Rob D'Alessio began teaching for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario in 2001. He currently teaches high school full time at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High Schoo...view moreRob D'Alessio began teaching for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario in 2001. He currently teaches high school full time at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School in Russell, Ontario and teaches at Algonquin College in Ottawa part time. He tutors and teaches online courses on the side as well. In 2010, Rob designed and taught a course for grade twelve students, the first of its kind: IDC4O: Interdisciplinary Studies- Mindful Healthy Living. He has presented at workshops on affirmation-based pedagogy, affirmation literacy, "affirmation novenas", team building, "home-stretch resilience" and classroom websites. He is a councillor on the Eastern Ontario OECTA executive and has served on his local and provincial professional development committees and staffing committee for the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association. He has been a differentiated instruction coach at his school. Rob is available for PD workshops. Rob is known as an exemplary teacher for his diverse and engaging teaching style, his contributions to affirmation-based pedagogy, and, most importantly, his commitment to his students. He helps plan and presents presenting at the "Educating for the Common Good" Conference in Toronto. His other books include Affirmation Novenas and Dystopia- The Family Law System. See: www.facebook.com/affirmationliteracyview less