Deanna Brajcich
Wishart Elementary
Victoria, BC
Twenty-five years ago, Deanna Brajcich started her career teaching Grade 9/10 Math and French. She gradually changed grades and schools to find herself teaching Grade 5! In addition to working with students, she enjoys working with adult learners. She was a Numeracy Coordinator mentoring teachers, she is a member of the Island Numeracy Network on Vancouver Island, and she has worked on mathematics initiatives with the Ministry of Education. She designs and facilitates Advanced EFL programs for foreign English teachers at the University of Victoria and in China. She is also a Queen’s University online instructor in elementary mathematics. Deanna’s life also centres around her husband and her two teenage boys and spends her time following them around to practices and games. She enjoys many different fitness activities, such as running and yoga, but also likes to relax in solitude with a book.