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Innovation in Geography Teaching Award 2018 Recipient - Breanna Heels
Educator, adventurer, mentor and advocate, Breanna Heels' innovative educational practice is informed and energized by the philosophy of "think globally, act locally." She challenges her students both to adopt the world as their classroom and, at the same time, to understand their own community.
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Bruce Peninsula teacher wins national award
While Breanna Heels was studying in East Africa, she saw the powerful role education was playing to improve people's lives. She wanted to be part of that change and made the decision to become a... ...
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Ontario Morning from CBC Radio | Ontario Morning - Thursday November 1, 2018 - Part 2
Ontario Morning from CBC Radio with Wei Chen: Helping seniors to 'come out' in Barrie; Award-winning teacher from Blue Water School Board; N.H.L. may adopt betting; Peter Lin talks about how all that sugar in Hallowe'en candies can affect our health.
Geography teacher of the month: Breanna Myles
Breanna Myles wants to help students think about big issues. The global ones, that affect people they've never met on the other side of the world. But to do that, she puts the big issues in a local context.
Educator Spotlight: Connecting Students to Their Local Environment
Breanna Myles Your capstone project for the Nat Geo Educator Certification Program was called "Think Global, Act Local: Sustainable Development in Our Changing World." What inspired it, and how did you introduce your students to sustainable development at global and local scales?
The Global Citizen Project: Globally Connected and Locally Rooted
By Breanna Heels In 2009, as part of my degree in International Development from McGill University, I traveled to East Africa for a field study semester. As part of our research, we had to select a Millennium Development Goal to focus on, and I chose Universal Primary Education.
2016 National Geographic Grosvenors Teacher Fellowship
I teach Grade 7/8 among one of the most beautiful places in the world- the Bruce Peninsula. Bruce Peninsula District School is located in Lion's Head and is a part of Bluewater District School...
2016 Grosvenor Teacher Fellows
Amy Rothschild Amy Rothschild teaches pre-kindergarten and kindergarten at Capitol Hill Day School in Washington, D.C., where she uses student interests as springboards for curriculum. Amy draws on her school's field education program to engage students in real-world learning, whether aboard sailboats or in restaurant kitchens.
BlackburnNews.com - Lion's Head Teacher Travels To The Top Of The World
A teacher with the Bluewater District School Board has returned from an Arctic expedition.
