Megan Valois
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Who am I? 

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My name is Megan Valois. I am an army wife, a mother of two amazing kids (my son Ethan is 4 years old and my daughter Elise is a year old), and I am a teacher at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Ottawa. I hold a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History, with a minor in both French and English, which I completed at Acadia University in beautiful Wolfville, Nova Scotia! I returned to my hometown, Ottawa, to pursue my Bachelor of Education, with teachables in English and History at the Intermediate and Secondary Levels. Since then, I have taken additional qualifications in Religious Education, Special Education (Parts I, II and Specialist), French as a Second Language and am certified to teach in the Primary and Junior divisions also. Through the OCSB "Leadership Journey" series, I have completed courses on "Teaching and Leading in the 21st Century" as well as "Leadership, Parts 1, 2 and 3". My first experience as an Associate Teacher came in 2013, for which I am humbled to have been one of six recipients of a Queen's University Associate Teacher Award.  In November 2013, I completed my Google Apps for Education training.

I am very passionate about assessment for learning, the use of technology in the classroom (#edtech) and outdoor learning/free play/risky play. I have had the opportunity to research, present and share learning on a variety of topics within these realms over the past 10 years.

I am proudly active in the area of Educational Technology. It was my privilege to be a member of the Canadian Ed Chat (#cdnedchat) moderating team for several years; these structured 'chats' took place on Twitter and connect like-minded Canadian educators in discussing pertinent topics in education. It's a wonderful professional learning network and I'm grateful to have been invited to help coordinate and moderate these chats! Furthermore, I regularly have the opportunity to present at conferences and speak about the use of educational technology to enhance the classroom learning experience. 

I have switched over to using my blog and Twitter exclusively, as opposed to having multiple sections on this site.
​Please check out my blog for posts about motherhood and teaching. 

Thank you for visiting!
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- Megan



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