Ottawa-area auto mechanics teacher Marc Lalonde uses his passion for racing to get his students back on track. He's the recipient of the Ontario Teachers' Insurance Plan's Top Secondary Teacher award.
Special Section: World Teachers' Day
October 02, 2008
The Ontario Teacher's Federation honours this year's top educators, and the Star launches a new teaching award. Read all about these teaching innovators in our special World Teacher's Day section.
Top Beginning Teacher: Alicia Gunn
Less than five years into teaching, Alicia Gunn has already left a lasting legacy for the new immigrant families she worked with in Mississauga. She is now teaching Grade 5 at Edenbrook Hill Public School in Brampton. Read more.
Top Elementary Teacher: Maureen Hogan
Ottawa teacher Maureen Hogan has won the hearts of students and parents alike for her creative approach to teaching kids with developmental disabilities. Read more.
Top Secondary Teacher: Marc Lalonde
Auto mechanics teacher Marc Lalonde (pictured top) races a 1980 Cutlass, with the assistance of the students who helped him build the race car out of a shell of the Oldsmobile. More.
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