Marc Albert Cormier [en]

A teacher since 1990, currently a principal of a French-speaking high school in Southern Ontario, Marc was trained in the biological sciences at the University of Bordeaux in France. Marc is passionate about all sciences, from paleontology to astronomy, including biology, chemistry and physics.

A follower of the principles set out by Karl Popper as well as the educational philosophy of Olivier Reboul, Marc has developed a teaching method which features a funny, often absurd, unusual but passionate stage-like character who will bring students to science and mathematics with interest and curiosity. Marc Cormier is originally from the North American French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.

More about my educational philosophy.

Current employment

  • 2020 – 2024 ━ Principal, French Language School Board, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Previous positions

  • 2018 – 2020 ━ Science and Mathematics Teacher, French Language School Board, Ontario, Canada
  • 2009 – 2018 ━ Director of SOS Devoirs. Supervised 20 online homework support agents, revamped web interface and managed the content development team, Toronto / Ottawa, Canada
  • 2001 – 2009 ━ Assistant to the Director of SOS Devoirs. Content creator, web developer, content management and online homework support agent, Toronto / Ottawa, Canada
  • 1992 – 2001 ━ Teacher with Public French Language School Board CS VIAMONDE in Mathematics, Science, Computer Science, Special Education and Gifted Education, Toronto, Canada
  • 1990-1992 ━  Teacher, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, French Overseas Territory

Education and Certifications

  • Ontario College of Teachers : 206778
  • Special Education (Specialist), Computers in the Classroom (Specialist)
  • Principal’s Qualification (Part I)
  • 1997 ━ Certificate of Qualification and Registration
  • 1992 ━ Ontario Teacher’s Certificate
  • 1992 ━ Bachelor of Education, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 1990 ━ Licence de biologie cellulaire et physiologie, Université Bordeaux Segalen, Bordeaux, France
  • 1989 ━ Diplôme d’études universitaires générales, Université de Bordeaux-I, Bordeaux, France
  • 1987 ━ Baccalauréat général in science and mathematics, Émile Letournel Lycée, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Honours

  • July 2023 ━ Honor medal for Overseas Engagement – Bronze (France)
  • February 2017 ━ Knighthood, French Order of Merit, Presidential Degree (France)
  • March 2016 ━ Knighthood, Order of the Academic Palms, Ministerial Decree (France)

Publications and Conferences

  • CORMIER M. (2023) « A Metropolitan French Isolate in North America: the French language in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, » Tête-à-Tête: Vol. 2, Article 5. https://repository.lsu.edu/tete_a_tete/vol2/iss1/5
  • CORMIER M. (2013) “Homework Help with Technology: After 12 Years, What Have We Learned?” Online Educa Berlin. 19th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training. Présentation le jeudi 5 décembre 2013 à Berlin, Allemagne
  • CORMIER M. (2011) « SOS DEVOIRS. Service d’urgence pour les devoirs. » Colloque provincial 2011 Destination Réussite (Le CLÉ)
  • CORMIER Marc Albert. « Toponymie ancienne et origine des noms Saint-Pierre, Miquelon et Langlade. » The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord 7.1 (1997): 29-44. https://tnm.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/download/665/638
  • CORMIER Marc (2003) « Cartographie des îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon du XVIe au XIXe siècle: toponymie et représentation variées d’une balise cartographique de la côte atlantique » 20th International Conference on the History of Cartography 15-20 June 2003 — Cambridge, Mass., and Portland, Maine

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