CTE Teaching Resource Share: Transformative Thinking Habits

Before beginning his PhD at Queen’s University, Farid spent more than two decades learning about education from inside classrooms. His work has taken him across K–12, adult, and international education as a language teacher, teacher educator, curriculum designer, and assessment practitioner. He now brings this practitioner perspective to his doctoral work and his role as a Graduate Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Education. Across both, he asks a question shaped by years in classrooms: when does assessment open possibilities for learning—and when does it quietly close them?

Research Interests

Classroom assessment theory and practice
Teacher education and professional learning, with a focus on teacher assessment literacy
Language teaching and multilingual education, particularly assessment for multilingual learners

Natalia Miranda Calderon

PhD

She/Her

Graduate Student

natalia.mirandacalderon@queensu.ca

https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-miranda-calderon

Biography

Natalia Miranda Calderón is a PhD student in Education at Queen’s University. She holds a BEd in English Language Teaching from Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and an MA in Second Language Education from McGill University. With over 15 years of professional experience, her work connects teaching practice, leadership, and educational policy. Her research focuses on educational policies aimed at protecting transgender and gender-nonconforming students in schools in Canada and Chile, her home country. Natalia is also an advocate for transgender students and is one of the founders of the Chilean Network of Parents of Gender-Diverse Children, where she serves as Director of Communications.

Research Interests

Educational policy and policy implementation
Gender, sexuality, and trans-affirmative education
Teacher education, inclusive pedagogies, and social justice

Date

Saturday October 17, 2026
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Location

Duncan McArthur Hall

Join us for a special Faculty of Education Homecoming gathering as we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Queen’s Homecoming and welcome alumni back to Duncan McArthur Hall.

Enjoy light refreshments and pastries as you reconnect with fellow alumni, faculty, and friends during a casual morning meet and greet. You’ll also be among the first to explore our newly renovated spaces.