Belairdirect Scholarship recipient has her eye on AI

A Leduc teacher has been named the winner of the 2025 Belairdirect Scholarship, which provides $2,500 to support professional learning. 

This year’s recipient is Tasha Fisher, an elementary and junior high teacher with St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic. She is currently completing a graduate program in educational technology and design, offered by the University of Saskatchewan. Fisher’s coursework and research explore instructional design, teacher efficiency and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in K–12 classrooms. Fisher is committed to creating and supporting evidence-informed, technology-enhanced learning environments. 

Since 1991, the Belairdirect Scholarship (originally called the Morgex Insurance Group Ltd—Guardian Insurance Company of Canada Ltd Scholarship in Education, then the John Mazurek Memorial—Morgex Scholarship and now the Belairdirect Scholarship)has provided teachers with professional development funding to attend courses related to business education and/or the use of computers in education. Now, the scholarship program is being reimagined as the Belairdirect Award for Learning and Leadership, with the eligible programs expanding significantly. 

For 2025/26, any education or leadership-related coursework offered by a publicly funded university in Canada will be eligible, with the intent that the recipient can continue their learning (by improving their own professional capacity through formal study) and their leadership (by contributing to the professional development of other teachers by sharing what they have learned).

More information on the Belairdirect Award for Learning and Leadership, including how to apply, is available at https://teachers.ab.ca/scholarships.