Iyanuoluwa AkinrinolaInstructor |
Iyanuoluwa Akinrinola is passionate about being an educator, writer, and community organizer who works alongside several teachers within different Ontario school boards in the areas of curriculum planning and review, pedagogical skills development, and knowledge mobilization. She facilitates program development, program delivery, and overall operations for several enrichment programs for marginalized and racialized students. Iyanuoluwa has co-authored several educational resource books, articles, and a peer-reviewed journal articles, she has co-led various panel discussions and workshops on topics of anti-Black racism, anti-oppression & equity, and intersectionality. She has also collaborated with colleagues and community organizations to create relevant and accessible community teaching and learning resources to combat education inequity. |
Mark AstromInstructor |
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Rachel BemroseInstructor |
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Mitch ChampagneInstructor |
Mitch has been a K-12 educator since 2004 and a part-time faculty member at the School of Education & Professional Learning, Trent University, since 2009. He teaches a number of courses in the BEd and MEd streams including Indigenous & Environmental Sustainability Education, and The Role of STEAM education. Mitch also teaches courses in the Indigenous Teacher Education Program at both Queen’s University and Nipissing University, and is an adjunct professor in the Master of Teaching program at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Mitch is also a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Social Research program where he is studying the effectiveness of meaningfully integrating Environmental and Sustainability Education, & Indigenous Education into STEAM pedagogy. |
Erin ClancyInstructor |
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Peter CraneInstructor |
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Jennifer EllisInstructor |
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Nicholas FaulknerInstructor |
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Doug FinbowInstructor |
I am a Faculty Advisor and Instructor in the Catholic Stream. I am especially interested in pedagogical and instructional strategies which optimize student participation in a productive learning process. I care about creating school communities which promote the growth of whole persons in respectful relationships. I am inspired my many colleagues, their positive dedication, creative responses and active engagement. I love dogs and horses and spend hours with my golden retriever “Trin” who has me well trained. |
Jill FosterInstructor |
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Stephanie Fox-ComeryInstructor |
My name is Stephanie Fox-Comery (or Steph). I've thoroughly enjoyed my 31 years as an educator (23 years teaching and leading in DDSB and overseas in the Junior, Intermediate and mostly Senior panels), 13 years part-time as an Undergrad, Grad and Post Grad instructor with various Faculties of Education, ESL adult education instructor and lastly as a public education Administrator for eight years with KPR. My passions are supporting culturally and linguistically diverse learners, as well as infusing new literacies with modern Language Arts. In my spare time, I seize opportunities to volunteer overseas, exchanging cultures, experiences and ideas. I am excited to rejoin the School of Education at Trent, and I look forward to exploring teaching with you! |
Reginald HartwickInstructor |
My role as the Intermediate / Senior Geography instructor is to provide the teacher-candidates in my course with the practical and theoretical resources to be successful in the classroom. This is my 28th year as an educator with the PVNC Catholic District School Board. Presently I am teaching in Peterborough at St. Peter CSS in the Canadian and World Studies Department. I provide teacher-candidates with practical resources, experiences and advice that they can use when they start to teach. |
Justin HeenanInstructor |
My name is Justin Heenan and I am thrilled to be a Course Instructor and Faculty Advisor at Trent. I am a Special Education Teacher in the Durham District School Board where I work in Educational and Community Partnership Programs. I am also a Registered Psychotherapist in Private Practice where I specialize in psychotherapy for clients with Anxiety and Eating Disorders. I am also a Contract Faculty Member at Fleming College where I teach Counselling in the Social Service Worker and Mental Health and Addictions Worker Programs. I am very passionate about the work I do in Education and Psychotherapy and I am very much looking forward to helping our Teacher Candidates at Trent University! |
Kristine HickeyInstructor |
I am excited to be instructing and advising at the Trent University School of Education this year. As a recently retired teacher with 30 years of experience, I know I have lots of learning to share with teacher candidates. As a faculty advisor, my class and I will be exploring the best practices in planning and assessment and a whole lot more. Understanding the learners has always been important to me as an educator. Students need to be part of a safe learning community in order to take the risks we are there to encourage. I look forward to being part of this dynamic learning community with all of you. |
Mitch HugueninInstructor |
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Kingsley HurlingtonInstructor |
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Bernard KellyInstructor |
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Donna KowalchukInstructor |
