Jason Monteith has taught history, geography and cooperative education in his 9 years with the Toronto District School Board. At his current school, he is the department head for the Canadian and World Studies Department. In this role he oversees the delivery of courses focusing on history, geography, politics, law and civics. Jason is currently teaching Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity as well as Canadian History. As an educator he is passionate about building capacity within his students, encouraging them to become fully engaged citizens who critically engage with the world around them, enabling them challenge the status quo. He writes in reflection of classroom successes in order to share best practices and to learn from others.