaching math and physics to students from Grades 1-12 with various learning abilities. As a tutor, Ayesha believes that any student can achieve academic success when provided with the proper materials and support that is catered towards their learning style.
JILL B.
Jill Ann has a Bachelor of Applied Science honours degree from the University of Guelph, as well as Advanced ECE and a TESL certificate. She has taught students for many years. She teaches students from Kindergarten through high school, as well as adult students. She primarily teaches English and math, but also helps with other subjects. Her passion is to help students learn and succeed.
RYAN R.
Ryan is an OCT Certified Teacher who graduated with an Honours Bachelor in Physical Education and a Bachelor of Education from Brock University. He has taken his Biology, Special Education, and Junior division qualification courses. He is a passionate HCDSB High School Teacher with a specialist in Biology and is currently teaching Science at Corpus Christi High School. Ryan has previously been a Special Education Resource Teacher where he helped his students build skills that helped them to be successful in High School. He has tutored students from grades 4-12 in math, language, and science. Ryan believes that learning can be fun when students can see the value behind what they’re doing.
JULIA T.
Julia is currently a primary/junior teacher candidate with York University’s Faculty of Education, studying at the Catholic Education Centre in Toronto. She is in her last year of the teaching consecutive program. She graduated from Glendon College – York University in the year 2018, with a bilingual specialized Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama Studies. Being immersed in the environment of education at a young age, her decision to go into the profession was heavily influenced by her mother who is a retired French teacher from the catholic board. Julia has obtained a wide array of experience, working with children from ages 3 to post-secondary. She has had the opportunity to teach overseas and seeks new opportunities to expand her learning and love of teaching. Through these opportunities, she has developed her own set of skills and more of an appreciation towards the profession. Julia is qualified to tutor students who are from grades K-6. In her own time, she loves to travel, play soccer, participate in the arts, and spend time with family and friends.
ALAN L.
Alan is a retired elementary teacher with 26 years of classroom teaching experience. Alan attained his BA with a Fine Art Major in 1987 from the University of Guelph and in 1990 received his B Ed from the University of Toronto. He is a father of three grown children and lives with his wife of 33 years in Mississauga. He is able to teach all subjects in the Ontario curriculum and has a wide range of knowledge and instructional strategies that he has developed over the years. He is able to utilize on line platforms for distance learning. His hobbies include golf, crossword puzzles, playing the piano and cooking.
NICOLE T.
SARA S.
After graduating from the University of Guelph with two honours English thesis’ completed, Sara went on to earn a specialist diploma in Children’s Media. During this first career she did everything from the corporate to the production side of some incredible- and educational- television shows. However, after completing some spectacular projects, Sara realized that she was never as passionate about television as she was about education. Sara missed academics and wanted to do the teaching herself. Sara is completing a Masters of Teaching at OISE, and is very excited for teaching to be apart of her life full time.
While she has a background in Kindergarten and Ballet teaching, she is also very passionate about other subjects and believes it is very important for all students to feel confident in their reading, writing and meaning-making. Sara also feels that understanding history is a large part of making meaning out of what we see and hear about every day.
In her spare time you can find Sara planning adventures, leading Girl Guide Unites and digging through local bookstores. Her passion for stories, travel and wellness are rooted in her own teaching practice, and she hopes to bring this knowledge and experience to help tutoring pupils as well.