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Adrian received a Master of Education degree specializing in Computer Applications in Education from the University of Toronto (OISE) and he has had over twenty years of teaching experience in four independent schools. Adrian is currently Director of Academics and Linamar Chair of Project Development at an independent school in the heart of Canada's Technology Triangle; however, these are only a few of the many roles that keep this industrious creator busy. Adrian loves to write and to inspire young writers. He enjoys writing poetry, e.e. cummings being one of his favourite poets. "I sit down to write prose and poetry comes out," he says wryly. The Poem Repair Shop is the title of his novel-in-progress. It is set in Elora (or its fictional equivalent) and chronicles the story of a bookstore and its three owners. Poemrepairshop.com is also the online headquarters for Adrian's creative writing course at St. John's-Kilmarnock School. Adrian is committed to promoting creativity and literacy and this is one of the ways in which he encourages young people to engage in writing. Adrian also hosts a weekly live literary radio show with his students, named--you guessed it-- The Poem Repair Shop. Tune in Thursday nights at 9 on CFRU 93.3 Guelph or via web at cfru.ca. Adrian is creative consultant to What If? Canada's Creativity Magazine for Teens. Adrian loves to read (Wallace Stegner, Richard Russo, Peter Carey, David Mitchell and Ian McEwan being some of his favourite authors.) Adrian had the thrill of having Peter Carey serve as his mentor in a Humber School for Writers correspondence course. Adrian is the creator of Bookhooks.com. This website aspires to be the best online bookreporting website in the world! The site, which is ad-free, is supported by the Canadian publishers Orca Books, Maple Tree Press and Raincoast Books and it strives to promote Canadian authors and books. "It is a free book report tool kit that gives students from K-12 the opportunity to publish their own literary commentary," according to Adrian. Bookhooks.com has received over 5600 book reviews from children all over the world, including Australia and Israel, over thirty states in the U.S., and from across Canada. In addition to the book reports section, Bookhooks.com contains original games and literacy resources for students. There is even a section to help children overcome writer's block. When asked what happens if students try to download someone else's report and hand it in as their own, Adrian replied, "There is a mechanism in place to aid teachers to check for stolen reports." If you love to play with words, just type in hoadworks.com to find educational, challenging and fun puzzles. Avocabo, for example, is a series of activities designed to enhance high school students' vocabulary. These are only two of the educational websites that originate from Hoadworks, inc., the home-based enterprise of this tireless champion of the written word.
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Adrian's first published crossword appeared on the same web site in June 2002. Adrian's word puzzles have appeared in GAMES MAGAZINE, GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES, READER'S DIGEST and WHAT IF? magazine. Adrian's crossword puzzles for young readers can be found on Ken Oppel's website, and on the website of the Canadian Publisher of the Harry Potter series, Raincoast Books. Adrian has developed numerous computer games, including Wordsworth, and the head-to-head trivia game The Brainslider. Email Adrian at hoad@hoadworks.com.
During a sabbatical year in 1996, Adrian was hired as Director of Instructional Design at Toronto-based Hoffmann + associates, inc. There he directed the development of the adult literacy CD-ROM, Corel R.E.A.D. He contributed writing and educational game design for H+a's CD-ROM, Nikolai's Pharoahs. |
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What
happens when you combine a word junkie with a computer enthusiast? You
get Adrian Hoad-Reddick. Adrian is a teacher, webmaster, writer, radio host, the owner of his own Internet consulting company and the creator of several interactive websites that promote reading and writing, including an online school for aspiring writers. Beyond all this, his passion for the written word is evident in his infectious sense of humour.
