Past workshops

“Boys and Girls Learn Differently”

November 2011 Canadian Network for Respiratory Care, Hull, Quebec
November 2011 Caledon Central Public School, Caledon
October 2011 St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, Brampton
May 2011 Maryvale Public School, Scarborough
May 2011 Earnscliffe Public School, Brampton
May 2011 Ellwood Public School, Bolton
April 2011 McHugh Public School, Brampton
January 2011 St. Julia Elementary School, Mississauga
January 2011 St. Mary Immaculate, Richmond Hill
January 2011 St. Norbert Elementary School, Toronto
November 2010 Tytler Public School, Guelph
October 2010 St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School, Oakville
October 2010 Mono-Amaranth Public School, Orangeville
October 2010 John McCrae Public School, Guelph
September 2010 St. Gerard Catholic Elementary School, Mississauga
September 2010 Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School, Brampton
May 2010 St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga
May 2010 Terry Fox Public School, Brampton
May 2010 McBride Public School, Mississauga
May 2010 St. Anne Elementary School, Brampton
April 2010 Ottawa Crescent Public School, Guelph
March 2010 Acton Parent Education Night, Acton
March 2010 Community and Parent Partners for Kids, Burlington
March 2010 Palgrave Public School, Palgrave
March 2010 E.D. Drury School For The Deaf, Milton
February 2010 Queen Elizabeth Senior Public School, Mississauga
February 2010 Pauline Vanier Public School, Brampton
January 2010 Ellwood Memorial Public School (Staff), Bolton
January 2010 Sunningdale Public School, Oakville
January 2010 Brittania Public School, Mississauga
November 2009 Certified Asthma and Respiratory Educators Conference, Whistler, B.C.
November 2009 Ellwood Memorial Public School, Bolton
November 2009 Erin District High School, Erin
October 2009 Milton Parent Education Network, Milton
September 2009 Upper Grand District School Board, Guelph
August 2009 Summer Institute, Dufferin-Peel CDSB, Mississauga
June 2009 Port Credit Secondary School Parent Network, Mississauga
May 2009 St. John The Baptist Elementary School, Bolton
May 2009 P.A. Day, Halton Catholic District School Board, Burlington
May 2009 St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School, Elora
May 2009 Catholic Principals’ of Ontario Conference, Toronto
April 2009 Dufferin Parent Support Network, Orangeville
April 2009 St. Philip Elementary School, Mississauga
April 2009 Forest Avenue Public School
March 2009 Wellesworth Junior Public School, Etobicoke
February 2009 Somerset Drive Public School, Brampton
December 2008 Holy Trinity High School OECTA P.D. Day, Oakville
November 2008 St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School Staff P.D. Day, Brampton
October 2008 Homestead Public School, Brampton
October 2008 Association for Bright Children – Peel Chapter, Mississauga
August 2008 Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School, Staff P.D. Day, Courtice
August 2008 NOEL (Northern Ontario Education Leaders) Literacy Conference, Thunder Bay
August 2008 Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Summer Institute, Mississauga
June 2008 Mississauga Parent-Child Resource Centre, Annual General Members Meeting
May 2008 Westervelts Public School, Brampton
May 2008 Diversity in Education Conference, Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents, Toronto
April 2008 Sts Mary and Martha Elementary School, Brampton
April 2008 George Vanier Elementary School, Brampton
April 2008 Monsignor Ronan Catholic Elementary School, Beeton
March 2008 Precept Insurance and Risk Management, Guelph
February 2008 St. Edmund Elementary School, Mississauga
January 2008 St. John of the Cross Elementary School, Mississauga
January 2008 St. Lucy Elementary School, Brampton
November 2007 Elora Public School, Elora
November 2007 St. Timothy’s Elementary School, Mississauga
November 2007 Parents of Wellington Catholic District School Board, Guelph
November 2007 Christ The Kind Secondary School, Georgetown
November 2007 St. Edmund Elementary School, Mississauga
October 2007 Charles Fraser Public School Child Care, Toronto
October 2007 Dufferin-Peel Elementary Teachers In-Service, OECTA Office, Mississauga
October 2007 Christ The King Secondary School, Georgetown
September 2007 St. Cornelius Elementary School, Caledon East
August 2007 Dufferin-Peel Summer Institute, Mississauga
June 2007 St. Edmund Elementary School, Brampton
May 2007 The Homeschool Network, Milton
May 2007 Christ the King Elementary School, Mississauga
May 2007 Peel District School Board Educational Resource Worker’s Association, Mississauga
May 2007 St. Raymond Elementary School, Mississauga
April 2007 Beacon Family of Schools, Robert F. Hall, Caledon East
April 2007 St. Cornelius Elementary School, Caledon East
April 2007 St. Jean Brebeuf Elementary School, Brampton
April 2007 Guelph Homeschoolers, Guelph
April 2007 York University Teacher Pre-Service, Mississauga
April 2007 Holy Cross Elementary School, Georgetown
April 2007 St. Brigid Elementary School, Georgetown
March 2007 Central Committee of Catholic School Councils, Mississauga
March 2007 Our Lady of Providence Elementary School, Brampton
February 2007 St. Leonard’s Elementary School, Brampton
February 2007 St. Luke Elementary School, Mississauga
February 2007 Canadian Martyrs Elementary School, Mississauga
February 2007 St. Francis Elementary School, Georgetown
January 2007 St. Francis Xavier Secondary School, Mississauga
January 2007 St. Peter’s Elementary School, Orangeville
December 2006 St. Stephen’s Elementary School, Brampton
November 2006 St. Jean Brebeuf Elementary School, Brampton
October 2006 When Faith Meets Pedagogy Conference, Toronto
October 2006 Mary Fix Catholic Elementary School, Mississauga
October 2006 Charles Garnier Elementary School, Mississauga
September 2006 Holy Family Elementary School, Bolton
September 2006 San Lorenzo Ruiz Elementary School, Mississauga
September 2006 Robert F. Hall Professional Development Day, Caledon East
September 2006 St. Faustina Elementary School, Mississauga
August 2006 St. Marguerite D’Youville Staff Development Day, Brampton
August 2006 Dufferin-Peel Summer Institute, Mississauga
July 2006 Bramalea Gospel Assembly, Brampton
July 2006 OECTA Religion Additional Qualification Course, Brampton
May 2006 Diversity in Education Conference, Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents, Glendon College, Toronto
May 2006 Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School, Caledon East
April 2006 Central Committee of Catholic School Councils, Mississauga
April 2006 St. Simon Stock Elementary School, Mississauga
January 2006 St. Mary Elementary School, Nobleton
November 2005 Palgrave Public School, Palgrave
November 2005 St. Monica Elementary School, Mississauga
October 2005 When Faith Meets Pedagogy Conference, Toronto
October 2005 St. Gertrude Elementary School, Mississauga
May 2005 Ontario Learning Disabilities Association (Durham Chapter)

