Steven Reid
Biography
Steven Reid began his career as an educational assistant, then as a teacher with the Toronto DSB. During his time with TDSB, he also served as Vice-Principal, Principal and Central Coordinating Principal. Steven was seconded to the Ministry of Education in several capacities including Education Officer, Senior Education Specialist, Regional Manager, and Director. Dr. Reid served as Superintendent of Education with the Bluewater DSB and York Region DSB, as well as YRDSB’s Associate Director of Schools and Program.
In addition, his leadership and field experiences involve both urban and rural school settings. Dr. Reid also took on the roles of Chief Assessment Officer and Chief Operating Officer with the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). In 2016, Dr. Reid began teaching in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL), including courses with 91±¬ÁÏ’s MT program. Over the years, he has expanded his instructor role with 91±¬ÁÏ, as well as continuing his engagement with research and publishing. Dr. Reid loved being the emcee for the 2023 Three Minute Research Competition.Currently, Dr. Reid serves as the Chair of the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO), a registered charity. LDAO offers many resources, services, information, venues and products designed to help people with LDs and ADHD, as well as parents, teachers, and other professionals.
Dr. Reid is an award-winning leader in education. He was awarded the 2022 Yes I Can President’s Award! from the Council for Exceptional Children Ontario for championing the awareness and potential of all students with exceptionalities. Dr. Reid’s distinguished career and focus on addressing systemic barriers to teaching and learning are a testament to his commitment to public education and student success.
Academic Positions
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Lecturer91±¬ÁÏ, The Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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Assistant ProfessorQueen's University, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Education, Kingston, Ontario, Canada,
Research Interests
Dr. Reid's work has focused on the areas of knowledge mobilization in schools and districts, knowledge influencers, math content knowledge of elementary pre-service teachers, student and teacher math anxiety in the classroom, and building efficacy for math teaching. He co-developed a numeracy diagnostic test for elementary teacher candidates (TCs) that began in 2014. Four years of test results gave evidence that TCs require stronger competencies in various areas in numeracy. These data became part of a research study Dr. Reid co-authored and it has gained interest from within educational communities seeking to improve TCs’ math content knowledge.
He also co-led another research study in 2018 on TCs’ MCK and its significant correlation to
math anxiety, which was published in a peer reviewed journal. In 2019, Dr. Reid was the lead author of a mixed methods study which involves the examination of 962 numeracy test results of elementary TCs, as well as semi-structured interviews to gather in-depth insights about their math perspectives and habits. This research highlights themes of math avoidance, belief in ‘math people,’ and denial of teaching math. The culmination of these research findings led to the proposal of a MathPlus course, designed to improve elementary MT TCs’ math concepts. As a collaborator on a team of three scholars, Dr. Reid's work has been supported by Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as well as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Reid is an Ontario certified teacher (OCT) and has taught a variety of curriculum courses including: CTL1119 Gaining Confidence in Mathematics:
Reconstructing Mathematics Knowledge and Overcoming Anxiety (K-8) CTL1202
Mathematics in the School Curriculum: ElementaryCTL7002H Curriculum and Teaching in Mathematics P/JCTL7084/7010H Issues in Numeracy
