2019 Recipients — Teaching Excellence in STEM

Certificate of Excellence

Alberta


Tamarra Price Chambrinho

Tamarra Price Chambrinho

The "heart and soul" of her school's technology program, this long-time teacher brings technology opportunities to her remote community, while instilling leadership and mentoring skills, and fostering collaborative learning and digital literacy.

New Brunswick

Benjamin Kelly

Every student at this teacher's small rural school enrols in his STEM program, surveying with drones, building the first iOS apps in Atlantic Canada and connecting with the world through Skype, all while developing empathy and a sense of belonging.

Certificate of Achievement

Alberta

Andrea Catherine Bailey

Andrea Catherine Bailey

Science students take on projects such as designing, building and working with experts to refine exhibits for local science museum; students of all abilities benefit from this teacher's individualized approach to math and problem solving.

British Columbia

Kara Dawson

District leader brings cutting-edge technology to elementary schools in her area, introducing tools to support students who struggle in the traditional classroom and supporting educators so they can integrate STEM into their teaching.

Kelvin Dueck

Kelvin Dueck

If it takes jumping out of a plane to engage his students in science and math, this teacher will do it; on the ground, he makes physics fun and relevant: they rip a phone book in half, pilot a toy hovercraft and try out a bed of nails.

Manitoba

Arda Thomson

Arda Thomson

Bringing up the next generation of scientists and engineers, this educator introduces the scientific method and design process, focusing class work around tinkering and building; very young girls build structures and learn to use tools.

New Brunswick

Andrew Harris

Andrew Harris

Believing that creativity and collaboration are just as important as literacy and numeracy, this young educator blends Maker Ed with art, math, reading and writing; children learn to code, build robots and work with circuits—skills they'd typically learn only in later grades.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nancy Alexandra Ryan

Nancy Alexandra Ryan

This environmental steward engages children with stories of her hobby farm, woodland, animals, and new technologies; children look after an extensive school garden, and learn about the local flora, fauna and geology on after-school hikes.

Ontario

Scott D. Currie

Scott D. Currie

Dedicated to pushing the boundaries of design, this teacher has students design and create products with a purpose and impact—including a new kitchen for the local food bank.

Aleda Klassen

Aleda Klassen

In a classroom that looks like a collaborative space at a tech start-up, this dedicated teacher harnesses technology to foster student success and facilitate assessment; hands-on approaches, and chocolate, engage reluctant math students.

Jacqueline Ross

Jacqueline Ross

This former research assistant grounds her teaching in her passion for research; via hands-on projects students test their digital literacy skills, figure out how to survive outdoors with no food, and collaborate to build models of an outdoor classroom.

Victor Samou Wong

Victor Samou Wong

Committed educator turned school into technology powerhouse, giving students from across the board the chance to use high-tech gear; he combines technology and art so they can express themselves and explore their cultural identity.

Quebec

Stéphane-Arbour

Stéphane Arbour

Managing a small television studio to broadcast school events; learning to repair electronic equipment to counter planned obsolescence; fund-raising to finance a competition: these are all projects this teacher has involved his students in to teach them to take on a challenge, see further ahead and make the most of their individual strengths.

Francys-Gauthier

Francys Gauthier

Moved by a contagious passion for STEM subjects, this teacher uses projects to push the boundaries of theoretical concepts by building on student-centred experimentation and learning. He also gathers mentors around him who contribute to the authenticity of the teaching projects he proposes.

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Steve Julien

A born educator, motivator and mentor, this teacher is passionate in his belief that caring, discipline and intellectual curiosity go hand in hand with experimentation and humour to create an engaging, stimulating learning space that encourages and supports his students' development and their ongoing desire to excel.

Christianne Loupelle

Christianne Loupelle

With her DIY approach to teaching STEM, this hands-on educator gets girls learning by doing; they are designing a playground, and put on an exhibition of paper dresses they designed and created to honour missing and murdered Indigenous girls and women.

Saskatchewan

Heather Faris

Heather Faris

Using personal stories, engaging demonstrations and even her pet snake to make learning meaningful, this teacher involves her students in real-life research and shares her strategies with other teachers so they can do the same.

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