Trevor+Henderson

Greetings from Overseas,

My name is Trevor Henderson. I have been working in the field of elementary education for the past 14 years, throughout that period I have been fortunate enough to work in a variety of educational settings, grades, and with many talented people. Originally from Canada, I have taught for much of my career in the province of Alberta with the Black Gold Regional School district. Our district was considered one of the stronger in the nation in relation to the integration of technology, and I was fortunate enough to be a part of some of the resource development and teacher training. Prior to that I spent 4 years teaching in a behaviour assistance program on one of the largest native reserves in Canada. It was definitely an experience teaching there but I have to say I learned more about class set up and management in those 4 years than I ever did at university. Currently I am on a professional sabatical and am now entering my second year as a Head of Faculty - Education Advisor with the Abu Dhabi Education Council within the United Arab Emirates. My role within the council is largely administrative so unfortunately I don't get a whole lot of face-time with the kids any more as my roles largely involves me working with the teachers in providing professional development and mentoring international teachers and administrators in current best practices. To say that my days are interesting is an understatement given that currently the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is progressing through a complete overhaul of their education system k-12 involving every aspect from staffing and buildings, to curriculum and assessment. The scale of the educational reforms being introduced is amongst the largest in the world, and the first involving this degree of change - to say the nation is actively pursuing a world class education system is an understatement.

On a personal note I have 3 beautiful daughters ages 2, 4, and 7 and a wife of 9 years - all of whom accompanied me overseas and are absolutely loving the experience of living in the Middle East. Now in terms of contacting me, I am on my e-mail everyday so that is likely the easiest way of contact. Given that I am on the opposite of the world from the majority of you our time zones could be 'off' by as much as 12-13 hours depending on where you're living. I am something of a night owl and it may be possible to snag me via Skype if so inclined. My Skype IDs are Trapper_34 and tk.henderson In conclusion I look forward to working with everyone these next few weeks, and continuing to learn from the knowledge and expertise of fellow teachers through the development of this wiki. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful discussions and comments as they will undoubtedly aid me in my learning...cheers! Link to my Course Blog: "Trevor's Blogging Adventure"...