Dr. Donna Kowalchuk received an EdD in Educational Administration and Policy from the University of Toronto. She is an education administrator with 30 years of experience in leading rural and urban (Toronto District School Board) Ontario elementary and secondary schools. Her research interests include critical pedagogy, social justice, equity, student achievement and well-being in schools and public education. Recently, she contributed a chapter to Leading for Equity and Social Justice: Systemic Transformation in Canadian Education (2022). |
Jennifer LeclercInstructor |
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Stephanie MacDonaldInstructor |
As a Practicum Faculty Advisor/Instructor in Trent’s School of Education, my approach to teaching is to keep learning fun, relevant, interactive and differentiated to meet the needs of all learners. My passion for teaching is based on a personal and continuous journey of professional learning, grounded in current pedagogy and research. I’m always inspired by observing those “eureka moments” when children and adult learners discover and make sense of new learning. Being a recreational golfer, I’ve come to realize that golf really is an analogy for teaching...ask me why! |
Joanne MalloryInstructor |
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Rich McPhersonInstructor |
Graduating with a B.A. Honours Degree in Cultural Studies (2005), B.Ed. (2008) and M.Ed. (2019) all at Trent University, Rich has been with the School of Education in multiple capacities for over 15 years. Having spent time teaching in K-6 classrooms along with Research Assistance in Mathematics earlier in his career, Rich’s passion for educational technology was ignited through his many projects with various Ontario teacher unions, school boards, and government organizations, focusing on the dissemination of educational pedagogy and practice for teachers and students across the province. A full-time staff member in the School of Education in the role of Knowledge Mobilization Education Coordinator, Rich is also a part-time instructor, having taught at the undergraduate and B.Ed levels. Most recently, Rich has been teaching the 2nd-year B.Ed. Elective Course “Modelling Digital Citizenship Through Technology and Social Media in the Classroom” for the past 4 years, a course that Rich designed as a result of his Masters of Education studies. |
Melissa MorrisInstructor |
Melissa Morris is a course instructor and practicum advisor at Trent University, School of Education, and is passionate about being an educator. With over 16 years experience in education, she strives to create an inclusive and culturally responsive classroom community. Infusing mindfulness practice into teaching and ensuring trauma-sensitive pedagogy. Through her work with the Daughters Project, an anti Human trafficking organization, she continues to collaborate with colleagues and the community to create resources for educators and pre-service teachers to reach our most vulnerable students. |
Heather NesbittInstructor |
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Ryan NewmanInstructor |
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Jessica OutramInstructor |
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Brenda SchepperInstructor |
Brenda Schepper is delighted to be an Integrated Arts Instructor and a Faculty Advisor at the School of Education. She is also an instructor in the Teacher Education Stream. Brenda retired after 35 years from KPR as an Elementary Teacher, K-8. She was an Arts Resource Teacher during the final 8 years of her teaching career. She is passionate about Learning in the Early Years, The Arts, yoga, her dog-Emma Mae, and her large family! Brenda is also an organist and choir director at Westdale United Church in Peterborough. |
Karin SchmidlechnerInstructor |
What an honour and privilege it is to work with such a dynamic team at Trent University. Throughout my 35 years in education, teacher, principal and now faculty advisor, I have come to appreciate that my learning path is never-ending. I am so excited to share my curiosity and passion for the teaching and learning process with my Student Teachers as they begin their own teaching journey, and that means preparing them to be the best teachers they can be in an ever-changing world. Each and every student in every classroom deserves to have the best teacher. Don’t you agree? Teachers have a monumental influence on the emotional, cognitive, social and physical well being of our precious students and when teachers have the most effective and research-based knowledge and skills, each and every student will have what they need to achieve and succeed. My classroom will reflect the 21st C classroom promoting professional and innovative learning, reflective practice, collaboration, a growth mindset, differentiated instruction/assessment, inquiry and technology-infused learning. I am eager to embrace an open to learning stance alongside my Student Teachers. So, let’s get teaching and learning! |
Lynn SelfInstructor |
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Joe TompkinsInstructor |
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Lisa Trefzger ClarkeInstructor |
Lisa Trefzger Clarke (she/they) is a queer and disabled mother and descendent of German & German-Jewish immigrants. Now living in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong in Treaty 20 and Williams Treaties, she is a Ph.D. student in the Frost Centre for Canadian Studies at Trent University specializing in Education, Gender and Social Justice. For over 20 years, she worked in social justice and education, research, communications and community development. Her interests include 2SLGBTQIA+ and youth engagement, public education, anti-racism/anti-oppression, trauma and resiliency, gender-based violence and harm reduction, developmental disabilities, STE[A]M learning, and Indigenous-settler relations and reconciliation. |
Ugette VanderpostInstructor |