Expanded Learning Concepts | INSPIRING ENRICHING SUPPORTING

Charlene Abrahams

Work Experience
	2008- Present HIPPY Oakville Home Visitor Learning Differences Specialist 2008- Present Grade Helpers Learning Differences Specialist Certified Teacher Trainer 2007 - Present Expanded Learning Concepts Managing Partner Training Consultant and Parent Workshop Facilitator Adult Educator 2007-Present Oak Park Moms and Tots Board of Directors - Workshop Director 2006 - 2007 Montessori Teachers College Course Coordinator for Oakville location Montessori Teacher Trainer Field Supervisor Examiner 2004 – 2006 Trafalgar Ridge Montessori Junior Elementary Teacher/Resource Teacher and Curriculum Support 2003 – 2004 Rotherglen School Junior Elementary Teacher 2002 - 2003 Glebe Montessori Head Senior Elementary Teacher 2000 - 2002 Rotherglen School Junior Elementary Teacher 1998 - 2000 Sunshine Montessori Head Casa Teacher- Junior and Senior Kindergarten 1996 - 1998 Montessori Tutoring Services Director 1994 - 1995 Sunshine Montessori Head Casa Teacher - Junior and Senior Kindergarten
Education
		2007 Sheridan College Oakville, Ontario Montessori Applied to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 2007 Invest In Kids Toronto, Ontario Kids Have Stress Too! Facilitator Training 2005-2007 Montessori Teachers College Oakville, Ontario Train the Trainer - Adult Education Diploma 2004 The Shelton School Dallas, Texas MACAR Certificate (Montessori Applied to Children At-Risk) 1993 - 1994 Toronto Montessori Institute Toronto, Ontario Primary and Elementary Diplomas (Junior Kindergarten – Grade Six) 1990 - 1993 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Professional Lectures
		KHST! Managing the Chaos, Parent Advocates for Struggling Students, May 2008. Adaptations for the Learning Different Child, AECEO Niagara, May 2008. Time Management Tools That Work, POMBA Missisauga, April 2008. Adaptations for the Learning Different Child, Umbrella Conference, March 2008. Integrating Multisensory Materials into your Early Learning Environment, Umbrella Conference, March 2008. Montessori Past and Present, Faculty of Education, Brock University, May 2007. Introduction to Arithmetic, Montessori Teachers College, March 2007. Sensorial Education and the Development of the Intellect, Montessori Teachers College, November 2006. Montessori Math for Parents, Trafalgar Ridge Montessori, October 2004, 2005 Montessori Language- The Essentials, Trafalgar Ridge Montessori November, 2004, 2005 The Cultural Subjects, Trafalgar Ridge Montessori, January 2005 What is Montessori Elementary Education?, Glebe Montessori, November 2002.

Heather Z. Wilson

Work Experience
	2007 - Present Expanded Learning Concepts Managing Partner Training Consultant 2006-2007 Montessori Teachers College Teacher Trainer 2000-Present Montessori Children’s Academy Owner/Director 1999-2000 Montessori Bilingual Centre Head Elementary Directress 1997-1998 Waterdown Montessori School Casa Directress 1997 Southside Montessori School Australia Upper Elementary Directress
Education
		2005-Present Montessori Teachers College Oakville, Ontario Train the Trainer Diploma (completed course work, portfolio in progress) 1995 - 1996 Toronto Montessori Institute Toronto, Ontario Primary and Elementary Diplomas (Junior Kindergarten – Grade Six) § The Toronto Montessori Institute is accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE). 1995 Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Professional Memberships and Development
		2006 Dalhousie Place, Board Member Kids Can Fly, Board Member Roots of Empathy Re-Framing Discipline, Certificate Infants at Risk Training 2005 CAMT and CCMA conference delegate 2005-Present Brant Best Start Member 2000-Present Brant Supervisors Network Member