List of 16 members.

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  Ms. Amy Allison 

  Associate Director of Middle School, English Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Middle-grade education and early adolescent development (wholistic approach)
  • Sustainability for Education
  • Teachers as Researchers and Teacher Identity
  • Narratives for education AND Narratives as education
  • Social Justice Education
  • Exploring the Intersections of Subject Areas
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  Mme Michèle Bouffard 

  Social Studies, Culture and citizenship & French Teacher, International Travel Coordinator

  Areas of Interest

  • Content and language integrated instruction
  • Thinking routines
  • Language identity in the classroom
  • Essential knowledge acquisition for next level thinking
  • Cultural literacy
  • Etymology as a reading strategy for language acquisition
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  Ms. Annie Brown 

  Associate Director of Student Life, Department Head, English Teacher, Leadership Coordinator

  Areas of Interest

  • Developing critical thinking, reading, and writing skills 
  • Reading for meaning
  • Fostering independence & taking initiative in learning
  • Making “classic” literature accessible
  • Using literature to navigate the world we live in
  • Cultivating student leadership
  • Inclusive education
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  Ms. Rachael Diamant 

  Learning Specialist

  Areas of Interest

  • Student motivation
  • Inclusive education
  • Response to intervention
  • Developing literacy in secondary education
  • Executive functioning and self-help skills
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  Ms. Laura Douglas 

  PE and Visual Art Teacher, Athletics Coordinator, Yearbook Advisor

  Areas of Interest

  • Arts Education
  • Building technical skills (in art) while encouraging/developing creativity
  • Investigation-based art (i.e. art making based on guiding questions)
  • Process-based learning, learning through experimentation & exploration Critical thinking, critical reading & writing 
  • Vocabulary building
  • Reading for meaning
  • Media literacy
  • Making “classic” literature & “difficult” texts accessible
  • Shakespeare
  • Poetry Developing independence, initiative, and responsibility in students
  • Outdoor education / Nature appreciation
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  Ms. Libby Fainsilber 

  English & Social Studies Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Teaching for social justice
  • Media Literacy
  • Citizenship Education/Civics
  • Community involvement/integration
  • Food security
  • International and local orientation
  • Critical thinking & critical reading
  • Reading for meaning
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  Mme Patrizia Fanzone 

  Department Head, French & Spanish Teacher, World School Coordinator

  Areas of Interest

  • Environmental education
  • Citizenship education
  • Creativity and student engagement
  • Urban gardening
  • Teacher’s wellness and motivation
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  Mr. Blake Fuoco 

  Math Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Relating math to real life (creating assignments/situational problems)
  • Develop coaching skills in sports played at Trafalgar and developing skills in Physical Education curriculum.
  • Exposed to higher level math and learn different ways of teaching it.
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  Mme Isabelle Gaulin 

  French Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Experiential learning
  • Student motivation
  • Reading comprehension in second language acquisition
  • Peer cooperative learning
  • Integration of learners with no French in a regular classroom (modèle des classes d’accueil)
  • Finding balance between digital and paper in language learning
  • Oral skills: gaining confidence in speaking in a second language, taking risks
• 

  Ms. Lena Kwiatek 

  Director of High School, Science Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Does homework improve student understanding?
  • The relationship between self-motivation and years away from retirement.
  • Is there a correlation between a student’s achievement and their relationship with their teacher?
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  Mme Mélanie Leblanc 

  French Teacher, EdTech Coach

  Areas of Interest

  • Playful learning and gamification - Ludicisation et ludification
  • Flexible learning spaces - Aménagement flexible de la classe
  • SEL - social emotional learning - 
  • Bilingual education  and pedagogy of immersion - Éducation bilingue et pédagogie immersive
  • Accueil et intégration (mise à niveau en français langue seconde)
  • UDL in the second language classroom - Approche universelle de l’enseignement dans le contexte de la classe de langue seconde
  • Digital citizenship and critical thinking - Citoyenneté numérique
  • Best practices in immersion - Pédagogie de l’immersion
  • Communicative and action-based approaches to language teaching- Approche communicative et actionnelle en enseignement des langues
  • Peer coaching and Teacher professional development - Coaching et Développement profesionnel
  • Integration of AI in teacher practice and in the classroom - Intégration de l’IA dans la pratique enseignante et en classe.
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  Ms. Christianne Loupelle 

  Department Head, Science Teacher, STEAM Program Leader

  Areas of Interest

  • Student-directed inquiry-based learning
  • Project-based learning
  • Teachers as researchers
  • Critical making 
  • Playful learning
  • Women / Girls in STEM / STEAM
  • Impacts of interdisciplinary learning
  • Teachers as researcher and teacher-researchers
  • Reflective practices for students and educators
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  Ms. Rachel McCabe 

  Department Head, Social Science Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Teaching for social justice
  • Harkness (Dialogue) Method 
  • Student identity, agency and motivation
  • Student questioning and inquiry
  • Thinking routines
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  Ms. Kirsten Offer 

  Music Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Arts education
  • Differential learning strategies for musical literacy
  • Rehearsal techniques
  • Instrumental and vocal techniques
  • Promoting cultural awareness and creativity through the arts
  • Introducing musical improvisation to foster confidence and musicianship.
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  Ms. Bailey Roy 

  Science, Math, and PE Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Decolonizing science education
  • Relationship between girls in sports and their self esteem
  • Land/place-based learning
  • Sustainability education
  • Relationship between gender identity and self-perceived “belonging” in STEAM
  • Community building through athletics
  • Relationship between identity and participation in athletics among adolescents
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  Ms. Maria Violini 

  Department Head, Drama & Visual Arts Teacher

  Areas of Interest

  • Arts Education
  • Creative learning - brainstorming and making creative ideas become realities
  • Inclusive Learning within the dramatic arts
  • Promoting self confidence through play
  • Collaboration and building ensembles in the arts