My name is Lucas Boluk and I am currently in my forth year of teaching. I started my teaching career in 2006 by supplying in the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board. I was fortunate enough not to have supplied for long before obtaining an LTO teaching high school Hospitality and Tourism. When that was finished I supplied for a two-week period before I was graced with another LTO teaching 5/6. I was able to finish the year with this fantastic but challenging placement. The next year, although still an LTO teacher, I was fortunate to have a 6/7 for the entire year. Last year, still an LTO, I had a grade 8 class of 36 for the entire year. This year, yet again an LTO, I have a 7/8 class at the same school.
I completed my undergraduate studies at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Majoring in History. I attended teachers college at D’Youville in Buffalo, New York.
My favorite thing about teaching is the rewards of working with children. Motivating and inspiring students can be a frustrating and tiresome endeavor but when it happens it makes it all worthwhile.
I am taking this course in order to broaden the door to possible teaching opportunities. As this is my forth year as an LTO teacher I am hoping that the more qualifications I have the more likely I’ll be to obtain a full time job.
I have also always been a keen advocate of technology. My father was a computer consultant in our school board and so I’ve always had computers and other technology around as I grew up. I had the privilege of having a smart board in my classroom for he last 3 years of teaching and have become fluent in it’s day to day operations. I believe technology creates opportunity, provides a gateway from the classroom to the world and is as important as literacy and numeracy for the future.
In my spare time I enjoy a multitude of athletics including rugby, skiing, wakeboarding, and working out. I’m a lover of the outdoors and worldly adventures.
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