6th Congress of

Education 2014

Program

Science - Technology – Engineering

Mathematics Building Our Children’s

Future Together

The science behind the Pan and ParaPan American Games

Program at a Glance

Time Activity Location 9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration starts

Breakfast and Networking

Atrium Ground floor

9:30 am - 12:30 pm Opening Plenary: See program details

Auditorium BA 1160 BA 1130 BA 1170 BA 1180

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm LUNCH Atrium Ground floor

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Afternoon Plenary: See program for details

Auditorium BA 1160 BA 1130 BA 1170 BA 1180

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Concurrent workshop for students English only

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Concurrent workshops for Parents See flipchart to select workshop

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Volunteer-hours letters and handed out; Pan Am Games volunteer sign up; Visit Omega Foundation for Education Bonus for your child- FREE

Atrium Ground floor

Don’t forget to complete the Evaluation for the opportunity to win a prize

Opening Plenary - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Simultaneous interpretation provided EN/SP)

9:30 am Opening Ceremony: O Canada interpreted by Denise Montiel 9:35 am SSEN Vice President, Constable Scott Mills 9:45 am Welcome by Father Hernan Astudillo; Founder of San Lorenzo Latin American

Community Centre; Radio Voces Latinas CHHA 10:00 am Donna Quan; Director of Education TDSB 10:10 am Opening statement to the SSEN 6th Congress of Education by

Dean Cristina Amon; Faculty of Engineering University of Toronto 10:40 am Keynote Eva Martinez, Engineer,

Director at UTC Aerospace Systems Landing Systems 11:10 am Dr. Maurice Bitran; CEO of the Ontario Science Centre 11:40 am Victor Garcia; The Science Behind the Pan and ParaPan American Games 12:30 pm LUNCH

LUNCH 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm – distributed in the Atrium - ground level

Afternoon Plenary – 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm 1:00 pm Skit by Students and artistic performance 1:15 pm Constable Scott Mills; Social Media Advisor for the Toronto Police Services 1:45 pm Elvira Sanchez Maliki; Canadian Hispanic Congress 2:00 pm Angela Gauthier; Director of Education Toronto Catholic District School Board

(TCDSB) 2:10 pm Closing address 2:15 pm Announcements (complete survey for prize; pick up letter)

Break out – to workshops

Afternoon Parent Workshops – 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Facilitator Theme Location Rocío Navarro; Ontario Science Centre

Cómo ayudar a los hijos con las tareas Overview of Elementary Science Curriculum

Room BA 1130

Dr. Gerardo Quintero Behavioural Counsellor

Gimnasia Mental Brain Gym

Room BA 1160

Michelle Munroe; TDSB Central Coordinator - Parent and Community Engagement

Parent Engagement – Navigating the system Compromiso parental – Navegando el sistema

Room BA 1170

Speaker Biographies

Scott Mills, a police officer for 23 years, is currently assigned as Social Media Officer working in the Toronto Police Corporate Communications office and volunteers as a social media adviser for community led Crime Stoppers programs in partnership with police and media nationally in Canada, in USA and internationally. Scott is a serving board member on the Spanish Speaking Education Network, Communities Advancing Valued Environments and the Ontario Gang Investigators Association. “Community collaboration is the key to success and safety and social media tools are a must to accomplish these goals using a relationships and technology strategy.” Currently working to design a Real Time Crisis Centre, that envisions the use of technology strategies and social media to save lives, especially for people experiencing mental health and homelessness issues, and to reduce 911 calls and hospital emergency room visits. Scott’s passion is working with youth on the theme of graffiti art and community building and BMX bikes. He is also passionate about furthering investigations and prevention efforts for missing and murdered indigenous women.

Father Hernan Astudillo came to Canada in 1992 as a political refugee. As a new immigrant, he was faced with the struggle to survive in a culture foreign to his existence. Language barrier; culture shock; lack of a viable livelihood; all forced him to do what was necessary to survive in his adopted home. From playing music in the subway to playing in charitable concerts and at street festivals, the Father experienced first-hand the life of an immigrant.

His struggles in Canada gave him a new perspective and sealed his desire to help all who lived on the fringe. On June 6, 1999 he was ordained as the first Hispanic Anglican priest in Canada and established the first Spanish-speaking congregation in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. His contributions to his community and society grow with every passing day. His empathy for the neglected and his love for humanity were instrumental in creating, together with his community, the Caravan of Hope and the San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre from which Radio Voces Latinas 1610 AM was born.

Donna Quan brings 30 years of education experience to her current role as Director of Education and Secretary-Treasurer of the Toronto District School Board. She began her education career with teaching roles in elementary schools, including experience in French Immersion and Out-of-Province Native Reserve schools.

In 1985, Donna began her career at the Toronto District School Board, and she established one of the first non-profit, school-based Early Years Childcare Centres. Since then, she has held a number of progressively senior positions within the TDSB including Principal, Families of Schools Superintendent, System and Executive Superintendent, with leadership for Caring and Safe Schools, Alternative Programs and Schools, School Improvement, Inner City Schools and Information Management. In addition, she has worked at the Ministry of Education and has contributed as a presenter and speaker at International forums.