“Raising Kids In A New Kind of World”

October 2011 Tomken Road Middle School, Mississauga
May 2011 West Acres Public School, Mississauga
May 2011 St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School, Mississauga
April 2011 Allan A. Martin Public School, Mississauga
April 2011 Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School, Brampton
March 2011 McKenzie-Smith Bennet Public School, Acton
February 2011 McBride Avenue Public School, Mississauga
January 2011 St. Anne Elementary School, Brampton
December 2010 Earnscliffe Senior Public School, Brampton
November 2010 St. Timothy’s Elementary School, Mississauga
October 2010 All Saints Catholic Elementary School, Etobicoke
June 2010 Venerable Michael J. McGivney Catholic School, Mississauga
May 2010 Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School, Mississauga
May 2010 Fallingbrook Middle School, Mississauga
May 2010 Halton Hills Parent Education Network, Georgetown
April 2010 Hogarth Public School, Mississauga
April 2010 Mary Fix Public School, Mississauga
April 12 2010 St. Thomas More Elementary School, Mississauga
March 2009 St. Brigid Catholic Elementary School, Toronto
November 2009 Loyola Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga
November 2009 Dufferin Parent Support Network, Orangeville
October 2009 St. Roch’s CSS “Boys’ Night Out, Brampton
October 2009 St. Roch’s CSS “Girls’ Night Out,” Brampton
September 2009 St. Philip Catholic Elementary School, Mississauga
May 2009 Mineola Public School, Mississauga
May 2009 Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education Conference, Toronto
May 2009 Glenhaven Senior Public School, Mississauga
May 2009 Queen Elizabeth Senior Public School, Mississauga
May 2009 St. Gerard Catholic Elementary School, Mississauga
April, 2009 St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School Elora
April, 2009 St. Alfred Catholic Elementary School, Mississauga
March 2009 Bramalea Secondary School, Brampton
February 2009 Board-Wide P.D. Day, Kenora Catholic District School Board, Kenora
February 2009 Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School, Mississauga
January 2009 David Leeder Middle School, Mississauga
November 2008 Sts Martha and Mary Elementary School, Mississauga
October 2008 Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School, Guelph
May 2008 Tecumseth Beeton Public Elementary School, Beeton
May 2008 St. John of the Cross Elementary School, Mississauga
May 2008 St. Christopher Elementary School, Brampton
May 2008 Palgrave Public School, Palgrave
May 2008 St. Ignatius Loyola Secondary School, Mississauga
April 2008 George Vanier Elementary School, Brampton
April 2008 St. Stephens Elementary School, Brampton
April 2008 Forest Avenue Public School, Mississauga
March 2008 Central Committee of Catholic School Councils, Mississauga
February 2008 St. Lucy Elementary School, Brampton
February 2008 Men’s Family Life Conference, Mississauga
February 2008 St. John Bosco Elementary School, Brampton
January 2008 St. Edmund Elementary School, Mississauga
November 2007 Fr. Michael Goetz Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga
November 2007 Guelph Homeschoolers, Guelph
October 2007 St. Cornelius Catholic Elementary School, Caledon East
September 2007 Holy Family Elementary School, Bolton
May 2007 St. Cornelius Catholic Elementary School, Caledon East
April 2007 Palgrave Public School, Palgrave
March 2007 Central Committee of Catholic School Councils, Mississauga

