Misha Abarbanel is an English Curriculum Leader, teacher, researcher, writer, and community volunteer living in Toronto with his family. His personal blog can be found at educateforgood.com.

Misha enjoys developing pedagogical methods to teach written and oral communication, helping students from all sorts of backgrounds develop their ideas and find their voices, empowering them to pursue their interests, achieve high standards, and create positive personal and social change.

Misha is conducting Master of Arts research in literacy, language acquisition, and collaborative educational inquiry at the University of Toronto.

For the past seven years, Misha has sat on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Student Debating Union, a volunteer-run charity that coordinates English, French, and bilingual debate for secondary school students across Ontario. As OSDU’s President, Misha worked with hundreds of teachers and students to provide opportunities for public speaking and to improve students' communication, research, and critical thinking skills.