Meet Conference Scholar
John Myers
Biography
John Myers is a curriculum instructor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto on secondment from the Toronto District School Board. His Models of Teaching course introduces many preservice students to aspects of instructional intelligence by helping them to develop an artful blend of teaching strategies.
John has taught grade 3 through adult learners in schools and educational faculties in Ontario and British Columbia. His current interests include classroom assessment and cooperative learning.
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In His Own Words: A Leadership Reflection
Why is it important for you to be a leader?
As I finish my career, much to my surprise, as a teacher educator I have a responsibility to share my experiences with the next generation of teachers. The sharing is not one-way: especially as I learn from a network of friends, family, former students, and current colleagues. So some of what I can share comes from hundreds of people over nearly four decades.
The processes of personal and professional growth have become important since as my eldest daughter has said, "Just because you give advice doesn’t mean they’ll use it." So I learn to listen, improvise, and stay true to a vision of supporting public education in a complex diverse democratic society. A little humility also counts since there is so much still that I do not know and will never know. I guess that means leading by example.
What leadership article or book has inspired you?
This is my choice because the metaphors ring true to me as how one promotes change, and it matches my daughter’s words.
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