{"id":91,"date":"2019-02-27T20:57:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T20:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissathompson.ca\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2021-10-06T16:44:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:44:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissathompson.ca\/?page_id=91","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallyconnectedlearning.net\/melissat\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_1630-2cocj84-e1551301001109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-95 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globallyconnectedlearning.net\/melissat\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_1630-2cocj84-e1551301001109.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a>I was not the child who grew up dreaming of becoming a teacher. Every dream I had included helping someone or something, but becoming a teacher didn&#8217;t hit me until I was in University&#8230;and boy am I happy it did!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had the good fortune of living in 4 different Canadian cities. I was born and raised in Montreal, QC, where I got my B.Ed. I then moved to Vancouver, BC, to pursue a Master&#8217;s Degree in Educational Technology. It was there that I got my first teaching position and experienced what many new teachers experience: How many different hats can you wear over time?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.thenounproject.com\/png\/2014576-200.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0Grade 1 Hebrew Teacher<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.thenounproject.com\/png\/2014576-200.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0Grade 4, 5, 6, 7 French Teacher (using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimlanguagelearning.com\/\">AIM Language Learning)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.thenounproject.com\/png\/2014576-200.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0Grade 1 and 2 Art Teacher<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.thenounproject.com\/png\/2014576-200.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0Kindergarten and Grade 1 Gym Teacher<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.thenounproject.com\/png\/2014576-200.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0Tech. Integration Specialist<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.thenounproject.com\/png\/2014576-200.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0Grade 6 Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static.thenounproject.com\/png\/2014576-200.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" \/>\u00a0Middle School Teacher Leader<\/p>\n<p>After 8 wonderful years in Vancouver, I decided to move to Toronto, ON&#8230;don&#8217;t ask me why \ud83d\ude09 I added even more notches to my tool-belt, teaching grades 2, 3 and 5 General Studies. But alas, that too was not meant to be my forever home, and in 2017, my husband and I moved to Ottawa, where I currently teach grade 7 and 8 English, and am the Teaching and Learning Coordinator at The Ottawa Jewish Community School.<\/p>\n<p>In my effort to always push myself to learn new things, I pursued my Principals Qualifications, and completed my final project in June 2021. Looking back, I know there were moments where moving grade levels, changing subject matter, and switching cities felt uncomfortable and stressful. However, now that I am on this new journey, I see each of these experiences as huge learning experiences, exposing me to different curriculum, different classroom management skills, different cultures, which can only help me as I hopefully move into more leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p>And that is what I hope this blog will be as well. It&#8217;s not enough to say I&#8217;ve taught these things, I&#8217;m interested in these things, I&#8217;ve learned these things. Through my documentation, I, and others, will be able to SEE that I&#8217;ve taught these things, I&#8217;m interested in these things, and I&#8217;ve learned these things.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you will learn along with me and share in my journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was not the child who grew up dreaming of becoming a teacher. Every dream I had included helping someone or something, but becoming a teacher didn&#8217;t hit me until I was in University&#8230;and boy am I happy it did! I&#8217;ve had the good fortune of living in 4 different Canadian cities. 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