“Raising Emotionally Healthy Children”

October 2011 Fallingbrook Middle School, Missauga
October 2011 James McQueen Public School, Fergus
March 2011 St. Anne Elementary School, Brampton
March 2011 Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School
February 2011 St. Anthony of Padua Elementary School, Toronto
November 2010 Fallingbrook Middle School, Mississauga
November 2010 Ellwood Public School, Bolton
October 2010 Community and Parent Partners for Kids, Burlington
June 2010 Port Credit Secondary School, Mississauga
March 2010 Acton Parent Education Night, Acton
February 2010 McBride Public School, Mississauga
November 2009 Guelph Homeschool Group, Guelph
October 2009 J.D. Hogarth Public School, Fergus
October 2009 St. Thomas Aquinas CSS “Boys’ Night Out,” Brampton
September 2009 St. Thomas Aquinas CSS “Girls’ Night Out,” Brampton
April 2009 Westervelts Corners Public School, Brampton
February 2009 Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary School, Brampton
November 2008 St. Cornelius Catholic Elementary School, Caledon East
November 2008 Palgrave Public Elementary School, Palgrave
October 2008 The Homeschooling Network, Milton

“Effective Discipline”

November 2011 McBride Public School, Mississauga
April 2011 St. Thomas More Elementary School, Mississauga
February 2011 Vista Heights Public School, Mississauga
July, 2009 Dufferin Area Family Health Team, Orangeville
March 2009 Palgrave Public School, Palgrave

“Teaching for Character”

October 2009 When Faith Meets Pedagogy Conference, Toronto
February 2009 Keynote Address, Board-Wide P.D. Day, Kenora Catholic District School Board, Kenora
February 2009 Staff P.D. Workshop, Bramalea Secondary School, Brampton
October 2008 NOEL (Northern Ontario Educational Leaders) Conference, Thunder Bay
September 2007 Regional Catholic Trustee Conference for Thunder Bay Diocese. Hosted by Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, Thunder Bay
September 2007 Keynote Address, Board-Wide P.D. Day, Wellington Catholic District School Board, Guelph
August 2007 Pedagogy for Active Citizenship Conference (OECTA), Toronto
March 2007 Teachers As Leaders Conference (OECTA), Toronto

“Raising Kids With Character”

November 2011 Palgrave Public School, Palgrave
November 2011 Ellwood Memorial Public School, Bolton
September 2011 Montgomery Village Public School, Orangeville
February 2011 Hillcrest Middle School, Mississauga
April 2010 Allan Drive Senior Public School, Bolton
April 2009 Parents’ Night Out, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Brampton

“Bullying: Why It Happens. What Parents, Teachers and Kids Can Do About It”

March 2011 Hogarth Public School, Fergus
September 2010 Queen Elizabeth Senior Public School, Mississauga
May 2009 Homestead Public School, Brampton
April 2009 NOEL Front Line Conference, Thunder Bay
December 2008 Oakville Trafalgar Secondary School, Oakville
August 2008 Wyndham House, Guelph
April 2008 St. Edmund Elementary School, Mississauga
March 2007 Dufferin-Peel Educational Resource Workers Association, Brampton
January 2007 St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga
November 2006 St. Peter’s Elementary School, Orangeville
March 2006 St. Joseph’s Elementary School, Cambridge
June 2005 Seneca College Summer Camp, Staff Training Days
March 2005 Bishop Francis Allen Elementary School, Brampton
April 2004 St. Edith Stein Elementary School, Brampton
October 2003 Lester B. Pearson, Brampton
October 2003 St. Ursula Elementary School, Brampton
September 2003 Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School, Mississauga
April 2003 St. Patrick’s Elementary School, Brampton
February 2003 Central Committee of Catholic School Councils, Mississauga
November 2002 Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School, Caledon East

