Charles F.

Henderson, OCT
596 Mohawk Road East, Hamilton, ON, L8V 2J7
cell: (905) 966-2419
email: chenders@hwdsb.on.ca; charles.henderson@granderie.ca

EDUCATION

2013 – 2014 Master of Music in Performance, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Partially completed degree.
2010 – 2011 Bachelor of Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
2005 – 2010 Honours Bachelor of Music in Performance, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Honour Specialist in Music (2014); Special Education, Part 1 (2012);

I/S Music (basic qualification), I/S Mathematics (basic qualification (2011)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Dates School Board Subjects/Courses Assignment Type

2020/21 Grand Erie Virtual Academy GEDSB MHF4U (2), MCF3M, Contract
MCV4U, MCR3U, MPM1D

2019/20 Sem. 2 North Park Collegiate and V.S. GEDSB ` AMU1O (2), AMU3M/4M LTO
2019/20 Sem. 2 McKinnon Park S.S. GEDSB MBF3C, MCV4U LTO
2019/20 Sem. 1 Simcoe Composite School GEDSB MPM1D, MBF3C, MDM4U LTO

2018/19 Sem. 2 Paris District H.S. GEDSB AMU1O (1) LTO

2018/19 Sem. 2 North Park Collegiate and V.S. GEDSB AMU2O (2) LTO
2018/19 Sem. 1 Westmount S.S. HWDSB AMU1O, AMR (Wind Orchestra), LTO
AMH (Jazz Ensemble)
2018/19 Sem. 1 Hagersville S.S. GEDSB AMK3O/4M/AMU3M (1) LTO

2017/18 Sem. 2 Hagersville S.S. GEDSB AMU1O, GLC2O (2) LTO

2017/18 Sem. 2 Glendale S.S. HWDSB MFM2P, AMG3O LTO
2017/18 Sem. 2 CCE HWDSB MCV4U Con. Ed.
2017/18 Sem. 1 Waterford D.H.S. GEDSB MAT1L/2L, MFM1P LTO
2017/18 Sem. 1 McKinnon Park S.S. GEDSB MBF3C LTO

2017 Summer Summer School HWDSB MCV4U (4 week) Con. Ed

2016/17 Sem. 2 Sir Winston Churchill S.S. HWDSB Spec. Ed. (D.D.) (3) LTO
2016/17 Sem. 1 W. Ross Macdonald Provincial Schools EWC4U, TGR3M/4M, ADA2O LTO

2015/16 Full Year Brantford Collegiate (GELA) GEDSB AMJ2O/3M/4M, AMR2O/3M/4M Con. Ed
2015/16 Sem. 2 Saltfleet D.H.S. HWDSB AMU1O, AMU2O (2) LTO
2015/16 Sem. 1 Sir John A. Macdonald S.S. HWDSB AMG2O (2), AMK2O/3M/4M LTO

2015 Summer Summer School HWDSB MPM1H (2 week) Con. Ed.

2014/15 Full Year Brantford Collegiate (GELA) GEDSB AMJ2O/3M/4M (choir) Con. Ed.
2014/15 Sem. 2 System (Sir Allan MacNab) HWDSB ArtSmart (co-op) LTO
2014/15 Sem. 1 Orchard Park S.S. HWDSB MAP4C (2), CGC1D LTO

2014 Summer Summer School GEDSB MCV4U (2 week) Con. Ed

2013/14 Sem. 2 Delta S.S. HWDSB MCV4U, MCR3U, MFM2P LTO

2013 Summer Orchard Park (CCE) HWDSB S.T.E.P. Program Con. Ed

2013 Summer Summer School HWDSB MDM4U (4 week) Con. Ed
2012/13 Sem. 2 Hill Park S.S. HWDSB AMR1O/2O/3M/4M, AMT3M/4M, LTO
ArtSmart (co-op)
2012/13 Sem. 1 Hill Park S.S. HWDSB AMR1O/2O/3M/4M, Spec Ed., LTO
AMU2O/3M/4M

2011/12 Sem. 2 Hill Park S.S. HWDSB AMR1O/2O/3M/4M, AMU3M/4M, LTO

MEL3E

2010/11 Sem. 2 Sir Winston Churchill S.S. HWDSB Music (Instrumental & Vocal) Practicum
2010/11 Sem. 1 Barton S.S. HWDSB MFM2P, MBF3C, MCF3M Practicum
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE

2018-2019 Chair, Selection and Programming Committee, Symphony on the Bay, Burlington
2015-present Organist, Alexandra Presbyterian Church, Brantford
2009 - 2013 Vocal Coach/Rehearsal Pianist, Art Smart Program, Hill Park Secondary School
2007 - present Freelance work in Musical Theatre and Orchestras, Various Locations
2012-2014 Personnel Manager, Symphony on the Bay
2009 - 2011 Marketing Assistant, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• Developed strategies and resources to engage indigenous students (Hagersville, McKinnon Park, Sir John A.
Macdonald)
• Used technologies such as IXL, Breezin’ Thru Theory, and Kuta Software to differentiate instruction (Glendale,
Waterford, Delta, CCE)
• Gained experience in administering EQAO assessments, including the grade 9 math (Waterford) and OSSLT
(Glendale)
• Participated in Grand Erie’s Revised Math Strategy (Waterford)
• Gained experience in writing of IEPs and alternative report cards (Sir Winston Churchill)
• Took students to music festivals and competitions in Ontario and abroad (Brantford Collegiate)
• Fostered partnerships with professional musical artists and organizations, allowing students enriched performance
opportunities (Brantford Collegiate, ArtSmart)
• Accompanied students on and organized overnight field trips (Brantford Collegiate, Waterford)
• Incorporated a variety of technologies into instruction to enhance learning (throughout)
• Incorporated inquiry-based learning regularly into instruction (throughout)
• Demonstrated versatility in teaching courses outside qualified subject areas (throughout)
• Implemented accommodations and modifications in instruction (throughout)
• Incorporate diagnostic assessment to bridge gaps in understanding (throughout)
• Conference with parents, administration, educational assistants, guidance, student success, LRT, positive space, and
native support staff to support at risk and in risk students
• Design activities that appeal to multiple modalities, varying interest, different pathways, and multiple points of entry
(throughout)
• Assisted with and led extra curriculars (throughout)

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

2018 Led Westmount Jazz 1 Ensemble at Ontario Music Educators’ Association Conference
2015 University of Western Ontario, Music Education Students’ Association Conference
“Getting Boys Up and Singing! Making Barbershop a Part of Your Vocal Program”
Co-presented with Shawn Oakes, Music Teacher, Brantford Collegiate Institute
2013-2016 Education Coordinator, Ontario Youth A Cappella Chorus

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2019 Wind Conducting Symposium, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

2014, 2015, 2016 Barbershop Harmony Society “Harmony University” Educator’s Conference
2013 Ontario Music Educators’ Association Conference
Golden Section Annual Mathematics Conference
2012 Ontario Music Educators’ Association Conference
2011 Golden Section Annual Mathematics Conference
OISE “Integrating Technology in the Curriculum” Conference
Ministry of Education Building Futures Conference

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

CPR (2011), First Aid (2011), WHMIS (2014), Anaphylaxis (2012), Behaviour Management Strategies (2013)

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Robert Morrice Crowe Award (2011, for excellence in music and mathematics education); Dr. Harry
Lyman Hooker Scholarship (2008); McMaster Undergraduate Research Award (2007, 2008); Helen
Frances Bowling Scholarship (2006); Hazel Cryderman-Wees Scholarship (2005); McMaster Honour
Award (2005); Senior Winner, Symphony Hamilton Young Artists Competition (2005)