Four outstanding teachers at Dawson received the Director General's Teaching Excellence Award on the occasion of Ped Day on Oct. 13:
- Hannah Heath-Engel (Biomedical Laboratory Technology)
- Audrey Juhasz (Mathematics)
- Roger Machaalani (Chemistry)
- Nicola Martino (Italian).
Director General Diane Gauvin shared comments written by their students at the award presentation.
Hannah is "one of the best teachers a student could ask for," has "a lot of knowledge and experience in the area she teaches" and "she is great at motivating students."
Audrey is "the best calculus teacher I've ever had," her "strength is her dedication to her students" and she "motivates students to have a good work ethic."
Roger is "funny and engaging in every class," "a clear communicator, and knows how to convey/explain the material well" and always shows up "motivated and excited, even to a class at the end of the day."
Nicola is "without any hesitation the best teacher I have ever had," "very passionate about his work and it shows when he teaches" and he "brings laughter into the classroom."
