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globe driving academy mto approved Our Driving School history begins back in 2012 when the Globe Driving Academy was opened at 1215 St. Clair Ave West, Suite 1A, and approved by the Ministry of Transportation in Toronto. The founder of the driving school was instrumental in turning the company into one of the best driving schools in Toronto in 2018 according to inspection including checking reviews, reputation, history, complaints, satisfaction, trust, and cost to the general excellence. [threebestrated.ca]. The core team at Globe Driving Academy embodied many of the key attitudes and values that form part of the driving school's unique culture: safety, responsibilities, professionalism, the willingness to learn, and respect for other people on the roads.

Globe Driving Academy Teaching Approach

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According to William Kahn, professor of organizational behavior at Boston University - We have a choice as to how much of ourselves we are willing to invest in our jobs and careers. When Globe Driving Academy was opened, the founder of the company and core staff was highly emotionally and physically engaged in operating the school with passion and dreams to be recognized in the local community as one of the top driving school in Toronto in terms of the quality of the services and students satisfaction. The staff employed at Globe Driving Academy is highly engaged in their task performance, and love to share with students their experience with enthusiasm, They also feel a sense that their work in the driver education industry is worthwhile and made a huge difference in students’ life and safety on the roads in Toronto. As a Company, Globe Driving Academy wants all In-Car instructors and In-Class teachers to feel that this driving school is a special place, the place where they can feel psychological safety: a feeling that they are valued, accepted, respected, and able to perform their job in a very positive, friendly, and inspirational work environment. Globe Driving Academy understands that fair compensation is always a key component of job satisfaction, however, it’s not necessarily a day-to-day motivator of engagement. Employee engagement can never be bought; it must be earned.

Sometimes during the following job interview, we ask candidates for teaching positions the following question: Could you please explain your approach to teaching? How would they reply? It is a difficult question. We spend a good deal of time thinking about how we teach, but we spend less time thinking about our approach to teaching. Our In-classroom teachers and In-Car instructors vary on four dimensions that we call their BIASes.

B. BELIEFS about students/learners, beliefs about the process of learning, beliefs about the content or skills to be learned, and beliefs about the role and responsibilities of a teacher/instructor
I. INTENTIONS as to what students are to learn or what the person teaching them is trying to accomplish
A. ACTION or ways in which the teacher enacts the role of the teacher by using techniques and methods in particular ways to help students learn
S. STRATEGIES, or ways in which a teacher combines beliefs, intentions, and actions into strategic thinking and decision-making.

It is extremely important that our instructors are aware of their own way of teaching. If they know what their preferred teaching style is, they should be more aware of whether it suits the learning style and needs of their, students. Moreover, they should reflect on their philosophical orientation to teaching called perspectives on teaching. There are five perspectives on teaching: transmission, developmental, apprenticeship, nurturing, and social reform. Each perspective represents a different way of thinking about their students, the process of learning, the content to be learned, and the context within which learning and teaching are to take place.

To be an effective In-Car instructor you must be yourself because we teach who we are. Your perspective on teaching influences what method, and techniques you select to use, how you use them, and how you interpret your student’s success or failure. There is no single “best way” to use these tools or ideas that you have learned in your training, or from books because all these materials should be adapted to your own perspective on teaching.

By working with Globe Driving Academy, Instructors are learning the art of teaching adults and developing their professional careers. Artistry requires more than the simple use of techniques and methods, it flows from a comfortable blend of experience and harmony. Experience is the accumulated knowledge an Instructor acquires over time, through trial and error, and through reflecting on what she has done. Harmony comes from the insight the instructor is gaining from reflecting on the relationship between his personal teaching style, his philosophical perspectives, and the tools he uses as a teacher.

Working with GLOBE Driving Academy instructors can reach the stage of artistic teaching by moving from technical knowledge to craft knowledge in how they use the teaching methods and techniques. When they have craft knowledge, these methods are no longer separate from them. They have been adopted to become part of the answer to the question “What is my approach to teaching”.

Staff and Driving Instructors - Globe Driving Academy

Joanna Dabrowska, Ph.D. e-Learning and Technology Coordinator

Joanna Dabrowska, Ph.D., is an online facilitator, curriculum developer, instructional designer, and online courses quality reviewer with a true passion for online learning and teaching. She worked with students and professionals involved in e-learning program implementation and shared her experience across the world. She helps educators and curriculum developers design/redesign online courses, and effectively integrates e-learning technology into education. Ms. Joanna as a University Professor in Poland was delivering lectures and online courses in Criminology, Crime Prevention, Corrections, Adult Education, and Methodology of Scientific Research. She also supervised undergraduate students in their major research projects, reviewed research papers, and graduation thesis. As a Program Co-Coordinator in the Continuing Education Department, she was involved in designing, implementing, marketing, and evaluating many programs and courses. Currently, as e-Learning and Technology Coordinator at Globe Driving Academy, she is preparing the company to finalize the e-learning BDE Course Curriculum for the Ministry of Transportation approval. Joanna is also a website developer and LMS administrator. She plays a key role in facilitating the implementation of the e-Learning and educational technology at Globe Driving Academy requires monitoring its progress, consulting regularly with staff members, ensuring that the project objectives are being met, assisting teachers in their professional development, facilitating peer-to-peer review and sharing best practice, ideas, resources.

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Naureen Raziq, Driving School Classroom, and Online Instructor. GDA Office Manager

Naureen Raziq, MEd, is a Driving School Classroom and Online Instructor and the Subject Matter Expert (SME) at Globe Driving Academy. She earned her Master’s Degree in Distance Education from Athabasca University and her BA Degree with Honors in Law and Sociology from York University. She also holds post-graduate certifications in Online Course Creator, and teaching studies recognized on an international level. Her academic interests include computer-mediated learning environments, distance education, student self-regulated learning, adult development, and retention. Currently, Naureen Raziq is involved in a project with Globe Driving Academy as an online facilitator and subject matter expert in the BDE Course. She helps GDA-driving instructors make successful transitions from traditional classroom teaching to the online environment. Ms. Raziq has been involved in a number of projects with post-secondary institutions on an international level cooperating in the field of e-Learning. The focus was on transitioning to e-Learning, coaching, developing online courses, and training professors to optimize performance and achieve results.

In the past, she held positions working in the legal field cooperating with barristers and solicitors on Civil, Criminal, family, real estate, and bankruptcy cases. She was involved in a Drug Treatment Program organized by the Ontario Court of Justice and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

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Siamak Rostamian, Driving School Classroom and Online Instructor

Siamak Rostamian is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Driving School Classroom Instructor who conducts the Beginner Driver Education and G1 Knowledge Preparation Course at GLOBE Driving Academy. He is responsible for providing training/course content, and resources, grading submitted home-link (assignments), and activities, providing constructive feedback to students, and evaluating students’ performance. He collaborates with the GDA Online facilitators to deliver online driving courses and virtual sessions in real-time using web conferencing tools and the GDA virtual classroom. As a subject matter expert with advanced knowledge and skills in skid control and safe driving techniques, he conducts professional development workshops for In-Car instructors in GDA and Private Companies in Toronto. Mr. Siamak is very passionate about driver education and road safety. Aside from basic in-vehicle and in-classroom driving education, he has taken every opportunity to further his passion and study at the advanced level and earned many certificates over the last 30 years.