“Bullying: From the Classroom to the Staffroom – A Workshop for Teachers and Administrators”

January 2009 P.D. Day for Teachers, St. Joan of Arc Secondary School, Mississauga
November 2008 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Brampton
October 2008 NOEL (Northern Ontario Educational Leaders) Conference, Thunder Bay
June 2008 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Brampton
April 2008 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Brampton
November 2007 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Brampton
August 2007 Dufferin-Peel Summer Institute, Mississauga
April 2007 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Mississauga
February 2007 Waterloo OECTA Professional Development Day, Waterloo
January 2007 Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School, Staff Professional Development Day, Caledon East
December 2006 Guelph OECTA Elementary Unit Professional Development Day, Guelph
December 2006 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Mississauga
July 2006 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Mississauga
April 2006 Principal’s Qualification Program, Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario, Mississauga
February 2006 Waterloo OECTA Unit Professional Development Day, Cambridge

“Understanding A.D.D.”

November 2011 Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Teacher In-Service, Mississauga
April 2008 Sts Mary and Martha Elementary School, Brampton
April 2008 George Vanier Elementary School, Brampton
December 2007 Educational Resource Facilitators Association, Peel District School Board, Mississauga

“Improving Boys’ Literacy”

August 2008 NOEL (Northern Ontario Education Leaders) Literacy Conference, Thunder Bay
November 2006 St. Peter’s Elementary School, Orangeville
October 2006 St. Andrew’s Elementary School, Orangeville
May 2006 Diversity in Education Conference, Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents, Glendon College, Toronto

“The Special Needs of Boys”

October 2011 When Faith Meets Pedagogy Conference, Toronto
May 2011 St. Paul’s Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga
February 2009 “Boys Night Out” St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Brampton
April 2007 Our Lady of Providence Elementary School, Brampton
November 2005 Peel District School Board CYW Professional Development Committee, Mississauga
June 2005 Donna LaRush Parents Group, Agincourt
April 2005 Ideas and Inspiration Conference, Ontario School Advocate, Mississauga
October 2004 Home Based Learning Network Conference, Ottawa
December 2003 The Homeschool Network, Oakville
October 2003 Ontario Middle Level Education Association Conference, Mississauga
September 2002 Diversity in Education VI Conference, Oakville
April 2002 Home Based Learning Network Conference, Ottawa
September 2001 Diversity in Education V Conference, Oakville

“The Special Needs of Girls”

February 2009 “Girls Night Out” St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, Brampton
March 2007 Our Lady of Providence Elementary School, Brampton
November 2006 Peel Public School Board Teaching Assistants, Mississauga
April 2004 The Homeschool Network, Oakville

“Homeschooling With Confidence”

November 2011 Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers, Stouffville
December 2010 The Homeschooling Network, Devereaux House, Georgetown
August 2010 Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers Conference, Stouffville
October 2004 Keynote Address – Home Based Learning Network Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa
September 2001 Keynote Address – Diversity in Education V Conference, Oakville

“Homeschooling From A Teacher’s Point of View”

September 2001 Diversity in Education V Conference, Oakville
September 2000 Diversity in Education IV Conference, Oakville

“English For The Homeschooled Teen”

September 2000 Diversity in Education IV Conference, Oakville
April 2000 Home Based Learning Network Conference, Ottawa
September 1999 Diversity in Education III Conference, Toronto

“How To Survive (and Thrive) in Teaching”

August 2006 OECTA Summer Program, Mississauga

“Replacing the Hard Drive: New Ways of Being A Teacher” (15 hour course)

August 2004 OECTA Summer Program, Markham
July 2003 OECTA Summer Program, Stratford
August 2003 OECTA Summer Program, Ottawa
August 2003 OECTA Summer Program, Timmins

“The Necessary Myth of the Movie Teacher”

January 2004 Guest lecture, “Religion and Film” course, University of Toronto

“Summer School @ The Beach”

July 2003 4-night public lecture series on alternative theories of education, Toronto

“Re-Thinking School: Radical Theories of Education”

October 2000 – March, 2001 5-part lecture series on alternative theories of education
School of Continuing Education, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto

“Looking Forward by Going Back: Grade 9 English On A Grade 8 Model”

1995 Dufferin-Peel Secondary Unit (OECTA) Professional Development DayNovember 2011 Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers

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