Omar Hussain
omar.hussain@mail.utoronto.ca | Tkaronto/Toronto, ON (Treaty 13)
About me
 Trustworthy, reliable,
and creative
 Highly organized
working style
 Work really well with
a team but can
efficiently handle
tasks on my own
Education
Ontario Institute for
Studies in Education –
Master of Teaching
program
(Sept 2021 – Ongoing)
 Vari scholarship
recipient for 2 years
($10,000)
 4.0 cumulative GPA
University of Toronto -
Education & Society
Teaching program
(Sept 2017 – April 2021)
 Vari scholarship
recipient for 3 years
($10,000)
 VicReach certificate
for outstanding
volunteer work for 3
years
 Contributor, editor and
designer of Victoria
College “Hey! Teach”
magazine
Meadowvale Secondary
School
(2013 – 2017)
 IBT program for 6
years
 Graduated with
honours and as an
Ontario Scholar
 Science
Yeates subject
School of awardStudies, Ryerson University
Graduate
TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Teacher Candidate Placement February 2022 – April
2022
Valley Park Middle School, Toronto District School Board
 Observed and taught Math, Language, Drama and Art subjects in a grade 7
classroom with a class of 23 students
 Worked to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and caring in the
classroom, addressing issues of equity and diversity as well as building
student confidence and fostering ethics of care
Teacher Candidate Placement November 2021 – December
2021
King Edward Junior and Senior Public School, Toronto District School Board
 Observed and taught Science, Math, Media, Drama, and Art subjects in a
grade 8 classroom with a class of 26 students
 Designed and conducted an entire critical media analysis unit, as well as
assigned and graded homework and tests regularly
Research Internship April 2020 – May
2021
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
 Support project investigators in administrative tasks such as data
management, researching software, managing multiple simultaneous tasks
 Coordinating with team to develop consent forms, interview scripts, as
well as scheduling approximately 25 interviews with teachers
 Running interviews with dozens of teachers through recorded Zoom calls
and then transcribing interviews for research purposes
Research Team Member October 2020 – December
2020
Pivot 2020, Simon Fraser University
 Working with a Toronto-based team of 40 on a youth-led urban
exploration study encompassing 27 cities across Canada
 Data entry, research, indexing, analysis, survey, interviews, outreach,
social media, team building, deliverables, meetings
Teaching Assistant September 2017 – April
2020
Lawrence Heights Public School, Toronto
 Support a Grade 8 teacher in their homeroom with English, social studies,
math, art, music and science classes, led class discussions and lessons as
well as grading tests and homework
Research Assistant October 2016 – April
2019
 Supported a Ph.D. Policy Studies student with grading and research tasks and maintain frequent
communication, transparency, and strict deadlines as well as grading political science coursework

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