Humans of HDSB

Guidance Counsellor – Craig Kielburger Secondary School What do you love about your job? What’s not to love?  I have been teaching a long time (I won’t say how long) and I have to say,…

Vice Principal – Irma Coulson P.S. What do you love about your job? What lights you up? The people I work with everyday….and especially the kids!!! I absolutely LOVE visiting classrooms, and talking to the…

English Teacher – Virtual Secondary School What do you love about your job? I love the seasons of teaching, there is an ebb and flow of the job.  You start fresh in September, with a…

Secondary Music Teacher at the Virtual Secondary School This year is a year of so many firsts, with lots of trial and error. What have you tried that has worked? I teach music online in…

Grade One Teacher – Virtual North What do you love about your job? No matter how much I may be dreading my day – from staying up late the night before prepping and feeling inadequate…

Secondary English and Creative Writing Teacher at the Virtual Secondary School What have you tried that has worked this year? I teach English and Creative Writing in the Virtual Secondary School and what I have…

Executive assistant to the superintendent of education – school operations  Manage 36 schools.  What is working  This year looks different – work in the board office, staff working from home, fewer people in the space,…

IPL – Student Well-being (Elementary) I love working with educators around supporting the mental health and well-being of students. It has always been an area of importance to me in my own classrooms. I am…

Program Lead – Newcomer Youth Settlement @ HDSB Welcome Centre What is working?  “Being new to my role, my focus has been on communication and relationship building, building relationships with staff at the Welcome Centre…

Wins My two grade 1 colleagues and I share a portable as our virtual instructional space.  We decided to bring our classes together for some read-alouds, mindfulness, and activities.  It allowed the kids to get…