Cristina Amon has been the Dean of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering since 2006. She received her Mechanical Engineering diploma from Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela), and her MS and ScD degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to her leadership at the University of Toronto, she was the Raymond J. Lane Distinguished Professor and Director of the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems at Carnegie Mellon University.

Dean Amon serves on the Board of Directors of MKS Instruments Inc., and is chair of the research committee of NCDEAS (National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science), and serves on advisory boards for several institutions including Stanford, UCLA, UIUC and Waterloo.

Cristina Amon has received numerous awards, including the ASME Gustus Larson Memorial Award, ASEE Westinghouse Medal, and the Society of Women Engineers' Achievement Award. In 2012 she was recognized as one of Canada's most Influential Women. She was inducted to four academies: Canadian Academy of Engineering, Spanish Royal Academy, Royal Society of Canada and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. She is an elected fellow of all major professional societies in her field and has authored over 350 refereed articles in education and research literature.

Eva Martinez is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada and the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering; she holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Engineering Management with a specialty in Aerospace. Eva served in Royal Canadian Air Force (1989 – 2002) as an Aeronautical Engineer, retiring at the rank of Major.

Eva helped the Chilean Air Force and the Guatemalan Army with the integration of women into their respective militaries. Most notably, Eva participated in the United Nations Mission to Guatemala (MINUGUA) as Canada’s first female military observer as part of an international contingent responsible for overseeing a ceasefire following the end of a 36-year old civil war.

Eva is currently a Director at UTC Aerospace Systems Landing Systems. She participates on several Boards including Women in Aerospace Canada, the Air Cadet League of Canada (Ontario Provincial Committee), and the Spanish Speaking Education Network

Dr. Maurice Bitran joined the Ontario Science Centre as Chief Executive Officer on June 16th 2014. A seasoned executive with a passion for science education, before joining the Ontario Science Centre, he was the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of the Integrated Environmental Policy Division, Ministry of the Environment, where he was responsible for the environmental policy agenda, including climate change, the great lakes, and air and water quality.

Maurice was also the ADM of Policy and Programs at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, ADM of the Secretariat to the Premier’s Jobs and Prosperity Council, and the Ontario chief negotiator for the trade negotiations with the European Union. Maurice has an academic background in physics and astronomy, including a Ph.D. in Radio astronomy, and has taught science at the grade-school, high-school, and university levels. During his tenure as the 2012 -13 Ontario Visiting Fellow at the University of Toronto, he taught a graduate course on the role of science in public policy.

Victor Garcia is a member of the Board of Directors for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games organization. He is a Senior Fellow at Bell Canada, Bell Business Markets, and an Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Prior to this, he was the Chief Technology Officer for Hewlett Packard Canada.

Garcia has been recognized by his peers for his business, technology and innovation work, his corporate social responsibility and community involvement. He has been a member of several trade missions, representing Canada and Ontario in business and export development ventures with Latin American countries. Garcia’s experience also includes serving as director or advisor for several boards and organizations in Canada, including Hispanic diaspora community organizations.

Elvira Sanchez Maliki, MBA, Founding President of the Canadian Hispanic Congress, immigrated to Canada from Ecuador as a young student. She is now the Business Administrator of the Malicki & Malicki Law firm in Mississauga; Ontario. She is a recipient of the Citation for Citizenship, an award that recognizes volunteer work in support of the values of freedom, justice, equality and respect for diversity.

A child of the tropics, I was born in luxuriant Guayaquil. My infancy was spent amongst lush cocoa trees where rich chocolate, "the drink of the gods" comes from; surrounded by elegant and ever bountiful banana trees, the reason why Ecuador is also known as the "land of the green gold". Glorious beaches, warm frothy surf were the playgrounds of my youth.

Angela Gauthier has been the Director of Education for the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) since August, 2013. The TCDSB is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly-funded Catholic education in the Province of Ontario, serving over 90,000 students in our 201 Catholic schools, and representing close to half a million Catholic school supporters in the City of Toronto.

A highly respected and experienced educator with an extensive record of achievement, Ms. Gauthier brings a wealth of leadership experience to the position, having served as the TCDSB’s Associate Director of Academic Affairs since 2008. During her tenure, she has focused on the Board’s 21st Century Learning strategy and improving access to technology for both students and teachers. As a graduate of the TCDSB, Ms. Gauthier has a clear understanding of the gains already made by this Board and is very passionate about how we can better support the academic achievement and well-being of our students. A language specialist, Ms. Gauthier received her

Bachelor of Education from the Université d’Ottawa. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts degrees from the University of Toronto, and is fluent in both of Canada’s official languages, as well as Italian.

Denise Montiel started taking violin lessons at Newark School of Arts (USA) in 1992 at the age of 5 and piano at 9 yr. In 1998 she started taking voice lessons and by 1999, she was a violinist with the New Jersey Chamber Orchestra (NJCO).

She has won scholarships for both piano and voice, winning voice scholarships till 2004. In 2003 Denise became a music teacher at the Woodbridge Fine & Performing Arts Program.

She furthered her teaching skills by enrolling in a Piano Pedagogy Certification course at the Westminster Choir College of Rider University.