In this episode of Shifts Happen, we speak with educator, Dawn Lane about the many shifts that she has made in her career.

Some great advice for mangaging change, planning for the year and seeking support.

Dawn Lane came to teaching as a second career. She and her husband own a sign graphics business, Jack Flash signs. Owning our own business allowed her to volunteer at her children’s school. Dawn designed and ran a lunch hour art program that ran during the winter months. As her interest in education and collaboration with her children’s teachers grew she returned to school and completed two degrees- Fine Art and Education, graduating York U’s concurrent teacher training in 2002. Since then she has studied Orff music, special education with a focus on autism and learned to play the drums. YRDSB hired her in 2004 to create an elementary program for students with high functioning ASD, Asperger’s Syndrome. She studied educational leadership at Niagara U and completed her principal’s qualifications. Dawn loves learning outdoors, gardening and designing inquiry projects with families.