Dan Grassick

I've currently in my second year of PhD studies at the University of Alberta.  My area of concentration is school design and my dissertation project will explore the ways in which school spaces limit/enhance how teachers enact their pedagogical objectives.

I taught Science, Outdoor Education, Design, Foods, and Technology classes in Calgary for ten years prior to starting my doctoral work.  I have over fifteen years of experience working at and developing programs for outdoor centres and summer camps and have spent my favourite days on earth in some of Canada's most remote places.

For the past five years I have helped plan and coordinate the Calgary City Teachers' Convention, the country's largest professional development conference for practicing classroom teachers.

My last year of teaching I received both the Alberta Teaching in Excellence Award and the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence.  I miss being in the classroom and leading kids through the mountains, but I'm excited about the amount of school building projects on the horizon and the role I could play in making these better sites for 21st century learning.
Supervisors: Jason Wallin, Catherine Adams, and Greg Thomas
Address: Dept of Secondary Education
347 Education South
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5
Canada