{"id":124,"date":"2015-07-29T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T18:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2016-07-05T12:05:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T19:05:48","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/files\/2015\/07\/science-teacher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/files\/2015\/07\/science-teacher-300x169.png\" alt=\"science teacher\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/files\/2015\/07\/science-teacher-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/files\/2015\/07\/science-teacher-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/files\/2015\/07\/science-teacher-620x348.png 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/files\/2015\/07\/science-teacher.png 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I completed my post graduate Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Education from the University of British Columbia, Canada. I am qualified and certified to teach K-12, and specialize in Self-Regulated Learning, Science, Math, and Middle Years Instruction.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My aim as an educator is to help students become intrinsically motivated, independent, life-long learners, which I believe is possible through reflective practices, active inquiry, exploration, collaborative learning, and the application of learning to various situations and scenarios outside the classroom setting.<\/p>\n<p>I have a passion for integrating technology in the classroom. I frequently attended the university\u2019s technology workshops and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/2014\/10\/27\/computer-using-educators-of-british-columbia\/\">tech-related professional development courses<\/a>, and have used various technologies in the classroom to enhance and transform student work, such as cloud-based collaborative brainstorming, screen casting apps, and the use of QR codes in total physical response activities. \u00a0I recognize the importance of connecting learners with experts around the world, and I value technology\u2019s role in facilitating these global connections.\u00a0In my spare time, I tinker with programming and microcomputers.<\/p>\n<p>I have a background in science, currently live in Dakar, Senegal, and am working for the International School of Dakar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I completed my post graduate Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Education from the University of British Columbia, Canada. I am qualified and certified to teach K-12, and specialize in Self-Regulated Learning, Science, Math, and Middle Years Instruction.\u00a0 My aim as an educator is to help students become intrinsically motivated, independent, life-long learners, which I believe is possible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27128,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":427,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124\/revisions\/427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/bmerryweather\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}