Cheryl Carr

Year: 2008 – Province: Ontario

Certificate of Excellence Recipients

School: Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute
200 Fundy Bay Boulevard
Agincourt (Scarborough), Ontario
M1W 3G1

Principal: Stella Dasko
School Telephone: 416-396-8200
School Fax: 416-396-8180
School Email: scott.wouters@lpsd.ca
School Website: www.bethuneci.com
Subjects and Grades Taught: Canadian geography in Grade 9 and World Issues in Grade 12

Teaching Approach

• Make experiential learning the centre of all teaching.
• Make available a variety of resources for students, including magazine articles, slides from trips, online materials and documentaries, encourage role plays, and connect students with people, such as guest speakers and students from other countries.
• Back up real-world teaching strategies with real-world assessments: incorporate slides, maps, websites and other media resources into tests and examinations.

Outstanding Achievements

• "Rescued" outdated computer laboratory by arranging funding and overseeing the laboratory's refurbishment.
• Overcame serious challenges to maintain school commitment to field studies in geography. Currently, field studies are hard to maintain in an atmosphere that emphasizes content-heavy curriculum along with student safety concerns and funding challenges. Ms. Carr's insistence on overcoming these challenges has contributed to the continued popularity of geography courses at the school.
• Acts as the staff advisor and is a strong supporter of the school's environmental club: Bethune Environmental Action Team. Beginning with just five students six years ago, the club currently has 100 committed members.

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