Craig Zimmer's guest appearances

Craig Zimmer

TED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing

The High Performing Educator Podcast

Lisa Nichols

Derek Hill

Matt Sanders

Maddie Campbell

Ryan Keliher

Michael Kelly

Dave Barrett

Patrick Schultz

Chris St

Mike Anderson

John Dennison

David Wilson

Rae Hughart

Rob Gilmour

Mark Brown

OwlTail

Craig Zimmer (@dropthedott) has been a history teacher for 24 years, 23 of those at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering. He is a TED-Ed Innovated educator, TEDx Organizer and has mentored numerous student and adult speakers in their TED talks. His co-authored book, Canada: A People’s History Emerging Loyalties continues to be a resource for classrooms throughout Canada. In 2021 he was named the Durham Catholic District School Board’s Educator of the Year at the Durham Catholic Virtual Secondary School. He presented at conferences and found new ways to bring history to life in his classroom.   Craig is a firm believer in the power of collaboration to improve the educational system and create a better school environment. By working together, we can improve education and foster educator’s well-being. He also feels that the educator's role is to recognize the importance of legacy in their teaching. Educators must live up to the legacy created by those teachers they had, to teach those lessons those in front of you and to leave a foundation for students to grow upon. He also promotes the idea that learning, and education should be fun and not bound by the confines of a textbook.   In his free time Craig enjoys spending time with his wife Andrea, their 3 kids and Juno the Dog and Oliver “The History Cat.”   

Craig Zimmer (@dropthedott) has been a history teacher for 24 years, 23 of those at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering. He is a TED-Ed Innovated educator, TEDx Organizer and has mentored numerous student and adult speakers in their TED talks. His co-authored book, Canada: A People’s History Emerging Loyalties continues to be a resource for classrooms throughout Canada. In 2021 he was named the Durham Catholic District School Board’s Educator of the Year at the Durham Catholic Virtual Secondary School. He presented at conferences and found new ways to bring history to life in his classroom.   Craig is a firm believer in the power of collaboration to improve the educational system and create a better school environment. By working together, we can improve education and foster educator’s well-being. He also feels that the educator's role is to recognize the importance of legacy in their teaching. Educators must live up to the legacy created by those teachers they had, to teach those lessons those in front of you and to leave a foundation for students to grow upon. He also promotes the idea that learning, and education should be fun and not bound by the confines of a textbook.   In his free time Craig enjoys spending time with his wife Andrea, their 3 kids and Juno the Dog and Oliver “The History Cat.”

Craig Zimmer - TED-ED Innovative Educator and Teacher with the DCDSB