We find ourselves in another DTA Presidential election. These usually run uncontested, but in anticipation of multiple candidates during these fraught times, I'm pulling out all the stops and adding a page to my website to get the word out. QR codes are all the rage these days.
It's like the teaching philosophy we all wrote when we hoped to get full-time teaching jobs someday, only catered specifically for the job of being the DTA president. The most important job.
Click the image to the left or the title above to see what members of our bargaining unit have to say about me. Teachers, nurses, social workers, guidance counsellors. All our voices matter, and we're all included.
...these questions might be asked frequently, but they're not frequently asked of me. Instead, I want to open a forum for members to ask questions, and I'll answer them, in real time, AND I'll happily publish both the questions and my answers, because I believe in representing our union transparently.
I haven't updated my resume for two decades, but what can I say, you're worth it! Before I could hope for your vote, You deserve to know the trajectory of my teaching career. Feel free to skim.
I was so proud to learn from, help support, and occasionally protect our DTA union members in my previous role as Dean of Students. I sent out a survey at the time to try to improve my practice. Click above for the results.
I am a deep, avid, and interdisciplinary reader. I've found that learning from fields outside education are hugely informative to my practice in the field of education, and in past, and hopefully future work with our union. Click the image to see some of the books I've read and how they will apply to our work together.
This is certainly less important than all the professional information, but I know some of our members like family, and some I haven't met! Click the link above and get to know who I am as a person.