Biography

Tigist has demonstrated expertise and passion as a science educator for over twenty years in various roles in the Toronto District School Board- secondary science teacher, curriculum leader of science in various high schools, board wide secondary science instructional leader, program team leader of science, math and business at Canada’s largest adult day school, K-12 learning coach for Leadership, Learning and School Improvement as well as the Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement- first of its kind in public education in Canada. 

Working in all these various roles, she has supported literacy, numeracy, assessment and evaluation, transitions and more importantly equity initiatives and practices that advocate for anti-racist, anti-oppressive pedagogies. Currently, she is seconded to York University where she teaches in the Faculty of Education. Academically, she holds a Master of Education in Science, Math, and Technology Education- Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning from OISE/UT. Her undergraduate degrees are in biochemistry, psychology, and education. 

Tigist is also a science education writer, and science publishing consultant. She has worked with publishing companies,  national educational charitable organizations, and the Ontario Ministry of Education.  She loves justice, science, and learning. She dreams of their intersections as spaces of curiosity and better futures for all.

Faculty & School/Dept

• Faculty of Education -

Courses Taught

• Inquiries Into Learning (ED/EDFE 2100)
• Science & Technology in the Junior-Intermediate Divisions (ED/EDJI 2000)
• Science & Technology in the Primary-Junior DIvisions (ED/EDPJ 2000)
• Teaching Chemistry in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - A (ED/CHEM 4000)
• Teaching Chemistry in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - B (ED/CHEM 4001)
• Teaching Physics in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - A (ED/PHYS 4000)
• Teaching Physics in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - B (ED/PHYS 4001)
• Teaching Science (General) in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - A (ED/SCIE 4000)
• Teaching Science (General) in the Intermediate-Senior Divisions - B (ED/SCIE 4001)
• Teaching Science in the Intermediate Division (ED/SCIE 3000)