Meet Mr. Ray

My Education

KCI: 1989 - 1995

• While in high school, I was in a lot of clubs, and a member of the student council for 2 years as Head of Special Events (dances, etc) and Head of Awards & Clubs.

University of Waterloo: 1995 - 2000

• After switching majors several times, I ended up getting a Bachelor of Math (B.Math) in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Physics (and a fair number of chemistry courses).

• I'm actually only 6 courses (1 semester) away from getting a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Physics, but I got accepted into Western to do my Bachelor of Education and chose that instead.

University of Western Ontario (London): 2000 - 2001

• Here's where I got my B.Ed to become a teacher, with teachables in math and physics.

University of Toronto (OISE): Summer 2003

• Here I completed my Honours Specialist in mathematics teaching... just in time to move to a new school and teach all science. :P

University of Waterloo (again!): Fall 2007 - 2008

• I decided that I wanted to take some more science courses in the areas that I'd skipped over as a student the first time around, so I've gone back to do some work in Earth Sciences and Biology.

• I'd like to continue taking more courses, but it's hard to find classes that fit into my schedule as a full time teacher.

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

• I've started taking a number of online course, including... – Volcanic Eruptions - A Material Science (LMU Munich)

– Astronomy - State of the Art (University of Arizona)

– Classical Mythology (Missouri State University)

– From the Big Bang to Dark Energy (University of Tokyo)

– Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology (University of Alberta)

• Cool stuff!

Action Figures

• Transformers, Superheroes, G.I. Joe, Star Wars

• Whatever else looks cool to me at the moment.

Muscle Cars

Music

• I like a LOT of stuff, but some of my favourites...

– Alkaline Trio, Avenged Sevenfold, Blink 182, Breaking Benjamin, Bowling For Soup, Eve 6, Great Big Sea, Jimmy Eat World, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Pink, The Refreshments, Weezer

Movies

• Anything with a vampire, werewolf, zombie, ghost, wizard, dwarf, superhero, spy, bank robber, Spartan, alien, college student on spring break, killer robots or Ryan Reynolds. Preferably with several of the former fighting each other (such as Blade Trinity).

TV Shows

• I don't have cable, so I buy a lot of series on DVD.

– American Horror Story, Big Bang Theory, Community, Duck Dynasty, Family Guy, Futurama, Mike & Molly, Modern Family, South Park, Supernatural, Transformers Prime, Sons of Anarchy, Walking Dead

– Anything animated with Superheroes

Graphic Novels

• I have a LOT of them...

I’m the geek in the middle. Bonus points if you know who Captain Sweatpants and Kripke are.

And of, course, my niece and puppies.

Want to know more? Ask me!