The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, 27th Governor General, Commander-in-Chief of Canada |
Natasha Henry-Dixon
The Anti-Racist Teachers' Network (ATN) is a Local 38 sub-committee formed by Keshini S. to help support teachers in promoting anti-racist spaces in their classrooms and schools, and supporting racialized students and staff. The ATN does this for Local 38 members through PD, resources, newsletters, bookclubs, workshops, and more! |
The ATN planning committee Babley S., Sana W., Janakee R., Keshini S., Sonder E., and Natasha R.
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Brooke Campbell is the program coordinator for youth and education at Canada’s History Society, a national charitable organization that seeks to inspire and encourage all Canadians to engage more deeply with their country’s past. She supports the organization’s education and recognition programs, including the Governor General’s History Awards and Heritage Fairs. She also coordinates educational content, resources, and lesson plans for the Canada’s History Society website.
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Joseph Hopfner (Elections Canada) - Joseph Hopfner is a senior outreach officer with Elections Canada. He has over a decade of experience in delivering education programs, including at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. He brings to the role his background in political science from the University of Saint-Boniface and his enthusiasm for all things elections and democracy.
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Nat Paul (Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust) is the Director of Education for the CCLA. He holds a Master of Arts in Sociology of Education and a B.Ed in Inner City Education from the University of Toronto. Nat has spent over a decade supporting teachers and community groups by developing and delivering resources, programs and professional development related to law and social justice.
Kathy M. Robinson is Professor of Music Education at the University of Alberta where she teaches courses in elementary musics, world musics and culturally responsive pedagogy and has directed Umculo! Kimberley, a professional development program for inservice teachers featuring immersion in Kimberley and Galeshewe, South Africa. She has studied Ghanaian drumming and dance in Legon, Ghana, children’s songs and choral music in South Africa, Chinese traditional music at Liaocheng University in Shandong province, China and holds Orff Schulwerk certification from the University of St. Thomas, MN. Dr. Robinson has led more than 100 presentations focusing on world musics and Canada’s Black Music History for elementary classroom and music teachers and choral directors throughout the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia, China, the Republic of South Africa and Australia.
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Warren Woytuck (Director, The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2)): With more than 25 years of experience as K-12 educator and elementary and junior high school principal, Warren’s diverse professional background also includes leadership experience in government and not-for-profit organizations. In addition to co-leading the development of the 2005 provincial high school social studies curriculum, he has led the development of numerous TC² teaching and learning resources. He is the recipient of the Alberta Teachers’ Association Social Studies Council Award of Excellence and the Royal Roads University Leadership Award. When not crafting artisanal questions, Warren can be found on the nearest mountain biking trails or searching for a great latte.
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