Experience

Trent University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Research - Trent Math Education Research Collaborative

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  Responsible for managing both the administrative and research elements of the Trent Math Education Research Collaborative (TMERC), research program of Dr. Cathy Bruce. Administrative responsibilities include: Managing project workflow and budgets; supervising research assistants; liaising with research partners; co-authoring and editing of applications for research funding; reporting to funders. Research-related responsibilities include: Research design; authoring/revising ethics protocols;… Show more Responsible for managing both the administrative and research elements of the Trent Math Education Research Collaborative (TMERC), research program of Dr. Cathy Bruce. Administrative responsibilities include: Managing project workflow and budgets; supervising research assistants; liaising with research partners; co-authoring and editing of applications for research funding; reporting to funders. Research-related responsibilities include: Research design; authoring/revising ethics protocols; managing recruitment and informed consent processes; facilitating collaborative research activities; data collection and analysis; knowledge mobilization (reports, papers, conferences, communicating with stakeholders, as well as resources to bridge the research-practice gap).

• Project Manager and Research Officer

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2017

  Responsibilities: project workflow, management of deadlines and budgets, supervision of research assistants, coordination with research team members and communications with research participants, including school boards and teachers. In addition, I am responsible for facilitation/co-facilitation of professional learning and collaborative research activities, as well as data collection, analysis and writing throughout each phase of each project.

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2012

  Research-related responsibilities involved working closely with teachers engaged in professional learning and collaborative action research focus on challenging aspects of teaching and learning mathematics. Duties included observation and documentation of school-based research activities (field notes and artifact collection), data analysis, reporting and academic writing.



Tara Flynn Consulting and Editorial Services

• Remote

• Freelance Editor

  • Dec 2012 - Present

  Past clients include Pearson Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Education, and the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), including publications such as: • Learning Through Teacher Research: A Guidebook for your Action Research Journey. Teacher resource based on the experience of the more than 600 teachers and 12 researchers who participated in Teachers Learning Together, a four-year collaborative action research initiative led by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario •… Show more Past clients include Pearson Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Education, and the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), including publications such as: • Learning Through Teacher Research: A Guidebook for your Action Research Journey. Teacher resource based on the experience of the more than 600 teachers and 12 researchers who participated in Teachers Learning Together, a four-year collaborative action research initiative led by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario • Learning in the Early Years Professional Learning Resources for Educators (editor of the 4 text resources: "Learning in the Early Years by Dr. Kimberly Bezaire", "Conversations about Learning in the Early Years with Dr. Kimberly Bezaire", "Math Happens in Kindergarten", and "Observation…A Window Into Children’s Thinking") Show less Past clients include Pearson Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Education, and the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), including publications such as: • Learning Through Teacher Research: A Guidebook for your Action Research Journey. Teacher resource based on the experience of the more than 600 teachers and 12 researchers who participated in Teachers Learning Together, a four-year collaborative action research initiative led by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario •… Show more Past clients include Pearson Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Education, and the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), including publications such as: • Learning Through Teacher Research: A Guidebook for your Action Research Journey. Teacher resource based on the experience of the more than 600 teachers and 12 researchers who participated in Teachers Learning Together, a four-year collaborative action research initiative led by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario • Learning in the Early Years Professional Learning Resources for Educators (editor of the 4 text resources: "Learning in the Early Years by Dr. Kimberly Bezaire", "Conversations about Learning in the Early Years with Dr. Kimberly Bezaire", "Math Happens in Kindergarten", and "Observation…A Window Into Children’s Thinking") Show less



Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Occasional Teacher

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2009



Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

• Canada
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher Apprentice/Research Assistant

  • Nov 2007 - Jun 2008

  As part of a research project focused on the effective use of interactive whiteboards (IWB) in mathematics teaching, I worked half time in a Grade 7/8 classroom videotaping/documenting student learning and use of the interactive whiteboard, as well as co-teaching and acting as designated supply teacher for the class. As part of a research project focused on the effective use of interactive whiteboards (IWB) in mathematics teaching, I worked half time in a Grade 7/8 classroom videotaping/documenting student learning and use of the interactive whiteboard, as well as co-teaching and acting as designated supply teacher for the class.



Alternatives Journal

• University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario)

• Executive Editor

  • May 2004 - Aug 2006

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