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Spotlight — Yaseen Ali
You’re currently working for the University of Toronto – tell us about your role as a Learning Strategist at the Centre for Learning Strategy Support (CLSS) and the workshops you have developed:
In my role, I support degree-seeking students in their academic performance and learning development through one-on-one-appointments. When I connect with these students,…
Spotlight — Rabia Khokhar
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) presented you with the 2021 Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award. Talk to us about this special moment in your life.
This was such an incredible and humbling moment in my life! I have always been incredibly passionate about equitable education and to receive this award…
Spotlight — Shahriar Mirshahidi
Congratulations! You received the OCAD University Employee Equity Award. Talk to us a bit about that award and what it means to you.
I am deeply honored to receive the 2023 Employee Equity Award for my work as an English Language Learning Specialist at OCAD University’s English for Art & Design Program and the Writing…
Spotlight — Lorenzo Sclocco
You are an advocate for professional development–how do you maintain professional development with a busy schedule and how would you encourage others to get involved and develop their skills?
Teachers are life-long learners, so I always try to develop and hone my skills. Most of the opportunities I hear about come from LinkedIn: It’s thanks…
Spotlight — Raj Bhandari
You presented at the 2022 TESL Ontario Conference (Integrating web-based formative assessment in test preparation courses). What is web-based formative assessment and why and how did it grab your attention originally?
I believe that assessing learners’ language abilities is an essential part of language learning and teaching. In order to ensure success in language…
Spotlight — Danielle Freitas
Tell us a little about yourself. Who is Danielle?
I would say that I am a proud non-native speaker, Latina, immigrant woman who truly believes in the power of equity, diversity, and inclusion and works to support and enable whoever I can through the power of education to reach their full potential, regardless of who…
