Year: 2017 – Province: Ontario
Certificate of Achievement Recipient
Arnprior District High School
59, rue Ottawa
Arnprior (Ontario) K7S 1X2
Principal: Tom Havey
School telephone: 613-623-3183
School email: haveyt@rcdsb.on.ca
School website: adh.rcdsb.on.ca
Subjects and grades taught: Grade 9-12, Science, physics, robotics
Preparing students for a digital-based innovation economy, Peter Cudmore is a science teacher whose courses are like video games as students can level up, gain points and progress to the next level.
Teaching approach
Cudmore's layered and flipped classroom approach gives students complete control of their learning and creates a stimulating and innovative learning environment. He is a creative and hands-on facilitator who leads students through discovery based activities as they prepare for a digital-based economy.
Outstanding achievements
- Cudmore developed a successful program that has students progressing through four levels as they complete activities and tasks corresponding to various levels of achievement. Students thrive when utilizing this program as they enjoy having control over their work at their own rate, and are only assessed when they feel prepared.
- Cudmore created an interdisciplinary robotics course funded through partnerships with local tech and manufacturing companies like GE Hitachi and Ontario Power Generation. The partners provide both professional mentoring and give students access to tools and training otherwise unavailable to them.
- Working with his robotics team, Cudmore designed and constructed an augmented reality sandbox as a hands-on learning tool for the local primary schools. The innovative device is one of only a few hundred in the world and only one of five in Canadian schools.
Rave reviews
"Peter is an exemplary teacher, whose continuous dedication and insatiable curiosity have made him an incredible asset to our school. (…) He inspires students to think and be creative – to be future leaders in creativity and technology."
"Peter Cudmore is an innovative, dynamic teacher, who is preparing students for a future in which disruptive technologies will dramatically change the world of work and life in general. He fosters a passion for learning in his students and helps them to feel part of a team that supports not only their intellectual development but also their sense of belonging and well-being."