Mr. Chan is his name and teaching is his game.

Patrick Chan is currently a LINC and ESL instructor with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. He has been teaching students of all ages for numerous years.

He is a strong believer that newcomers need digital literacy to thrive in Canadian societies, so he has established himself as an instructor who is not afraid of integrating technology in his classroom. He does not shy away from new Ed Tech tools that can potentially enhance learning. In fact, his students are often his guinea pigs as he is constantly introducing new Ed Tech tools in his classrooms. He has facilitated numerous professional development workshops and has participated in the discourse of Ed Tech with educators all over the world.

He is also an advocate for Project-Based Learning in the classroom and jumps at the opportunity to create project-based learning projects whenever possible. He appreciates the authenticity of this type oflearning and his students appreciate the student-driven aspect of this type of learning. His philosophy towards education is also centered on fostering critical literacy, multiliteracies and empowering learners through unveiling subjugated knowledge.

His students have truly enriched his career and they have inspired him to be the best instructor he can possibly be. Their life stories along with their motivation to belong in societies across Canada advances his drive to make a difference in his professional life. He aspires to create a lasting and positive impact through education.

Along with his OCELT designation, he is qualified to teach the junior, intermediate and senior divisions. His teachable specializations are English and Social Sciences (General). He also holds additional qualifications in special education (part one) and ESL (part one). In addition to these qualifications, he also holds a Master of Education from the University of Ottawa specializing in Society, Culture, and Literacies. His master’s synthesis centered on the disparity between memorization and critical literacy in the education system. His other research interests include negotiating hyphenated Canadian identities in the classroom and developing multiliteracies skills.

Patrick lives in Ottawa, Canada. He is an alumnus of Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, the University of Western Ontario and Algonquin College.

Connect with him: @theMrChan on most platforms