Before StFX
Before becoming a professor, Michael worked primarily in this profession.
What is an elementary school teacher?
Although Michael teaches in Nova Scotia, his family home is in this province.
What is Québec?
Michael has a dog named Boki, who is a mix of these two small dog breeds, one known for its feisty personality and the other for its Mexican origins.
What are a terrier and a Chihuahua?
This is Michael's favourite Major League Baseball team.
Who are the Toronto Blue Jays?
This approach involves reading a story aloud while inviting students to think, talk, and respond.
What is an interactive read-aloud?
Michael taught elementary students in this western Canadian province.
What is British Columbia?
Michael has travelled through Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and this country whose capital is Hanoi.
What is Vietnam?
This British alternative rock band is one of Michael's favourites.
Who are Radiohead?
Name one of Michael's two favourite NHL teams.
Who are the Vancouver Canucks or Montreal Canadiens?
One of Michael's main research interests examines how teachers make decisions about teaching this foundational literacy skill.
What is reading? (Early reading)
Before StFX, Michael also taught at this Québec university.
What is Bishop's University?
DAILY DOUBLE! Michael unexpectedly appeared in a social studies textbook published in this Asian country.
What is South Korea?
As a teenager, Michael was a big fan of this horror novelist, known for It and The Shining.
Who is Stephen King?
Michael earned this nickname playing basketball because of his tenacious defence.
What is Scrapper?
This type of assessment provides evidence during learning to help guide instruction.
What is formative assessment?
In his younger years, Michael picked cherries and apples in these agricultural workplaces.
What are orchards?
While travelling to Battambang, Cambodia, Michael had approximately this much money stolen from him.
What is $300?
This Australian musician recorded one of Michael's favourite songs, 'We Deserve to Dream.'
Who is Xavier Rudd?
As a teenager, Michael refereed this sport.
What is soccer?
Alongside early literacy, Michael's research focuses on this approach to education that seeks to support the participation and learning of all students.
What is inclusive education?
Michael's family roots go back to this Cape Breton community.
What is Port Hood?
Michael has travelled to these two countries in Oceania, both known for their spectacular landscapes.
What are Australia and New Zealand?
Daily Double!! Michael once had a dog in Bella Coola whose name he originally thought meant Thunderbird. It actually referred to this powerful marine predator, known to hunt even great white sharks.
What is a killer whale (orca)?
This Pittsburgh Penguins legend, one of Michael's favourite hockey players, welcomed Sidney Crosby into his family home during Crosby's early NHL years.
Who is Mario Lemieux?
Name the four strands of the Nova Scotia Grades 3–6 English Language Arts curriculum.
What are Foundations of Language, Comprehension, Composition, and Connecting to Content Areas?